Braithwaite LA NOLA People with Disabilities Pearlington MS Need You Now!!!
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You can watch your contributions at work here http://www.stormjunkie.com/live.php Wednesday and Thursday evening as we feed several hundred residents of Pearlington MS and deliver much requested bug spray there. We will begin feeding folks at the Pearlington Community Center about 4pm CDT
You can read more about Pearlington here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearlington,_Mississ ippi
It is a frequently unserved, under served and forgotten place.
Your continued support is what makes this possible. Together we are having a great positive impact on the Gulf coast survivors of hurricane Isaac.
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Thanks to your support, our teams have been busy along the Gulf coast meeting the needs of the unserved, under served and forgotten in the wake of Hurricane Isaac.
One crew has worked the last two days in and around Braithwaite LA...a town virtually destroyed by storm surge. Our team has helped with debris removal, as well as facilitating feeding of residents there. There is much to be done in this area...and we are committed to maintaining a presence for some time.
In New Orleans Saturday, we fed about 100 people ( in a neighborhood without power since the storm) a good nutritious meal...and left enough food to feed many people for several days.
We are working with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children in Atlanta to deliver a truckload of supplies to Life of Mississipi CIL (a disability resource and advocacy group). At their specific request we will be sending manual wheelchairs, power chair batteries, blue pads, adult diapers, bug spray and baby wipes for distribution to people with disabilities along the Mississippi coast.
We are also deploying to Pearlington MS to provide a variety of aid to that community. This is an isolated, forgotten community which got a raw deal after Katrina...and has seen absolutely no help since Isaac. Here's a great article telling some history of this place, the beatings it has taken...and the shoddy treatment its' residents have received Link
Please remember: Your support is what makes this possible. Contributions can be made using the PayPal button at www.portlight.org Or by check: Portlight Strategies, Inc. 60 Fenwick Hall Allee #721 Johns Island SC 29455
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Our team is deployed at the biggest shelter in the Biloxi area. 339 evacuees. Our team is the only trained medical presence there. Evacuees include several pregnant women, a few folks with minor injuries...as well as chronic issues such as diabetes. One evacuee left their medication at home in the chaos of evacuation....so our team went out in the storm to fetch it for them.
They report flooding is beginning to be a big issue...and they are prepared to engage in rescues as necessary.
When the weather passes, we will begin to do needs assessment, after which we will execute the relief phase of our deployment.
Live streaming video of one of our teams can be seen at www.stormjunkie.com
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Our teams are now deployed in Biloxi, MS. We are working with Life, Inc. (a disability resource and advocacy center)to assist in serving the needs of people with disabilities in the area. Our work includes facilitating evacuations, securing property and surveying area shelters to ensure thay are accessible to people with disabilities.
Remember: your support makes this all possible. Thank you for your continued faith in our efforts.
Contributions can be made through the PayPal button found above or at our website www.portlight.org or by check to: Portlight Strategies, Inc. 60 Fenwick Hall Allee #721 Johns Island, SC 29455
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Unfortunately I was unable to go down this time....
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Another team will be surveying all the shelters in the area to ensure that they are accessible to all people.
John Wilbanks will be hunkered down in a Biloxi parking garage live streaming video. He's gonna be able to give great real time, on scene reports.
Wednesday we will begin doing needs assessments and start to engage in the relief phase of our work.
23:00 GMT le 28 août 2012
meeting of weather scientists in December. I'm writing up a paragraph to go in this evening's post.
Jeff Masters
This was a combined Portlight and Community Kitchen effort from NOLA and Mississippi and we thank them wholeheartedly.
People helping People is alway's a good thing.
Louisiana Major Disaster Declaration Amended to Include Individual Assistance
08/31/2012 06:06 PM EDT
WASHINGTON – Today, FEMA announced an amendment to the major disaster declaration for the State of Louisiana to include the Individual Assistance Program.
Federal funding is available to affected individuals in Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist, and St. Tammany parishes. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, and uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and households recover from the effects of the disaster.
915. MississippiBoy 9:44 PM EDT on September 03, 2012
To the Port Light org.,I thank ya'll for what you do I got to see it 1st hand here in Hurley,MS at East Central HS.Thanks Doc for all you did.Mike
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Thanks Dr. Jeff, Portlight deserves all the limelight they can get!
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what kind of viddles did ya have?
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