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The purpose of this blog is simple. Thousands of Americans are offering up their homes to those hit by Katrina. Amazing! It shows yet again that my fellow Americans are the most giving people in the world.
But there is a big problem, how do they get to our homes? These people don’t have water in many instances, much less Internet access. And if they had access to a car, they’d have already left.
I am sure the Red Cross and other organizations will get to this. But alas, they have more massive and immediate problems right now. In the short-term I see no other solution to this problem other then you, me, and others coming together to figure something out. Even if we can just help a handful of people, then we have done something important.
I will maintain this site close to 24/7. The objective is to connection families that need housing, families that are willing to offer up a spare room, and then locate people that can get those people to us. I envision a pony express type operation. It is all about planning to make this work!
If I don’t have a family in my house in the next week I will feel like a failure.
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KUDOS! My husband is driving to TX tonight and so he and I decided to focus on CO offers/families wanting to come to CO. I am compiling a list of CO families with offers of housing, and tomorrow I expect that my husband will be the ‘feet on the ground’ to help. I completely agree that we can help as the Red Cross is surely dealing with other priorities. I will contact them tomorrow to let them know of our list, and to coordinate my efforts with theirs. Thanks again for posting a blog!