Hey everybody I know on Dev Art!
I'm stuck in Louisiana for the time being, and hey, there's LOTS to do.
I am in charge of a donation drive to get clothes, toys, medical supplies and food to people displaced by the hurricane who really need this stuff. If you felt like you couldn't help because you live far away well now's your chance to lighten your wardrobe a little and help a lot of people.
If you would like to donate, please take the time to read the attachment and decide which way works best for you. There are a lot of options, and each of these organizations is reaching out to different demographics - ALL kinds of people were displaced from the very old to the very young and everything in between.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Peace and grease,
Tatter Doll
tatter_doll@hotmail.com
HOW TO HELP-
G.A.S. Giving Back to the People
Donation Drive
The LSU Geography and Anthropology Society (GAS) is holding a donation drive set up to give needed supplies to displaced children, students, adults, workers, the elderly and the disabled and sick. We have gathered information on exactly what materials the local Louisiana charities and shelters need most now, and we have organized an effort to get those materials to them.
You can help by reading the following information and deciding to donate specific materials to the appropriate organizations. You may choose to mail donations directly to one or some organizations, or if you wish, you may mail donations to the GAS mail room and we will sort and deliver to the appropriate sources.
Thank you in advance!!!!
Sincerely,
Sally Carraher (Tatter Doll) and all the members of the Geography and Anthropology Society
Louisiana State University
Please just take a few minutes to read the following and decide for yourself which way works best for you to donate:
TO DONATE MATERIALS DIRECTLY TO AN ORGANIZATION:
Chapel on Campus needs bottled water, Gatorade and nonperishable snacks (granola bars and such) for their volunteer medical staff. They also desperately need basic consumer goods such as hygienic products – toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, facial wipes and instant hand sanitizer soap (the kind you just rub on and leave).
You may mail supplies to:
The Chapel on Campus
3355 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Greater King David Baptist Church is in need of clothing, shoes, toiletries, nonperishable food, bottled water and house products including toilet paper, bedding, towels, pots, pans and dishes. They are also accepting monetary donations. Mail directly to:
Greater King David Baptist Church
7305 Harry Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
You may also choose to mail items for the Greater King David Baptist Church to GAS (address below), and we will sort through them and deliver them.
The Boys and Girls Club of Baton Rouge is caring for their regular local children plus many children from New Orleans and the surrounding areas. They need sports items such as balls, basketballs, jumpropes, etc. They also have a special request: If you have the time to make a project kit, like some sort of craft or activity, to entertain groups of between 15-30 kids of different ages, this would help a lot. For example, if you make an art project kit, please include all the materials necessary to complete the project such as paper, crayons, glue, safety scissors, stickers, finger paint, paper towels, etc. For those of you with your own children, this would be a fun kit to make with them, and your children could feel good about helping other children far away. With Halloween coming up, a kit for making paper masks and decorated trick-or-treat bags is one awesome idea.
To mail donations directly to them: The Boys and Girls Club
461 Westmoreland
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
You may also choose to mail items for the Boys and Girls Club to GAS (address below), and we will sort through them and deliver them.
TO MAIL DONATIONS TO GAS:
You can send supplies, clothes and food directly to the GAS mail room and we will sort through them and deliver to the appropriate locations. The address is:
Geography and Anthropology Society
C/O: Donation Drive
239 Howe-Russell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
The PMAC shelter on LSU’s campus is housing special needs victims displaced during the hurricane. They need medical supplies including toiletries for basic hygiene.
St. Vincent DePaul Church already has a lot of clothes, but they desperately need consumables such as baby pull-ups, baby formula, diapers, wipes, and toiletries including toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, and deodorant. They also need new underwear and socks for children and adults.
University Methodist Church is collecting books (especially for children), toys, bedding and toiletries.
Barbara Johnson, an LSU employee, works for a local retirement home in Baton Rouge in which many displaced elderly from New Orleans are staying. They need clothing and shoes (new and used), especially NEW underwear and socks. If you’re from out of state, please consider the climate in south Louisiana. Coats, gloves and boots are not needed. Flipflops, light comfortable shoes, shorts, long pants, t-shirts and tank tops are more appropriate.
TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION:
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation works closely with its affiliate from New Orleans and has set up two separate funds for people to donate to:
1. Hurricane Katrina Displaced Residents Fund will benefit those individuals evacuated to Baton Rouge from the hurricane impacted areas in Greater New Orleans, who are now unable to return for what maybe an extended period.
2. Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Recovery Fund will focus on the rebuilding of infrastructure to provide basic human services to residents of these devastated areas.
You may donate to either fund with a credit card online at
[link]
Or you may mail checks to:
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
402 N. Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
The Network for Good has a Web page set up for people to browse various charities and organizations and then donate securely online with credit card for hurricane relief and Southern cities rebuilding projects. It is user-friendly and has all the information you may want on each organization’s financial statements, mission statements and plans for the money you would donate. The Web site is:
[link]
The Network for Good is not accepting mailed checks, but some of the organizations listed on the page will, so you just have to browse through them and see.
Also, check out Propercandy's page on Dev Art, She lives in Lafayette LA and also has soemthing to say about the aftermath of Katrina and our "special" government
propercandy@deviantart.com
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