Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Please Help!
This past weekend has been a devastated one. My heart goes out to all the people who lost their homes and loved ones. We experienced rain like we have never seen before in our state's history. We have had 5 months worth of rain in 2 days. Streets are closed, rescue teams are out in full force, homes have been lost and even a portable classroom from a nearby high school went sailing down I-24. The Cumberland River crested at its highest level in over 80 years! People drowned. Billions of dollars in damage occurred. Did you know that it is the single largest disaster to hit Middle Tennessee since the Civil War?? So many said that they wanted to help but didn't know how. Well I so get that because that is how I felt. I think what I have learned through this is you help how you can. For some that will be helping out physically with removing debris and clearing out homes, for others it will be donating financially, others it may be opening their homes for a family to have shelter. Since we live about 2 hours away, the only we I feel like I can help is to donate money or take up supplies to send in for the victims. So many have lost their homes and had no flood insurance because they saw no need in it withnot being in a flood zone. Can you imagine loosing your home and not having any insurance to rebuild it and still owe on a morgage??? You can text "redcross" to 90999 to donate $10 and it will be billed to your cell phone.
Come one now, I know there's a reason why this great state is called the volunteer state. Let's come together and help these families in need!
In the video you will see Opryland Hotel, Oprymills Mall, The Colliseum where the Titans play and the Grand Ole Opry.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)



0 comments:
Post a Comment