Help for Hurricane Katrina!

I'm just so sad and devastated when I think about the people that were affected by the hurricane. It just seems so unfair. Of course, we want to do anything we can to help. We donated money on Friday night during the concert. You could pick either the American Red Cross or the Salvation Army, and I told the operator to pick the organization for me. I know they both do such great work. I still wanted to do more though. Ashton brought home a paper where telling us that the school was collecting care kits and money. So, off to Wal-Mart we went to buy the supplies needed to make 20 care kits. I would have loved to do more, but I thought that was a good number. The kits included a new hand towel, new washcloth, travel size shampoo (I did the shampoo/conditioner in one, because I'd go nuts without conditioner lol), travel size toothpaste, toothbrush, band aids, a bar of soap, and a comb. They also wanted soap dishes, but every store I checked was sold out of them because of all generous people collecting things. I felt bad that I couldn't include a soap dish, but I guess they stick the soap back into the little box it comes in?

The school had a contest to see which class collected the most, and the winner gets an ice cream sundae party. I hope his class wins! :) They collected 45 kits, I think that includes my 20. I'm not sure though. It felt so great to be able to contribute somehow.