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DOING
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VOLUNTEER
MINISTERS IN LOUISIANA
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Ministers in Baton Rouge |
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Donations
are needed to support the relief efforts
to transport people, for food, water,
toiletries, clothing, medical supplies,
sleeping bags etc.
The Scientology Mission of Baton Rouge has set up a PayPal account
you can use to donate for this cause. Any help you can give is
appreciated.
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Tampa, Orlando
and Houston have arrived in Louisiana to provide much needed
relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Volunteer Ministers' bright yellow t-shirts were a welcome
sight to the refugees at the Centroplex building in Baton
Rouge. Once inside what they faced was 8,000 people uprooted
from New Orleans, some of them 4 days out of their homes.
The floor was literally packed with people, many on cots,
and many more on rolls or blankets or simply on the hard cold
floor itself.
The head Volunteer Minister said, "Looking around that huge
facility, and all the people, it took us 10 minutes just to
take it all in. There was so much confusion, thousands of
distraught people, some who looked close to death, children
running around out of control, we weren't sure where to start.
One thing for sure we had our work cut out for us." She continued,
"We immediately got to work distributing water and food,
finding out what supplies people needed and helping to connect
up loved ones by phone. This is a big problem, as many people
can't reach their relatives and loved ones to let them know
they are alright, so we are connecting up as many as we can
by phone."
With an estimated 78,000 people already in emergency shelters,
and thousands more pouring in, the current shelters are overflowing.
People have to be transported to other locations to provide
for the overwhelming amount of dislodged citizens in Louisiana.
Scientologists around the world are raising donations to help
with the food, water and other supplies badly needed at this
time. Hundreds of Volunteer Ministers have already departed
to the hardest hit areas of Louisiana and many more are needed.
Many people are giving generously but the need is huge. This
is predicted to be the costliest and most devastating natural
disaster in American history.
For more information on how you can help call (323) 960-1949
or 1-800-435-7498 or e-mail vm@volunteerministers.org
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| Scientology Volunteer Ministers arriving
to the River Center bringing water and supplies. |
A coordination meeting of the various volunteer organizations
at the Centroplex. |
People bunk down anywhere they can amongst the thousands
of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. |
Scientology Volunteer Ministers help people experiencing
difficulty, listening to their traumas and helping
in any way to make it easier for the people at the
shelter. |
More
Photos > |
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 HOW
TO VOLUNTEER |
Contact the Scientology Disaster Response Team at
the number above.
You'll need a sleeping bag and air mattress. Someone
is assigned to handling logistics on the ground
and they have locations where people can sleep,
you just need to bring something to sleep in and
on.
The weather is very hot
(102�F), so bring summer
clothes.
Both the Lafayette and Baton Rouge airports are
open and people can fly into them.
If you are driving, bring as much drinking water
as you can. In Baton Rouge the water is fine but
the disaster areas and shelters need more water.
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