As the damage, lives, and missing are calculated the rest of the victims of Hurricane Katrina are asking what can they do to help and how can they be helped in their situation of distress. The American Red Cross is helping as much as they can and collecting funds to increase their capability to help the victims.
Federal help has been implemented, as well, to help the victims and their families get back on their feet. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is now helping in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Florida. With this extra help many of the needed supplies for the people of the area will be supplied, as well as the needed funds to prepare to rebuild.
Many individuals have rallied as well to help those in need, both with missing people and fixing damages. Searches are being conducted all across Louisiana and Mississippi to find missing people in the rubble and destruction that was left behind Katrina’s path.
Hopefully with all the help that the people of these states are receiving they will quickly be able to get back to their everyday lives. But for now Hurricane Katrina victims still need help in lots of ways and are asking where to go for help and have found a group of local websites such as www.mylouisiana.us and www.mymississippi.us to be of great help to look for information at the state level. At a more local level they have found www.myneworleansla.us and www.myjacksonms.us. These sites provide hope and information for these devastated people. The forums created by the webmasters provide information for the victims in an organized manner. As well as a way to ask questions about what is being done in their local areas in the way of rebuilding and finding lost loved ones. And in a smaller, but still important aspect, giving the victims a place to tell their stories as a way of helping them cope with their losses and move on with their lives.
There are several ways to help including donating to the Red Cross fund at www.redcross.org and also helping more directly by volunteering time to help. Another way to help these people directly if you don’t have a lot of time you can visit the My United States Network sites and give these people hope and information in the forums.
About the Author
Jeff O’Reilly is a nationally syndicated author who reports for the My United States Network.
Welcome to Caorle, little Venice. Caorle over the centuries, it has enchanted writers and artists seduced by the history, architecture, nature and regenerating climate. In the shadow of the Romanic bell tower, lie alleyways and squares tinged with the ancient flavour that make Caorle a little Venice.
Hotel All’Orologio is located in an ideal position for discovering the city and enjoying the beauty of the place. It lies in the heart of the Villaggio dell’Orologio, surrounded by tennis courts and crazy golf courses, just a stone’s throw from the sea and the beach.
Despite being in a tranquil and natural area, we are connected to the city centre by the pedestrian precinct and our accommodation is also provided with a large car park.
Caorle’s small, romantic Hotel All’Orologio is a modern structure that is ideal for both couples and families looking for a tranquil place to stay for their holidays. Our Hotel near Venice is very receptive to environmental issues and therefore it has undertaken to comply with the guideline compiled by environmental organisation Legambiente and to promote environmentally friendly tourism.
You will have the chance to sip a delicious cocktail on our terrace before sampling the menu based on the freshest fish that has always been a favourite with our regular guests. Just a stone’s throw away is the beach, where reserved parasols and sun loungers await the Hotel’s guests for pleasant days of sun and sea.
We love to surround our guests with great little touches.
From the very moment they arrive, our guests have the impression that they are in a familiar, youthful environment: in order to transmit this sensation of warm hospitality, we have completely refurbished our Hotel, year after year, customising it with special details and all the comforts we ourselves like to be surrounded by.
We dedicate special attention to our Restaurant, the feather in our cap. The la carte menu of local dishes is accompanied by a large vegetable buffet and every day offers a selection of 5 starters, 3 main courses and 4 desserts.
The dishes prepared by our chef are the result of research into the tradition of the Veneto region in an attempt to take the fragrance and flavours of our sea to the table. Our speciality is without a doubt seafood; cuttlefish ink spaghetti, the fish soup and the seafood margherite are just a few of our most popular dishes.
Spacious, modern and fitted with all comforts.
All our bedrooms are comfortable and inviting and are characterised by elegant, functional furnishings, where every detail has been carefully chosen, from the tiles, to fabrics made of natural fibres. The bedrooms belong to three different categories: single, double and family.
All the bedrooms are equipped with modern comforts and the beach service with parasols and loungers is included in the price. It is now even more affordable to spend your family holiday at Hotel All’Orologio. Children are eligible for discounts of up to 50% on stay rates in family rooms.