More on Katrina Relief
A continuation from my previous post.
Message from Erik:
I met April Smith on a hurricane relief trip to the Gulfport, MS area last Saturday. Our group was at the St James Baptist Church and she was delivering clothing and other relief items from her church to the St James Church.
There are 3 “core” churchs in the coastal Mississippi area that are attempting to distribute aid to the surrounding communities but they have spent quite a bit of money on gasoline. I asked April Smith (of New Light Baptist Church) how much they had spent over the 3 week period since the hurricane and she gave me a big build up and said “over $500″. Now if we could just scrape together another $500 or so for gas money to keep their outreach activies going for another 3 weeks, I think that would be money well-spent.
If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation, make checks out to the “New Light Baptist Church” and put “Community Outreach” in the memo field so they know what to use it for.
The church’s address is:
New Light Baptist Church
5120 Burney Rd
Vancleave, MS 39565
228-826-3315
Since mail delivery to the church is a little unreliable right now, April Smith (the pastor’s daughter) suggested that sending the check to her residence would be better. Her address is:
April Smith
6511 Mayfair St
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
228-218-2705
I feel certain that after things settle down a little bit, the church would be able to provide a receipt for tax purposes (you would also have the cancelled check).
Thanks for your help,
Erik Turner
