Re: fema/gov/ insurance/relief money
Help and assistance is pouring in from all over the US. The UK and Germany have also extended a helping hand.<br /><br />People are opening up their hearts and pocket books just as they did for 9-11.<br /><br />The insurance companies currently have 100's of adjusters waiting to get into those claim areas. There are also many, many volunteers ready and waiting to assist with the cleanup. Our government has stepped in, the Army, Navy, Marines, National Guard and every Red Cross and Salvation Army in the region is doing what they can to help out.<br /><br />The insured will recover from their personal property losses. They may not have jobs for some time since many business have been destroyed which creates another short term problem.<br /><br />The people we really need to help are those who had no insurance and lost everything. Those are the people that are displaced for a longer period of time. No possible way to earn a living, or even get to work with virtually every automobile in the area a total loss and the fact that they have been taken 100's of miles away from their homes.<br /><br />I wonder myself how long can we feed and house these unfortunate people, but from what I see here in Texas, we will foster them as long as it takes. I'm proud of what we are doing to lend a hand. Sometimes it takes a disaster to bring out the best in people. I don't know anyone even in our small little town that isn't doing something even if its going through their closets and donating clothes. <br /><br />Here on the island, even our animal shelter is even asking us to foster pets for storm victims, the kennels are filling up fast. We would foster an animal until people can either get back into their homes or relocate. I think its a great gesture.<br /><br />This is a time for all of us to help right here at home doing whatever we can to make life livable and ease some of the heartache for the victims of this disaster.
