The Laughing Wolf

Hurricane Katrina: Preparing For The Aftermath

There is no way that this is going to be good, and there is nothing any of us can do (other than thoughts and prayers) to make it otherwise. That is a given. We can sit around, pontificate, moan, bitch, and generally do nothing constructive what-so-ever.

Or, we can do something constructive to help in the aftermath.

Go check right now with your local Red Cross, to find out their plans and what supplies they want to be able to send down there. Check with religious organizations that send teams down to help rebuild homes, provide medical help, and more, and find out what they need. Check with the group of your choice, and go buy some of those supplies right now and drop them off today.

Give blood today if you can, it is always needed locally as well as when disaster strikes. If you don't like how the Red Cross does things, there are other blood banks and organizations out there.

Volunteer some labor to help load trucks or containers so that they can roll as soon as possible after this strikes.

No, we can't do a damned thing to prevent what is to come. We bloody well can do something now, however, to provide something constructive afterwards. Go now and do so.

LW