OT - Virtual Dinner & Tsumani Aid

[Guest guest]

Dear Georgia,

Now we got to figure out how all of us can really get together in

person to make this dinner. Any suggestions? All suggestions will be

reviewed and looked at to see which one will work best.

Ya'll are all welcome to come and contribute. Many years ago before

I got married, my 2 roommates and I threw a New Year's Eve Party. We had

folks from around the world show up. The admission fee was to bring your

country's favorite food. We had every continent except the Artic Circle and

AnArtic represented. We had such wonderful food that night and it was a dry

party since most of us were college kids under 21 years of age. I guess that

is why I brought up this virtual dinner because it reminds me that no matter

where you are from that when everyone gets together to break bread we all

become one, big family. Someone commented about the lack of our government

contributing aid. That has been taken care of not only by our government but

also by our people with their generosity. It seems that we rally to help

when help is needed. But we also need to remember that we still have

hurricane victims in Florida and the Southern United States and just in the

past few days flooding on the West Coast. These people need to be remembered

along with the Tsunami victims in their time of need. Who is going to help

these people? We all need to come together and pray for love, generosity,

harmony, prosperity, good health, help from all over the world helping all

of the world and not just one corner of the world. We rebuilt Europe and

Japan after WWII and we will help rebuild wherever we go today. We send

people everywhere to help all types of victims. The Texas Baptist Men's

Group sends groups of men throughout the world to help those in need and

they pay their own way. The government does not help pay anything. This is

one of the world's largest Christian charity organizations. They don't make

loud noises when they leave. They just go and do what is needed. That is

also being done by several of our local college groups who were planning to

go to SE Asia to study. Instead they are taking medicines, food, clothing

and anything else that the airlines will let them carry to help. This is the

kind of aid that we are sending. Aid that is quiet and you never hear about

unless you have given something to them to pass along. Most Americans would

rather go in and do their work quietly than make a big noise because often

times when you make a big noise, nothing much really gets accomplished as in

the United Nations and their mess-up in the food program several years ago.

I would rather wait a day or two to make sure that my money is going to

actually go and be used for what it is supposed to be used for than give and

have it squandered. We have already sent supplies and hospital ships to

help. We are now trying to work with others to coordinate efforts so that we

don't have duplication of efforts and supplies stolen, lost, sold, or

abused. We have people to help and that is what we will do. Just stating my

opinion and making comments and trying to share my feelings. I am devasted

for these people and I am doing what I can do here, in my hometown. I can

contribute money and I can help coordinate aid by telephone and if I am

needed I will do whatever else it takes. One should never underestimate what

one person or a small group of people can get accomplished when it comes to

helping others. Americans have big hearts and have helped the world for as

long as I can remember and I am 55 now. I remember taking in immigrants as a

child by my parents when they needed sponsors. I have done the same 3 times

over the past several years. Each of us does what we can do in our own way.

Also remember that this country is now in an economic recession and we are

still willing to give what we have to help others. I will end my comments here.

Happy New Year! May your coming year be filled with love, good

health, prosperity, joy, harmony, charity, and looking before you speak (me,

definitely included). ;-D

Rhavda in Texas

Trying to make that Virtual Catfish Dinner Come Alive

 

 

 

>Virtual Catfish Dinner

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>When I read the menu I started to drool all over my

>keyboard. I'm in Brooklyn but I'd love to come.

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>Swedish Bitters

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>Can't live without them. Believe Maria Treban is

>Austrian.

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>Georgia

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