Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Dear Peeps, this is Kirk from New Orleans. Many of you know me, or if not I have been on these newsgroups for years. I have never asked for anything. So as many know some people are just returning to their ruins after Katrina, and I just found out my best friend has returned. He was working offshore. He is poor, black, and lives in an area that was decimated called Hollygrove. His heriditary house had six feet of water. He lives there now amidst the mildew and squalor, trying to get his life back. There is no front door left and windows were bashed out. He has nothing but a gas range that still works. He gets his water from a watermain in the street. He has no power in his area yet. Whatever funds he had from offshore work were spent just to get back home after a year away. I need to get him food, paper goods to eat off of, toiletries, and help him get his water turned on and everything else. He didn't ask me. The fact that he accepts his fate is all the more sad. I literally cried when I saw how he was living. I'm sorry that I don't have enough money to get him slightly settled. Here's a chance for some people to help someone and know that their contribution will go directly to the persons hurting the worst. I'm sorry to ask like this. If anyone wishes to help any funds will go entirely to him. Please Paypal me and know that every cent from this account will go to helping the poorest and most desparate of people that exist in this country. Paypal me anything you can at l-v-x (AT) cox (DOT) net We thank you. - Kirk Bernhardt - New Orleans - 6/28/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 [Moderator's note: those who would like to help Kirk and his friend, or who have questions for Kirk, please contact Kirk directly; i.e. please take the discussion off-board.] Is there a way I can send a check to the person who needs it.. ? I dont want to use pay pal.. as I dont have an account.. One more thing I dont know this person as I have joined this group recently, do other folks know him/her? Just to validate that this is genuine.. Thanks Dp On 6/29/06, Llundrub <llundrub (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote: > > > > Dear Peeps, this is Kirk from New Orleans. Many of you know me, or if not > I have been on these newsgroups for years. I have never asked for anything. > So as many know some people are just returning to their ruins after Katrina, > and I just found out my best friend has returned. He was working offshore. > He is poor, black, and lives in an area that was decimated called > Hollygrove. His heriditary house had six feet of water. He lives there now > amidst the mildew and squalor, trying to get his life back. There is no > front door left and windows were bashed out. He has nothing but a gas range > that still works. > > He gets his water from a watermain in the street. He has no power in his > area yet. Whatever funds he had from offshore work were spent just to get > back home after a year away. I need to get him food, paper goods to eat off > of, toiletries, and help him get his water turned on and everything else. > > He didn't ask me. The fact that he accepts his fate is all the more sad. I > literally cried when I saw how he was living. I'm sorry that I don't have > enough money to get him slightly settled. Here's a chance for some people to > help someone and know that their contribution will go directly to the > persons hurting the worst. I'm sorry to ask like this. If anyone wishes to > help any funds will go entirely to him. Please Paypal me and know that every > cent from this account will go to helping the poorest and most desparate of > people that exist in this country. Paypal me anything you can at > l-v-x (AT) cox (DOT) net We thank you. - Kirk Bernhardt - New Orleans - 6/28/06 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I am relieved to hear from Kirk Bernhardt. If you are the same Kirk that I know as a chef who worked in a (French?) restaurant in New Orleans, and who helped me find an eight-faced rudraksha bead that I wanted for a Ganesha Puja I did about two years ago. I was concerned that you were okay, Kirk, after the tragedy in New Orleans, and had no way to contact you. Are you okay? Your wife and any family down there are surviving? Please update us as to how you are doing. I'm sure Simone would be relieved to hear that you are okay as well. My prayers are with you and your friend. -- Len/ Kalipadma Dhirendra Pal Singh <dpal.singh > wrote: [Moderator's note: those who would like to help Kirk and his friend, or who have questions for Kirk, please contact Kirk directly; i.e. please take the discussion off-board.] Is there a way I can send a check to the person who needs it.. ? I dont want to use pay pal.. as I dont have an account.. One more thing I dont know this person as I have joined this group recently, do other folks know him/her? Just to validate that this is genuine.. Thanks Dp On 6/29/06, Llundrub <llundrub (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote: > > > > Dear Peeps, this is Kirk from New Orleans. Many of