Tooting our own horn
Katrina’s Angels has
produced great results this past year! Among the Community Projects we have
done:
Schools, Libraries
and Community Centers Drive:
Anticipating a need,
back in July, Katrina’s Angels began a drive to secure school supplies, uniforms,
and books for our clients. As word got around, it became apparent that many
schools had students in dire need. Resource Director Karen Iwicki relentlessly
emailed over 450 schools that had offered help to hurricane victims last year,
and got the process started by requesting a little help. In addition, we are
now registered with IAM Foundation (www.iamfoundation.org)
and First Book National Book bank, both of whom have steered donations of books
our way. By sending books and other learning materials, Katrina’s Angels is
doing their part to fight illiteracy.
Here are the
donors/donations we have received and distributed thus far:
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Laura Morgan |
Sent resource items, math handouts
for tutoring, a few electric pencil sharpeners and hole punchers to Village
of Sun Civic Center, Sun, LA |
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Ellen Soucy Citizens Bank New Hampshire (IAM Foundation) |
Sent 3 boxes of books to the
Restoration and Revival Center in Moss Point, MS for distribution to area
clients and at the Thanksgiving Dinner |
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Michael Page Int’l - Maria Bryan |
Sent about 3 boxes (50) various
books; Received and being utilized in Reading Corner being created in the Sun
Civic Center. |
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NAVTA Associates |
Sent 2 boxes elementary books, teacher
editions to Fifth Ward Middle School, Bogalusa, LA and Sun Civic Center; Also
sent multiple copies of 25 books each (100 books total) Windows on Literacy
books for English Language Learners for grade K-1. Subjects include math,
science, and social studies. |
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Elizabeth Blackney |
Sent 4 Classroom in a Box Teaching
Kits (complete sets of teaching supplies) to 1st grade Chalmette
teacher Kim Guidry, who shared these school supplies with 3 other are
teachers. |
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Dawn Hanson – ( IAM Foundation) |
Sent 21 books for children and
teenagers & 31 books for adults (a few on were on health & the
majority on business/success issues) to the Restoration and Revival Center in
Moss Point, MS for distribution to area clients at the Thanksgiving Dinner.
Also sent a set of Anthony Robbins Personal Power II cassettes (12
"volumes" in the set).Sent to Moss Point, MS |
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First Book National Book Bank with
Funai and Disney |
Sent Three Learning Libraries, each
of which included a 9 inch TV/VCR combo and 20 learning tapes for kids 0-6
years old to the St. Bernard Project, St.Bernard Parish, LA |
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First Book National Book Bank with Townsend Imagine Nation Books, Ltd and YES Solutions |
Sent 21 boxes of new books (892) to Community Coordinator Andrea Garland
in New Orleans, LA for distribution to area clients. Also, Andrea took the
following books to the empty library at L E Rabouin High School in New
Orleans: Blood
is Thicker, Until We Meet Again, Brothers In Arms, Summer of Secrets, Great Stories of Suspense & Adventure,
Someone to Love Me, The Jungle Book An American Slave, Up from Slavery. Andrea Delivered 1 case of each title, 50 books per case, some cases
had a few removed that were given to other KA clients) |
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First Book National Book Bank with U.S. Dept of Education
Summer Reading II Program |
Sent 114 new books to the Restoration and Revival Center in Moss Point,
MS for distribution to area clients and to those at the Thanksgiving Dinner. |
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Michelle Hampton(IAM Foundation) |
Sent 21 books to the Restoration
and Revival Center in Moss Point, MS for distribution to area clients and to
those at the Thanksgiving Dinner |
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Time, Inc |
Donated one year subscription Time for Kids for one classroom at
Ocean Springs Middle School, Ocean Springs, MS |
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The IAM Foundation and Pacific Coast
Clearing Services |
Sent 118 brand new children’s
hardcover books to the Restoration and Revival Center in Moss Point, MS for
distribution to area clients and to those
at the Thanksgiving Dinner |
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Doreen Bruck and GS Troop in Baldwin,
NY |
11/8 Currently doing a book drive
for Kreole Elementary School, 6312 Martin Luther King Blvd., Moss Point, MS
39563 They expect to collect 500-700 books |
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Danata Leenas Ringwood, NJ |
The Ringwood School District sent 1
entire pallet of school supplies to the Charlotte Hyatt Elementary School in
Moss Point, MS |
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Brookwood Middle School Genoa City,
WI |
Offered a school partnership to aid
Ocean Springs Middle School, Ocean Springs, MS, two or 3 times this school
year |
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Another Community Project we are doing
is: Thanksgiving Dinner for 500at the Restoration and Revival Center in Moss Point, MS. |
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Katrina’s Angels
has been working hard to secure both monetary and in-kind donations. We expect
everyone to go home with a box full of donated supplies, books, clothes, etc
based on their registered needs. In addition to book donations mentioned
above, here is a list of just some of the donors aiding our clients on this
