Mississippi Flooding.

   Eleanor was has been watching the news about the flooding on the Mississippi River, and remembered when she and Fred went to Alabama with the Red Cross. She had been trained as a volunteer and was considering going as a nurse for a shelter in Alabama. Seems that a friend of theirs called to ask if Fred could drive the Emergency Relief Vehicle, ERV, to Alabama, so they left together for the shelter. Fred was only going to help by driving the ERV down, but wound up staying for a couple of weeks helping run the shelter.She remembered people bringing in clothing to have washed and that in some cases the clothing had to be washed several times to get all the mud and smell of the flood out of the clothing. One lady lost all her clothing in the flood, so the Red cross gave her $50.00 for clothing. She purchased one dress for $50, because she had never had a nice dress before. Lots of the people at the shelter didn't have the resources to flee the flood or take care of themselves. Thank God for the Red Cross! If you are reading this, Eleanor wants you to make a contribution, or do something to help with the Red Cross efforts in Mississippi. She remembers being exhausted when she and Fred finished their deployment, but they felt that they had done a really worthwhile thing.