[16841] in APO-L
Re: Flood Devastation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sweet loretta pie)
Wed May 7 16:59:08 1997
Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 14:56:44 -0600
Reply-To: sweet loretta pie <Molly.Carmody@COLORADO.EDU>
From: sweet loretta pie <Molly.Carmody@COLORADO.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199705021735.LAA29816@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
In response to the call for a cleanup crew, the Gamma Theta chapter at the
University of Colorado are already in the process of organizing a cleanup
crew. We have been in contact with Tanya, the section IX chair. We are
going in June, but we're not quite sure when. Tanya said that we needed to
wait until the water receeded to the point where we could help with the
cleanup. If you have any questions about our efforts, please write back. I
think if we could make this a nationwide cleanup, that would really be an
awesome effort on the part of APO!
In LFS,
Molly Carmody
Gamma Theta, CU Boulder
On Fri, 2 May 1997, Shad Cook, Nu Mu wrote:
> Along with what Charlie Z has said, the best help will come through donations
> to the Red Cross.
>
> >From what I know, Epsilon Theta and the rest of the students were evacuated
> in time from Grand Forks. On the other hand, the interest/petitioning
> chapter in Fargo, ND at NDSU had 20 minutes to evacuate and grab as much
> stuff as possible. I have yet to be in contact with any members of Epsilon
> Theta as well. My grandmother lives 30 miles from the flooding in Fargo and
> said that her community is even feeling the effects and is mobilizing to help
> in the cleanup of Fargo.
>
> As far as helping in cleanup efforts are concerned, there is nothing we as
> Section 23 Staff have planned out as a cleanup crew. With no word from any
> of the members of the two flooded chapters, its hard to know the worst areas
> hit by the flooding. But what I have decided is that on my days off, my
> brother (who graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead) and myself will be
> driving up to Fargo and helping with the cleaning since we have friends that
> need help there.
>
> With students approaching the last month of classes in May it will make it
> difficult to help volunteer time with finals approaching. IF its possible,
> when classes are done for those of you in classes, why don't we mobilize an
> APO volunteer cleanup crew?
> This is just a thought, but the residents of Grand Forks and Fargo can use as
> much help as possible no matter how large or small the force is. Just think
> about it and lets discuss if it would be a possibility.
>
> Shad Cook
> Section 23 Staff
>
