>John,
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>I do sympathize with your initiative, but what do you think of this suggestion:
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>Supplies must come from all over the country and from other countries as well. However, the hard work must be done by the inhabitants themselves. There are more than enough inhabitants who are capable enough, who at least temporarilly lost their job and are all too willing to start working in the streets that they also know far better than any outsider. Moreover, it is better for their selfesteem.

Trust me, those people will be working for a long time to come. I heard on the news that FEMA was hiring people to help with the clean up. What my group is doing is just trying to provide a little relief. We will go for a week this month and try again in January.