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Katrina Kids

Welcome!

HOLIDAY DRIVE!

Susan is back from Moss Point!
Photo Album from Moss Point
She is drained and already missing her new friends! People have been extremely kind, generous and supportive of her efforts (call Susan; she needs to talk about this) but she can't wait to get back down South.
At the moment, they are in need of :
BAND INSTRUMENTS= we had some but they were all destroyed... music makes everybody smile (i.e. football games & parades) & who doesn't love a little sing-along?
LITERATURE= new or gently used books; all genres
WALMART= gift cards in $25 increments
(This limit is suggested as Walmart is having trouble restocking since it is not fully operational yet.)
SHIPPER/SHIPPING= If anyone knows of anyone or would be willing to assist us with shipping, that would be of tremendous help as our previous shipper has bailed out and shipping is getting costly.
Susan also brought back native Southern seeds...the landscape is destroyed. Students at PS 19 will be working with Mary Sciales from the NY Botanical Gardens, to grow the seeds in a controlled environment. Restarting from the ground up includes plants and morale! "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Too"
The theme song is Black Water, Mississippi Moon, Doobie Brothers, 1975. (They still play it on the radio on a daily basis.)

HINT: ANOTHER NEW DRIVE- Gettin' Moss Point to the Mardi Gras (any help?)
You can still contact us via email (link at the bottom of page) as we still need your help.
Remember, it's not over yet!
Click on this link for pictures of the school district, its damaged classrooms & its youngsters: http://images.pcmac.org/Uploads/MossPoint/MossPoint/Divisions/News/Documents/Katrina%20Pictures.pdf

Check back soon!

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Great news! Our PEN PAL NETWORK is up and running! Would anyone be interested in being matched up with a class, grades K-8? Drop us an email or give us a call with your name, contact info & what grade you'd be interested in writing with.

(Kindergarden & 1st Grade still need pen pals to date.)

Our mission is to bring much needed school supplies and a sense of normalcy to the children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Please help us by collecting school supplies such as the following:

notebooks

calculators

crayons & markers & pencils

coloring books

new or gently used backpacks

-Have questions? Feeling confused or just wondering how exactly all of this is working out? Call Susan at (718) 969-4276

Katrina Kids Snack and Nap Drive:

Aside from school supplies, we feel that the kids will also need to nap and snack during whatever educational instruction they will have. We need your help! Please take the time to make mega batches of G.O.R.P (good old raisins and peanuts) Make the mix however you like it! It tastes GREAT! Cheerios, Mini pretzels, Raisins, M&M candies The recipe calls for peanuts and they make the mix taste great but .... we must request some without due to food allergies. After mixed, divide into sealable sandwich bags. Label bags 'peanuts' and 'no peanuts.' Place all bags in an airtight tin. This will enable freshness, prevent crushing during shipping as well as against critter attacks.

Please consider sending a nap mat. You can purchase these where you would find most school supplies. Please label with you name, address and phone number. This might help us create a pen pal as well as a Thank You activity.

THE EXTENDED KATRINA KIDS NETWORK:

Noreen & Gang head FILL A BACK PACK campaign in Congers, NY

Lisa & Gang for Snack/Nap in Ulster County and Area

Bates Family & Gang head Snack/Nap in Montague, NJ and Milford Pennsylvania

Fishelman Family head Adopt-A Family Campaign in Englishtown, NJ and Deposit, NY

Joseph Cruz with Periless Imports

Anita is heading the Music Therapy Program

Bob Jackson & Company along with Mary Sciales are on board with Susan in the Horticultural Therapy Movement

Angel & Andrew for all their help in tackling phones, flyers and bad weather in NY

Dukie (David N.) heading up "GET SOME REST DRIVE"

Maxine Rappaport is heading the LITERATURE DRIVE for new and used books (good condition please!)

Thanks so much for your help!

SpReAd ThE wOrD!

Thank you to all who have donated! Your contributions are invaluable and your kindness boundless. Make sure to visit this website again as it'll soon be updated with new information. -THE KATRINA KIDS GANG

Do we accept telegrams? Of course! And email and phone calls too! Reach us by:

EMAIL: katrina_kids@hotmail.com (or click on the link at the bottom of the page)

PHONE: Susan at (718) 969-4276

FAX: Susan at (718) 969-4276

Katrina

Hurricane Katrina created quite a mess With broken hearts and related stress Before all the damage can be accessed There are many issues to be addressed

People uprooted from their homes Through flooded streets hopelessly roam Many have given up in despair While others vow to build and repair

I still have faith in the Human Race With all the problems they will face Survivors are glad just to be alive In this year two thousand and five

By Stella Munao; written 10-19-05

"Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play

Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful and so are you Dear Prudence won't you come out and play
Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies The wind is low the birds will sing that you are part of everything Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes?
Look around round
Look around round round Look around
Dear Prudence let me see you smile
Dear Prudence like a little child The clouds will be a daisy chain So let me see you smile again Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?"

~The Beatles

Click below for more info:

Latest Updates on Katrina
St. Bernard- Evacuation Plan
The Red Cross
CNN News
American Horticultural Therapy Association
Dear Prudence- American Music Therapy
Moss Point Pictures
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