Hurricane Relief For Pearlington MS

Hurricane Relief For Pearlington MS

Check out this site for Katrina help.............................God Bless..............................

My Journey: Donating to Charaties

Well I've been doing alot of research again. I've found a organization that does research on charities and katrina in general. It's called Guidestar. it's a clearinghouse for information about non profit organizations. their link is;
http://www.guidestar.com They will let you compare legal charties to donate to.

Also go to : http://www.charitynavigator.org and they will check a charity for you and let you know if it's legal or not. They also show research on where the Donations of the $4.25 Billion went to !!! And what the impact Katrina has done to the land and society !!!! It's very interesting. Example: " Katrinas destruction stretched across 90,000 sq. miles. " Govt. officials estimate 500,000 people may need mental health assistance to deal with anxiety, depression, and hostility caused by Katrina. In Hancock County , BaySt.Louis , nearly every business and home was destroyed or heavly damaged. Today some salvagable homes are being repaired. But 70% of businesses remain closed.

They also give good pointers on giving to charities.

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My Journey: Katrina Aftermath

Katrina Aftermath

This is a article I found , it's a gallery of thoughts, Images, Photos and sounds in response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Pearlington Recovery & Resource Center: The Moving Finger Writes....

<-Felton Presbyterian Church

Pearlington Recovery & Resource Center: The Moving Finger Writes....

This is the group of Felton Presbyterian Church {youths} that did the gutting of my trailer. A wonderful group of young adults, and there were a few others from California also. God Bless them...................God Bless.............................

My Journey:"Is Pearlington A Dream?" Do I Live Here?

Rocky Pullmans House and our Mailboxes !!

WHERE IS PEARLINGTON MISSISSIPPI ??????? DO WE REALLY LIVE IN A SMALL UNINCORPORATED TOWN, ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA STATE LINES???? It REALLY IS ON THE UNITED STATES MAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN HANCOCK COUNTY ?????????

I do get mail here, it might be in a small row of boxes in a empty parking lot , where the Chevas Grocery was, until it burnt down. I did get mail at a REAL POSTOFFICE, until Katrina came and took it away. I even had a REAL MAILBOX in front of my house also. Katrina took it too, but I know I had it and thats where my mail came to everyday. We pay taxes in HANCOCK COUNTY. We spend our $money in Hancock Co. We have car tags that say Hancock Co.and Ms.
My drivers license says I live in Pearlington, Ms. But Who Knows We Are A Town, and People, Families, Live Here !!! Who recognises us????? Who Are We? Who Represents Us? Does Gene Taylor?? No !! Does Haley Barbour ?? No !! Does Rocky Pullman?? No !Who Does? Can somebody tell me????????????????????
So I know President Bush doesn't know we're here. I don't think FEMA does either!
Today I had a phone call from one of the Recovery Centers that is ran by a volunteer group. Not a small one, a large group, in BaySt.Louis. They said they can't help me because Pearlington isn't in their area !!! I'd like to know who's area we are in? ?????Maybe NASA since we live by the easement area, or the school board, because so much of Pearlington is their land! ?? Who do we have to turn to or to help us??? The RECOVERY CENTER in PEARLINGTON cannot take care of this whole town. But they do let ALL of Hancock Co. and anybody else that goes to the Pearlmart get the supplies they want.The people from Slidell, Picayune, from all over. And when the shipment of goods comes from Florida at the end of each month ALL of Hancock Co. can get stuff there. I haven't gotten anything from them yet. In fact the 1st. one I went to, a guy told me I couldn't even sit on the step of one of the cottages there. Being disabled with my back & legs, I can't stand long. I'd seen older people sitting there for a hour or more. The minute I sat down, he told me I have to move ! He was a real jerk. At least they have chairs there now. And then by the time they got to my number they had one truck left and they wouldn't open it. All that was left was a few odds and ends. They said everyone had gotten a chance to get stuff, except for 10-20 people ! So I left, after sitting there hours. But WHO do we have?? ""NOBODY"" !!!!!
Can somebody tell us if we are a town? Or what we are !!! Who can we contact for HELP?????? WHO is in our area???????? WHERE IS PEARLINGTON , MS ???????
WHERE IS PEARLINGTON, MISSISSIPPI ???????????????????
We Are The ForGotten Town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT FORSAKE US!!!!!! WE ARE HERE, WE ARE NO FOOTNOTE!!!!!!!!! WE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS, NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY !!! OR WORSE !! WE LIVE !!!!!!!WE SURVIVED, WE'RE SURVIVOR'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Journey: 10-25-06 " Monster Storm"

