[Peace] Re: [Peace-discuss] Re: [Sandra Ahten Art] food for Mississippi

[Wendy Edwards]

Logistical question - when will there be people there who can take
food donations?  I'm happy to post/send announcements.

Wendy

On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 10:28:33AM -0500, Joan Nelshoppen wrote:
> Yes, Carol Ammons has written a PSA and is getting it to radio stations.
> I've been trying to send an easily forwardable note to the peace lists with
> the PSA attached but it is not going through!  Frustration!!!!  I will try
> again.  Maybe I had too many addresses and it was rejected because of that.
> 
> Joan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net
> [mailto:peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net]On Behalf Of Molly
> Stentz
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:19 AM
> To: Sandra Ahten
> Cc: art-happenings at lists.chambana.net; peace at chambana.net;
> imc at ucimc.org; peace-discuss at chambana.net
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Re: [Sandra Ahten Art] food for Mississippi
> 
> 
> Has anyone put out a press release and tried to get WCIA or WILL over
> there to broadcast this? Does anyone have time? I could do a very basic
> outline but don't have the details that the media would need.
> 
> This breaks my heart. I know people want to help - they just need to find
> out about it.
> 
> -Molly
> 
> 
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Sandra Ahten wrote:
> 
> > Friends,
> > Sorry for the off topic post. There is a 53" truck 1/2 loaded with food
> items
> > and necessities that is bound for Mississippi this week. It is in the
> parking
> > lot of the old Kay's Merchandise store, now the Employment Center on
> Mattis
> > just south of Bradley. The area it is headed to still has not had FEMA
> > support. ALL food to this area is arriving by truck. It is not a matter of
> > people not being able to afford buying food.THere is no food to buy! The
> > woman who is helping organize, who is from MS said her husband, who is a
> mail
> > carrier there, has fellow workers who went three days without eating last
> > week.
> >
> >
> > We need to fill this truck. The driver is ready. The gas is paid for.
> Would
> > you please make a monetary donation so that I can go out and buy groceries
> to
> > help fill this truck? I would like to do this Tuesday afternoon.
> >
> > If you can make a donation of $50 or more please email me. I'll go ahead
> and
> > make the buy and you can put the check in the mail to me.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Sandra Ahten
> >
> >
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