Oxford/Anniston, Alabama checking in. Survived reasonably okay. Some limbs down & power outages. A tornado touched down in the northern part of our county & destroyed one house & farm crops were leveled. Very, very minor compared to the coast!

Thought I would let everyone know that Rene54 is okay. She was able to contact one of the ladies on the quilting forum and she posted this for us.

Rene wants everyone to know she is safe!
Oh and to tell AJ she will have to try and sew for a while without her!
Rene is not at home she had to leave and go to another State so she doesn't even know if her house is still there and from what she was told by the State Police it may be a month or longer before she can go any see!

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Amy

They're turning a Military base that closed here in 1999 into a shelter and the civic center in the small town we live in is housing some refugees now. I'll be there tommorrow providing grief counseling. Two of the families there are having a really hard time because the family got seperated and don't know where their loved ones are. Please keep them in your prayers.
Susan in Bama

Have been praying all along and will continue. May God help everyone. What a terrible disaster. Joyce

I was meaning to post and see how everyone was doing, the pictures on TV here in the UK look absolutely Apocalyptic. It's horrifying.

My thoughts are with everyone affected.

And I'm so glad to know Rene is OK - she's often the first person to respond to my pleas for help with some project or other and that was so sweet of her to think of me at all!

The rebuilding and counting the cost will continue long after the news cameras leave, may all recover as best they can.

AJ

We here in Gonzales LA (between Baton Rouge and New Orleans) survived the hurricane. We had a little tree damage in the back yard and were without power till today but other than that are okay.

Here is a list of donation sites posted on AOL:

Emergency Response
AmeriCares
Bringing medical and relief assistance to those most in need.

American Red Cross
Providing disaster services and relief.

America Responds With Love
Donating products and services to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

American Kidney Fund
Providing grants to help dialysis patients.

America's Second Harvest
Providing food to victims.

Baptist World Alliance
Providing meals, clean water and shelter.

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Providing basic human services to residents of these devastated areas.

B'nai B'rith
Providing assistance to victims of the recent storm.

Catholic Charities USA
Providing relief and recovery assistance.

Charity Hospital in New Orleans
Providing medical care to residents of Louisiana.

Convoy of Hope
Providing disaster relief and building supply lines.

Corporation for National and Community Service - Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Support Fund
Meeting the immediate emergency needs of hurricane victims.

Dream Center
Bussing, feeding and housing 300 refugees.

Episcopal Relief & Development
Mobilizing to support residents affected by this disaster.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Providing emergency relief and recovery supplies.

Gifts In Kind International
Managing and shipping donated products.

Hearts with Hands
Activating response teams to assist in the Gulf Coast and locally.

Humanity First USA
Providing essential supplies and volunteer help to the victims.

International Association for Human Values
Providing trauma relief counseling and medical care.

International Relief Teams
Providing emergency medical assistance.

International Rescue Committee
Deploying an emergency team to Louisiana to support emergency relief and resettlement efforts.

International Orthodox Christian Charities
Activating its emergency response network assisting people in the storm-affected areas.

Mennonite Disaster Service
Providing relief to victims.

Mercy Corps
Assisting families affected by the hurricane.

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Coordinating NGOs in Domestic Disasters.

Operation Blessing
Transporting food, water, cleaning kits, and other emergency supplies.

Salvation Army
Local, regional, and national disaster relief programs.

Samaritan's Purse
Helping victims of natural disasters.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

UJA-Federation of New York
Providing victims food, clothing and housing.

United Jewish Communities
Meeting emergency needs and providing respite for evacuees.

United Methodist Committee on Relief
Providing relief to victims.

World Vision
Shipping food and survival kits to affected Gulf Coast victims.

Children & Families
Boys & Girls Clubs
Rebuilding destroyed Boys & Girls Clubs.

Feed the Children
Sending emergency food, water and other relief supplies.

First Book
Getting books out to displaced children.

Kids Acquiring Real-life Education
Providing supplies to displaced youth and families.

Save the Children USA
Assisting displaced children and families.

Animals
American Humane Association
Providing emergency animal services.

American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery
Providing animal recovery and supplies.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Providing direct support to help rebuild facilities and relocate animals.

North Shore Animal League America
Providing temporary shelter for pets.

Humane Society of the U.S.
Rescuing animals and assisting their caregivers in the disaster areas.

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Rescuing animals in the face of the devastation.

Noah's Wish
Helping to keep animals alive in face of the storm devastation.

PETsMART Charities
Providing relief for the animals impacted by hurricanes.

United Animal Nations
Providing emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services

Rebuild & Recover
Church World Service
Developing long-term plans to assist with recovery.

Farm Aid, Inc.
Directing relief to family farmers.

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.
Help rebuild the lives of the victims house by house.

Heart of Florida United Way
Assisting with hurricane recovery efforts in Florida.

Rebuilding Together
Helping low-income homeowners rebuild.

United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
Helping victims of hurricanes locally.

United Way of Miami-Dade
Helping victims of hurricanes locally.

Water Missions International
Helping with the affected area's water purification needs.