Got this e-mail from a friend. This is our group. Looks like there is a way to send money.
: jtpooleiq@saber.net
>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:40 PM
>Subject: Willits VFP soup kitchen in LA needs $
>
>
>Hi all.
>
>Some of you may be on the Veterans for Peace email list and know this
>already, but our Mendocino Veterans for Peace chapter, on tour with the
>Impeachment Bus, has joined up with a Soup Kitchen in Covington, Louisiana.
>
>My friend Jay, who's from New Orleans, says he's surprised Covington is
>not all under water, so they are right there in the thick of it, right now!
>
>They are asking for donations -- please consider helping out -- they've
>got a PayPal account set up. You can find the PayPal "Make A Donation"
>button at this link:
>
>http://www.vfproadtrips.org/real.htm
>
>There's also a Willits address, from that site:
>
>Veterans For Peace Chapter 116
>28500 Sherwood Rd
>Willits CA 95490
>pjtate@sonic.net
>Cell PH 707-536-3001
>
>I'd suggest if you mail a check, you might want to email Pat and let him know
>
>thanks, jennifer
>
>VFP Soup Kitchen Now Open in Convington, LA!
>by lightnessofbeing
>Fri Sep 2nd, 2005 at 17:29:41 PDT
>The Mendocino, CA Chapter (#116) of Veterans for Peace has joined the
>Louisiana Activist Network on the corner of Tyler and 28th Street in
>Covington, LA where we have opened up a soup kitchen and medical station
>in a public park.
>
>THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT HERE! THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD IS NOT HERE.
>ONLY WE ARE HERE AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE IN DISTRESS.
>
>We need, immediately, the following:
>
>WATER, WATER, WATER
>ice chests with ice
>baby supplies (diapers, formula, ointments)
>low fat powdered milk
>canned foods
>fresh fruit
>gasoline
>additional generators
>shelter
>flash lights
>portable toilets
>
>We, the veterans and activists of Camp Casey are here to stay.
>
>Make your donation NOW! We have set up an online donation form at PayPal.
>The funds you donate will go directly to Support The BUS. This is A Tax
>Deductable Donation:
>
>This is anarchy. We need basic supplies ASAP!
>
>GEORGE BUSH HAS LET THESE PEOPLE DOWN! IT'S UP TO YOU AND US!
>
>REVEREND PETER ATKINS PARK
>CORNER OF 28TH AND TYLER
>COVINGTON, LAQ
>
>Guess Who Castrated FEMA?
>
>Frankly, this is not the most difficult question ever posed. The usual
>suspects are, of course, in the frame. Here is a hint: it was the same
>group that just slashed $71.2 million from the New Orleans District budget
>which was largely for urban flood control. (MORE at web site)
>
>Chalk up the city of New Orleans as a cost of Bush's Iraq war.
>
>There were not enough helicopters to repair the breeched levees and rescue
>people trapped by rising water. Nor are there enough Louisiana National
>Guards available to help with rescue efforts and to patrol against
>looting. (MORE at web site) |
