"rgnmstr" wrote in message
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I for one would like to know what is going on with or what happened to
the 500 zillion dollars already given to help the victims. Latest news
accounts state the people in N.O. are threatning to shoot people who
enter the city because they are getting no help. They want to shoot
construction workers. Army Corps. of Engineer workers are also being
targeted. They are refusing to work at night. Where did the money go?

Good question. I sure as heck don't know. I can tell you that we've decided
bureaucracy is a dirty word. We're paying our own overhead, raising as much
as we can, and funnelling it all directly into the laps of people who need
it desparately. We did our homework, researched (ahem, Scouted out) and
found people who were quietly suffering. It's hard for them to accept our
help because they are very proud folks.
This is just phase I. In the Spring, we are returning with machines,
equipment, hand tools, and manpower. We'll install air conditioners,
boilers, porches, roofs, windows, doors, electrical systems, patios, and
anything else you can imagine. Right now, the same students and teachers who
are going to do all that work, are working on paying for it all. It may be
the most important lesson they learn in high school.
Scout