Anyone volunteering to help the Baton Rouge flood victims?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Was looking at it. Might do it.

What is the severity down there? Anything comparable to Katrina?

Hey, did LSU have to move their fall football practices elsewhere?

[thetrinity]

Ya Obama when his 36 holes are over.

[VeggieDog]

Nope.

[brainfreeze]

TEXT: 90999 LAFLOODS

ten dollar donations if anyone's interested ...it will go to red cross, they're solid in these situations ..

[chico2663]

1-800-red cross.

[unusialsusp5]

just let the government print some more money that isn't really backed up with anything like 95% of the paper money that is already out there in circulation and let them hand it out to these people.

[brainfreeze]

Bump

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Bump

Freeze, I'm seriously thinking about doing it this week. Would love to hear some local knowledge about the severity.

[brainfreeze]

Freeze, I'm seriously thinking about doing it this week. Would love to hear some local knowledge about the severity.

I'm in the city, about an hour out from Baton Rouge ...I hear some of it is just as bad as they're saying and other parts didn't get hit as bad... There's nuisances like snakes and alligators running around the place flooded out of their natural habitats ..alligator farmers and the city are having a field day with that.. Was thinking of going down there myself, I usually go to the lauberge casino ...very interesting, last 2x I went the city made the news, last time it was the cops shooting, this time it was the flood... I drove home in those rains on the i10 ...did see one lady mash up her car other then that nothing...no traffic, then later heard how bad it got... I don't know what places are closed off and what places aren't .. But just call in to the city of Baton Rouge and find out what you can do if you were thinking about coming through... A lot of people are just bringing goods to the shelters, toys, clothes, and food stuff like that..

[jjgold]

Maybe PayPal donation

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm in the city, about an hour out from Baton Rouge ...I hear some of it is just as bad as they're saying and other parts didn't get hit as bad... There's nuisances like snakes and alligators running around the place flooded out of their natural habitats ..alligator farmers and the city are having a field day with that.. Was thinking of going down there myself, I usually go to the lauberge casino ...very interesting, last 2x I went the city made the news, last time it was the cops shooting, this time it was the flood... I drove home in those rains on the i10 ...did see one lady mash up her car other then that nothing...no traffic, then later heard how bad it got... I don't know what places are closed off and what places aren't .. But just call in to the city of Baton Rouge and find out what you can do if you were thinking about coming through... A lot of people are just bringing goods to the shelters, toys, clothes, and food stuff like that..

Thx, freeze.

[ThaWoj]

I live in between No and BR, about 20 minutes from hammond/Ponchatoula who got it just as bad as Denham and BR.

I can give any info if needed.

BTW maybe some are unaware but there were about 1500 motorists stuck on i-12 for over 24 hrs last week and it was shut down for 60+ miles for 2 days from the Covington exit all the way to BR. Helicopters were dropping food and water and the National Guard were the only ones able to get ppl off the interstate.

[brainfreeze]

I live in between No and BR, about 20 minutes from hammond/Ponchatoula who got it just as bad as Denham and BR.

I can give any info if needed.

BTW maybe some are unaware but there were about 1500 motorists stuck on i-12 for over 24 hrs last week and it was shut down for 60+ miles for 2 days from the Covington exit all the way to BR. Helicopters were dropping food and water and the National Guard were the only ones able to get ppl off the interstate.

you live in between ? Like donaldsonville sorrento area? Heard some of that wasn't good either...

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Thx for the info, boys. Trying to figure out best way to help.

If it's hard to navigate the area, sometimes a cash donation is best. I know Red Cross has a solid reputation of putting cash to good use.

[brainfreeze]

Thx for the info, boys. Trying to figure out best way to help.

If it's hard to navigate the area, sometimes a cash donation is best. I know Red Cross has a solid reputation of putting cash to good use.

Yea Chucky, kind of like a " gotta know " situation ...these boys have boats, know the area, and can deal with alligators ... Most folks can't and no one expects them to... If you want to drive down a uhaul of a bunch of stuff that your neighbors and yourself want to donate, help some people salvage what's left or just send in some donations ...would be a big help bud, awesome thread ..and congrats on the third place today...

[ThaWoj]

you live in between ? Like donaldsonville sorrento area? Heard some of that wasn't good either...

No i live near the tchefuncte river on the Northshore madisonville/Covington area (so technically not in between BR and No geographically but time and distance wise, maybe BR is a little farther). Anyways we had it bad in the March floods but nothing this time luckily.

Let's not forget about our animals too. The St Tammany humane society has done a great job taking most of the animals from flooded shelters and adopting or fostering them out.

There are plenty of areas that can be gotten to by car etc that need help. A lot of these houses need to be stripped and gutted and you gotta be young strong and able to withstand this brutal sub tropical heat here.

The worst thing is about 80% of ppl who had substantial losses had no flood insurance..

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Yea Chucky, kind of like a " gotta know " situation ...these boys have boats, know the area, and can deal with alligators ... Most folks can't and no one expects them to... If you want to drive down a uhaul of a bunch of stuff that your neighbors and yourself want to donate, help some people salvage what's left or just send in some donations ...would be a big help bud, awesome thread ..and congrats on the third place today...

Thx, freeze.

[ThaWoj]

Volunteers Needed to Muck Out Homes


Baton Rouge (August 22, 2016) – The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is urging anyone available to volunteer to help clean and muck out homes with flood damage. If you are able to help with this process, please contact www.volunteerlouisiana.gov. Any organization or church group is also encouraged to sign up. Tens of thousands of homes across the region have been impacted by the floods. Families need this type of support in order to continue the massive recovery process. The volunteer support in Louisiana has been tremendous. We need to continue this effort to help our neighbors during their time of need.

