Mocha Moms Inc. South Bay Chapter     Hello everyone,this Sheréa VéJauan again ( publicist for South Bay Chapter, California) I am still receiving emails from chapters on what they are doing. This is a great opportunity to show a positive image in our communities, a positive image for our people, and a positive image of African American Women, who have not only chosen to stay home with our children, but put ourselves in a position to help other families in need. I am very excited to see what other chapters are doing! We at South Bay have put together a resource web page you can view that page at https://southbaymocha.tripod.com/id16.html also about entitled "Hurricane Katrina" What Mocha's Are Doing Around The Globe? If you have more resources please email me ASAP at sherea@positiverelations.net , on a personal level I have set up a YAHOO GROUP for the public, SO YOU MAY POST FUNDARAISING EVENTS, UPLOAD data, photos, web links, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/katrinaresources/ Feel free to pass this information on to family and friends I would like to encourage all chapter publicist to take pictures of their efforts, submit news to the press, send your calendar events to the local papers in your area, have press kits ready for the media, etc.     Mocha Moms, Inc., South Bay Chapter Hurricane Relief Efforts Curbside drop-off for goods Mocha Moms Inc, a national non-profit network of mothers, has one of their newest chapters in the South Bay (Los Angeles County). We are doing a curbside drop-off for goods to take to Houston. We have a semi that is waiting to roll down stocked with supplies courtesy of the members of our sister chapter San Fernando Valley . Needed are clothing, canned goods, diapers, bottles, bottled water, phone cards, gift cards, aspirin, shoes, toiletries, blankets, tampons/maxi pads. Cash donations welcome. Drop off will be: September 5-9, 15419 S. Visalia Avenue, Compton (off Redondo Beach Blvd. and Alondra), 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Yard Sale Join the efforts of the community by supporting the Mocha Moms, Inc., South Bay Chapter Hurricane Relief Yard Sale on Saturday, September 17, 2005 7am - 11am at 15419 S. Visalia Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 (off Redondo Beach Blvd. and Alondra). Cash Donations welcome. Baby Items! Kids Stuff! Furniture! Clothes! Toys! Housewares! Electronics! mm danniel williams president; south bay chapter mocha moms, inc. SBMM Website: https://southbaymocha.tripod.com/index.html SBMM Email: southbaymocha@yahoo.com   MM Renett President Mocha Moms Inc. - Los Angeles Chapter   I am collecting item at my home. 6438 Laurelwood Drive Inglewood, CA 90302 310-645-5286 MM Renett President Mocha Moms Inc. - Los Angeles Chapter Website: http://mommyofv-ivil.tripod.com Here is an update of items needed for homes hosting families affected by Hurricane Katrina. If you are able to assist, please let me know. Thank you. Houston Boys Clothes: 5T & 10 husky Boys Clothes: 5T & 10 husky Boys Shoes: 10 & 5 1/2 Boys Clothes: (2 boys 2 1/2 yrs. Old) 3T everything Men's Clothes: 34X30 Pants, Small Shirts Men's Clothes: (18 yr. old) 30X30 pants, med. Shirts Men's Clothes: (15 yr. old) 36X32 pants, LG. Shirts Men's Clothes: (23 yr. old) LG. everything Men's Clothes: (2 men 50-60 yrs. old) Med-LG. everything Women's Clothes: Size 4 petite everything, Lg. Shirts, 10-12 pants and skirts Socks, Shoes for all Winter Coats for all Undergarments for all Hygiene Items (soap, toothbrushes, hair products, etc) Counselling Services for young men Leads for Jobs (ship yard, medical front desk, hospital industry, childcare) Metrocards Paper Products: toilet tissue, paper towels, etc. Soap: Laundry, bath Extra Large Diapers Canned Goods Towels, Bed Linens, Pillows Room Fans Air Matresses Baby Stroller Bags, Backpacks, Purses Storage Containers Money Houston 1 male 1 girl Mens Clothes: 33 waist Girl Clothes: 10/14 Girl Shoes: 5 1/2 - 6 Paper Products: toilet tissue, paper towels, etc. Soap: Laundry, bath Money   SFV, CA 3 women 4 boys (9,11,14, 17) Children's Clothes: 2T 4 men 5 girls (5,8,10,14,18) Hygiene products Girls Clothes: 8, 14, 12, 4, 9-10 Girls Shoes Women's Clothes: 6-8, 7, 10, 12 Women's Shoes: 6, 7 1/2, 8, 9 Men's Clothes: 34X32, 34X36,38 slack Men's Shoes: 10 1/2 Diapers: Size 6 Paper Products Undergarments for men and women, children Socks for men and women, children Money SFV, CA many 1 child Clothes 1 18 month old Baby products Hygiene products Paper Products Money SFV, CA 2 Food Gas Cards Hygiene products Paper Products Money Burlington County, NJ At least 4 Clothes for all Baby products Hygiene products Paper Products Money South Bay, CA 21 adults and children Clothes for all Baby products Hygiene products Paper Products Money SFV, CA 2 families Gift Cards to Walmart SFV, CA 11 altogether Clothes for all Baby products Hygiene products Paper Products Money Jobs in Fresno, Contacts Greenville, SC Many including Any and all newborn items, including clothes, diapers, formula mother who has bottles, etc. been separated from Money her newborn Gift Cards (Walmart) Grocery Cards Calling Cards Greenville, SC 1 elderly aunt (65 yrs) Clothes former school teacher Gift Cards Hygiene products Paper Products Money     B-DADS Inc. One of our own has organized and a massive relief effort to collect and deliver food clothing and medical supplies to our brother and sisters suffering from the ravages of worst natural disaster within our lifetime. Kerry and Carla Vine have successfully solicited