[Az-Geocaching] help for Gulf area cachers

[wogun1 at cox.net]

We recieved this email on another caching email list.  I am forwarding in case some of you would like to help.  I have corresponded a couple of times and this seems legit, however, I don't know any of these cachers so "Caveat emptor"  Please respond directly to Grrlfrog at the address below. 

Terry
Wogunhiker


Hi there fellow cachers,

Please forgive the intrusion but this is a plea for assistance.  My 
name is Mary Ann and I go by "Grrlfrog & CacheChow" on 
www.geocaching.com.  Last Tuesday I emailed many of our geocaching 
friends in the Gulf Coast region to check on them and see how they 
were doing.  Of the 150 emails I sent I have received about 35 
responses.  Of the 35 responses there is one family who has lost 
everything, one elderly gentleman who has lost everything and one 
woman who is stranded in Atlanta with no cash, a bounced payroll 
check and a Red Cross debit card that doesn't work.

I am beginning to think I will hear back that more and more people 
need help.

If you or anyone in your group would like to join the effort started 
by the Central Texas Geocachers, please feel free to email me 
directly.  We have already assisted the family who has lost 
everything by buying new bikes for their kids and contributing a 
carload of household items, clothes, food and personal items.

We are looking to help each geocacher impacted by the storm on a 
very individual basis.  We will gladly put you in touch with them 
one they have the assistance they need.  Geocachers are a rare and 
wonderful group of people and your help is needed and appreciated.

Please email me directly if you have any questions or concerns.  I 
will be happy to put you in touch with the other cachers who are 
helping me pull this effort together.  I have also started a Yahoo 
group for the ongoing support effort of Geocachers affected by 
Hurricane Katrina:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina_Cachers/

Kind regards,
Mary Ann aka "Grrlfrog & Cachechow"
grrlfrog71 at yahoo dot com