[Peace] Re: Local Food Drive for Katrina victims - please help!

[Molly Stentz]

Bravo, Joan! Is someone taking this to the news desks? I think this is 
more urgent than a PSA. This is a local response to a national tragedy and 
they should be interested. They should be doing a story right now. Argh!

-Molly



On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Joan Nelshoppen wrote:

> Your pardon please, if you've received multiples of this note.
>
>
> Friends,
>
> If you are in the Champaign-Urbana-Savoy area, I want to let you know that
> there is a local food drive happening this week to help hurricane survivors
> in rural Mississippi who have not received much help.
>
> Food and toiletries are being collected at the Illinois Employment Training
> Center on Mattis near Bradley Ave this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
> (Sept 13,14,15) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m on all
> three days.  There is a 53 ft trailer that needs filling!  Please contribute
> if you are able.  If you need pick-up of your contributions, please call
> (217)369-2853.
>
> This food drive is sponsored by CU Citizens for Peace & Justice, CUAP, Salem
> Baptist Church, TLC Trucking and many others.
>
> I know many of you have donated money to hurricane relief, please consider
> if you can also donate something from your pantry.  These folks need
> immediate assistance!  The only food that is coming there is coming by
> volunteer trucks such as this one. There is not food available to buy and
> there has been no FEMA support yet.
>
> Please forward to others in the Urbana, Champaign and Savoy region.
>
> Thanks for helping!
> Joan
>
>
> For more information, please contact
> Carol Ammons, CU Citizens for Peace & Justice
> (217) 344-1811
> lifestratinst19 at sbcglobal.net
>
> Public Service Announcement is attached.
>