[brainfreeze]

No i live near the tchefuncte river on the Northshore madisonville/Covington area (so technically not in between BR and No geographically but time and distance wise, maybe BR is a little farther). Anyways we had it bad in the March floods but nothing this time luckily.

Let's not forget about our animals too. The St Tammany humane society has done a great job taking most of the animals from flooded shelters and adopting or fostering them out.

There are plenty of areas that can be gotten to by car etc that need help. A lot of these houses need to be stripped and gutted and you gotta be young strong and able to withstand this brutal sub tropical heat here.

The worst thing is about 80% of ppl who had substantial losses had no flood insurance..

Sad, didn't know that ... That's a lot of people stuck out, having to rebuild what's left.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm going to take a different angle on this:

* Any confirmed local SBR posters impacted by this LA flooding?

...If so, I'm willing to send some Gift-cards to them. Just don't try to play me.

[ThaWoj]

Nice gesture chucky

I suppose me and brain freeze can knock on someone's door to verify if they're real!

[boeing power]

I'm going to take a different angle on this:

* Any confirmed local SBR posters impacted by this LA flooding?

...If so, I'm willing to send some Gift-cards to them. Just don't try to play me.

Go the Red Cross route...why would you donate to a degenerate Gambler?

[gummo]

They need money more than people. Donate to the Red Cross

[brainfreeze]

Go the Red Cross route...why would you donate to a degenerate Gambler?

He's asking if someone has directly been impacted from the sbr community ... and wouldn't mind helping if there is, but yes, overall anyone wanting to help the situation, call Red Cross, these people are in trouble.

[boeing power]

He's asking if someone has directly been impacted from the sbr community ... and wouldn't mind helping if there is, but yes, overall anyone wanting to help the situation, call Red Cross, these people are in trouble.

And for every honest person here, there's 10 scammers.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

U wanna know why I'm not down w/ Red Cross? CEO makes > $200k per year.

I'm not gonna send him $$ to fund his Hawaiian vacation.

If any SBR poster was legitimately down on his luck, I'd help out.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I called RedX this morning. They ran me thru 3 phone chains and then left me hanging on Hold for 10 minutes. No problem.

[jjgold]

1/4 of houses will never be rebuilt maybe more

[Booya711]

Flew over Baton Rouge today on the way to Florida....fukk it looks bad there

[RudyRuetigger]

Pass, saints fukkin cost me last year

[brainfreeze]

I called RedX this morning. They ran me thru 3 phone chains and then left me hanging on Hold for 10 minutes. No problem.

Salvation Army is the same, the ceo's take in super bank ... I don't like that either, and obviously the customer service isn't to great.. The only other way would be donating to churches & other orgs you know are helping in the efforts, support them ...

[Ghenghis Kahn]

FYI...

"The Red Cross expects to raise more than $2 billion before Hurricane Katrina-related giving subsides. If it takes care of 300,000 people, that’s $7,000 per victim. I doubt each victim under Red Cross care will see more than a doughnut, an interview with a social worker and a short-term voucher for a cheap motel, with a few miscellaneous items such as clothes and cooking pots thrown in.
[snip]
Giving so high a percentage of all donations to one agency that defines itself only as a first-responder and not a rebuilder is not the wisest choice. Americans ought to give a much larger share of their generous charity to community foundations, grass-roots nonprofit groups based in the affected communities and a large number of international “brand name” relief agencies with decades of expertise in rebuilding communities after disasters."

don't ever donate to big organizations, your money will most likely be pocketed by someone that doesn't really need help.

personally i would only donate to small groups. i mainly donate to local animal rescue groups.

[brainfreeze]

FYI...

"The Red Cross expects to raise more than $2 billion before Hurricane Katrina-related giving subsides. If it takes care of 300,000 people, that’s $7,000 per victim. I doubt each victim under Red Cross care will see more than a doughnut, an interview with a social worker and a short-term voucher for a cheap motel, with a few miscellaneous items such as clothes and cooking pots thrown in.
[snip]
Giving so high a percentage of all donations to one agency that defines itself only as a first-responder and not a rebuilder is not the wisest choice. Americans ought to give a much larger share of their generous charity to community foundations, grass-roots nonprofit groups based in the affected communities and a large number of international “brand name” relief agencies with decades of expertise in rebuilding communities after disasters."

don't ever donate to big organizations, your money will most likely be pocketed by someone that doesn't really need help.

personally i would only donate to small groups. i mainly donate to local animal rescue groups.

Each person got $500... I remember those times like yesterday. They will help, but how much I don't know. I guess the best option is really giving to the smaller organizations that have their feet on the ground helping people...rather they be churches or disaster relief type orgs, I think it will reach the people better that way honestly..

[TheMoneyShot]

Yes donate your $10.00 to the Red Cross.

$0.60 cents will actually go to a victim.

The $9.40 is to keep the Red Cross functional.

[brainfreeze]

Each person got $500... I remember those times like yesterday. They will help, but how much I don't know. I guess the best option is really giving to the smaller organizations that have their feet on the ground helping people...rather they be churches or disaster relief type orgs, I think it will reach the people better that way honestly..

These people are on Fox News as I type... They are sheltering people who have come down to help.

http://greenwellsprings.com/home

here is another (local B.R.) church that's taking care of people down there..

http://www.bagbr.org/index.htm