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Community Recovery Outreach - News - 2009-09

From My Back Porch

By Carolyn Mains

September 2009

Hello to everyone from New Orleans where we not only had summer again this year but, we have been privileged to experience two rare “cold fronts” before the end of August.

Testimonial - The Road Less Traveled

From: Adam
To: Sharon and Harry Wetzel ; Carolyn Mains
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: The Road Less Traveled

Hi Sharon and Carolyn,

I wanted to thank you for all of your efforts to make this summer go as smoothly as it did in New Orleans. We are extremely grateful for the work that you do and we are proud to be a part of it.

Katrina Recovery Programs

Upon the First Anniversary of Katrina…. And still today…..

From N.O. one year Post-Katrina: We need you, now and for the long haul.

As a New Orleans native I grieve each and every week as I give volunteers a Spiritual and Informational Tour of our Beloved City. I was told one week after a friend had taken a group around herself, “How do you do that weekly? “ She explained how her energy was completely zapped as she finished. The grief leaves those of us who love this city, just vacant and emotionally spent, however, it is important that others understand as we do just what happened and continues to be.

Caretakers Support Group

Join Pam Riviere, our Health Ministries Nurse, and Pastor Ginger for a CARETAKERS Support Group meeting. This is an open group - anyone is welcome who cares for an elder or person with significant disability. Topics vary - we share info and care for one another, we laugh and sometimes we cry too. If you know someone you think would benefit please contact Pam or Pastor Ginger.