Katrina - anyone effected

[B.True]

i was looking at the UNI FB roster and saw that #34 Josh Fristley's hometown in New Orleans ...... does anyone know how he is doing with the tragedy and if his family was effected? you hear about favre, faulk, duhon and others and just wonder how many people around the country will be effected by this like the 911 tragedy.... people everywhere will be effected ..... just wondering if it was a problem for Josh and what is being done on campus for the relief....can anyone fill me in??? thanks,

[JCPanthers]

i was looking at the UNI FB roster and saw that #34 Josh Fristley's hometown in New Orleans ...... does anyone know how he is doing with the tragedy and if his family was effected? you hear about favre, faulk, duhon and others and just wonder how many people around the country will be effected by this like the 911 tragedy.... people everywhere will be effected ..... just wondering if it was a problem for Josh and what is being done on campus for the relief....can anyone fill me in??? thanks,

I think Everette Pedescleux either is originally from Louisiana before he moved to Minnesota or has family down there.

[Newsbreaker]

I wondered if anyone on the team was from there...and I'm sure there are a couple more on campus. My prayers are certainly with them.

Now that you brought it up, we interviewed a guy from the local Red Cross yesterday. He made the following suggestions:

1)DONATE BLOOD! The blood supply is less then 2 day's worth nationally, and they're going to need it down there.

2)Donate money. Money is the best thing you can give, it can be used wherever and for any purpose! Either call your local Red Cross, or 800-HELP-NOW

3)They will accept physical goods (clothes, equipment, etc) but that it's harder for them to deal with. Waterloo is home to (and we should be proud of this) the largest surplus goods Red Cross warehouse in the country. They sent three flatbed semi's down on Tuesday night from Waterloo.

4)They will take volunteers to go down to the site, but you must undergo a local training program first, then the normal tour is 3-4 weeks, a week at home, then 3-4 weeks more.

[aman]

Yes, i am affected... I am very sad... i can see the whole thing on CNN.

[#1pantherfan]

a girl was missing from class today and the professor asked where she was and her friend said she is from New Orleans and that is where she was.

[Matt Trump]

Former UNI olineman Chad Setterstrom is a player for the New Orleans Saints. He is doing fine and forunately, his wife was safely in Iowa at the time of the storm.