This is a poem I found in the newspaper also. Written by : Mrs. Hazel LaFont-Russo
"MONSTER STORM "
Oh, Beast
Where are you
that
comes to devastate my land.
The sea looks so peaceful,
but what does it hide--
the monster that dwells deep inside.
Life plays so happily
on her sunny shores--
children laughing and playing--
Then gives rise to hear the roar !
The Monster wakes, fear abounds.
The wind, the waves, the terrible sounds.
It's coming--It's coming--the children scream--
Mothers and Dads running to and fro-
Save my children--
they asked no more.
Our home is gonie, what will we do--
help us Jesus, this I pray--
help us to see another day.
Bring back the sunshine--
bring back the rain--
but help us dear Jesus--
to never see that monster again.

This is sombody's own feelings and I'm sure they lost everything also. There was nothing else written besides this poem. So I can't give any details. It's a beautiful poem. So I thought I'd share it. And God Bless Mrs. Hazel LaFont-Russo and her family.......................................
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My Journey : 10-25-06 People going Nutsss....

I was reading the Times Picayune online a while ago and I read about a man that killed his girlfriend. And he also killed himself. He jumped out of a 7th. level window or balcony of a hotel in NewOrleans. He had notes on him that said where to find his girlfriend. Her head was in a pot on the stove top. Her arms and legs were in the oven. And her tourso was in the refrigerator. WOW !! Now that was a real wacked out guy to have done that to someone you love !
A restaurant owner where they often went said," they seemed like a happy young couple." "And were planning for a long life together." They were in their 20's.
The landlord said they had just moved into the apartment.
People are just LOOSING it every where. I heard on the news last night , if you think you are going crazy , your not !!! Because everybody is going nuts , so you are normal. WOW !!! It makes you wonder ?? What has this country come to? What's going on? Why are all these weird things happening ? And it's not just here, it's all over the world.
But there are alot of bad things happening since the hurricane to people. I guess its too much to bear.
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My Journey: USA today 9/8/05 Who's giving & What

_This was in" USA Today "-9-8-05--- {Source; State Department } -Where did it all go???????
"Foreign countries have responded generously to Hurricane Katrina. " "Donor nations and their contribution." This was right after Katrina hit !!!!!!!!! It makes you wonder ...........................
COUNTRY____________ SUPPORT
Afghanistan-----------------$100,000
Armenia------------------$100,000
Australia------------------$7.6 MILLION
Azerbaijan---------------$500,000
Bahamas ------------------$50,000
Bahrain-----------------$5 MILLION
Bangladesh------------ $1 Million
Belgium-------- Medical/logistics teams
Canada--------- 2helicopters, 32-person rescue team, evacuation flights, medical supplies
China--------- $5.1Million cash, and relief supplies
Djibouti- -----------$50,000
Finland----------- Search & rescue team, 3 logistics specialists
France------------ tents, tarps, MREs, water treatment supplies, cleaning equipment
Gabon-------------- $500,000
Georgia----------------$50,000
Germany--------- MREs, high speed pumps, forensic experts
Greece----------2 cruise ships
India-------------- $5 Million
Iraq---------- $1,000,000 cash
Ireland------------$1,000,000 cash
Israel-------------tents, first-aid kits, baby formula
Italy---------------Generators, water pumps/purifiers, tents, medical supplies
Japan------------$200,000 cash & $844,000 in relief supplies, $1.5 Million in private donations
Kuwait------------$400 Million in oil, $100 Million cash, $25,000 cash
Mexico----------Transport vehicles, 1 helicopter, ambulance & medical teams
Mongolia----------$50,000 cash
Nepal----------$25,000 cash
NewZealand--------$1.4 Million cash, search & rescue teams
Nigeria-----------$1 Million cash
Norway--------$1.54 Million in relief supplies
Qatar---------$100 Million cash
Republic of Korea------$30 Million cash & in-kind donations
Saudi Arabia------$5 Million from Aramco, $250,000 from Agfund
Singapore--------3 helicopters
Sri Lanka-------$25,000 cash
Taiwan--------$2 Million cash, medical supplies
Thailand-------Forensic experts, blankets, food
UAE---------$100 Million cash
UK--------- MREs
Venezuela------ Up to $1 Million