a massive amount of donation for the relief effort. They will be driving to Houston and New Orleans next week at their on expense to aid the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. They are asking for the B-DADS to assist them in off loading the donation and organizing the boxing of the donation to be distributed. Below is detailed information on their effort and needs. Please join me tomorrow morning and help support them in this effort to help those who have lost all. If you have received multiple copies of this I’m apologize for any inconvenience it may cause. Thanks you for your continued support. Breton Washington, President B-DADS Inc. email: bwashington@bdads.org     Southern DC Mocha Moms Emergency Fundraiser at the Bounce Roll Movie Screening By now you should have received your invitation to the free screening of the film Bounce Roll. If you are planning to attend, RSVP now! The e-vite will be open to all of the Mocha Mom Chapters in the Metro Area on Monday. As the host chapter, we get first "dibs." What I'd like to propose is that we turn this into a fundraiser for the families that are taking displaced families in from New Orleans. Opening your home is one thing, but feeding 5-10 more people is a different story. So what I'm asking is that for everyone who RSVPs for the movie donate the cost of 1 ticket ($10) to the Louisiana Network. As I've mentioned before, Mocha Mom Ayanna is a member of the network and is working tirelessly to assist the displaced families coming to the area daily! When you RSVP, be sure to include the number of people you plan to invite along with you. Healing Ceremony at Akua's was Powerful! The ceremony today at Mocha Mom Akua's house was powerful. We had an opportunity to vent our collective anger and learn about the spiritual implications of this tragedy. We were lead in a guided meditation and we chanted and prayed together for all the people who lost their lives and those still struggling. Akua's husband Kwame led us in a ceremony that involved the releasing of 3 white doves that we sent with positive messages and vibrations to our brothers and sisters back in the gulf states. Immediately following the ceremony, Mocha Mom Ayanna received a call that her family (that she hadn't heard from all week) was safe in Mobile, Alabama. Ain't God good! Donation Drop-off at Ayanna's Made Fox News! I trust the drop-off at Mocha Mom Ayanna's house organized by the the Louisiana Network was a big success. Fox News reported on the event. The donations will go directly into the hands of victims arriving as we speak in the DC Metro area. Ayanna may need help organizing and sorting donations. Please contact her directly to see what you can do at ayanna940@cs.com. Here's what Ayanna had to say: "There are hundreds of families fleeing to the Washington DC metropolitan area in the coming weeks some via government transport, others making their way up via hitchicking, family aide, etc.. Today, a family of 11 have arrived and they have 2 girls in their care both age 1 years old. If you have girls clothing size 24 months - 3T this donation can be utilized immediately. Children's clothing in general is an immediate need. Gently used, all sizes and seasons WELCOMED!! Remember: Lousiania's will be here this winter and probably into the Spring as well." The schedule below has been set up for you to drop off of whatever items you can donate. Keep in mind that CLEAN clothes, shoes, towels, bed linen, toiletries, food and water are needed IMMEDIATELY for people who have family en route to our area NOW! Saturday, September 10th from 1pm to 5pm Alonzo Brown 1729 Stanton Terrace, SE Washington, DC 20020 301.996.8823 Saturday, September 17th from 1pm to 5pm Bridget Avery 3418 Chatham Road Adelphi, MD (University & Adelphi intersection) 301.422.8383 September 24th from 12pm to 5pm Johanna Reed 753 Farway Court Bowie, MD (Campus Way & Central Ave.) 301.324.5514 Saturday, October 1st from 12pm to 5pm Jeremy Broussard 8254 Quill Point Drive Bowie, MD 20720 301.464.4296 Saturday, October 15th from 1pm to 5pm Elena Temple 1310 I Street NE Washington, DC 20002 202.397.2642 Supporting Mocha Moms Families Displaced by Katrina Our Chapter will also be making donations to Mocha Families directly affected by Katrina. We are working with the San Fernando Valley California, Metro Atlanta, and Houston Chapters. We have been provided with a list of names and all the needs of the families. I will be providing each member of the chapter with the list so that you can make individual donations in whatever way you can. List of families attached. Monica Z. Utsey President Southern DC Mocha Moms www.southerndcmochamoms.com     Chicago Central FYI. Chicago Central is doing several things regarding Katrina: 1. We have 4 Mocha families directly effected and gathering their info to send to Ann for the Mochas helping Mochas initiative. 2. We have contacts of agencies and shelters that we researched which are in the trenches and helping victims directly in LA, MS, andTX and we are encoraging our members to direct their funds to these agencies. 3. We have an emergency supply drop-off at the Hyde Park Self Storage. Supplies will be trucked to MS next week. 4. The South and Central Chapters will pledge a portion of chapter budgets to help our effected Mocha families. Just doing what we can. Yoluanda Brown, Chicago Central Chapter   Somerset/Union Cty, NJ The President of the Somerset/Union Cty, NJ chapter, has their chapter is in progress to contributing to the relief efforts.

The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund is providing support to families who are assisting those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. These funds raised by the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will go to individual families who have opened their homes to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to supplement their personal households as the recovery efforts continue. Do You Need Assistance? If you are a family hosting loved ones displaced by Hurricane Katrina, you may qualify to receive relief assistance from the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund. You can download this form and submit your form to your church who will submit your form to the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund on your behalf. If you are a family housing displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina download this form. Forms will only be accepted if submitted by a church Blackamericaweb relief for families. pdf Salvation Army Serving Storm The Salvation Army is currently providing services to storm victims and first responders in the Gulf Coast states. A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies World Vision has already begun responding – sending shipments of emergency supplies, donated by generous corporations and distributed in partnership with local churches and Christian agencies to children and families in need. Because the supplies have been donated, your gift will multiply in value to ship and distribute urgently needed items to those who need them the most. World Vision's American Families Assistance Fund works in partnership with local churches and Christian agencies to provide lasting hope for American children and families in difficult situations, including those affected by disasters like Hurricane Katrina. donate now! Donate to Black Business Expo/ Katrina Fund:  As you know, our offices are in OneUnited Bank. We have established the Black Business Expo/Katrina Fund that we will use to get the funds (without wire transfer fees) directly to Kathe Hambrick at the River Road Museum who has her fingers on the pulse of where the greatest need is.  We are asking all Expo Store front Businesses to please set up a box clearly marked Black Business Expo Katrina Fund, to collect those checks and that will help people who want to help know they are getting money right to the people who need it most.  Checks should be made payable to: Black Business Expo/Katrina Fund OneUnited Bank 3683 Crenshaw Blvd.  Ste 502 Los Angeles, CA 90016 You can contact me at h2hambrick@aol.com if you have any other questions or call our office at (323) 290-4743. There is no deadline, so if you do not have the money today, send next week.  This will take a long time to fix.   Other resources & emails   Please alert any students who have been displaced from our sister HBCU's in New Orleans that they will be considered for Berkeley matriculation effective immediately. Today's date is 9/2/05 . I just got off the phone with a UC Berkeley executive and they are opening their doors to a limited number of students. They are obviously in close contact with Tulane and have heard from an incredible number of Tulane students already. They same is not true for our HBCU students. Some of these students may be California residents who would consider Berkeley . Berkeley will work with students to have concurrent enrollment or visitor status for one semester or full matriculation status. Ideally, the doors of Xavier, Dillard and SUNO will fly open very soon. But until that time, Berekeley's doors are open. We are looking into classes that students can take as the semester has been in session for a full week. As a UC Berkeley faculty member, I am making my classes available to the selected students and will do everything in my personal power to support them. Decisions are being made immediately. The date of this email is 9/2/05 . If this email is forwarded to you before 9/12/05 still consider it current. After that date, I expect that they will have already admitted the students that they have made provisions for. Have people to contact me at ageesoul@ yahoo .com You can post your offer of housing (a spare room, extra bed, even a decent couch) and search for available housing online at: http://www.hurricanehousing.org If hosting doesn't work for you, please consider donating to the Red Cross to help with the enormous tasks of rescue and recovery. You can give online at: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=859 Tom Joyner Morning Show IF YOU ARE HOUSING VICTIMS OF KATRINA IN YOUR HOME THE TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION HAS SETUP FINANCIAL AID TO HELP.  THE WEB LINK BELOW CONTAINS THE FORMS NEEDED TO ACCESS THE AID OFFERED. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/relief/

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