No knitting content today, folks.  It seems frivolous to banter about knitting on a day like today.

But before we send you back to your regularly scheduled programming, please take a moment to consider the hundreds of thousands of victims of Katrina.  It’s been a year since Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans and battered the Gulf Coast.  Today, the struggle to recover is just that - a tremendous struggle.  Rebuilding money has been held up by political SNAFUs and in some cases has failed to materialize at all.  Little rebuilding has been done in the historic Ninth Ward, where the poorest of New Orlean’s citizens lived  in  abject poverty  *before* the storm, and where today the scene of complete devastation is almost as bad as it was a year ago.  More than ever, many Katrina victims feel forgotten by the rest of us.

We can do something about that.

Please take a moment to consider donating to the  continuing effort to build New Orleans back  - as a city who embraces its poorest along with its more fortunate sons.  Acorn is doing a lot  to help  - if you need more contact info let me know.  I’ll also be looking for a place to send knitted items or knitting supplies, although to be honest what really helps these people is cold, hard cash in ANY amount, no matter how seemingly small. We can all just do what we can, and give a little extra for the many many people affected by this terrible tragedy.
And thanks.  We won’t forget.