Alabama Online Information

Help Alabama This site is not particularly helpful, but you may want to look at it for a little information on Alabama. If you are curious how close my house is to the water, look for Clay City on this map, just up from Bon Secour Bay. The refugees from Louisiana and Mississippi in Baldwin County are currently being held at the Robertsdale Coliseum. I will be working there, on a shift with the Red Cross. You can see I-10 on the map also, connecting Florida to California. Thousands of refugees came to our area through that Interstate.

Serve Alabama : The Governor of Alabama's site for Faith Based and Community Initiatives. This site lists way you can volunteer or donate to Alabama hurricane victims

Open Your Home: On the day of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, a local radio station in Pensacola, Florida broadcasted calls from listeners. Callers were dialing into the station live, talking about the hurricane. One caller dialed in and asked if there was anyone willing to take him and his family into their home. He had fled Mississippi and had no where to go. He had dogs with him, he said, and the shelters do not accept animals. Within minutes, the radio station was overwhelmed by the dozens of people who called with open homes. Living rooms, extra bedrooms, and entire houses were offered. One woman even offered a corner of her FEMA-provided trailer. We all went through Hurricane Ivan last September, so this is a generous area. I just love it that so many are willing to offer homes to strangers!

Alabama's Governor Bob Riley : Messages from the Governor of Alabama about the hurricane, and about how Alabama is helping our own and other states.

Local Message Board : from WPMI, a Mobile, Alabama news station. People from Mississippi and Alabama often write, asking for information on loved ones.


See the stations below for photos and video footage on the disaster:

WKRG : Mobile, Alabama news station

WPMI : Mobile, Alabama news station

WALA : Mobile, Alabama news station

More links to come, I'm sure! Until then, thank you for reading and thank you for helping!

by Lori Seaborg