On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Michael Wheatland <mich...@wheatland.com.au > wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <jeanwe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Several people have emailed me to ask if I've been affected by the great > > Queensland floods. I'm happy to say that no, the floods are well south > > of here. We've been having a lot of rain here (though not this week) and > > do have a drainage problem around our 2-year-old house, but no flooding > > into the house. > > Jean and all, > > I am glad to know that Cairns and Townsville have avoided the floods > and that you are not affected. > > There are hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced from > their homes in the Gladstone and Rockhampton regions and lost all of > their possessions. > Farming and the minerals industry, which I am a part of, has been > affected in a big way, which has many many people unable to work until > the clean up is complete. > Knowing many people who have lost a lot, I am contributing towards the > support appeal to assist the people who have lost everything. > > If people feel the same way as I do, the Salvation Army, an amazing > Australian social support organisation, is collecting funds to ensure > those hardest hit have a chance to recover. > Please consider donating a few dollars towards this tragedy. > > http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/ > > I thank all those who have and will donate, as well as everyone who > sends their thoughts and prayers to those in crisis at this time in > Gladstone and Rockhampton. > > And now Toowoomba and numerous other places, plus some parts of the inner Brisbane area. Hal -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/documentation/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
