Hilltop Rescue, our longtime Katrina relief partner who is based in LA, is setting up relief operations in Ramona, California near San Diego. The final location has not been chosen, but should be up and running this week. Details will be available at www.hilltoprescue.org.
Unlike the TV coverage of large, expensive homes that have been destroyed, many of the people they met were in a similar economic state as those we’ve been helping in Louisiana. They have determined a large need for immediate assistance and expect to find more work as residents were just beginning to return home in many areas yesterday.
The damage is more than just fire. Winds up to 80mph and higher in some canyons downed trees and damaged buildings the day before the fire. There’s lots of debris to haul away and cut up with chainsaws.
Robert Machen and Corkey Cowart spent yesterday touring the damaged area and took some video. Here’s the link.
Servants Unite does not presently have funds to cover air transportation across the country. Tickets on Skybus from Columbus to SanDiego vary by day, but you’ll find on their site that you can expect to pay about $140 each way. If you would like to go out, you can contact me for more information or visit the Hilltop site.
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