- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Guys,
My name is Robbie and I am from Pensacola, FL. Last year, we got destroyed from Hurricane Ivan. Now, I know it may be hard to believe, but our town looked just like New Orleans and the coast of Mississippi does now. It was devistating. Though our damage was not as widespread as this current disaster, it was still quite a site. Ivan was the 3rd worse disaster in U.S. History, and now we have Katrina, which tops the charts.
When something like this happens, it's the town suffering from the tragedy, literally becomes a 3rd world country. When Ivan hit, it was 3 weeks before I even saw the first pictures of what had happened. We didn't know what was going on, where to get food, gas, water, what was happening around the Nation, was there another Hurricane coming? etc;...No one knows whats going on when your in that situation. But the only thing you do know is...there are people all around out there helping.
Your contribution, though small, is huge. During our time of crisis, me and my family survived off of 1 womans generosity. She drove up and said, "Here....here is some water and bread..." That water and bread was enough to last 2 weeks..enough to survive.
In New Orleans and Mississippi, it's a life or death situation. It seriously is. It's a scary scene, and they can't make it unless you and I help. Me and my family couldn't make it without help.
So do what you can...pitch in....Trust me, every little bit helps.
If you can't help, then the least you could do is pray. I get annoyed because I hear on TV that it's going to take months to rebuild. No....it will take years. It's been 1 year since our storm, and still, people don't have their homes, our beach is still destroyed, our community is still rebuilding. So please, do what you can, and pray that life will improve for these people.