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Sep 1, 2005, 4:04pm

We have started a site for the hurricane Katrina victims! At this time we
are not sure how many citizens or tourist of ActiveWorlds have been effected
by this disaster.There will be information for the different agencies you
can contact with donations. Please come leave a card an if you know of
anyone missing please leave their name there as well! aw 32326.67N 294.64W
0.30a 359

Sep 1, 2005, 5:07pm

Great idea and wonderful to hear OS :) Thank you

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Sep 1, 2005, 5:41pm

Alright ! I knew you would come up with a truly caring thoughtfulness, as=
in=20
example, the card site ! I'm not much of a builder nor do I know of anyo=
ne=20
missing in the hurricane Katrina, so I'll pass on that.

My rl fiancee CaseyAngel who lives in Georgia was spared the path of that=
=20
hurricane ! But she has a good friend from Mississippi whose family home =
was=20
destroyed ! And like always, Casey has opened her heart and home to her f=
riend.=20
Casey along with a very good friend of hers and mine, Chris, have both tr=
avelled=20
to Mississippi to take supplies and safely bring back Casey's friends.

Casey has sent me this message on her laptop: Hurricane Victims Need Your=
Help=20
Today Much of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama is obliterated in =
the=20
wake of Hurricane Katrina, and floodwaters continue to rise in the overwh=
elmed=20
city of New Orleans. Millions of people are suffering from the devastatio=
n and=20
desperately need water, food, shelter and medical care today, as well as =
help=20
coping with what promises to be a massive long-term recovery effort.

Help meet this enormous need now with your donation. Your donation will h=
elp=20
organizations speeding aid to the area. Support one of the following.....=

=09
American Red Cross - Providing disaster services and relief.

America=92s Second Harvest - Providing food to victims.

B'nai B'rith - Providing assistance to victims of the recent storm.

Catholic Charities USA - Providing relief and recovery assistance.

Charity Hospital in New Orleans - Providing medical care to residents of =
Louisiana.

Church World Service - Developing long-term recovery plans to assist with=
recovery.

Convoy of Hope - Providing disaster relief and building supply lines.

Episcopal Relief & Development - Mobilizing to support residents affected=
by=20
this disaster.

Feed the Children - Sending emergency food, water and other relief suppli=
es.

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. - Help rebuild the lives of the =
victims=20
house by house.

Heart of Florida United Way - Assisting with hurricane recovery efforts i=
n Florida.

Hearts with Hands - Activating response teams to assist in the Gulf Coast=
and=20
locally.

Humane Society of the U.S. - Rescuing animals and assisting their caregiv=
ers in=20
the disaster areas.=09

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Rescuing ani=
mals in=20
the face of the devastation.

Lutheran Disaster Response - Providing emergency relief and recovery supp=
lies.

Mennonite Disaster Service - Providing relief to victims.

Mercy Corps - Assisting families affected by the hurricane.

National Voluntary Organizations - Active in Disaster Coordinating NGOs i=
n=20
Domestic Disasters.

Noah's Wish - Helping to keep animals alive in face of the storm devastat=
ion.

North Shore Animal League America - Providing temporary shelter for pets.=


Operation Blessing - Transporting food, water, cleaning kits, and other=20
emergency supplies.

PETsMART Charities - Providing relief for the animals impacted by hurrica=
nes.

Plan USA - Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Salvation Army - Local, regional, and national disaster relief programs.

Samaritan's Purse - Helping victims of natural disasters.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation - Providing basic human services to resid=
ents of=20
these devastated areas.

United Methodist Committee on Relief - Providing relief to victims.

United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area - Helping victims of hurrican=
es locally.

United Way of Miami-Dade - Helping victims of hurricanes locally.

Water Missions International Helping with the affected area's water purif=
ication=20
needs.





[View Quote] > anyone missing please leave their name there as well! aw 32326.67N 294.=
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Sep 1, 2005, 9:26pm

I also have 2 friends (not in AW) that were hit hard by the hurricane. One
friend has 4 small children and a wife. They haven't been heard from yet. I
asked Enzo to put the sign in AWGate for Red Cross, but I guess they put it
there before he got to my telegram. Thanks for putting it up there Enzo. But
I know the http://www.redcross.org site is very very hard to get to with all
the traffic. So if you can't get to the website and want to donate, please
call 1-800-HELP-NOW and tell Red Cross that you want to donate for Hurricane
Katrina victims. And like QRV mentioned, there are many other groups to
donate too also if you wish to search for those. Thank you.

-Kenneth



[View Quote] My rl fiancee CaseyAngel who lives in Georgia was spared the path of that
hurricane ! But she has a good friend from Mississippi whose family home was
destroyed ! And like always, Casey has opened her heart and home to her
friend.
Casey along with a very good friend of hers and mine, Chris, have both
travelled
to Mississippi to take supplies and safely bring back Casey's friends.

