[Students] need donations again

Penny Belcher Penny_Belcher at tamu-commerce.edu
Mon Sep 26 14:24:24 CDT 2005


A&M-Commerce employees and students:

Once again we need to call on you to help with relief efforts for hurricane 
evacuees - but this time it's for the Rita victims.  We currently have 
approximately 60 evacuees staying at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and the 
Holiday Lodge Motel.  They are evacuees from the Beaumont and Port Arthur 
areas which took the direct hit of hurricane Rita.  Many of the homes have 
been flooded or destroyed.  Also, they have been told it may take up to 
three weeks or longer to restore electricity to some areas.  Therefore, 
they may be here for a while.

We need donations of water, soft drinks, fruit and snacks and anything else 
you can offer to help with while they stay here.  But please do not bring 
any clothing - we still have plenty of clothing left over from hurricane 
Katrina.  The evacuees are currently being served meals during the day by 
different organizations; however, they need water and drinks.  Please take 
donations to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel.

Your generous outpouring of donations during Katrina was really appreciated 
by the evacuees and also by those coordinating the relief efforts.  None of 
it could have been done without your generosity.  Thanks for being so 
caring and willing to help.

Thanks,

Penny A. Belcher, Director
Corporate and Community Relations
903-468-8170




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