Please Help!!!

I am sitting here with everything I could possibly need and more, and as I watch my tv and see the devastation right here in the US, not that far from us, I am moved deeply by the scene. I'm sure by now you all have seen the devastation from Hurricane Katrina that has occurred on the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. It is hurendous to say the least and there are thousands that need desperate help; women and children without food, babies dying, dead bodies on the streets and in the waters. There are thousands trapped inside buildings without food or water, riots in the streets, gun shots regurlary sounding and not near enough help. It seems like a foregin country to us, this scene we are not used to seeing, something that seems like it is out of Africa or the Middle East. These poor Americans are being called "refugees" and they are trapped inside a city that is collapsing around them. These Americans, our brothers and sisters, need our help. If you possibly can, please consider donating to the American Red Cross, a major force in the distress efforts in New Orleans and around the South. You can send checks to PO Box 5004, Portland, Oregon 97208 or visit KGW.com to use a credit card. This is a tremendous situation and any little bit helps, even if it is 5 of 10 dollars. Please consider helping all those that are devastated by this storm that took the heart out of one of America's most treasured cities. If you cannot donate, at least please pray for the survivors of this storm, for those that are trapped, for those that haven't a prayer in the world. Keep them all on your mind and think of them when we think our own lives are hard and stressful, just imagine what they are going through. God bless all of you....