Left In Lowell

Tonight I’m feeling like human beings are wonderful, generous, and very kind, all because I just spent a few hours in the company of almost 20 individuals whose sole desire is to do something to help Katrina survivors. Thanks to Mel King of the Tech Center at Tent City (an amazing place - very cool) for allowing us the space. It was very centrally located (OK, not for me, but then again I’m up in Lowell, so I don’t count. ).

There was a lot of brain power in the room, and for this week people have taken on various tasks - a lot of information gathering, particularly about what other local efforts (state, city, churches and orgs) are kicking around, so we can coordinate and compliment them with our own.

Next meeting is the same place (the Tech Center, get a map here), 359 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA, in the South End (and I am now educated on the difference between South End and South Boston, heh). The meeting starts at 3:30pm on Sunday, Sept 11. I think that’s very appropriate, somehow.

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At some point in the near future, we’ll be pulling info together and posting a page with whom to contact with requests for help, offers of housing or donations, and a list of our needs from the public.