I shall depart from my football commentary and opinions to write a bit about Hurricane Charley.
First, I wish all those who have suffered losses, especially those who have lost everything they had, some relief from their suffering. Many residents of the southwest coast of Florida were made homeless by this disastrous storm. Others have lost their jobs because businesses were destroyed. By this time, the situation has been pretty well documented in the press and in the broadcast media, so I do not feel the need to rehash what you undoubtedly already know. What I want to get to here is a way in which you can help.
It is natural for each of us to be concerned with our own problems. Many of us in the Orlando area lost trees, had property damage, and have been without electric power for an aggravatingly long time. It has been pretty miserable for a lot of people. Most of us are fortunate that we escaped the storm with our lives and most of our belongings. In my case, I wound up with one tree leaning on my house that needs to be removed. That’s it. I didn’t even lose power. The cleanup took half a day. So, I was lucky. After I took care of my miniscule problems, I thought about those who weren’t so lucky.
I made a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. However, after I did that, I discovered that Florida Power & Light will make a matching contribution (up to a total of $250,000) if you use a coupon that they supply. You mail it with your contribution to their Community Relations office in Miami. The instructions are given on the coupon. I wanted to let everyone know that this avenue was available for those of you who want to help the people who lost so much in this disaster. Just click on the hyper linked text above to go to the appropriate web sites. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
