Houston Comets Katrina Relief Drive

My co-workers and I were pooling our money to help out the displaced folks from New Orleans, when, I received an email with information about the Houston Comets & Rockets Hurricane Katrina Relief Drive in combination with KHOU Channel 2, Houston.

So, I set out this afternoon and purchased 48 packages of Ramen noodles, 12 stuffed animals (dogs and elephants), 30 MatchBox cars, 12 packs of 64 crayons, 12 coloring books, 12 packages of soap, 12 bottles of shampoo, 12 bottles of hand sanitizer, 12 toothbrushes and 12 boxes of toothpaste. I also went to Office Depot and bought 80 #2 pencils, 80 ball point pens, 10 packages of looseleaf paper and 10 spiral notebooks.

I think we can all agree, it's more than a worthy cause. And here's a detailed breakdown of the Comets & Rockets events:

Tuesday, Sept. 6 (7AM-9PM)—Toyota Center to serve as a collection donation station. Houston residents will have the opportunity to drop off donation items all day beginning from 7-:00a.m.-9:00p.m. Rockets players and staff will be on hand to assist with donation collection, greet Houston residents dropping off donation supplies (preferred donation items list included on following page) and will help man a telephone bank to secure financial pledges.

Wednesday, Sept. 7 (7AM-9PM) and Thursday, Sept. 8 (7AM-3PM)—Representatives from the Houston Rockets, Comets, local human services agencies including The United Way and Red Cross, as well as other local assistance groups will be on hand to assist with job skills training, job placement, housing assistance, medical services and the distribution of the donated goods.

LIST OR RECOMMENDED DONATION ITEMS:

Baby Formula
Diapers
Sanitary Wipes
Peanut Butter
Bread
Canned Vegetables
Soups
Raman Noodles
Can Openers
Hot Plates
Bottled Water
Pillows
Bedding
Stuffed Animals
Toys
School Supplies
Clothes
Footwear

Contribute what you can! And remember... it might be US next time!