I got an email from my buddy Brad at Catalyst. The Catalyst Vanagon is on a road trip and drove through the Baton Rouge area shortly after Hurricane Gustav ripped right through. Since it was not a hurricane of “Katrina” proportion, the media let it die pretty fast.
Healing Place Church, led by Pastor Dino Rizzo, is a great church in that area. I’ve known of the amazing stuff HPC has been doing locally for the last several years. LV Hanson (who I had the honor of meeting a couple months ago) met up with Dino to see how the blogging community can help.
Here is what they need:
“As of Friday, Sept. 5th, power is expected to be out in parts of southern Louisiana for 4-6 weeks; homes are destroyed, and many people in “the bayou” have yet to be reached. ?They need help! ?We asked Dino what they need and how the Catalyst audience might be able to help.”
His answer was simple – please send us blue tarps!?
Will you send one (1) blue tarp to Healing Place Church as way of helping the recovery efforts from Hurricane Gustav? ?Our goal is 50 Blue Tarps by Friday, September 12th.?
You guys have pulled together and sent over 100 mosquito nets to malaria ravaged countries. 120 books to pastors in the Dominican Republic. You have fed 80 families for an entire month through the Compassion Global Food Crisis.
Another opportunity to be love in a very tangible and needed way is here!
To send a blue tarp, order one AT THIS LINK and have it shipped to:
ONE (1) BLUE TARP
Healing Place Church
19202 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225.753.2273
When you have purchased the tarp, please leave a comment (anonymously if you wish) so that they can measure and prepare for how many they will be receiving.
I realize the tarps are a little expensive so if you’d like to chip in toward the purchase of a tarp, please send me a PayPal ([email protected]) with the amount you would like to contribute and I will purchase as many as I can on 9/11 (and send everyone who sent PayPal a receipt for accountability).
Thank you guys SO MUCH. I can’t tell you what an awesome example you have set to the blogosphere. BlogHer (a HUGE estrogen filled website) even picked up on what you guys have done and featured this interview on their HOME PAGE yesterday. WAY TO LEAD THE WAY!!! Let’s keep it moving!
Here is a video from Dino:
Hurricane Torn Baton Rouge Needs Our Help!!! from Catalyst on Vimeo.
Comments
19 responses to “Fifty? Schmifty. Let’s blow this sucker away!”
Chris and I just bought a case of 10 tarps. BRING IT ON!!! :)
A case of 5 20×20 tarps is on its way.
sweet!!! 15!!! All the way from Egypt! Mark you rock.
anne- this is so slamming that you’re doing this. lv is such a great guy and so is brad – their hearts ooze cool and compassion. and i love that the amazing online network guru anne jackson has shouldered up on this now too. thanks, anne. you rock.
Anne-I just sent you a PayPal and I’ve also linked to your blog from mine. Thanks for the info and the opportunity to help.
10 more tarps in via paypal!
I just placed an order and sent an email to the company linking to your blog entry. I hope they’re inspired by what we’re doing too – that would be an awesome story. Thanks for sharing this opportunity with us Anne. Glad you’re doing so well in Tennessee – we miss you!
Just placed an order for 2 10′ x 20′ tarps. Thanks for sharing this with us and letting us help provide a little relief in this simple, tangible way.
funds just transferred via paypal.
4 – 15″ x 25″ tarps on the way. Thanks for the heads up Anne!! Glad to help out.
1 case of 10×24’s on the way. i love seeing your blog being a representation of faith in action.
oh woops… case of 10×24’s = 7 tarps
Thanks for giving us a quick way to act! A case of (9) 12×16’s comin right up.
Is there a certain size they need more of?
i just wanna say thanks again from all of us at healing place church – so so so cool to see all the response.
as far as kari’s question about preferred sizes, it really doesn’t matter at all – we need all sizes and everything helps.
thanks again!!!
I can’t do it this time, Anne. But I want you to know how much I love your heart for the hurting and needy and that I have been praying for everyone affected by these storms. Just when I think “Whew – we dodged another one” (I live in South Florida), I feel such fright for those who haven’t. Keep up the awesome work that you do and your far reaching influence!! XO!!
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hey Anne–thanks for making this so easy to help.
Case of 20×20′ [5 tarps] is on its way
one case of tarps on it’s way to baton rouge!