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AS YOU ALL KNOW HURRICAIN KATRINA WAS A STORM THAT DESTROYED EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH AND THAT LEFT PEOPLE HOMELESS AND WITH LOSS. I WAS A VICTIM OF HURRICAIN KATRINA. DURING THE PERIOD OF EVACUATION TIMES WERE ROUGH! WE HAD TO STAY IN MY AUNTS TRAILER WITH 30 OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, ALL IT WAS WAS CAOSE AND FIGHTING! EVERYONE WAS STRESSED AND MISERABLE, WONDERING IF THEY WOULD HAVE A HOME TO GO BACK TO AND WORRYING ABOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT STAYED BEHIND. THE ONLY PERSON I COULD GO TO FOR HELP, ADVICE, AND A SHOULDER TO CRY ON WASMY BOYFRIEND KENNETH, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THEY HAD EVACUATED AND HAD TO STAY INA SHELTER THAT WAS 4 HOURS AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS, LUCKELY I GOT TO TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE EVERY ONE IN A WHILE. MY MOM TOOK ME TO SEE HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND EVERY TIME I SEEN HIM IT WAS LIKE OUR FIRST KISS!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! WHEN WE CAME BACK OUR HOUSES ENDED UP BEING JUST FINE, BUT M Y BOYFRIENDS HOUSE GOT FLOODED, AND ONE OF MY FRIENDCS HOUSE WAS TOTALY DESTROYED, I FELT REALLY BAD FOR HIME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WAS STILL HAPPY B ECUASE MY HOUSE WAS FINE! NOW EVERYTHING IS ON THE VERGE TO GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, MORE PLACES ARE OPENING UP , THERE IS NO MORE CERFUE. BUT STORES ARE STILL CLOSING EARLY BECUASE THE PLACES DONT HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYESS WORKING. AT MY SCHOOL ONLY 60% OF THE STUDENTS CAME BACK AFTER HURRICAIN KATRINA! MY BOYFRIEND IS BACK NOW AND I GET TO SEE HIM ALMOST EVERYDAY AGAIN WHICH I AM REALLY HAPPY ABOUT, AND PEOPLE AS BEEN VERY GENEROUSE AND HAS BEEN DONATING CLOTHES AND FOOD TO EVERYONE WHICH HAS BEEN A BIG HELP-IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEND DONATIONS SUCH AS CLOTHES OR FOOD (NOT MONEY) PLEASE CONTACT ME AT 504-669-4564 AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO RECIEVE YOUR ITEMS AND GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE IN NEED- THE REASON WHY I DO NOT WANT MONEY IS BECUASE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR MONEY DONATIONS AND KEEPING IT FOR THEMSELFS, I THINK THAT IS A HORRIBLE THING FOR PEOPLE TO DO! BUT I WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY CLOTHES OR CAND FOOD DONATIONS ANS SEND THE TO SHELTERS AND FAMILIES THAT NEED IT MOST. i KNOW HOW HARD IT HAS BEEN FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, BECUASE MY COUSIN IS 19 YEARS OLD AND SHE HAS A BABY, AND SHE HAD A HARD TIME SUPPLYING FOR HER BABY BOY, BUT THANKS TO KIN D HEARTED PEOPLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE SUPPLIES SHE NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF HER SON, AND NOW SHE IS DOIGN JUST FINE AND SHE IS TAKING CARE OF HER BABY AND ATTINDING HER LAST YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL, SHE PLANS TO GO TO COLLAGE AND MAKE HER DREAMS CAOME TRUE, AND EVERYONE TELLS HER THAT SHE WONT BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT WITH A CHILD ON HER HANDS,K BUT I BELIEVE IN HER AND I KNOW SHE CAN DO IT AND THATS WHAT SHE IS DOING RIGHT NOW! PLEASE LEAVE COMMENT, ALSO LEAVE COMMENTS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE CLOTHES OR CANED FOODS AND I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.
TAHNKS SO MUCH- ~lAINA~
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