Katrina, Ways we can Help
September 2, 2005
Good Morning Leadership,
Several of out members has expressed an interest in making some type of effort on the Katrina Disaster. I contacted Paulette West, Mission Coordination of VIM of our North Alabama Conf. This is the organization we work thru going to Honduras. She had 2 separate ways we could participate and I thought I would pass them on to you. If you would in tern pass them to your team members, it would give them an opportunity to participate if they want to.
1. Local churches in the devastated area of south Ala, Miss, and Lau. have expressed a need for basic first aid supplies. They would need to sent to Paulette West, pwest@northalabamaumc.org or [phone 205- 226-7962. The sooner the better. ex: band aids, antibiotic cream, tape, gauze, ace bandages, sun screen, bug spray, bottle water, infant formula (pre mixed or dry), diapers, Gatorade
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2. The second way to participate is more involved. To take a team down into the devastated area requires a certification process. It takes two hours of training and the training does NOT require commitment to go. The training would put you in a category that will allow you to go if you want to and the need arrives. Paulette West will put on the training at Christ United Methodist Church at 5:30 Tuesday, Sept 6. It will last 2 hours. After completing this 2 hour course, you will be certified. If the need arrives and we so desire, we can then put together a team to go to Katrina area. Although this sounds involved, it is really very simple. Just show up next Tuesday at Christ Church at 5:30 and you then have options opened up.
Please pass this on to your team members.

Vaya con Dios,
Tom Camp, M.D.

p.s. . I know some of you are out of this area and cannot participate in the training, but you get the information anyway.