Ila Bauer the Mayor of Round Lake Park and myself are pitching an idea to the other Mayors in the area that we believe can help the victims of Katrina. We are both attempting to get a Mayor of a community down on the Gulf Coast via cell phone and find out what he or she needs for their community. We are then going to organize a drive to get those items and somehow deliver them to this community.
Its similar to the sister city concept that many communities use for commerce and cultural exchange, however this time we are going to be getting valuable relief supplies right to the community.
Most importantly we will need people in the Round Lake Area to help with donations. Reviewing the various pages on the FEMA website, communities need items as varied as coloring books to flashlights.
Once we identify a partner we will start the drive to supply the community with the needed essentials.
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