http://katrina.tribe.net/thread/fc666373-ffb0-4865-86a0-eea7cadacd62?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://katrina.tribe.net/thread/fc666373-ffb0-4865-86a0-eea7cadacd62#c6637f5e-2dd7-4788-a40c-3bb1e97ddcb9 Dear Fellow Burners - Tom Price, Press Information Officer at BM, has asked me to help collect information on Burner-related Katrina relief efforts nationwide. I have created a Yahoo Group that will allow regional and “on the ground” burners share information about their work. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BM_Katrina Please feel free to post any relevant information, photos, blogs… The Burning Man “Temple to Temple” crew are already in Biloxi, MS Matt Lindsay (a heavy equipment wrangler for David Best's Temple crew since 2000) and friends are in Biloxi, MS with several tons of heavy equipment and nine generators. They are working with Oxfam and World Shelters http://www.worldshelters.com to set up temporary shelter for thousands of displaced people. “Temple to Temple” has set up shop in the leveled Chau Van Duc Buddhist Temple in east Biloxi, and have successfully established a 24-hour free supermarket in a 44-foot dome donated by Pacific Domes http://www.pacificdomes.com, in an effort to aid the neglected Vietnamese community still living there. CURRENT NEEDS: *WORKERS! to come help CLEAR DEBRIS and to help get the community back together. *MONEY for GAS to run their GENERATORS, and buy more DOMES to house people in! BURNING MAN REPORTS FROM BILOXI, MS! Tom Price aka "Thumper" is now in Biloxi, MS with the "Temple to Temple" Crew. His reports from the field can be found at: http://www.burningman.com/blackrockcity_yearround/misc/katrina_thumper.html IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHOW UP IN BILOXI AND HELP, please call Tom Price on his cell phone at 801-712-5371 for instructions. The circuits are loaded, and sometimes sketchy, but keep trying. If you'd like to donate cash, you can do so immediately by making a payment to Tom's PayPal account, which is the email address: price_tom@ hotmail.com. He will ATM the money out and immediately put it towards the continuation of the operation Other “Temple to Temple” contacts for information on donations and volunteering are Shelly Lindsay at 541-482-7288 and Melissa Bond: melissabond006@yahoo.com You can also contact the Burning Man Staff directly at katrina-relief@burningman.com There is also a mailing list which will provide periodic updates... katrina-relief-announce-subscribe@burningman.com http://burningman.com/blackrockcity_yearround/misc/katrina. Please try and spread the word to other Burners. Sincerely, Christine SF, CA Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:34:08 GMT http://katrina.tribe.net/thread/fc666373-ffb0-4865-86a0-eea7cadacd62#c6637f5e-2dd7-4788-a40c-3bb1e97ddcb9 Christine 2005-09-29T01:34:08Z