Nicholasville's Katrina Relief Efforts in the News
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Hurricane Katrina Update 9-1-05

Hello Everyone,

Carola Hartley, the executive director of Nicholasville Now! is a Louisiana
native.  She is working with every Main Street director in the State of
Kentucky, the City of Nicholasville officials, Jessamine County officials,
civic leaders, and local residents to try to help provide some direct relief
to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  She has a direct contact in Baton
Rouge, La that will deliver goods directly to the victims.

Town Square Bank and Central Bank have set up a “Kentucky Katrina Relief”
account to be used to purchase items that are in need. Items that have been
requested include:  Men’s and women’s underwear, pre-mixed baby formula,
baby diapers, individual bottles of water, toilet paper, pet food, socks,
shoes, etc.

I have a couple of volunteers to drive a trailer loaded with the items to
Baton Rouge.  Other volunteers are needed to help aid these victims.  If you
know of a possible candidate(s) that are willing to help, please have them
contact the Nicholasville Now! office at 859-881-3820.  Carola is currently
working to establish a drop off point locally and state wide for goods to
delivered and picked up so that they can be transported to the areas in
need.

As always feel free to contact me at your convenience with any questions or
comments.

Sincerely,

Tommy Cobb, President
Town Square Bank
150 South Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859-881-8266

Hello All,

This is just a follow up note to my email of yesterday. I have heard from a lot of you and I truly appreciate your thoughts and concerns.

I talked to several people in Louisiana last evening.  Let me just tell you that they need help!  My hometown of Opelousas, LA in St. Landry Parish is overrun with displaced people that need care and places to stay.  So far, there has been no help.  They are desperate and they need the following:  bottled water, premixed baby formula, underwear, sox, diapers and diaper whips, sheets, blankets, air mattresses, toilet paper and the like.  But especially water.  I talked to Mr. Don Menard who is the Parish (county) president.  He said he is desperate! 

Opelousas is 160 miles northwest of New Orleans, and 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.  The area is fine.  They were not effected by the weather.  But, now there are all these people that have come there for help.  And, they are not equipped to handle the numbers of people who are there now. By all accounts, more will arrive in the next few days.  So, please help me to think about things we could do to help them.  I would appreciate that very much.

Other ways to help:USA Freedom Corps.