Pickin Up The Pieces - GA

You can contact us at linda@pickinupthepieces.org
Pickin' Up the Pieces Relief Corp
P.O. Box 9634
Savannah, Georgia 31412





Our Last Rebuilding Trip of the Year!

December 26 - 31, 2007

End 2007 on a meaningful note: join us in helping families in Pearlington, Mississippi rebuild their homes. There is still a tremendous need for volunteers, and skilled volunteers are especially needed.

As always, we will be staying at the Camp Coastal Outpost volunteer center in Kiln, Mississippi. Costs for food and lodging are $15 per night, per person. We will also make our usual side trip to New Orleans one afternoon and evening. You won't believe what you will see, nearly two and a half years after the storm!

Anyone interested in participating in this trip please contact Linda at linda@pickinupthepieces.org or 912-429-4220. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now!


12/13/06
Thank you to all for the tremendous response to our "Adopt and Angel Program"!! We adopted out 162 children!!
It was great. We ended up servicing 280 with the help of the Stennis Rotary Club. All of our Angels got adopted out and we also had 6 families. We ran out of Angels to adopt :-)

12/2
Hi Again...
Some of you have asked about whether we were planning a trip over the holidays...the answer is YES!
December 26 - 30. Anyone wishing to finish out the 2006 year making a difference in the lives of those affected by Katrina are welcome to join us. Please visit our website under "How You Can Help" at Pickin Up The Pieces for more information.
Linda Edwards

11/29 Adopt an Angel
We are doing an Adopt an Angel Project similar to the one that we did last year. There are 126 children under 10 y.o. in the Pearlington, MS community that we would like to share a little holiday cheer with. These children continue to face the after-effects of hurricane Katrina in a community that is still struggling to recover.
Many of these families haven't had Christmas since before The Storm, so please take that into consideration when you give this year.

If you choose to buy online, you can ship directly to the addresses given here and most companies are giving free shipping online until at least the first week of December.

I would love to know if you plan on helping, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post - click on the word 'comment'. Thank you!

You can contact us at linda@pickinupthepieces.org
Pickin' Up the Pieces Relief Corp
P.O. Box 9634
Savannah, Georgia 31412
Gifts should not exceed $50 per child and need to be in Savannah no later than 12/14
All of these kids are from Pearlington, MS and those 10 yrs and older will be receiving gift cards.

