My heart is heavy with news of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Prayers to the families in the affected areas and prayers to those helping the families in the affected areas. I am happy my Texas and Louisiana families are safe and able to volunteer to help those in need. I am praying for others waiting to hear from their beloved family members.
When disasters like this occur people are inclined to want to do something... something to help others. In these days of scams and mistrust, it may be difficult to find a charity you can trust. However, there are charities and individuals committed to serving and several ways you can help.
Monetary donations are ALWAYS appreciated as money can be used in so many ways. Health and beauty supplies like toothpaste, deodorant, diapers, sanitary napkins, tampons are also appreciated. I'm anemic and unable to donate blood but for those of you who can donate blood or plasma, the American Red Cross is always in need of blood.
There are other ways you can help. Our family wanted to do something when Hurricane Sandy hit and we decided to become a foster family to a dog who we named Sandy. I remember when we went to the Humane Society for our training and to pick her up. They didn't know much about her other than the fact that she was rescued from New Orleans.
We had Sandy for a couple of weeks and my friend, Monie, saw her and asked if Sandy was pregnant. Of course she wasn't. I mean the policy was never to house a pregnant dog in a home with children. A week or so went by and I noticed it too. OMG! She WAS pregnant.
I pleaded with the Humane Society to let us keep her as she had already been through so much and I didn't want to further traumatize her. I remember the night she had the puppies. I was on the phone with my friend, Donna, and Sandy was pacing back and forth in my kitchen.
Then all of a sudden...
PLOP... out came a puppy.
I SCREAMED SOOOOOOOO... loud.
PLOP... out came another puppy...
By this time my Husband ran to the kitchen to see what happened.
When all was said and done, Sandy birthed 6 beautiful puppies. We prepared a place in the laundry room for her and her brood. A couple of weeks later it was time to say "goodbye" to Sandy and her puppies. They were placed in a home with a caregiver better equipped to handle 7 dogs.
And that's when we got Bosco. My sister in law saw how miserably sad we were after losing Sandy that she gifted us with the cutest blue tick hound and he's been in our family ever since.
If you are looking for ways to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey there are plenty of ways to help. Here are few ways you can text a monetary donation to some notable charities.
- Text HARVEY to 90999 and a $10 donation will be made to the American Red Cross
- Text UWFlood to 41444 to make a donation to the United Way of Greater Houston
- Text STORM to 51555 to make a donation to the Salvation Army
- Text CCUSADISASTER to 71777 to donate via Catholic Charities USA
Again to those still waiting to hear from the loved ones in the affected areas, our prayers for their safety.
Do you know of any other ways to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey?
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