Jim Lane
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SPECIAL HURRICANE KATRINA NOTE
The staff of iMovingGuide.com know you share our grief and sympathy for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Katrina. In the wake of this tragedy, we ask that you consider a donation to the Salvation Army, Red Cross or other charitable institution serving hurricane victims.

If you have space available in your home for victims of the disaster or know someone in need, we ask that you consider visiting a new site, RC-Katrina.com, that is bringing together hurricane victims that need housing and individuals or entities that have available accommodations. This service is 100% free of charge.

If your family is not able to send money or provide living space, but would like to help in a tanglible sense by "adopting a family" in the area, please contact me and I will help you to make contact with families that would gladly welcome donations of food or clothing.

AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS.

Here is the latest information from the Salvation Army on relief efforts:

Currently, The Salvation Army is providing relief to residents and first responders in Hattiesburg, Miss., Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La. Additional Salvation Army emergency disaster services vehicles (canteens) are staged in surrounding areas and are prepared to be deployed to other affected areas once emergency management officials determine it safe. The Salvation Army is prepared to serve 500,000 meals a day as well as provide emotional and spiritual support to those trying to recover from Katrina’s wrath.

Salvation Army centers in Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., have become safe havens to 500 people who were evacuated due to the storms. The Salvation Army is providing shelter and food to evacuees, many of whom have no where else to go since the storm annihilated countless homes in its destructive path. Salvation Army canteens are serving hot meals to residents and first responders throughout Mobile and in Hattiesburg, Miss.

More than 250 Salvation Army volunteers, employees and officers (ministers) will be providing aid from at least 100 canteens that will each be able to provide up to 5,000 meals a day. The Salvation Army has staged its two 54-foot mobile kitchens in Baton Rouge, La., and Mobile, Ala. They will be moved to other affected areas once emergency responders determine safe locations.

The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) has been tirelessly working to provide information concerning the health and welfare of affected residents to anxious family members and loved ones. In one day SATERN received more than 600 health and welfare requests. Health and welfare inquiry forms may be found at www.salvationarmyusa.org.

At this time The Salvation Army is only asking for monetary donations. A $100 donation will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit.

Monetary donations may be sent your local Salvation Army earmarked “Disaster Relief,” made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

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Monroe, LA Population 113,947 Average Commute time (minutes) 15 Population growth 1.2% Median Household Income $29,931 English speaking 96.9% Spanish-speaking 1.3% Median apartment rent $439 Median rent as % of median household income 27% Median household income (Rank out of 3,629 cities) 1,432 Speaking a language other than English or Spanish 1.8% Student/teacher ratio 18:1 Residents moving in during the past 5 years 44.70%

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