tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896220.post1583167566805328322..comments2008-09-21T14:07:11.292-05:00Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933014723211725532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896220.post-56408112725884163072008-09-21T14:07:00.000-05:002008-09-21T14:07:00.000-05:00Having worked (pretty sure) for the organization in question, I sympathize - with a catch.<BR/><BR/>Can't tell you how many phonecalls I took during Hurricane Hugo from carpenters and other "entreprenuers" wanting to be sent down there - not to volunteer, mind you. Of coure, there are sincere folk like yourself who want to help, but it's not simply a matter of blood, sweat and tears. Disaster relief is highly organized - or tries to be - out of necessity. There are too many people who want to take advantage of victims and relief organizations and there is never enough money to take care of everyone and everything.<BR/><BR/>My suggestion is once the crisis has passed, get some specific training from the organization and get on their roster of volunteers. You may have to respond to some not so glamorous local disasters before you're sent into the field, but it's important that you get your feet wet before you get into a huge disaster like Ike.<BR/><BR/>Don't give up! This work can be so rewarding especially if you know what you're doing and if you don't mind hardship. Living conditions for volunteers are seldom better than those for victims.dcpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717760056852737076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896220.post-71150243348287404072008-09-19T10:05:00.000-05:002008-09-19T10:05:00.000-05:00Bureaucracy at its best. I’m sorry that they are making you go through all of this stress for something that you are trying to do to help others.spolastrehttp://technorati.com/people/technorati/spolastrenoreply@blogger.com