Things are so chaotic down there that governments are asking people to stop sending items,

If the rain keeps up like this, we might have some more people checking in.

That would be a good time for people to make donations to the Red Cross or United Way in memory of those who have lost their lives due to Hurricane Katrina or in honor of our local people who help us every day like our volunteers, firefighters, members of the armed forces, or other disaster assistance groups.

If you really want to help in the best way, volunteer locally or donate money,

We will have a food truck there, so we hope everyone will drive through in the morning and get coffee and a pastry or take their lunch break with us. When parents are taking their kids to school, they should leave a little early and stop by.

We are having local expenses due to assisting evacuees that are in our community,