Katrina quilts

Thank you. Our National Guard were some of the first to arrive. Those
young people left their jobs and families to go at a moments notice.
Something a lot of people don't understand about the National Guard - these
weekend warriors don't have income from their jobs for their families left
at home when they are sent elsewhere. Our local communities step up to the
plate and help as much as we can to take care of the families while they are
gone to NO, LA - Iraq - Afghanistan - or where ever they are needed but it
is really hard on the families that are left behind. Military pay is lousy
at best and I don't know if it's true or not but I was told the Nat'l Guard
receives less than that when they are activated. I just read that the
evacuees from Katrina are going to be housed at the Ft. Chaffee Base,
located near Ft. Smith. They took Viet Nam refugees back in the 70s so they
have the structures and are equipped to deal with large numbers of people.

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"Phyllis Nilsson" wrote in message
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You are a generous lady . . . seems to run in the state from how they are
helping the refugees.

SNIGDIBBLY wrote:
I shipped out 25 crib size quilts today. I was selling them in my ebay
store and I just took them out of inventory - boxed them up - and sent
them out in todays mail!! Felt so good to be able to do something
concrete. NW Arkansas is currently expecting about 20,000 refugees this
week. Some are already here. Springdale nursing home took in 24 elderly
and disabled refugees who require 24 hour care were admitted yesterday.
More are coming.