Arkansas is helping...and so are Rockers

The Photo is Juvenile...see last link...he is raising money with other rockers...

Then there are these other people helping:

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As Fort Chaffee reached capacity Sunday, the Salvation Army’s Northwest Arkansas area command prepared to take in evacuees displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

According to Special Projects Coordinator Jack Kiper, the old county jail in Fayetteville is prepared to shelter at least 240 people. "After my experience at Fort Chaffee, I can’t say we aren’t going to need it," Kiper said.

While Fort Chaffee can house up to 4,000 people, Kiper said thousands more arrived Sunday.

Volunteers are anticipating using the old county jail to shelter nearly 300 evacuees.

There are 240 beds at the facility, but Kiper said the shelter could take more that that in order to keep families together. "We’re not going to separate families," he said. "We’d like to focus on women and children but if we get a family unit that includes a father, we’re not going to say ‘ you can’t come. ’"

Kiper said families aren’t just going to need temporary shelter. "This is not the usual type of disaster sheltering problem," he said. "These folks are going to need shelter for six to nine months, maybe a year."

Some will be looking to start their lives over in Northwest Arkansas, he said. "I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘ I don’t want to go through this again, ’" he said. "As they come in, we’re working on trying to find them permanent places to live."

The Salvation Army is working with local apartment complex owners to waive deposit fees for Hurricane Katrina victims.

And here is McAllister Oklahoma LINK
they are sending firefighters

then there is the electricity:

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Linemen from 17 electric membership corporations (EMCs) across Georgia headed to Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to help electric co-ops restore power to areas hardest hit following Hurricane Katrina.

Among them were two crews of eight linemen from Coweta-Fayette EMC who headed to Jackson, Ala. near Mobile. They were ready and eager to help out in any way they could. Plans are for them to stay about 12 days, and then they will be replaced by other crews from the EMC.

The EMCs in Georgia have extensive experience in restoring power following destruction from a variety of weather events, including hurricanes. In recent years, EMC crews have worked alongside co-ops in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. It was reported that 30,000 utility poles were broken just in one area alone, so these crews definitely have their work cut out for them.

Coweta-Fayette also sent crews to aid Carroll EMC last Tuesday due to the destruction caused by tornadoes in their service area. “We are glad to be able to help these sister co-ops in their time of need,” says Michael Whiteside, Coweta-Fayette EMC President & CEO.

“We would have sent them earlier but our first priority is to be sure our members are taken care of first. We were indeed lucky to have escaped the destruction set off by Katrina.”

And Rockers are is there when you need her: LINk

While Hurricane Katrina destroys people's lives, musicians around the world continue to come together to help the victims of the tragedy.

Teen idol Hilary Duff is donating $200,000 U.S. to the Red Cross and an additional $50,000 to USA Harvest. Alan Jackson, Juvenile, Velvet Revolver, 3 Doors Down and The Juliana Theory are the newest names in the media who are eager to help.

Scott Weiland and his band Velvet Revolver are playing September 6 at Orlando, Florida's Hard Rock Live, with all of their ticket and bar proceeds benefiting the Red Cross. Hard Rock Cafes worldwide are encouraging patrons to round their cheques up to the nearest dollar or more to be donated.

Rock group 3 Doors Down have made a public service announcement with information on contacting various relief organizations. The Juliana Theory have pledged to share proceeds from merchandise sales from their official website to the Red Cross. Pearl Jam will donate a portion of the proceeds from their tour to an unannounced hurricane relief fund.

Juvenile, whose home in Slidell, Louisiana was destroyed, wants to organize a series of benefit concerts with H3Enterprises in New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Fayetteville, Los Angeles and Miami. Juvenile will take part in BET's September 9 telethon to raise funds for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.