I've learned this evening that there are about thirty or so Slidell evacuees in the Covingtong shelter. This includes the elderly and some families with kids as well as two people with newborns. I am going there tomorrow morning to get all of their names and to take photos of them so we can get their info out to their families. I will be blogging their names and photos (for those who allow me to) and I will also put all of their names into the Red Cross database. In addition, anyone from other areas, I'll also be getting all of their names, too. There's about 65 people at that shelter. I understand there's another shelter somewhere near this one; I'll try to find it and check on them, as well.
FWIW, I cornered a FEMA hancho and told him about the shelters and that no FEMA people had shown up there, yet. He didn't seem to care. I badgered him, because there are elderly there, they are sleeping on the floor on cardboard, they need to be taken out of there. When I emphasized the word "elderly," he finally seemed somewhat interested. It wasn't until I mentioned that the second shelter was in an impoverished area that he asked me to write down the information so he could check to see if anyone is going out there to them.
There was a Red Cross doctor there today, for the first time. I am extremely upset that the only volunteers they'd been having had been members of my family. My son and his girlfriend brought all sorts of supplies, paid for by funds from many friends, especially a big-hearted group of people over on Knife Forums.
More tomorrow.
Posted by toni at September 4, 2005 05:01 PMI am looking for Sarah Smith and or Daniel Smith from Slidell living on Ponchatrain Blvd. I am looking for these two people for a man named Michael L. Ferrell who is located at the cajun dome if anyone knows where these two people may be please contact me by email or contact him at the cajun dome in Lafayette. -thanks
Posted by: Jennifer Cornelius at October 6, 2005 11:02 AM