coffeepotkeepers
09-20-2005, 05:51 AM
I recieved this in an email, hope someone can use this information!!!!
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:46:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: staoaquatt <staoaquatt@yahoo.com>
Subject: HSUS needs help--hit the instant reply-
From HSUS:
VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN GONZALES LOUISIANA TO
ASSIST AT TEMPORARY SHELTER HOUSING ANIMAL VICTIMS OF
HURRICANE KATRINA
Thank you for contacting The HSUS to express your
interest in assisting us with our animal rescue and
care efforts in Louisiana. Our temporary animal
shelter in Gonzales Louisiana is home right now to
hundreds of displaced animals and we are issuing an
urgent call for help. We need people who may not
necessarily have any previous experience with animal
care but are:
Willing to clean cages.
Willing to help with administrative tasks, work in
uncomfortable conditions that include heat, humidity,
and sun; varying accommodations; lack of power and
communications (cell phone reception is erratic).
Willing to sleep in their own tent or a very large
enclosed tent with cots.
Able to travel to the site on their own initiative,
assuming all related costs.
Ready to follow directions from qualified disaster
respondents who are supervising activities at the
site.
Positive, open minded and willing to do whatever needs
to be done to ensure the safety of the animals in our
care.
Able to volunteer for a minimum of seven days on-site.
If you fit these criteria, we ask you to travel
immediately to our site in Gonzales La, essentially
self-deploying, and check in it the prominently marked
volunteer desk at our facility.
If you intend to follow our suggestion of
self-deployment, please press the reply icon on this
email. By doing so, we can track the number of people
who are deploying to the Gonzales site. NOTE: Any text
you write in your reply will not be read. Please
simply press reply.
Our field site:
Lamar Dixon Exposition Center
(225) 621-1700
9039 S Saint Landry Ave
Gonzales, LA 70737
http://www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
Directions to the site can be obtained from
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp
Commercial flights serve New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Taxi service is available at each airport.
If you are able to coordinate a group of volunteers on
your own accord and bring them with you, please do so.
Our staff are working around the clock to perform a
variety of tasks associated with these displaced
animals and we ask for your patience and understanding
as we are not able to answer emails and phone calls in
as timely a manner as we would like. Following is
information on supplies you should bring and other
details concerning the site and the conditions in
Gonzales. Please refrain from contacting our staff
with follow up questions unless it is an extreme
emergency. Many of your questions will be answered in
volunteer briefings that occur regularly following
your check in at the site.
To be a valuable responder, you must be flexible and
willing to do whatever is needed, even if it is not
what you thought you would do when you signed on. Our
team leaders will make every effort to fit the job to
your skills. They will never put you in a situation
where you feel unsafe or threaten the safety of the
team. There will be times when you may have to wait
until other events are sorted out before you can get
into the action.
Activities of disaster responders include:
Animal sheltering, daily care, cage cleaning,
administrative work, managing supplies,
communications, transport, donation and volunteer
management, damage assessment, transport coordination,
and many other tasks.
VEHICLES NEEDED
q ACO Trucks and vans
q 4WD vehicles
q Trailers
q Your standard ACO gear (animal handling equipment)
if traveling by ground
INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT LIST
NOTE: Please LABEL your belongings with your name and
phone number, particularly electronics, cameras, other
valuables. You are responsible for keeping track of
your own equipment and personal effects.
CLOTHING & PERSONAL
q HSUS clothing for identification in the field: hat,
shirts, etc. (issued at HSUS Base of Operations)
q Week?s supply of response-type clothing (outer,
inner, under) appropriate to the weather LONG PANTS
MUST BE WORN IN THE FIELD AND WHEN WORKING WITH
ANIMALS
q Clothing, personal, seasonal for after hours
q Personal first-aid kit
q Minimum one week?s supply of normal toiletries
q Minimum one week?s supply of normal medications,
plus meds specific to your needs, such as Epi-Pen if
allergic to stings
q Sun block
q Protective headgear (sun, rain, cold)
q Hand sanitizer (e.g., Purell)
q Insect repellent: Only DEET is effective.
q Extra eyeglasses/sunglasses/contact lens supplies
and case
q Heavy-duty work gloves
q Waterproof gloves (for working with Clorox, etc.)
