BREMERHAVEN-KATRINA ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE:
Arlen Trapp
Dave Beach
Joe Newby
Jim Reusch
Ron Fandrick

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Please look at each of the 10 'former Bremerhavener's' in Need of Help as listed below based on information we have collected.

Now comes the difficult part -- distribution of donations. No matter how much time we spend in analysis, and trying to be as fair and just as possible, we will never be able to please everyone. Even the limited damage information that we have may not be entirely correct. Someone with a tree through their roof may have as much or more damage as someone with 2' of water in their house. We have no way of accurately assessing each case. Even Insurance adjusters often don't agree.

Also, some of the folks may brush off their damage as being 'minimal' (at least compared to all the losses we see on TV) when in fact they may need more than we know about.

So based on what we know, and our best knowledge and judgment, here is my proposal for each of the 10 families that we know about that has the most damage. We have $4,900.00 generously donated by concerned Bremerhaveners. Each of you have some special knowledge and experience, logic and intelligence,  that can contribute to our final allotment of donations. Please send me your comments and suggestions so we can distribute the funds as soon as possible. While it is certainly not a lot of money, it will be appreciated as they must have many personal expenses that they didn't know about and not covered by insurance or FEMA.

Even if I get your answers back this week, it will still take some time for Arlen to get the checks written and sent to these ten families.

Thank you all very much for your concern and help.

Ron

P.S, -  (I don't think it needs to go beyond this committee how much was distributed to each family.)

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       RON's Suggestions:

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1. Clemons - $600.00

2. Hine - $300.00

3. Lynch - $700.00

4. Shields - $700.00

5. Pickard - $600.00

6. Price - $700.00

7. Thompson - $600.00

8. Melancon - $600.00

9. Bumgardner - $600.00

10. Burger - $700.00

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'WHO-CAN-WE-HELP' List (9/29/05)

1. CLEMONS, Thomas ("A" 1957-59) -- ('Clem' says: "Thanks for thinking of us. The good news is my family is safe. The bad news is my home in SLIDELL, LA had 5 feet of water in it so everything is lost. Sad part to me is that I have lived in this house since 1961 (44 years). I hope that there is someway that I can repair it and continue to live there.")

2. HINE, Joe and Rosemarie (Maint. 1963-66) -- ("Joe, leaving Covington, LA and heading North to his daughter's house..." -- Both are unhurt, but have suffered lots of damage to their home. Trying to get ice and water, just got phone service back, tree through bedroom roof... unhurt, but mentally drained.-- Hirsch Hirschler) -- (9/22/05: ... We had a little damage, one broken bedroom window, a neighbor's pine tree on our roof causing a few holes, and two other trees blown over as well as the backyard fence, but luckily, no water damage... we got the trees removed and roof patched... Thanks to FEMA and Wal-Mart for ice, water and food... Lost all food in fridge and freezer, but we faired out well... Wal-Mart did us better than all of the other agencies, providing daily free water and ice. Thanks for your concern, and I'm sure you join me in prayers for our fellow human beings who were not so fortunate. -- Joe Hine.)

3. LYNCH, Shirley (widow of John M.) -- (Metairie, LA -- No phone listed. - "Shirley and her son Bruce are in Memphis, but are planning to go to San Antonio and stay with the Reynolds, as their house and apartment are both under water. - Gene Reynolds")

4. SHIELDS, Gerald ("B" 1953-56) -- (Kenner, LA) - ("I just arrived at my son Gerald's house in Berwyn Heights, Maryland today (Sunday). I spoke to my wife for the first time since last Sunday. She and my youngest son, Derek, are alive and well in LaPlace, Louisiana. The bridges are either destroyed or too dangerous, so we don't know when we'll get together again." -- Gerald Shields.)

5. PICKARD, Gerald (Admin. 1961-63) - (Ocean Springs, MS (Tried to call 9/7 several times - circuits busy. -- Ron) ("The Pickard's home was ruined" - per Jamie Pisarich, Fayetteville, AR - 9/16/05)

6. PRICE, William M. Jr. ("B" 1960-64) (Poplarville, MS) -- ("...looks like our house is not gonna make it. An engineer from FEMA is coming out soon...to inspect it. Winds got up to 157 w/gusts to 195. A real mess. Can't believe we have to start over at our age." - Will Price (E-mail 9/27/05).

7. THOMPSON, Ewea (widow of J.C.)  (She is unhurt, but suffered extensive damage to her home in Gulfport, MS. Lost part of the roof, lot of water came through a window and roof, causing a lot of damage. No structural damage -- electricity still out. -- Harold Bly.)

8. MELANCON, Philibert ("B" 1958-60) -- (Saraland, AL) - ("Phil and his wife went to Georgia, when they came back they found a tree on their house, but everything else seemed OK." -- Jim Odom.)

9. BUMGARDNER, Daisy  (widow of James K.) (Lacombe, LA) and her family are all OK - Some roof damage, and 2' of water in their house. 

10. BURGER, Lorraine  (widow of William) (Metairie, LA) and her family are all OK - 3 rooms had water damage in their house... some of her furniture had to be thrown out, -- Jim Odom