[NEohioPAL]Donation items for hurricane victims/Michael Moore's organization

Tue Oct 4 10:53:45 PDT 2005

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Dear Evie & List,
Here is Michael Moore's newsletter, for anyone who might be interested in 
hands-on help to Katrina victims. Thanks, Evie, for getting this going!
L'Shana Tova, yerself! - Lissy

 10/4/05
 Friends,
 My staff has been down in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast for nearly a 
month now setting up and running our own relief effort with Veterans for Peace. 
The overwhelming response from so many of you has directly affected the lives 
of thousands of people. Here's what we've been able to do with your help:
 ** Over 500 tons of food, water, clothing, medical supplies, baby products, 
feminine hygiene products, cleaning supplies, power tools, and a boat and 
trailer for reaching those still flooded by water have been distributed directly 
to those in need
 ** Over 10,000 aid packages have been sent by you via UPS and FedEx to our 
camp and distributed
 ** Over two million dollars in donations, food, water, and supplies have 
been sent and distributed
 ** Tractor trailers, dozens of 20 foot trucks, six school buses, and other 
vehicles arrived loaded with supplies. Most stayed on to help distribute 
donations
 ** Over 200 chainsaws, 100 generators and 2,000 gallons of bleach have been 
distributed
 ** Over 100 people were walked through the FEMA application process
 ** Doctors, Physician's Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, 
Registered Nurses, LPNs, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Social 
Workers have volunteered from across the country and joined forces to create 
several mobile medical units providing prescription medication, first aid 
supplies, diabetic testing equipment, insulin and tetanus shots for those digging 
through the rubble of their homes
 ** 14 people were reunited with their families
 But beyond all these statistics are the personal testimonies of what my 
staff has witnessed. Electricity was provided to a family whose young son suffers 
from Cystic Fibrosis, allowing him to continue his treatment until electricity 
in his neighborhood was restored. A 60 year old woman on a respirator was 
found, still in her home despite a gaping hole in the roof. We patched the roof 
and gave her food and water. Supplies were delivered to the Houma Indians, who 
had received no help (not even a visit) from the Red Cross or FEMA. A roof was 
put on their Cultural Center in Golden Meadows and a generator was provided 
to keep a years supply of seafood from spoiling in the sun. A man in Lefitte 
was found sitting on his porch, the house surrounded by four feet of water. A 
canoe-load of supplies was paddled to his doorstep by two of our volunteers. New 
Orleans evacuees joined our efforts. They served as our guides, leading us 
through now decimated communities and taking us to the areas of greatest need.
 You can read more of these in the diaries
 on my website.
 The harsh truth that I must report to you is that the federal government and 
Red Cross relief efforts are still a disorganized, embarrassing mess with 
little or no help reaching most people -- this more than a month after Katrina. 
It is the freelance guerilla efforts like ours that are getting through. We 
aren't waiting for approval and we aren't stopping. We will make sure Bush and 
Co. pay for their failure later, but right now hundreds of thousands are 
homeless, hungry and in need of medical attention. And the rest of us have a 
responsibility to help them.
 We have joined forces with Saving Our Selves Katrina (S.O.S.), an 
organization that began as a temporary coalition of pre-existing community 
organizations. They are doing amazing work with volunteers and believe that concrete aid 
from community church-based organizations must fill the gaps when the government 
fails us. They have become, with your help, a bright light offering immediate 
relief to the families who have lost everything. Find out what SOS and other 
similar relief groups need, right now, from you.
 Thanks again, everyone, for lending a hand. We won't give up and we know you 
won't either.
 Yours,
 Michael Moore
MMFlint at aol.com
www.michaelmoore.com

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nds-on help to Katrina victims. Thanks, Evie, for getting this going!<BR>
L'Shana Tova, yerself! - Lissy</I></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geo=
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 10/4/05<BR>
 Friends,<BR>
 My staff has been down in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast for nearly a mo=
nth now setting up and running our own relief effort with Veterans for Peace=
. The overwhelming response from so many of you has directly affected the li=
ves of thousands of people. Here's what we've been able to do with your help=
:<BR>
 ** Over 500 tons of food, water, clothing, medical supplies, baby products,=
 feminine hygiene products, cleaning supplies, power tools, and a boat and t=
railer for reaching those still flooded by water have been distributed direc=
tly to those in need<BR>
 ** Over 10,000 aid packages have been sent by you via UPS and FedEx to our=20=
camp and distributed<BR>
 ** Over two million dollars in donations, food, water, and supplies have be=
en sent and distributed<BR>
 ** Tractor trailers, dozens of 20 foot trucks, six school buses, and other=20=
vehicles arrived loaded with supplies. Most stayed on to help distribute don=
ations<BR>
 ** Over 200 chainsaws, 100 generators and 2,000 gallons of bleach have been=
 distributed<BR>
 ** Over 100 people were walked through the FEMA application process<BR>
 ** Doctors, Physician's Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Reg=
istered Nurses, LPNs, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Social=20=
Workers have volunteered from across the country and joined forces to create=
 several mobile medical units providing prescription medication, first aid s=
upplies, diabetic testing equipment, insulin and tetanus shots for those dig=
ging through the rubble of their homes<BR>
 ** 14 people were reunited with their families<BR>
 But beyond all these statistics are the personal testimonies of what my sta=
ff has witnessed. Electricity was provided to a family whose young son suffe=
rs from Cystic Fibrosis, allowing him to continue his treatment until electr=
icity in his neighborhood was restored. A 60 year old woman on a respirator=20=
was found, still in her home despite a gaping hole in the roof. We patched t=
he roof and gave her food and water. Supplies were delivered to the Houma In=
dians, who had received no help (not even a visit) from the Red Cross or FEM=
A. A roof was put on their Cultural Center in Golden Meadows and a generator=
 was provided to keep a years supply of seafood from spoiling in the sun. A=20=
man in Lefitte was found sitting on his porch, the house surrounded by four=20=
feet of water. A canoe-load of supplies was paddled to his doorstep by two o=
f our volunteers. New Orleans evacuees joined our efforts. They served as ou=
r guides, leading us through now decimated communities and taking us to the=20=
areas of greatest need.<BR>
 You can</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Georgia" LANG=3D"0" SIZE=3D"3=
"><A HREF=3D"http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/covington.php"> read more=20=
of these in the diaries</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Georgia" L=
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</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Georgia" LANG=3D"0" SIZE=3D"3"> o=
n my website.<BR>
 The harsh truth that I must report to you is that the federal government an=
d Red Cross relief efforts are still a disorganized, embarrassing mess with=20=
little or no help reaching most people -- this more than a month after Katri=
na. It is the freelance guerilla efforts like ours that are getting through.=
 We aren't waiting for approval and we aren't stopping. We will make sure Bu=
sh and Co. pay for their failure later, but right now hundreds of thousands=20=
are homeless, hungry and in need of medical attention. And the rest of us ha=
ve a responsibility to help them.<BR>
 We have joined forces with Saving Our Selves Katrina (S.O.S.), an organizat=
ion that began as a temporary coalition of pre-existing community organizati=
ons. They are doing amazing work with volunteers and believe that concrete a=
id from community church-based organizations must fill the gaps when the gov=
ernment fails us. They have become, with your help, a bright light offering=20=
immediate relief to the families who have lost everything.</FONT><FONT COLOR=
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similar relief groups need, right now, from you</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#00=
0000" FACE=3D"Georgia" LANG=3D"0" SIZE=3D"3">.<BR>
 Thanks again, everyone, for lending a hand. We won't give up and we know yo=
u won't either.<BR>
 Yours,<BR>
 Michael Moore<BR>
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