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Dear friends in Lincoln, Houston has 150,000-200,000 evacuees from
Hurricane Katrina living with relatives or living in shelters.
Besides the Astrodome there are numerous Red Cross shelters all over
the city. The one closest to me was an amazing sight last night.
Cars, trucks and SUVs were lined up packed with goods to leave off.
My car was immediately swarmed by teenage volunteers who unloaded it
in a matter of seconds. This shelter is housing 200 people. What
they told me they are in most desperate need of are $20 gas cards,
$10 Wal-Mart cards, phone cards and underwear -- all sizes.
The one we are trying to help is at the Spring Tabernacle. There
were 21 more opened just today because so many were at capacity.
See the current list below.
Regards from Houston,
Julie Charette
juliedcharette@hotmail.com
Red Cross shelters in Houston as of 3 p.m.
Friday:
Mont Belvieu Senior Center (full; capacity 116)
11607 Eagle Drive
Mont Belvieu, TX 77580
Baytown Community Center (full; capacity 247)
2407 Market St.
Baytown, TX 77520
Memorial Baptist Church (full; capacity 187)
600 W. Sterling
Baytown, TX 77520
(281) 427-1725
St. Peter Claver (full; capacity 384)
6005 N. Wayside Drive
Houston, TX 77028
(713) 675-4943
Moody Methodist Church (full; capacity 300)
2803 53rd St.
Galveston, TX 77551
Spring Tabernacle (full; capacity 210)
3034 FM 2920
Spring, TX 77338
(281) 353-1851
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (full; capacity 270)
18220 Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 333-4535
St. Mary's Catholic Church (42; capacity 200)
701 Church St.
Brenham, TX 77833
(979) 836-4441
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 Fairmont Park Baptist Church (full; capacity 200)
10401 Belfast
LaPorte, TX 77571
(281) 471-2615
New Life Central (full; capacity 300)
2104 Underwood
LaPorte, TX 77571
First United Methodist Church (full; capacity 200)
4308 W. Davis
Conroe, TX 77304
(936) 756-3395
First Baptist Church (150; capacity 200)
906 Ave. A
Katy, TX 77493
First Baptist Church (full; capacity 400)
1229 Ave. J
Huntsville, TX 77340
(936) 291-3441
Kingwood United Methodist Church (14; capacity 150)
1799 Woodland Hills
Kingwood, TX 77339
Bayshore Baptist
11315 Spencer
LaPorte, TX 77571
(281) 842-7009
Christ Baptist Church (160; capacity 300)
12501 Champions Forrest
Houston, TX 77066
(281) 866-8377
St. Bartholomew Church
5356 11th St.
Katy, TX 77443
Freeway Manor Baptist
2300 Rodney
Houston, TX 77034
Family Faith Church
I-45 at North Loop 336
Huntsville, TX 77340
Old Thurmond Marshall School
11421 Suburban
Houston, Texas 77016
Kingsland Baptist Church (opening at 4 p.m. Friday)
20555 Kingsland Blvd.
Katy, TX 77450
(Posted Sept. 3, 2005)
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