Casey has sent me this message on her laptop: Hurricane Victims Need Your
Help
Today Much of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama is obliterated in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina, and floodwaters continue to rise in the
overwhelmed
city of New Orleans. Millions of people are suffering from the devastation
and
desperately need water, food, shelter and medical care today, as well as
help
coping with what promises to be a massive long-term recovery effort.

Help meet this enormous need now with your donation. Your donation will help
organizations speeding aid to the area. Support one of the following.....

American Red Cross - Providing disaster services and relief.

America’s Second Harvest - Providing food to victims.

B'nai B'rith - Providing assistance to victims of the recent storm.

Catholic Charities USA - Providing relief and recovery assistance.

Charity Hospital in New Orleans - Providing medical care to residents of
Louisiana.

Church World Service - Developing long-term recovery plans to assist with
recovery.

Convoy of Hope - Providing disaster relief and building supply lines.

Episcopal Relief & Development - Mobilizing to support residents affected by
this disaster.

Feed the Children - Sending emergency food, water and other relief supplies.

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. - Help rebuild the lives of the
victims
house by house.

Heart of Florida United Way - Assisting with hurricane recovery efforts in
Florida.

Hearts with Hands - Activating response teams to assist in the Gulf Coast
and
locally.

Humane Society of the U.S. - Rescuing animals and assisting their caregivers
in
the disaster areas.

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Rescuing
animals in
the face of the devastation.

Lutheran Disaster Response - Providing emergency relief and recovery
supplies.

Mennonite Disaster Service - Providing relief to victims.

Mercy Corps - Assisting families affected by the hurricane.

National Voluntary Organizations - Active in Disaster Coordinating NGOs in
Domestic Disasters.

Noah's Wish - Helping to keep animals alive in face of the storm
devastation.

North Shore Animal League America - Providing temporary shelter for pets.

Operation Blessing - Transporting food, water, cleaning kits, and other
emergency supplies.

PETsMART Charities - Providing relief for the animals impacted by
hurricanes.

Plan USA - Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Salvation Army - Local, regional, and national disaster relief programs.

Samaritan's Purse - Helping victims of natural disasters.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation - Providing basic human services to
residents of
these devastated areas.

United Methodist Committee on Relief - Providing relief to victims.

United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area - Helping victims of hurricanes
locally.

United Way of Miami-Dade - Helping victims of hurricanes locally.

Water Missions International Helping with the affected area's water
purification
needs.





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Sep 1, 2005, 11:29pm

Telegram from Hyper Anthony, sent just now:
Do you have newsgroup access? I can read it, but I can't post on it
because the message that confirms that you are posting is bugged for me.
If you could post this for me under the Hurricane Katrina Disaster
topic, I'd really appreciate it. :D

I would have liked this idea.

It wouldn't have been a bad idea.

But then, two things came into my mind.

1) This is a crisis that is _still in effect_. As in, we can still
help. Wasting time debating on how they could have done better and
building memorials won't help, save that for when its over.

2) I saw several advertisements for AWVR and AWE. I know you may want
to show off your cool stuff and let people experience the world better,
but is the memorial site the place to do it? I sincerely doubt it.

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Sep 2, 2005, 1:39am

If you could tell me via telegram who advertised AWE and where it can be
found, we will take care of this matter. I can assure you that we didn't
know about it.

SW Chris

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Sep 2, 2005, 1:51am

Ah jeeze.... Just an FYI, the AWE project has no affiliation with the
person advertising there. Though we encourage people to get the word out,
doing it at a memorial is most uncool =\
I asked if they would remove it from their plot.

- Com

[View Quote] > 2) I saw several advertisements for AWVR and AWE. I know you may want to
> show off your cool stuff and let people experience the world better, but
> is the memorial site the place to do it? I sincerely doubt it.

Sep 2, 2005, 3:22am

To Hyper Anthony: true, a memorial site isn't "kosher" right now. But I
think it's a great idea for people to go somewhere and make a sign posting
the names of our AW family who are in that area so that we can watch for
them or understand at least why we haven't seen them online or heard back
from them in email. Some of us meet so many people in AW that it's difficult
to remember where everyone is from. I have so many wonderful friends in AW,
but I'll be darned if I can remember what part of the world they all live
in. I think if we do something like this, we can all band together and if
someone hears back from a hurricane victim, they can let others know that
person is alright or, God forbid... not alright. Perhaps someone can make a
huge bulletin board with the names of all the AW community affected by this
tragedy and keep it up to date as to how they are doing... and an email
address for that person too if they want us to know, so that we can keep in
touch with them and give them emotional support if needed.


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Sep 2, 2005, 9:58am

You,ve Done a good thing here OS
It,s Great that sum one takes time our of their schedule to create a
memorial for this cause
I had 2 aunts in Lousianna, that We Have not heard from
was getting worried, my Family was actuly going to go down there to try and
find them
Thank God, as of last nite, 9-1-2005
We got news that they are safe in Mississsippi
I say a Pray for the ppl that hads sufferd from this Disaster
After I Build at the Memorial that OS made,,
a few hours later, we Got the call that my aunts were ok,, ;D

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