Disaster recovery assistance

[Mike Kercher]

MailScanner mailing list <> scribbled on Saturday, September 03, 2005 12:18
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>> MailScanner mailing list <> scribbled on Saturday, September
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>>>> MailScanner mailing list <> scribbled on Saturday, September
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>>>>> Mike Kercher wrote:
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>>>>>> I live in Baytown, TX and we have a LOT of survivors of the
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>>>>> hurricane here.
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>>>>>> My family is driving to different camps here delivering
> pizzas and
>>>>>> supplies as our pockets allow.  I'd like to work with you on
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>>>>> this until
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>>>>>> we get it going.  If you need a SmartHost to relay
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>>> through, I'll be
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>>>>>> happy to provide that for you if we can get you to access
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>>> port 25 on
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>>>>>> just one of my boxes or even port 587.
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>>>>> Mike,
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>>>>> If I can be of any assistance, including financial, please
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>>> do let me
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>>>>> know. I am wary of donating to large charities as I don't want to
>>>>> support their overheads and costs, but wish my donations to go
>>>>> directly to help those affected. I may be able to secure
> hosting as
>>>>> well as simple financial support.
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>>>>> Please contact me if I can help you.
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>>>>> - --
>>>>> Julian Field
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>>>> Julian,
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>>>> I truly appreciate your offer.  I am attaching a PDF of a
> letter we
>>>> received just the other day from one of our chilrens'
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>>> schools.  As it
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>>>> states, children from the disaster area will be enrolled in
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>>> our schools here.
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>>>> Naturally, these kids have no clothing, school supplies,
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>>> etc.  If you
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>>>> or anyone would like to help, these kids are really in need.
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>>> They have
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>>>> NOTHING and we really feel for them.
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>>>> For anyone in the stricken area that has any hosting needs, I have
>>>> plenty of servers in datacenters for web/mail.  Just let me
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>>> know how I can help.
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>>> Being in the wrong country in this situation, the easiest
> way for me
>>> to donate is via Paypal and/or credit card. If you have a means
>>> whereby I could make a donation to you by credit card,
> which you then
>>> passed onto the school and the children, that sounds the
> easiest way
>>> of me going about it.
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>> Julian,
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>> My Paypal address is SS2061 at CamaroSS.net  My kids are going through
>> their rooms as we speak collecting clothes and toys to take to a
>> shelter in a little while.  We are also going to take a couple of
>> laptops with us to let people there send email to anyone
> they wish just
>> to let someone know they are alive and well.
>> 
>> We will collect any funds via Paypal for as long as we can.  On
>> Tuesday, when schools are open again (holiday weekend here), we will
>> take the monies to the school for them to disburse as they see fit.
>> 
>> I thank you for your support and thank you on behalf of the
> beneficiaries.
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> You should just have got an email to that address from
> Paypal. Let me know if there are any problems completing the
> transaction.
> 
> - --
> Julian Field


I did get the email and thank you again for your MOST generous donation!
This amount will go a LONG way to help these people!  Local retailers are
helping by providing school supplies at significant discounts (even though
you'd think WalMart could afford to GIVE them away).

Not to detract from the OP's request for help.  We are still here and
waiting to help you with your networking needs.

Mike

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