This is a blurb I have been working on a little at a time. Tears form each time I try to write:
The Gulf Coast is a sad place right now. Everything we ever knew or have known is gone and/or drastically changed. Our homes, places of worship and our entertainment venues have been destroyed. Many people left the area in the wake of the storm while many people stayed home thinking they could survive. Sadly for a lot of residents that was not the case. We are without power, food, and water. Some only have the clothes on their backs and are searching for any word on the fate of loved ones. The Gulf Coast is a war zone. Looting is prominent throughout the area along with thirst and starvation.
At GulfCoastBands.Com we have hosted a monthly Meet and Greet for local charities. In January, we had 17 bands perform for free in the wake of the tsunami crisis. That day we raised over 20k from donations and silent auctions. Now the Gulf Coast itself is in desperate need of help. If you have the opportunity to host a charity show to donate to the Red Cross, please do. Life on the Gulf Coast will never be the same.
I am located in north Mississippi without a home to return to, or very little to get by on, but I have my life. I feel helpless up here as I am being contacted to put on charity shows and do not have the means to do so. So I ask all of the bloggers out there with any kind of contacts, please put on shows, take donations, and say prayers to all of those people along the Gulf Coast. We need your help. Our lives depend on anything you can do to send relief.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
thanks Marc, I wish you and yours only the best and deeply appreciate you taking the time to let us know what is happening there
2 - Phillip Winn
I've been reduced to tears a few times just listening to stories on the radio, and I've got a coworkers who lost friends and her godfather to Katrina. It's a very sad time.
Thank you very much for the update. Everybody can donate here via paypal to help survivors with relief efforts.
3 - Eric Berlin
It's almost impossible for those of us in other parts of the country (and world) to grapple with. Thanks for giving us your perspective, and I hope that you're able to do what you can for yourself and your loved ones to move on from this tragedy.
4 - Connie Phillips
What a difficult post that must have been to write. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragedy.