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Calabasas Trip to
Plaquemines
Parish and
Plaquemines School District
Spirit of Calabasas
Fundraiser at Calabasas City Hall and loading the truck
to head down to Louisiana.
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group with nbc's fred roggin (far right) who mc'ed the event
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packing up the truck
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robert to the rescue with toilet paper
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karlo, jason and carolyn head off on their journey
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Coast to coast, help is on the way
Plaquemines getting
truckloads of supplies
New Orleans Times Picayune
Friday, December 02, 2005
Plaquemines bureau
In separate cross-country hurricane relief efforts, a California city
and the Boston Police Department this week are set to deliver trucks
full of supplies for Plaquemines Parish schools and sheriff's deputies.
The first truck is set to arrive today in Belle Chasse after a
1,900-mile trip from the city of Calabasas in southern California. The
20-foot truck is bringing materials and computers for parish schools
collected by Calabasas and the Spirit of Calabasas Foundation,
foundation officials said.
The city of 23,000, a number slightly lower than the pre-Katrina
population of Plaquemines Parish, began its hurricane relief drive after
a Calabasas resident came to New Orleans with the Red Cross in the days
after the storm. The city collected donated school supplies, including
computers and other office equipment. The city rented the truck, and
city employees are driving it to Plaquemines, where it's scheduled to be
unloaded at ceremony today.
Foundation officials said they hope to set an example for volunteers in
other cities across the country to seek out sister communities in the
areas hit by the hurricane and offer assistance.
Also on the road this week is a 30-foot trailer with materials collected
by the Boston Police Department for members of the Plaquemines Parish
Sheriff's Office.
About 130 of the office's 200 employees lost their homes and belongings
during the storm, said reserve deputy Mike Jurina, who helped coordinate
the delivery. He said Boston police officers collected several thousand
dollars in donations and bought toiletries, toys, book bags and other
materials for families of deputies.
"It's not right to leave the kids to suffer through the holidays,"
Jurina said.
Local company Versabar paid for the trip expenses. The truck is set to
arrive Saturday.
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