q Sturdy shoes
q Work or hiking boots (steel shank preferred,
non-slip bottoms)
q Rain suits / foul weather gear / poncho
q Bathing suit (for showering)
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
q Reflective vest
q IF AVAILABLE: Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
q IF AVAILABLE: Dry suit
q Helmet ? construction-type is okay if it can be
tightened or has a chin-strap
q Filter masks & filters, bandana (wildfire), surgical
gloves, goggles
q Whistle ? plastic, loud
q Space blanket
FOOD & WATER
***** HSUS PROVIDES MEALS AND WATER AT EACH FIELD SITE
*******
q Food/snacks, FOUR-DAY supply, non-perishable, not
requiring heating (peanut butter, cheese crackers,
pull-top single-serving cans, dried fruit, pop-tarts,
etc.) and that you are used to eating;
knife/fork/spoon/opener as needed.
q Day pack or belt pack for equipment & canteens/water
bottles
q Water purification system (iodine tablets, filter,
etc.) if you have it
SHELTER
q Lightweight sleeping bag, in garbage bag inside
stuff sack, with luggage tag
q Sheet __ Towel
q Tent, in garbage bag inside stuff-sack, with luggage
tag
q Tarp(s), ground cloths, etc.
OTHER
q Cell phone, wireless PDA (if you have them), extra
batteries, charging cords (car & wall), hands-free
device
q FRS or GMRS radios (?talk-abouts? or similar),
batteries, accessories.
q GPS unit
q Flashlight & extra batteries
q Multi-tool (not in your carry-on bag)
q Disposable cameras
q Notepad (spiral type)
Pens/pencils/markers/highlighters
q Radio - AM/FM, small, battery?powered - optional
q Bag or backpack (easily portable)
q Your standard ACO gear (animal handling equipment)
if traveling by ground
q Other rescue equipment ? as available
q MAPS
Again, if you intend to follow our suggestion of
self-deployment, please press the reply icon on this
email. By doing so, we can track the number of people
who are deploying to the Gonzales site. NOTE: Any text
you write in your reply will not be read. Please
simply press reply.
Thank you for your understanding and assistance in
this important effort.
The staff of the Humane Society of the United States
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:46:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: staoaquatt <staoaquatt@yahoo.com>
Subject: HSUS needs help--hit the instant reply-
From HSUS:
VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN GONZALES LOUISIANA TO
ASSIST AT TEMPORARY SHELTER HOUSING ANIMAL VICTIMS OF
HURRICANE KATRINA
Thank you for contacting The HSUS to express your
interest in assisting us with our animal rescue and
care efforts in Louisiana. Our temporary animal
shelter in Gonzales Louisiana is home right now to
hundreds of displaced animals and we are issuing an
urgent call for help. We need people who may not
necessarily have any previous experience with animal
care but are:
Willing to clean cages.
Willing to help with administrative tasks, work in
uncomfortable conditions that include heat, humidity,
and sun; varying accommodations; lack of power and
communications (cell phone reception is erratic).
Willing to sleep in their own tent or a very large
enclosed tent with cots.
Able to travel to the site on their own initiative,
assuming all related costs.
Ready to follow directions from qualified disaster
respondents who are supervising activities at the
site.
Positive, open minded and willing to do whatever needs
to be done to ensure the safety of the animals in our
care.
Able to volunteer for a minimum of seven days on-site.
If you fit these criteria, we ask you to travel
immediately to our site in Gonzales La, essentially
self-deploying, and check in it the prominently marked
volunteer desk at our facility.
If you intend to follow our suggestion of
self-deployment, please press the reply icon on this
email. By doing so, we can track the number of people
who are deploying to the Gonzales site. NOTE: Any text
you write in your reply will not be read. Please
simply press reply.
Our field site:
Lamar Dixon Exposition Center
(225) 621-1700
9039 S Saint Landry Ave
Gonzales, LA 70737
http://www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
Directions to the site can be obtained from
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp
Commercial flights serve New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Taxi service is available at each airport.
If you are able to coordinate a group of volunteers on
your own accord and bring them with you, please do so.
