The oil spill in the gulf is the largest tragedy of its kind to date. Wildlife and ways of life have been completely devastated. It is painful to witness the depth of the tragedy unfold. The similarities between what we are living through today and what we lived through after Hurricane Katrina is not lost on anyone. It is amazing that not five years after THE natural disaster, we have THE man-made disaster to clean up. But here we are…
So in an effort to help some of the thousands of families affected by the spill, we are having a Health Fair/Food drive on June 19th! The response to our drive has been wonderful! Winn-Dixie has placed collection barrels at TWENTY of their stores on the South Shore and West Bank. WBOK is our radio partner and has broadcast info about the event to their listeners. The Value Warehouse donated a beautiful 5-piece dinette set and Fischer and Sons Jewelry store donated fine jewelry for the raffle. The tickets are just $1 and proceeds will be used to purchase even more food for the families. We will have a spacewalk and face painting for the kids. Everyone can benefit from the free vision screenings, dental screenings, blood pressure checks, and blood sugar testing!
While they try to figure out how to fix the mess created by this oil spill, people still have to live and eat. We want to do what we can because after the media attention is gone, we will all be here doing our best to take care of one another. The resilience of the people on the Gulf Coast is shining through. Now let’s just pray this hurricane season is VERY quiet…