[Kimberly Dow]

That's sweet and all, but it's not much - believe me. Im just one of thousands doing a tiny tiny bit. And, the tiny bit I do to help doesnt compare to how rewarding it is personally.

I just though these forums would be a good way to get the word out to people of what the real actual needs are (at least for our one group of evacutees) - and a more expediant way to get items into their hands directly. In Houston they wont let people drop off items at the Astrodome....they have to get to a Red Cross and donate - then the RC sorts and sends out.....and its just a lot of red tape. Here, I can walk right up to the donation area(the victims are calling it the Shopping area) and hand the stuff over, put it in the right piles immediatly....and the folks come right out and look for what they need.