[jims69camaro]

i tried very hard to find a newspaper article or a news story on something good that came out of the tragedy that occured in LA. all you hear about is how people were looting stores, stealing their neighbor's possessions, using the red cross debit card to buy a vuitton hand bag - where is the good news?

i know it's all about sensationalism and getting ratings, but where are the heartwarming stories about how people rose to the challenge and helped each other out? i can't find them anywhere. so maybe you can help me out and tell me how you, in your own way, helped the survivors of the hurricane. don't make this about who did what before or immediately afterwards - or didn't do what - if i want to hear more of that, i can just turn on the news.

i'll start it off. i had my wife take a couple of boxes of food down to a truck that was parked locally accepting donations. she brought back a couple of things that they wouldn't accept, but the majority of it made it on the truck. she also filled a green garbage bag with clothes we haven't worn for a while (and probably wouldn't have again). i got rid of about half of my t-shirts, which is a good thing for me and for them. i also donated a pint of blood that they can use however it will best serve the people. i'm free of disease and i've got good, healthy red blood cells and normally would donate anyway. just knowing it would make the trip down to LA gave me an little extra special feeling this time.