Tuesday, September 06, 2005

In the SF Bay Area? Help us to help victims of Katrina!

Co-worker and fellow Bay Area blogger, Catherine @ Poverty Barn, has organized a relief drive for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, please give if you are able. Now, with the help of the ever useful cut and paste tools, I will let Catherine herself give you the details - from Poverty Barn:

SF Toiletries Drive Gains Momentum

Dear Kind Readers:

Thank you for your generosity to date! We still need more of the following:

Soap

Shampoo

Conditioner

Combs

Brushes

New, unused underwear in all sizes

New, unused socks

Disposable razors

Deodorant

Antibacterial hand gel or towelettes

toothpaste and toothbrushes

Please bring them to:

The Marchese Company
1388 Sutter Street Suite 805
SF CA 94109


Questions? Please send an email here. Also, drop us a note if you want to help with money for postage or to help us buy more supplies. Travel-sized item are preferred when possible.

Friends who have fled New Orleans suggested this list. We are sending the items to Houston to be distributed, but we we are also looking for a place in Mississippi, too.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Richard! BTW, thanks for your donation as well.

Tish said...

Thanks for letting me know!

Barrier Island Girl said...

From so far away, it is very kind of you to help. My own area was hit a year ago tomorrow by Hurricane Ivan and we were left in shock. We were subsequently hit by Cindy and Dennis and Katrina.

Katrina only backhanded us (Pensacola Beach), and now we are hosting many refugees/evacuees from Mississippi and Louisiana. What better place for them to escape than here where we understand their pain.

Thank you for your help.