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<blockquote data-quote="madbeancounter1" data-source="post: 122511" data-attributes="member: 2046"><p>We have 140 evacuee children being integrated into our school system on Monday morning.</p><p></p><p>Walmart donated $400 worth of backpacks to the schools and they were still 4 short. Our 4-H club bought the remaining 4 needed from another store in town.</p><p></p><p>When they announced that there were 540 of the expected 900 evacuees coming in people started making donations and within twelve hours more than enough had been collected in town for the 540 that arrived.</p><p></p><p>We saw a few of them at Walmart purchasing supplies Wednesday evening. All we could do was smile and tell them that we were glad they were here and safe. They just smiled back and one responded that they had been blessed to have been brought to our community.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, we kids were raised not to be prejudiced but I have to say that it sure takes a little getting used to seeing a another color of the human rainbow in our town and I am not saying that's a bad thing. We have the Cherokee Nation right on the other side of the state line, and a HUGE population of hispanics in the area, even more than a few Hmong, but very few (boy am I going to get in trouble for not being PC) blacks.... Those that we do have are mainly attached to JBU.</p><p></p><p>It's got to be disorienting to be tossed into a culture so unlike the one that you've lived in... just have to say a prayer that everyone will find a comfortable place to fit in regardless of if they are here temporarily or permanently.</p><p></p><p>One of the men from our church called me earlier in the week and asked me if any of my clients could use a cook from a seafood restaurant. The anwer that I got back from one of my clients was affirmative. I am still in the process of getting all the info to the right place and finding a way for this man to get from the campgrounds to the restaurant.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to be so long winded <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madbeancounter1, post: 122511, member: 2046"] We have 140 evacuee children being integrated into our school system on Monday morning. Walmart donated $400 worth of backpacks to the schools and they were still 4 short. Our 4-H club bought the remaining 4 needed from another store in town. When they announced that there were 540 of the expected 900 evacuees coming in people started making donations and within twelve hours more than enough had been collected in town for the 540 that arrived. We saw a few of them at Walmart purchasing supplies Wednesday evening. All we could do was smile and tell them that we were glad they were here and safe. They just smiled back and one responded that they had been blessed to have been brought to our community. Mind you, we kids were raised not to be prejudiced but I have to say that it sure takes a little getting used to seeing a another color of the human rainbow in our town and I am not saying that's a bad thing. We have the Cherokee Nation right on the other side of the state line, and a HUGE population of hispanics in the area, even more than a few Hmong, but very few (boy am I going to get in trouble for not being PC) blacks.... Those that we do have are mainly attached to JBU. It's got to be disorienting to be tossed into a culture so unlike the one that you've lived in... just have to say a prayer that everyone will find a comfortable place to fit in regardless of if they are here temporarily or permanently. One of the men from our church called me earlier in the week and asked me if any of my clients could use a cook from a seafood restaurant. The anwer that I got back from one of my clients was affirmative. I am still in the process of getting all the info to the right place and finding a way for this man to get from the campgrounds to the restaurant. Sorry to be so long winded :oops: [/QUOTE]
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