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Good People Doing Good Things — In The Wake Of A Storm
Posted on September 2, 2021 by jilldennison
On Sunday, exactly sixteen years after the infamous Hurricane Katrina swept up through the Gulf of Mexico along almost the same path, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. At least seven are dead and more than one million without electricity. Sounds like a perfect place for a few good people to step in, doesn’t it?
Back in February when an unexpected snowstorm hit Texas I wrote about Jim McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, Texas, who opened the doors of his showroom to anyone in need of warmth and shelter. McIngvale’s generosity and kindness dates back 16 years to the time of Hurricane Katrina when he opened his doors to those in need of shelter. And today, in the wake of Hurricane Ida, McIngvale, age 70, is once again heeding the call of those in need.
But this time, McIngvale is sending dozens of trucks loaded to the brim with the most essential things. Says McIngvale …
“Our hearts go out for the residents of Louisiana, especially in New Orleans residents are getting hit by this terrible hurricane. So on Monday at Gallery Furniture from eight to five in the afternoon, we’re gonna have a giant drive. Looking for people to bring non-perishable foods, diapers, all the normal things for hurricanes and we’re gonna get about 30 trucks and take them to Louisiana to help the people out and be doing that as long as the need’s there. And we’re also having Louisiana residents that evacuated to Houston sleep here free.”
https://youtu.be/l0kk6fKWDy8
And as Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans causing massive evacuations, the nursing staff at the NICU at Ochsner Health Hospital in New Orleans volunteered to stay through the night with the babies who desperately needed them. Says Nurse Paula Jean Simon …
“I am so proud. My team pulls together, doesn’t matter what’s happening, they’re going to make sure the babies are taken care of.”
https://youtu.be/wi5nX5KU_Qc
And lastly, wherever there is a disaster, you won’t likely have to look far to find Chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen staff setting up shop and providing food and more to the people in need. This week is no exception … Andrés came to New Orleans straight from Haiti where they have been providing food and assistance to the people displaced by first by an earthquake that killed over 2,000, followed by Hurricane Grace.
Andrés tweeted on August 29th …
Hello friends of @WCKitchen! I’m on the ground in New Orleans with @natemook & WCK’s Relief team…Winds are getting bad as Hurricane #Ida makes landfall…We have 3 kitchens ready with supplies already for 100,000+ meals! Now we will shelter until Ida passes…
My apologies for both the lateness and the brevity of this good people post, but I hope to get back up to speed soon!
https://jilldennison.com/2021/09/02/good-people-doing-good-things-in-the-wake-of-a-storm/
Thanks to: https://jilldennison.com
Posted on September 2, 2021 by jilldennison
On Sunday, exactly sixteen years after the infamous Hurricane Katrina swept up through the Gulf of Mexico along almost the same path, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. At least seven are dead and more than one million without electricity. Sounds like a perfect place for a few good people to step in, doesn’t it?
Back in February when an unexpected snowstorm hit Texas I wrote about Jim McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, Texas, who opened the doors of his showroom to anyone in need of warmth and shelter. McIngvale’s generosity and kindness dates back 16 years to the time of Hurricane Katrina when he opened his doors to those in need of shelter. And today, in the wake of Hurricane Ida, McIngvale, age 70, is once again heeding the call of those in need.
But this time, McIngvale is sending dozens of trucks loaded to the brim with the most essential things. Says McIngvale …
“Our hearts go out for the residents of Louisiana, especially in New Orleans residents are getting hit by this terrible hurricane. So on Monday at Gallery Furniture from eight to five in the afternoon, we’re gonna have a giant drive. Looking for people to bring non-perishable foods, diapers, all the normal things for hurricanes and we’re gonna get about 30 trucks and take them to Louisiana to help the people out and be doing that as long as the need’s there. And we’re also having Louisiana residents that evacuated to Houston sleep here free.”
https://youtu.be/l0kk6fKWDy8
And as Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans causing massive evacuations, the nursing staff at the NICU at Ochsner Health Hospital in New Orleans volunteered to stay through the night with the babies who desperately needed them. Says Nurse Paula Jean Simon …
“I am so proud. My team pulls together, doesn’t matter what’s happening, they’re going to make sure the babies are taken care of.”
https://youtu.be/wi5nX5KU_Qc
And lastly, wherever there is a disaster, you won’t likely have to look far to find Chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen staff setting up shop and providing food and more to the people in need. This week is no exception … Andrés came to New Orleans straight from Haiti where they have been providing food and assistance to the people displaced by first by an earthquake that killed over 2,000, followed by Hurricane Grace.
Andrés tweeted on August 29th …
Hello friends of @WCKitchen! I’m on the ground in New Orleans with @natemook & WCK’s Relief team…Winds are getting bad as Hurricane #Ida makes landfall…We have 3 kitchens ready with supplies already for 100,000+ meals! Now we will shelter until Ida passes…
My apologies for both the lateness and the brevity of this good people post, but I hope to get back up to speed soon!
https://jilldennison.com/2021/09/02/good-people-doing-good-things-in-the-wake-of-a-storm/
Thanks to: https://jilldennison.com
