Registered: Mar 2002
Location: New Orleans

I'd like to head back down from houston to help with the relief effort, but I'm not sure where exactly to go. The red cross has a station in Baton Rouge, does anyone know of any other places in need of volunteers?

IP: 172.150.119.118

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Monroe, LA

We were a little short earlier in Monroe, but everythings kosher now, I stopped by the Civic Center in Monroe yesterday evening where the Red Cross is set up and everything is running very smoothly for now. I'll try and get in touch with my cousin who works for the Red Cross here and find out some type of contact info. for you or if he can give a heads up. If I find out something I'll let you know, but Houston seems a good place to start.

IP: 209.209.192.219

Registered: Mar 2004
Location: smurlville pop. 2

I'm volunteering in New Iberia; we have 117 evacuees from Nola in our little Community Center bldg, and patients were transported to our 2 hospitals and 10 nursing homes.

The Lafayette Cajun Dome needs volunteers as well, and from what I hear they're at full capacity...

IP: 70.182.12.131

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: asheville

i would love to volunteer, but i have no money saved up to pay rent while i'm gone, or bills. i wouldn't have a job to come back to, or a house, if i leave.

despite all of that i've still been considering it. i was planning on moving back in a year or so anyway, so what better way than to help in the rebuilding process.

IP: 68.153.246.106

Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Ft. Lauderdale

I'm doing a large food and water drive here......working on getting a van to bring everything up there by next week

IP: 67.191.82.217

Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Shreveport,LA

Shreveport is in desperate need of help. We have 3 shelters so far and a huge shortage of people...so if anyone can head this way, we need the help. So.. if you come this way.. bring wheelchairs. We need wheelchairs badly. Almost all of the shelters have at LEAST 1000 people from what I understand.

IP: 205.167.182.250

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: somewhere else...

from someone on my LJ:

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Subject: Volunteers needed today in hurricane relief effort at PMAC
Importance: High

Friends:

I received a call this morning…Volunteers are needed at the Pete Marivich Assembly Center at LSU to assist with hurricane relief efforts. 4-hour shifts are preferred; please bring clothing and food if you are able. For more information (if the phone line is operable), you may call Kelly Pepper at 803-2084…better yet, please show up at the PMAC to find out where you are most needed. Thank you for any time you can spare.

P.S. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this request to your address books.

Katherine Scherer
Arts & Cultural Programs Director
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
427 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
katherine@acgbr.com
225-344-8558
225-344-7777 fax
http://www.artsbr.org/

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IP: 207.21.1.30

Registered: Apr 2005
Location:

Girlfriend and I ...as well as her parents have taken on a total of eleven refugees... thats about all I can offer right now.

IP: 70.243.37.57

Registered: Sep 2004
Location: NO, LA

even if you can't work on a large-scale relief effort, i say just try to do as many little things as possible. for instance, at the house where coop and i are staying, i have been cleaning up the kitchen, walking the dog, etc, just trying to make things as easy as possible for the kind people who are putting us up.

on that note, i did hear that the place where they're housing animals here in lafayette could use volunteers, i think coopers mom signed me up?

IP: 199.80.110.150

Registered: May 2005
Location: austin,tx

the red cross needs volunteers in all areas. i am in austin and have volunteer hours scheduled in their warehouse this weekend.

IP: 69.150.61.3

Registered: Mar 2002
Location:

I am going in to Red Cross tomorrow at 8 to get oriented and placed

IP: 206.192.62.16

Registered: Jan 2003
Location: laplace, la

when i get back from st. louis i plan on volunteering where ever i can. it is the least i can do.

peace
paul

IP: 24.182.226.29

Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Dover, Delaware with the Amish!

Juston's volunteered to be one of the deployed officers that go from Dover AFB, along with multiple c-5 galaxy military planes for cargo relief.

Lt. Jetatek on the scene!!

IP: 68.49.217.254

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: BR

i'm hoping to as soon as I can get more of a grip on my personal situation


--casey

IP: 70.177.62.103

Registered: Mar 2002
Location:

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Originally posted by AshleyW
Juston's volunteered to be one of the deployed officers that go from Dover AFB, along with multiple c-5 galaxy military planes for cargo relief.

Lt. Jetatek on the scene!!

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IP: 206.192.62.16

Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Dover, Delaware with the Amish!

Its fucking huge,
the cargo area holds the equivalent of 6 greyhound buses

IP: 68.49.217.254

Registered: Apr 2004
Location: d[-.-]b

I'd really like to get down to the city and into those boats. I've called and given my information, but I'm waiting for a call back. I suppose I could do some things around here in Baton Rouge until then.


C5s are fucking huge!

IP: 68.11.149.57

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: the official deoderant of NASCAR

been working off an on at FEMA Special Needs center at LSU in, apparently the "deaf dome." Never bothered to get the real name. There's a flood of nursing home patients who don't have their med info coming in right about now in all probablilty.

dunno how long it will be operating though.
medical experience is a plus.

IP: 68.11.227.215

Registered: Jan 2003
Location: lafayette

I'm going to volunteer at the nursing home I work at.

We admitted 30 residents from a nursing home in NOLA today. They were in BR and transported to us. We are expecting another 10-15 tomorrow.

These poor people are scared and they are so confused. They didn't have baths since Saturday morning and very little to eat or drink, and a shortage of meds.

With such an influx of residents I'm going to volunteer there. Once a sufficent amount of staff is hired to help out, I plan on volunterring for Red Cross.

IP: 68.226.128.10

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: somewhere else...

http://www.lsu.edu/volunteer/

IP: 207.21.1.30

Registered: Aug 2003
Location: reborn slacker

pray...

IP: 64.12.116.202

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: i hate when the forum has morals week - GlittaH

did what I could at Rouse's in Morgan City, but tomorrow I'm headed back to work ..... in Jennings.

last job site I was on is south of Larose

IP: 68.212.37.105

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: lakeVISTA

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Originally posted by radioamy


on that note, i did hear that the place where they're housing animals here in lafayette could use volunteers, i think coopers mom signed me up?

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IP: 68.11.174.19

Registered: Jan 2003
Location:

I've been at the Cajun Dome for the last three days, and I can tell you that the local Red Cross Chapter is the worst clusterfuck I've ever seen. After this is all over, I plan on getting involved and trying to change it. The National Red Cross took over today and they are not much better.

IP: 68.229.153.35

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: nola

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Originally posted by hypestress
the red cross needs volunteers in all areas. i am in austin and have volunteer hours scheduled in their warehouse this weekend.

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IP: 66.68.117.153

Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Fuckabees

I'm doing my part here in Monroe. I started work again, but every hour I'm not at work I'm at the civic center (or drinking my pain). I would really like to be down in the city working, but it doesn't seem safe.

IP: 207.189.6.90

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: nola

my sister and i just drove down there (here in austin) its literally like 3 blocks from my house... they said they had more than enough water food and help but will need volunteers this weekend(they even have internet lol)
it was so nice to see some calm refugees.. some of the luckier

IP: 66.68.117.153