[LM_NET] The floods of Nashville

["Diane R. Chen" <dianerchen@COMCAST.NET>]

My email is not working perfectly so I'm not sure if anyone in the LM_NET/TASL 
world is aware that Tennessee and Nashville are experiencing a horrific flood - 
what they call a 1000 year flood. My school is okay but the neighborhood received 
over 16 inches of rain this weekend. Some families and teachers are displaced. It 
is too early to tell the extent of the damage throughout TN but we will update you 
with information on schools and libraries as it's available.  In the meantime, 
facebook is our lifeboat for communication including pages like I Survived the 
Nashville Monsoon of May1st. 



Here is an opportunity to help from a public librarian:  
Please spread the word, in case folks don't grasp the severity of what's going on. 
Temporary shelters are at capacity, missing people unaccounted for, many homes are 
under water, we're in a water conservation emergency, much of Nashville's economic 
base is threatened by flood damage, etc. In other words, we're going to need help. 
Text 'REDCROSS' to 90999 to donate $10 to disaster relief. 



There is a radio telethon going on. 

The Thomas Edison elementary school near mine is having a clothes drive this 
weekend with collections taken on Friday. 

Hands On Nashville is taking volunteers. 



I did blog about this last night 
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/720054272.html   



Diane R. Chen 
Library Information Specialist -- John F. Kennedy Middle School 
2087 Hobson Pike, Nashville, TN 37013 TEL: 615 501-7900 
ALA Executive Board member; ALA-APA Executive Board member 
Personal Email: dianerchen@comcast.net 
Blog: Practically Paradise at 
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/practicallyparadise 

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