Thats on the list dated 9-8-05 !! I wonder what the total is as of today?? I'll try to find out!!
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My Journey: 10/21/06 Pearlington pictures

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My Journey: Katrina poem by: Nan Patton Ehrbright

This is a beautiful poem written on Aug.27th, author: Nan Patton Ehrbright, of Waveland, Ms. But now residing in Winter Haven, Florida. E-mail: Npebright@aol.com Her and her husband lost everything. They lived in Waveland for 24 years, and are elderly and just can't rebuild. I found the article in the SeaCoastEcho newspaper.
" Katrina left me alive, but took my life"
I breath, eat, sleep, and eliminate waste.
Sometimes I laugh-- sometimes I cry--
But Katrina took my life.
MY life, those things--yes, just "things"--
but things that made me uniquely me.
Among other things, Katrina stole:
a framed 55-year-old doily that my paternal grandmother crocheted while she taught
me that long-lost skill; my mother's pearls, a gift from my father; the numerous self-
typewritten essays my father wrote; a box of recipes from my mother, aunts,
cousins and friends, many hand scribbled; my daughter's baby pictures; the
misshapen ashtray my eldest daughter made for me in grade school; the black-and-
white ink drawing of a tree created by my middle daughter; the Brownie badges that
my youngest daughter earned; the Christmas ornaments from my childhood when
I always told Daddy I wanted a tree that went "all the way up to the wall"; the
beautifully written letters in brown or purple ink from the years-long
correspondence I had with my beloved 6th. grade teacher, who taught me the
beauty and joy of poetry and encouraged me to write, write,write; my husband's
love letters and birthday and anniversary cards; dozens of newspaper articles,
poems and short stories and three plays that I cherished--because I had written
them--me, only me.
Katrina left me alive, But on the bad days, I wonder; "Where am I?" "Who am I?"
since Katrina took my life.
Ah, if I could only smash her , as painfully as she smashed me!
She's gone, leaving behind rubble and ruins and hurting hearts.
But she didn't leave empty handed, Katrina took my life............................ "END"
No matter our race, gender, age, or where we lived, everybody feels the loss, hurt, anger, pain, the heart break, the sadness, emptyness, that Katrina took away
from us and left us with nothing but our nightmares, our losses, and our lives.........
And some didn't make it thru to know all these feelings...
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My Journey: Another day in Pearlington 10/19/06

Well another day has come and gone. I went and got my flu shot today. This town is changing day to day. I don't know where the people are getting the $$ or the help but just around me there are 4 to 5 brand new houses being built. I'm beginning to think because I don't have a bunch of kids to get the help, or what it is. I am disabled but I guess I have to be 70 or 80 before anybody will help me because of my disabilities. Most of these people had shacks before the storm and they're the ones getting brand new houses! I just don't understand it. I guess thats just the way it is. The corp of engineer wanted me to demolish my trailer, maybe I should have. Then if I have nothing maybe somebody will help me? I just don't know. I do know I'm getting very tired and just about ready to give up on it all. It just is very depressing and it's the same stuff day after day. And there seems to be no end in sight. And the grant we're suppost to get is going to take a very long time. The people in phase 1 haven't gotten their grant yet. And I'm in phase 2. I've got some new web sites I'll be adding to my blog. I just have to go thru my notes and find them. Oh one of them is the youth group from Felton ,California. They're the ones that helped gut my trailer. A great bunch of young people! I still keep in touch with a few of them, one young lady , Bree and I became friends right away. They bought my dog a stuffed monkey toy. This is their web address: http://www.feltonpresbyterian.org/youth.htm They are suppost to be coming back on Dec.26th. I hope to see them !!! Well I'm hoping some of them that helped me before will come and I'll be able to see them ! I hope they're prepared to see my home in the same condition as when they left here after gutting it. Nothing has been done to it since then. Except I did finally get it put back on the blocks, so that is a big difference than when it was on the ground !! .........God Bless.............

