Jimmy Wins United Cup in Louisville!

Jimmy's Striker Team U12 won their tournament in Louisville this weekend. Jim scored a goal in the semi-final and played very well! Go Strikers!

Hurricane Katrina Relief Truck 3

Hurricane Katrina Relief unloading at Plaquemine Caring Center. Jim Besinger, Bobby Freeman, and the gang of Cajun cons unloading 14 hospital beds, 700 blankets, and 1400 sheets, on Friday, two weeks after the hurricane.

This is the refugee center in Plaquemine. It does not describe at all the conditions inside. Lori Mayfield and I spoke at all three Masses and have coordinated through the parish an individual aid package to be sent to individuals there.  

We got back at 5 on Friday night, and loaded the next truck with more beds and sent that truck out that night with 2 new drivers. That truck arrived Saturday at noon with 4 more hospital beds and other supplies. 

Unloading the first truck in Plaquemine. We arrived Thursday morning after loading all day Wednesday in Indianapolis and drivbing all night. We were the only relief truck to arrive in Plaquemine all day.  

This is the team at Plaquemine Caring Center that received the three truckloads of medical supplies we sent down. They are wonderful people, Sonny, Johnny Gum and two of his staff with my co-driver Kirk Maddock. 

You can't really tell it from this picture, but these ladies were really happy with the cards the St. Michaels' kids sent down to Plaquemine for the refugees. I spoke with Barbara O'Beau last night and she passed them out to everyone at dinner and said it really brought a lot of joy to them.