As I mentioned in an earlier comment, my wife’s friend is a victim of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent inaction from the government. Catnip recommended that I post a diary, so here it is.
His name is Don Boyle. A 52 year old, diabetic vet that was born and raised in Gretna, LA. He was living in Jefferson Parish, LA. when the hurricane hit. He was unemployed when Katrina hit and was unable to evacuate. He’s currently in St. Charles waiting for a friend to pick him up and take him back to Lexington, TN.
All of his belongings, other then the clothes on his back, have been lost. Other then temporary shelter, he has no permanent place to stay.
If you would like to help, a Paypal account has been setup for donations. The Paypal account is greenbacksforgrobeck at yahoo.com. If you have any questions about the account, you can email Don (not the same Don, they both have the same name) at the same email address.
If you want to help but don’t want to use Paypal, email me at sgilm0n at gmail.com and I can send you the address where he will be staying in TN.
If you have any other questions, I’ll pass them to my wife and try to get you an answer. After he is settled, I will get a full report of what has been going on the last week and post it here.