Thanks to all of you who have sent encouraging words to us here on
Katrina's anniversary. There are a lot of memorials going on around the
city despite pouring rain. Throughout the area there is bell-ringing,
wreath-laying, secular and religious services.
It is raining heavily outside right now. During lunch, I dashed across the
street to a local eatery. As I stood in line, I heard one lady say, "See?
Even the sky is crying today." I thought about that statement as I ate my
sandwich. There is cause for crying- the very-preventable breaking of the
levies, the tragedy and suffering at the Superdome, the loss of lives,
houses, businesses and even whole neighborhoods. Some things can come back
(and are) and some things aren't. Some people are coming back and some
never will.
But there is also cause for hope! The hope comes from individuals who make
up our nation. Individuals who donate time, money, and sometimes just give
someone a hug when despair overwhelms them. In fact, as I drove into work
this morning, I listened to an NPR story about who is really doing the
rebuilding. Mainly, it's Habitat for Humanity. In fact, the story said
Habitat has built more homes than anyone else, including the gov't. They
are building something like 57 a month. The story is here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14009346
There was also a long story in last Sunday's paper about the New Orleans
Public Library and its determination to rebuild and how individuals and
non=profits are helping out. Check it out at:
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/living-8/1188110261271940.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
For those of you who wrote to ask what you can do to continue to help,
consider making a donation today to either:
the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library
(http://nutrias.org/info/friends/friends.htm)
or
Habitat for Humanity New Orleans Area Chapter
(http://www.habitat-nola.org/)
And now....back to your regularly scheduled programming....
Amy Hale-Janeke, JD MLS
Head of Reference Services
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Library
New Orleans Headquarters
600 Camp Street, Room 106
New Orleans, LA 70130
ph: (504) 310-7755
fax: (504) 310-7578
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