can you help?
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
I am asking for your help. Aimee has been hit hard with hurricane Katrina and although she, her husband, and her furbabies are safe, it is unknown that the rest of her family is the same. She is very much alive but not well. Besides her scrapbooks and albums he has lost everything. Both her house and the house she is building are gone. Her town has been destroyed. Although everything she owned is just "stuff", it is the "stuff" we take for granted and now she has NOTHING. I cannot even imagine! I ask that you keep Aimee and her family in your prayers and hope that she has the strength and the faith to get through this devastation. Kenny and I will be organizing OPERATION: RESTOCK AIMEE and hope that you will contribute with your generosity in any way you can. If you want to donate anything (and we mean anything!) to Aimee's family, please email me or Kenny. We will keep you updated on Aimee's progress as time goes on and will direct you to where you might send your donation. I still cannot fathom what she is going through right now. I appreciate everything that you are able to do for her. I'm sure she will, too.
Edited: Thanks to everyone for their offer to help our Aimee. Your generosity is astounding! Right now I have no idea how to get a hold of her. I hope that she is well and knows that we are thinking of her. I've emailed her but I have no idea if she even has access to the internet and really, email is probably the last thing I would be thinking about during this time. I will continue to try and get a hold of her as best as I can and keep everyone up to date as time goes on. Thanks, everyone!
Edited 9/7/05: We got a hold of Aimee! In lieu of physical goods, Kenny and I thought it would be better if we sent her gift cards instead like to WalMart. This way she can take care of groceries and basics. Please see Kenny's blog for his email address since he has Aimee's present physical address (she is staying at a friend's home). We thank you for the overwhelming response and your outpouring of kindness! You rawk! :)