A group of citizens and clergy from Madison Zion Baptist Church will be sending 5 empty Van Galder buses to the Katrina hurricane stricken area on Tuesday to pick up 40 families and bring them
back to Madison, as early as Friday next week. Apartments have already been
found for the families, but monetary and other donations are needed to cover the
first 2 months of rent and provide basic house ware needs for the families.
Money/checks can be taken to the Dane County Credit Union (checks made
out to "Katrina Disaster Fund") today by noon. Clothing and house ware
contributions can be taken to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2024 Fisher St., Madison
(the sooner the better).
Through the volunteer efforts of Rev. Rick Jones (Mt. Zion Baptist Church), Rita Adair, Regina Ryhne and others, five empty Van Galder buses are scheduled to leave the Madison area community on
Tuesday, September 6, and return by the weekend with 40 homeless families from
the Katrina hurricane stricken area. Apartments have already been found for the
families and are being readied for use; however, rent money, clothes and house
ware donations are urgently needed.
Monetary donations are needed to
cover the first 2 months of rent for these families (until federal assistant
payments become available), to purchase sanitary supplies, diapers, bedding and
other living supplies.
Monetary donations - made out to the "Katrina
Disaster Fund" - may be taken or sent in to the Dane County Credit Union at 2160
Rimrock Road (near the Alliant Center).
Clothing and house ware donations
should be dropped off behind the new addition at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2024
Fisher Street, Madison.
Call Regina Rymes 294-8667 for more information.
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