Christmas for Katrina

Here is a letter I recieved from Robert Machen, Please consider this giving opportunity:

Buddy

Dear Buddy,
Christmas for KatrinaHurricane Katrina has created a humanitarian crisis unseen in America since thegreat depression. The children of the affected region have especially sufferedgreat loss. In fact, Hilltop Rescue volunteers have had to remove thousands ofdamaged and mold- stained items from homes including toys, baseball cards, sportsitems, dolls, video games, clothes, trophies, books, crafts and much more. Thesepersonal, treasured items are gone forever. At Hilltop Rescue and Relief, we realize that this will be a particularlydifficult time of the year and the personal loss will be most evident. It’s aperfect time for us to put a few toys back into these children’s empty bedrooms. This will greatly assist in restoring hope in these families’ lives. We need your help! Over the next several weeks, we’ll be collecting “wish lists”from the children of Slidell, LA. Santa’s helpers will then shop, wrap anddeliver these gifts to the children. Our desire is that we can spendapproximately $50 per child to make this a very special Christmas. We employ you to join with us with this special project. You can donate in one of the followingways:(1) You and your family can donate one or more Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, or Targetgift cards in denominations of $25. These cards should to be received byDecember 15th to expedite our shopping. Please send cards to the Hilltop Field Office at:Hilltop Rescue–Field Operations Center1241 MagnoliaSlidell, LA 70460(2) Click on this link: http://hilltoprescue.org/christmas.html and donate $50 for one child or any denomination that you feel appropriate. Please reference “Christmas Fund” in the “Message” area of the form. All of your tax-deductible donations to the Hilltop Christmas Fund will be usedspecifically for purchasing gifts, wrapping paper or other necessary costsrelated to this project. Thank you so much for being a part of Hilltop and participating in the Christmasfor Katrina project. We also ask that you take this opportunity to forward thismessage to all of your friends and family members, so they may also help thechildren of Southern Louisiana giving glory to God our Father, who hasimmeasurable compassion for these little ones. (Please read the attached messageby Ray Baca’s-Hilltop Volunteer)May God bless you and fill you completely this holiday season. Robert MachenExecutive Director.