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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:28 PM
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San Diego takes in Katrina victims.Ch 10 news. Is your city taking in any?
Reporting that several hundred victims have been airlifted to San Diego for aid and shelter. They should bring more in. The old Balboa Hospital, 2000 beds, is vacant.

Is your city helping out?
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:30 PM
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1. I just found out our little town of about 25,000 is
taking in around 200 or so evacuees...
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:31 PM
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2. Yes. Ed Schultz lives in my town and he's raising funds
to bring 3 families to our little village in Northern Minnesota (pop about 4000). One to live with him and Wendy and 2 that are being sponsored by our town and will have apartments it sounds like.
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:33 PM
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3. I'm not sure about evacuees but...
More than 300 LA and MS area college students have called the University of Maryland for a transfer.
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MNDEM2004 Donating Member (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:33 PM
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4. Minnesota has been asked and will,
be taking about 5000 people. The Governor stated this in a press conference. I have however not heard of any arriving as of yet.
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:34 PM
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5. Yes...Huntsville, AL is taking in victims...lots of jobs advertised...
...in the paper specifically for storm victims.

I don't know a specific number, but it's in the hundreds.
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divineorder Donating Member (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:36 PM
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8. Cincinnati already has
A family member who has 40 relatives from New Orleans living with him. The city is helping out in so many ways. We expect more to come in a few days.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:35 PM
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6. Haven't heard yet about Seattle
but my mom told me today Portland, Oregon is setting up a place for 1,000 displaced folks from Louisiana and Mississippi.
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tlsmith1963 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:35 PM
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7. San Diegan Here
That is great news! I'm glad that my city did this.:thumbsup:

Tammy
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:48 PM
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13. They just had a local bussinessman on who organized the airlift.
He was talking of the obstacles he had to endure and pleaded to other local bussinesses to do the same.

Bless him!
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:36 PM
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9. In spite of being a "red" area, San Diegans are very generous and
have big hearts when it comes to disaster victims. re: Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, Tsunami...
Go San Diego!
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:36 PM
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10. Philly's set to take in 1,000 families..
Operation Brotherly Love

Click here to learn more and sign up to volunteer

http://www.phila.gov/katrina/
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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:36 PM
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11. Albuquerque is taking in 200 today and probably more. nt
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:37 PM
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12. Yep, planes landing at Rickenbacker ANGB in Columbus, Ohio
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 07:38 PM by mtnester
or, for those of you who may have known it under another name (back in the day)....Lockbourne AFB
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