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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/7/2005 10:24:02 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Operation Extended Family--Locating Families in Need |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Friends of Homeschooling, So many of you--over 3,500 families--have expressed your willingness to help. We have been overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you! If you did not receive a response, please accept our apology--we simply could not respond to each offer of help. Now we need your eyes and ears to assist us in locating homeschooling families who have been displaced because of the hurricane. We are in contact with state homeschool organizations across the southern United States, and we're also notifying a number of relief agencies, churches, and media outlets in an effort to get the word out, but with much of the Gulf Coast's communications infrastructure severely damaged, we need your assistance as well. If you know of a homeschooling family who needs assistance as a result of Hurricane Katrina--a place to stay, a job, curriculum for their children, even transportation to another location, please let us know, and tell them we're ready to help. At this time, we have way more offers than takers! We have categorized each offer of assistance and now are ready to match requests for help with the generous offers we have received. From families needing assistance, we would like to know: What type of help do they need? - Housing - Job - Curriculum If they need housing, - Do they have a preference of location? - How long do they anticipate needing another place to stay? - Size of family, ages and sex of children? - Any special accommodations (e.g., pets, handicapped access)? - Special requests (e.g., prefer family with boys)? Families seeking help may email us at hurricanehelprequest@hslda.org or call us at (540) 338-5600. Additionally, to stay abreast of our efforts to help these families, you can visit HSF's website at www.homeschoolfoundation.org/hurricane . Thanks again for partnering with HSLDA and the Home School Foundation as we demonstrate the love of Christ to each family who is precious in His sight. Sincerely, Mike Smith President P.S. If you have made an offer to host another family and we find a fairly close match among the requests that come to us, we will provide you with contact information that you can use to talk with the potential "guest family" to determine if it is the right match for your family. ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
