The LuLac Edition #3587, September 3rd, 2017

WYOMING AREA CATHOLIC HARVEY DRIVE SEPT. 9th

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On Saturday, September 9th, Wyoming Area Catholic School will be organizing a community drop off for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

Wyoming Area Catholic School

1690 Wyoming Ave, Exeter, Pennsylvania 18643

They will have tables set up with donation boxes at the front of the school from 10am to 2pm. It will be a drive thru drop off. No need to even get out of your car.

Please lend a helping hand to the victims of this devastation by donating any of the following NEW items:

Diapers

Baby Wipes

Pillows

Blankets

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Texas agencies are also asking for NEW items for children in the shelters:

Coloring Books
Crayons
Games
Children's Books
Toys
Puzzles.
Any donations would be appreciated.

MEDIA MATTERS

THE IRREGULARS THINK TANK BREAKFAST

SEPTEMBER 2017

The Irregulars Think Tank Breakfast will be held in Ballroom A on the second floor of The Irem Clubhouse at Irem Temple Country Club in Dallas on Saturday, September 9th. Joining us this month as Presenter is Executive Director Bill Goldsworthy of the Red Cross of Northeast PA. In his presentation titled Talking about the Red Cross here and there (Texas & Louisiana), Goldsworthy will be discussing services provided by the local agency with particular emphasis on volunteers offering support in times of natural disasters. He will also touch upon the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts now underway in Texas and Louisiana. This informative presentation will help us comprehend how Red Cross volunteers spring into action in time of disaster. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and buffet-style breakfast is served at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast is over when the last person walks out the door. Cost is $11 per person. If you are planning on attending, please respond to this email.
PRESENTER

 Bill Goldsworthy (Photo: American Red Cross)

Goldsworthy will also touch upon how the American Red Cross sprang into action to help Hurricane Harvey victims. Volunteers from throughout surrounding areas of Texas and Louisiana immediately sprang into action when Hurricane Harvey struck the Southeast states. Help continues to be deployed to parts of both states to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The volunteers have been assisting with disaster relief in the affected areas by providing comfort and care to those victims living in Red Cross community shelters. Additional volunteers are training for deployment and helping with administrative duties are ready to deploy one the storm subsides.

THE STORM’S LONG TERM IMPACT ON TEXAS

The long term ramifications of this flood and Hurricane on Texas will be with them for generations. There will be disease as well as long term inbred health concerns due to the damage. Also the lack of regulation for the city of Houston on zoning and sound urban planning with contribute to those issues.
Texans decided that their state, for better or worse, would be zone and regulation free when building their towns. Even when the cities put regulations to referendum, the voters overwhelmingly rejected them.
As our former Congressman Paul Kanjorski was fond of saying, “Regulations are in place for the 10% who won’t follow the rules and take advantage of the vacuum”.
Texans will be paying the price for a long time.
Luck and prayers to them in this now and in the future.