[TNham] Monroe County: Volunteer Spirit

[Greg Williams]

..."I'm proud of my community, very proud," said Ramsey as he shuffled cases
of bottled water around and answered his continuously ringing cell phone. He
had been busy all morning trying to arrange bus tickets for a family
separated during the storm and aftermath. Of the family of six, the parents
and two children were to be reunited on Friday. Two other children are still
among the missing.  But, in the face of this unprecedented natural disaster,
the people of Monroe County are showing their volunteer spirit. Two churches
pitched in and borrowed a truck and tractor-trailer and parked it at
Wal-Mart in Madisonville hoping to fill it up this holiday weekend and
deliver the non-perishable food items to wherever the Red Cross sends them.
Amateur radio clubs are helping families make contact with each other. Two
Red Cross volunteers from Monroe County, Donna Bolinger and Sandy Moore, are
even going to help in disaster areas.

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Gregory S. Williams
k4hsm at lock-net.com