rhino 0 #1 September 1, 2005 I have made 100 phone calls trying to find (A) point of contact in the Red Cross, United Way, or Salvation Army to start compiling a list of families that need to be sponsored. I need everyones help.. I am building a sponsor a family website.. My wife and I want to bring in a family ourselves, clothe them, feed them, and get them back on their feet. ... We can't find this information... We need soldiers on the ground in the effected areas to help us.... I need list of families immediately. Already know few dozen people willing to do the same thing we are... Who wants to help me get this information??? I need them to call or email me.. [email protected] or pm me for my phone number.. We need to help these people.. I'm not sending money to the red cross but I will be more than happy to help myself. PLease help me help these people.. Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eaglenrider 0 #2 September 2, 2005 QuoteI have made 100 phone calls trying to find (A) point of contact in the Red Cross, United Way, or Salvation Army to start compiling a list of families that need to be sponsored. I need everyones help.. I am building a sponsor a family website.. My wife and I want to bring in a family ourselves, clothe them, feed them, and get them back on their feet. ... We can't find this information... We need soldiers on the ground in the effected areas to help us.... I need list of families immediately. Already know few dozen people willing to do the same thing we are... Who wants to help me get this information??? I need them to call or email me.. [email protected] or pm me for my phone number.. We need to help these people.. I'm not sending money to the red cross but I will be more than happy to help myself. PLease help me help these people.. Rob __________________________________________________ Good idea ,Rob. And kudos to you for wanting to help those in need. Just a suggestion; as you are obviously determined to help *those in need*, perhaps you should consider driving down some of the backroads of the closest major city to your home. I'm certain you will find needy folks . Heck, they've been there right under your nose long before "Katrina". Blues, Cliff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 September 2, 2005 http://www.hurricanehousing.org/host.html Found this. It isn't good enough but it's a start.. Sponsor someone... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #4 September 2, 2005 Thank you.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 September 2, 2005 Yep.. Hopefully the people in need know about this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #6 September 6, 2005 www.openyourhome.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #7 September 6, 2005 Dont get it you will help Katrina victims but whine about paying child support... anyways good idea... you probley wont get names directly from the agencies, privacy type stuff.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #8 September 6, 2005 Why do people only put this much effort into helping others when a major tragedy strikes? (not aimed at your Rhino - just an observation after 9/11, the Tsunami and this)._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #9 September 6, 2005 QuoteWhy do people only put this much effort into helping others when a major tragedy strikes? (not aimed at your Rhino - just an observation after 9/11, the Tsunami and this). Hi CBS Right you are. One Xmas our Co. visited a homeless shelter and said they wanted to do something for the holiday. The shelter director responded they needed help year round not just xmas. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #10 September 6, 2005 QuoteDont get it you will help Katrina victims but whine about paying child support... You don't get a lot of things. Including acting with any sort of class. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #11 September 6, 2005 QuoteWhy do people only put this much effort into helping others when a major tragedy strikes? (not aimed at your Rhino - just an observation after 9/11, the Tsunami and this). A couple of thoughts... Because many of those people didn't NEED shelter or clothing before the tragedies? Would 'Fuck it let them all drown' be better? Hey if I lost everything during a natural disaster I'm not gonna look at someone that donates clothes for my kids and food for us and say, "Yeah, but what have you done besides this?"~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,169 #12 September 6, 2005 QuoteThe shelter director responded they needed help year round not just xmasIn Houston at least one of the worst times for food pantries and shelters is summer. Food pantries because children who are fed on the school lunch program aren't in school, and shelters because, well, people think about them at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the money from that runs out in the summer. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #13 September 6, 2005 Exactly... I try to do things a bit more often but even still sometimes forget unless it is a holiday or what not.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #14 September 6, 2005 I do get what it means to be a abusive person who negates people they dont know .... granted its indirectly and from you, but I still have learned somethingSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #15 September 6, 2005 QuoteOne Xmas our Co. visited a homeless shelter and said they wanted to do something for the holiday. The shelter director responded they needed help year round not just xmas. Which makes you wonder: is their offer of xmas assistance really an altruistic offer to help others, or just a small sacrifice to make themselves feel good. I've always wondered the same thing about the slavery issue. Many people opposed slavery because it went against God, and if it wasn't stopped, then God would punish America, including them. So, did they oppose slavery because they truly felt sorry for the black slaves? Or did they oppose it for their own selfish reasons of not wanting to get caught up in the backlash? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #16 September 6, 2005 I wouldnt say it would be entirely because of Quoteor just a small sacrifice to make themselves feel good. I think a part of it has to do with that , at least in my opinion is that we get wrapped up in our own lives, children, school, work , that sometimes we dont stop and remember. Then come the holidays, which are a time for stopping, remembering, loving... we tend to also remember those who are in need.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,471 #17 September 7, 2005 > is their offer of xmas assistance really an altruistic offer to help others, >or just a small sacrifice to make themselves feel good. Feeling good about altruism does not change the value of said altruism. The opposite is true as well - feeling bad about an evil or selfish deed does not mitigate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crozby 0 #18 September 7, 2005 QuoteDont get it you will help Katrina victims but whine about paying child support... I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking its pretty tacky using this thread to antagonize Rhino. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 52 #19 September 7, 2005 Quote I'm sure I'm not alone... You are not. In the thread about Receiving aid from foes a lot is said about not accepting help when offered. What Rob is trying to do here is a good thing, irrespective of everything else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #20 September 7, 2005 I dont think it would be irrespective of everything else... looks look at a extreme case... someone is in jail for murder, but they set up a foundation to help others.... do they deserve our respect? They dont in my opinion.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 52 #21 September 7, 2005 QuoteI dont think it would be irrespective of everything else... looks look at a extreme case... someone is in jail for murder, but they set up a foundation to help others.... do they deserve our respect? They dont in my opinion. Many ex-cons and former drug users have set up foundations, started rehab programs, engage in public speaking programs to help educate and deter others. All good things, in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #22 September 7, 2005 ex-con is different ..... he is currently not taking care of things he should and hurting people.... and ex con is someone who did something bad , did their time .... became a better person someone still in jail for a crime, is just thatSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 52 #23 September 7, 2005 Quotesomeone still in jail for a crime, is just that Until the instant they walk through the gate - then they somehow suddenly become 'a better person'?. Whatever... Good on you, Rob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #24 September 7, 2005 actually yes, in a way, they paid for their crimes.... they are allowed back into society... yup good job Rob, leave your son in the shaft but hell set up a website for others and it all negates you taking care of your obligations as a dad... and a man...Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crozby 0 #25 September 7, 2005 Quoteyup good job Rob, leave your son in the shaft but hell set up a website for others and it all negates you taking care of your obligations as a dad... and a man... See, now that *is* just being antagonistic. My advice to you would be to pack it in, because to those of us that don't personally know you, it just makes you seem like a quite nasty person, which i suspect isn't really the case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