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Georgie Skover And
Simply Yoga of Kingston, NJ |
Sent two boxes of personal products
to be used for the gift boxes, and a large gift card from Target |
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HANDS Relief |
Has supplied us with a half pallet of
canned corn, some new winter clothing for both adults and children, shoes,
and 500 prepaid calling cards. Will be sending 80 fully cooked, smoked
turkeys. |
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Cindy Cheeks Citizen Action Team |
Has sent 6-8 computers with peripherals,
a fax machine, and an overhead projector for the Restoration & Revival
Center in Moss Point, MS (They have also donated a printer/copier for the
Village of Sun, LA mayor’s office.) Also donated 150 gallons of stain and
paint to be used in our rebuilds, especially Moss Point Emergency Shelter |
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Rev Thais Hill Community Tabernacle Church
Stamford, CT |
Sent over 50 boxes of supplies and
clothing to the Restoration & Revival
Center in Moss Point, MS |
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President's Challenge Jeff McClaine Associate Director |
Sent about 200 President Challenge T-shirts to Andrea Garland in New
Orleans, LA and Moss Point, MS for clients |
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UHaul Moss Point, MS |
Donated $300 in gift cards to
Restoration & Revival Center in Moss Point, MS for boxes and packing tape
to be used when doing the Thanksgiving Dinner |
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WalMart, Mss Point, MS |
Donated a $25 gift card for the
Thanksgiving Dinner in Moss Point, MS |
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Brooke Kleinman Leonard Tyl Middle School Homeroom 15, Oakdale, CT |
This homeroom collected 20 $10
WalMart gift cards sent to Charlotte Hyatt Elementary School teacher Mrs. Newell and L.E Rabouin HS art teacher
Shanna D’Antonio |
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9th Grader Lauren
Waskiewicz |
Collected and donated 6 boxes of
books entirely on her own, 5 sent to the Restoration & Revival Center in
Moss Point, MS and 1 box of high school novels sent to the empty library of
L.E. Rabouin High School in New Orleans, LA |
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Sunset Hills Montessori School -
Frances Hom |
Donated 2 boxes of baby toys,
school supplies and toiletries, and two gift cards sent to the Restoration
& Revival Center in Moss Point, MS for distribution at the Thanksgiving
Dinner |
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Critters For Katrina’s Kids |
Has supplied all our clients with
children and all of our points of distribution with Critters: stuffed animals
and stuffed toys. For instance, Community Coordinator Jody Revader of
Hammond, LA distributed boxes of Critters to Alaya's Early Learning Center Positive Steps Resource Center, and
A Safe Haven Day Care Center. Most of the kids there are from St. Bernard
Parish and Chalmette, LA. Also, many stuffed animals were donated to Brian
Clement who rides in every Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans. Instead of throwing beads, he will be
throwing stuffed toys out to the children |
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Taking Care of Katrina’s Angels Registered Clients
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There were even more great
donations these past few months that are being distributed to Katrina’s
Angels Clients and enables us to help so well! Some are listed below: |
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The Greater New Orleans Mothers of Twins Club |
Donated a van full of clothing, toys and household items to Andrea
Garland for New Orleans-area clients |
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Mercer Co., PA Binky Patrol |
Donated wonderful infants and children’s blankets they have graciously
sewn and shipped for our families in need |
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Thomas Jefferson Middle School PTO Milwaukee, WI |
Donated diapers, toiletries, clothes, and other supplies last Spring |
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Countryside Quilters Guild |
Donated 21 beautiful quilts for
the Warm Families Project |
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Pizass Boutique Bogalusa, LA |
Donated shipping monies to help Katrina families in need |
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Potomac Yards Self Storage Plus Alexandria, VA |
Donated various clothing items |
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Hands Relief - Jackson, MS |
Have continually donated clothing, cleaning supplies, and food items for
our clients in MS and LA |
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Collierville, TN Cares |
Community Coordinator Donna McDermott and her entire neighborhood
collected a truck full of supplies: new comforters, linens, TV’s, a boom box,
etc and distributed it to Katrina’s Angels clients in Little Rock, AR |
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Harvey Industries |
Donated thousands of dollars worth of designer fabrics, much of it sent
to the gulf for sewing projects/groups to create their own plus-size underwear,
curtains, comforters, etc. |
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Karyn Rios, Wauconda, IL |
Donated 10 handmade afghans and some baby blankets sent to Moss Point, MS
for distribution at the Thanksgiving Dinner |
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Teachers and staff of the F.D.Roosevelt Middle School Bristol, PA | Donated of school supplies, toiletries and other items distributed at the Restoration & Revival Center in Moss Point, MS |