My Journey: I'll post some more pictures from Va.

me taking a picture of myself on the train ride home!! {bored} my mom's grave. me & my son. my grandson & Harley their dog. And I cut off Timmy's head again! And at least I did get a good picture of Timmy , my grandson , I had a really good time. I miss them so much, I want to go back !! Hopefully I'll be able to take the trip again!

My Journey: Well I'm back home now 10/13/06

I had a wonderful trip! I loved riding the train, it was my first time. I wasn't feeling very well the whole time I was there tho. I've got a cold or something. Thank-God I got rid of the rash. I must have had a allergy flare up. It was so wonderful seeing my son, daughter-n-law, and my grandson. And I did go to my mom's grave. The traffic was a diaster, it took me 10 hours to go from Stephens city to FallsChurch and back to StephensCity. I did stop at a store to buy flowers but that was all.There was all kinds of construction and just car after car and truck after trucks. I'm not used to that anymore! The weather was real nice and NO mosquitos!! The mountains were beautiful. I didn't want to leave there. I'd like to go again but stay 2 weeks or so the next trip, or move there for good!!! The camera I got isn't too good. I think I'm taking this one back too. Everytime I took a picture it would be all messed up. I was cutting everybodys head off. And I'd have the thing I was taking the picture focused real good and it would be in the upper or lower corner of the picture. I'm going to bed. I'll try to add a better post tomorrow. .....................God Bless........................................

My Journey : 10/04/06 thank-you judy b

I'd like to thank-you Judy b for the nice comments you have made to my blog. I'm so very glad to hear your going to write about Pearlington, and its recovery. We need all the help we can get, as to getting help and spreading the word, the more the merrier!I have read your Slidell blog, and a few others also. They are very informative and great works. I'm getting ready to go read your new one now. Well I went and read it some, and its GREAT ! I love your Woman page. It's all Great!! I wish you good luck. I'm assuming you lost all your stuff also, according to where you said you live on Bayou Liberty. God Bless you and I will keep you in my prayers. I hope you don't mind, I'm adding a link to your blog..................God Bless...............................

http://angelfire.com/la3/judyb/pearlington.html

My Journey: 10/04/06 From Va." The Amish"

It is so sad what happened at the Amish school, and everyone involved.You all are in my prayers. Lancaster is where my mom was from.I have relatives that still live in Pa. My grandmom lived in Coatesville.My cousin worked for the steel plant all his life. It was beautiful there. My grandpa and greatgrand ma lived in a real old farm house around them. He was friends with some of them too. I can remember seeing them riding all over in those horse and buggys, the horses wearing the blinders. Once in a great moon a few of the children from the farm down the road would get to come and play in the alphilfa field with us. Or we would go in the pasture and chase the cows ! And sometimes the men folk would come to my grandpa's and visit. I was young when we used to go there and visit. We lived in Va. My mom and Dad met in Pa. and married. My grandfather, worked at a Hardware store there, for years, and years. There are alot of Amish people that have already and still are coming to this area to help us all rebuild, and do what they can. They are caring and great people. I pray for God to give them the strength to make it thru this terrible situation.....................................God Bless............................................................

My Journey: 10/03/06 from Virginia

I'm having a great time, but figures, I've gotten a cold, or the West Nile ! And I hope it's not the latter, but I've got a rash so it's making me wonder. I haven't stopped since I got here it seem's like. I'm so home sick for this place and wanting to move back. But I know I can't. If I do get the state grant , I think they make you rebuild where your at, or in one of the six counties around you. It really doesn't make alot of sense to me.But thats the govt. for you. I've taken some pictures but I think I need to get a better camera. Here are a few. This one is the first mountain I saw heading toward Front Royal, Stephens City, Va. I'll post some more. One is my son and daughter-n-law on their motorcycle! My son, daughter-n-law and me, and his dad, they are going riding. My grandson sitting at the computer, but I cut off most of his head!! I'll get some better one's tho. I hope! My son is trying to get me to stay thru next week-end, I want to!
My son with his leather skull facemask ready for the cold ride ! I'll add some more pictures as I get them. I'm hoping to go to Falls Church to put flowers on my mom's grave. And go to Spotsylvania to see my little sister. But she works nights at the FBI in Quantico, so she sleeps in the day. And I want to see my house in Woodbridge where I grew up in Marumsco Hills. Boy I've got a lot to do in the short time I'll be here. .................God Bless...............................................