you know me, or if not > I have been on these newsgroups for years. I have never asked for anything. > So as many know some people are just returning to their ruins after Katrina, > and I just found out my best friend has returned. He was working offshore. > He is poor, black, and lives in an area that was decimated called > Hollygrove. His heriditary house had six feet of water. He lives there now > amidst the mildew and squalor, trying to get his life back. There is no > front door left and windows were bashed out. He has nothing but a gas range > that still works. > > He gets his water from a watermain in the street. He has no power in his > area yet. Whatever funds he had from offshore work were spent just to get > back home after a year away. I need to get him food, paper goods to eat off > of, toiletries, and help him get his water turned on and everything else. > > He didn't ask me. The fact that he accepts his fate is all the more sad. I > literally cried when I saw how he was living. I'm sorry that I don't have > enough money to get him slightly settled. Here's a chance for some people to > help someone and know that their contribution will go directly to the > persons hurting the worst. I'm sorry to ask like this. If anyone wishes to > help any funds will go entirely to him. Please Paypal me and know that every > cent from this account will go to helping the poorest and most desparate of > people that exist in this country. Paypal me anything you can at > l-v-x (AT) cox (DOT) net We thank you. - Kirk Bernhardt - New Orleans - 6/28/06 > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Thanks Len, my wife and I are okay. We had roof damage and lost a few items but nothing as major as the common and wholesale destruction of things people saw on TV. And nothing like the total destruction that still plagues many many people here. Whole towns and lifetimes of generations gone. But I guess people can realize the tragedy since the story remains on Nightly News even up to this date a year later. So it's a story which isn't going away. Thanks so much for thinking about us. About this time every year I redouble my practices. - Len Rosenberg Friday, June 30, 2006 8:54 PM Re: Help Please! I am relieved to hear from Kirk Bernhardt. If you are the same Kirk that I know as a chef who worked in a (French?) restaurant in New Orleans, and who helped me find an eight-faced rudraksha bead that I wanted for a Ganesha Puja I did about two years ago. I was concerned that you were okay, Kirk, after the tragedy in New Orleans, and had no way to contact you. Are you okay? Your wife and any family down there are surviving? Please update us as to how you are doing. I'm sure Simone would be relieved to hear that you are okay as well. My prayers are with you and your friend. -- Len/ Kalipadma Dhirendra Pal Singh <dpal.singh > wrote: [Moderator's note: those who would like to help Kirk and his friend, or who have questions for Kirk, please contact Kirk directly; i.e. please take the discussion off-board.] Is there a way I can send a check to the person who needs it.. ? I dont want to use pay pal.. as I dont have an account.. One more thing I dont know this person as I have joined this group recently, do other folks know him/her? Just to validate that this is genuine.. Thanks Dp On 6/29/06, Llundrub <llundrub (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote: > > > > Dear Peeps, this is Kirk from New Orleans. Many of you know me, or if not > I have been on these newsgroups for years. I have never asked for anything. > So as many know some people are just returning to their ruins after Katrina, > and I just found out my best friend has returned. He was working offshore. > He is poor, black, and lives in an area that was decimated called > Hollygrove. His heriditary house had six feet of water. He lives there now > amidst the mildew and squalor, trying to get his life back. There is no > front door left and windows were bashed out. He has nothing but a gas range > that still works. > > He gets his water from a watermain in the street. He has no power in his > area yet. Whatever funds he had from offshore work were spent just to get > back home after a year away. I need to get him food, paper goods to eat off > of, toiletries, and help him get his water turned on and everything else. > > He didn't ask me. The fact that he accepts his fate is all the more sad. I > literally cried when I saw how he was living. I'm sorry that I don't have > enough money to get him slightly settled. Here's a chance for some people to > help someone and know that their contribution will go directly to the > persons hurting the worst. I'm sorry to ask like this. If anyone wishes to > help any funds will go entirely to him. Please Paypal me and know that every > cent from this account will go to helping the poorest and most desparate of > people that exist in this country. Paypal me anything you can at > l-v-x (AT) cox (DOT) net We thank you. - Kirk Bernhardt - New Orleans - 6/28/06 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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