Our staff are working around the clock to perform a
variety of tasks associated with these displaced
animals and we ask for your patience and understanding
as we are not able to answer emails and phone calls in
as timely a manner as we would like. Following is
information on supplies you should bring and other
details concerning the site and the conditions in
Gonzales. Please refrain from contacting our staff
with follow up questions unless it is an extreme
emergency. Many of your questions will be answered in
volunteer briefings that occur regularly following
your check in at the site.
To be a valuable responder, you must be flexible and
willing to do whatever is needed, even if it is not
what you thought you would do when you signed on. Our
team leaders will make every effort to fit the job to
your skills. They will never put you in a situation
where you feel unsafe or threaten the safety of the
team. There will be times when you may have to wait
until other events are sorted out before you can get
into the action.
Activities of disaster responders include:
Animal sheltering, daily care, cage cleaning,
administrative work, managing supplies,
communications, transport, donation and volunteer
management, damage assessment, transport coordination,
and many other tasks.
VEHICLES NEEDED
q ACO Trucks and vans
q 4WD vehicles
q Trailers
q Your standard ACO gear (animal handling equipment)
if traveling by ground
INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT LIST
NOTE: Please LABEL your belongings with your name and
phone number, particularly electronics, cameras, other
valuables. You are responsible for keeping track of
your own equipment and personal effects.
CLOTHING & PERSONAL
q HSUS clothing for identification in the field: hat,
shirts, etc. (issued at HSUS Base of Operations)
q Week?s supply of response-type clothing (outer,
inner, under) appropriate to the weather LONG PANTS
MUST BE WORN IN THE FIELD AND WHEN WORKING WITH
ANIMALS
q Clothing, personal, seasonal for after hours
q Personal first-aid kit
q Minimum one week?s supply of normal toiletries
q Minimum one week?s supply of normal medications,
plus meds specific to your needs, such as Epi-Pen if
allergic to stings
q Sun block
q Protective headgear (sun, rain, cold)
q Hand sanitizer (e.g., Purell)
q Insect repellent: Only DEET is effective.
q Extra eyeglasses/sunglasses/contact lens supplies
and case
q Heavy-duty work gloves
q Waterproof gloves (for working with Clorox, etc.)
q Sturdy shoes
q Work or hiking boots (steel shank preferred,
non-slip bottoms)
q Rain suits / foul weather gear / poncho
q Bathing suit (for showering)
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
q Reflective vest
q IF AVAILABLE: Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
q IF AVAILABLE: Dry suit
q Helmet ? construction-type is okay if it can be
tightened or has a chin-strap
q Filter masks & filters, bandana (wildfire), surgical
gloves, goggles
q Whistle ? plastic, loud
q Space blanket
FOOD & WATER
***** HSUS PROVIDES MEALS AND WATER AT EACH FIELD SITE
*******
q Food/snacks, FOUR-DAY supply, non-perishable, not
requiring heating (peanut butter, cheese crackers,
pull-top single-serving cans, dried fruit, pop-tarts,
etc.) and that you are used to eating;
knife/fork/spoon/opener as needed.
q Day pack or belt pack for equipment & canteens/water
bottles
q Water purification system (iodine tablets, filter,
etc.) if you have it
SHELTER
q Lightweight sleeping bag, in garbage bag inside
stuff sack, with luggage tag
q Sheet __ Towel
q Tent, in garbage bag inside stuff-sack, with luggage
tag
q Tarp(s), ground cloths, etc.
OTHER
q Cell phone, wireless PDA (if you have them), extra
batteries, charging cords (car & wall), hands-free
device
q FRS or GMRS radios (?talk-abouts? or similar),
batteries, accessories.
q GPS unit
q Flashlight & extra batteries
q Multi-tool (not in your carry-on bag)
q Disposable cameras
q Notepad (spiral type)
Pens/pencils/markers/highlighters
q Radio - AM/FM, small, battery?powered - optional
q Bag or backpack (easily portable)
q Your standard ACO gear (animal handling equipment)
if traveling by ground
q Other rescue equipment ? as available
q MAPS
Again, if you intend to follow our suggestion of
self-deployment, please press the reply icon on this
email. By doing so, we can track the number of people
who are deploying to the Gonzales site. NOTE: Any text
you write in your reply will not be read. Please
simply press reply.
Thank you for your understanding and assistance in
this important effort.
The staff of the Humane Society of the United States