Need

Volunteers, Misc. * (ANY/ALL Types)

Needed by Chanda LaVigne

Details

Urgency
Urgent
Quantity needed
50
Can be bought locally
Unknown

Notes

Hi Everyone,Im David Rouse,of Picayune,Ms.My fiance Chanda LaVigne sells on ebay some under chanda5050,take a look.
> > I was a firefighter for a total of 18 years and am also a
Marine.In
> > 1986,I was one of
> > Picayune's Captains and was injured in the line of duty using the
> > jaws of life cutting someone from a wreck.I have had 2
> > back and 2 knee surgeries and have been fully disabled and on
> > disability ever since.I miss the job so much and still love the
> > sound of the sirens and the smell of a grass fire to this day.I
> have
> > to say of all the jobs that Ive had,firefighting is by far the
best.
> > My fiance,her two kids ages 3 & 12 and myself lost everything as renters in
> > Longbeach,Ms when Katrina hit,we were left with only the cloths
> that
> > we evacuated with,our apartments were just slabs and piles of
> debris.
> > We are now in our 3rd fema camper and the rent prices have
tripled
> > here,which leaves renting NOT AN OPTION for us,we just cant
afford
> > it.
> > We have spend every penny that we had saved,on the downpayment
> > (12,000.00) on nearly 4 acres of land,with over 500 blueberry
trees
> > on it.The land is one of two new buisnesses that we are trying to get going.The blueberries will make us some money in the future and
we
> > also raise American Pit Bull Terrier Puppies,please see our
website
> > www.rousekennels. com .It will be several years before either
brings
> > in much if any money.
> > I have been clearing the land with my tractor and chain saw but
it
> > is really hard on my back and knees.I can only work a few days a
> > week,I have found a lady in Waveland,Ms who says that she has
found
> > a group of Volunteers from Ohio called the Ritter Crew,who is
> coming
> > on the 16th,to help us with clearing,if anyone knows of them,let
us
> > know,Id like
> > to talk to some of them.
> > Im looking for any information that you might have to get help from one of the katrina
> rebuilding
> > programs or grants to help us get the utilities put in and start
a
> > small house but all have turned us down because all of the
programs
> > that I have found are for people who were homeowners when Katrina
> > hit.There must be some kind of help out there for our
situation,if
> > anyone can give us some advice on something that we could
do,please
> > let me know,my email is lavignechanda@
> > My son is going to help me build the house,so if we could just
get
> > some materials,then we could get out of this camper,very soon I
> > hope,its been over 18 months,were tired of camping.If anyone
knows
> > where we could get some lumber or any kind of materials,new or
> > used,please let us know.Thank you for taking time to read my
story.
> > God be with you and your families,in your daily life
> > lavignechanda@yahoo.com
> > www.rousekennels. com