RED is girls, BLUE is boys, and BOLD type will be infants 1 y.o. and younger

1. A, BABY BOY 1 y.o. boy
2. A, ANGEL 3 y.o. boy
3. A, ANGIE 3 month old boy
4. A, ARTHUR 7 y.o. boy
5. A, CASSANDRA Girl
6. A, KANE 3 y.o. boy
7. A, KEELAN 6 y.o. boy
8. A, KEIRA 7 month old girl
9. A, ROLAND 4 y.o. boy
10. A, KALI 10 y.o. girl
11. A, KATIE 8 y.o. girl
12. A, LISA 5 y.o. girl
13. B, TYLER 12 y.o. boy
14. B, SELEN 5 y.o. girl
15. B, BEAU 8 y.o. boy
16. B, CHRISTIAN 1 y.o. boy
17. B, HAYDEN 2 y.o. boy
18. B, KAITLYN 5 y.o. girl
19. B, BRAD 16 y.o. boy
20. B, COURTNEY 13 y.o. girl
21. B, HARLEIGH 10 y.o. girl
22. B, JOBY 10 y.o. boy
23. B, MIRANDA 10 y.o. girl
24. B, TY 2 y.o. boy
25. B, SAM 8 y.o. boy
26. B, HANNAH 2 y.o. girl
27. B, HAYDEN 3 y.o. boy
28. B, CHASE 13 y.o. boy
29. B, COLE 8 y.o. boy
30. B, BROOKE 8 y.o. girl
31. B, CAMERON 15 y.o. boy
32. B, ALISHA 12 y.o. girl
33. B, JULLIAN 10 y.o. boy
34. B, ALEIGH 9 y.o. girl
35. B, DUSTIN 16 y.o. boy
36. B, GIRL 3 y.o. girl
37. B, CHRIS 15 y.o. boy
38. B, GIRL 17 y.o. girl
39. B, TAYLOR 10 y.o. girl
40. B, TAJAH 2.5 y.o. girl
41. B, ALICIA 15 y.o. girl
42. B, ALISHA 15 y.o. girl
43. B, DAQUIRIE 10 y.o. girl
44. B, DUJUANYA 8 y.o. girl
45. B, JASMINE 1 y.o. girl
46. B, SCOOTER 9 y.o. boy
47. B, SHONDRIKA 16 y.o. girl
48. B, WAYNE 9 y.o. boy
49. B, DONALD 12 y.o. boy
50. B, JOHN 15 y.o. boy
51. B, QUINAN 16 y.o. boy
52. B, WILLIAM 16 y.o. boy
53. C W, ALSIIA 7 y.o. girl
54. C W, TYDE 8 y.o. boy
55. C, BREANNE 11 y.o. girl
56. C, JOHNNY LYNN 5 y.o. girl
57. C, SELENA 12 y.o. girl
58. C, SHELBY 15 y.o. girl
59. C, TORI 15 y.o. girl
60. C, GLORIA 12 y.o. girl
61. D, BRYAN 5 y.o. boy
62. D, CHELSEA 14 y.o. girl
63. D, DAVID 4 y.o. boy
64. D, DONOVAN 10 y.o. boy
65. D, NATHANIEL 10 y.o. boy
66. D, OLIVIA 15 y.o. girl
67. D, JOSEPH 13 y.o. boy
68. D, KATIE 16 y.o. girl
69. D, ALEXIS 8 y.o. girl
70. D, ERIN 15 y.o. girl
71. D, JOSEPH 6 y.o. boy
72. D, SCOTT 16 y.o. boy
73. D, CIARA 7 y.o. girl
74. E, BRITTANY 14 y.o. girl
75. E, MICHAEL 11 y.o. boy
76. E, DARIAN 13 y.o. boy
77. E, HEATHER 16 y.o. girl
78. E, TREY 4 y.o. boy
79. E, LAURNA 12 y.o. girl
80. F, AARON 11 y.o. boy
81. F, DEANNA 1 y.o. boy
82. F, DALTON 14 y.o. boy
83. F, BRAYDEN 1 y.o. boy
84. F, JAYDA 3 y.o. girl
85. F, MACIE 5 y.o. girl
86. F, AMY 6 y.o. girl
87. F, ERICA 8 y.o. girl
88. F, RYAN 10 y.o. boy
89. G, TANYIAH 4 y.o. girl
90. G, ASHLEY 17 y.o. girl
91. G, STEVEN 16 y.o. boy
92. G, DONNIE 17 y.o. boy
93. G, PAIGE 15 y.o. girl
94. G, DEVANTE 13 y.o. boy
95. H, JOSHUA 8 y.o. boy
96. H, BZ 17 y.o. girl
97. H, JANSEN 16 y.o. boy
98. H, ALEXIS 4 y.o. girl
99. H, BRAD 15 y.o. boy
100. H, SAMANTHA 9 y.o. girl
101. H, KENTRELL 6 y.o. boy
102. H, KENYA 4 y.o. girl
103. H, RYAN 9 y.o. boy
104. H, SASHA 6 month old girl
105. A, AARON 10 y.o. boy
106. J, JUJU 4 y.o. boy
107. J, MASON 8 y.o. boy
108. J, OLIVIA 5 y.o. girl
109. J, STEVEN 15 y.o. boy
110. J, TENESA 1 month old boy
111. J BABY BOY 1 ½ month old boy
112. J, DAKOTA 14 y.o. boy
113. J, HANNAH 11 y.o. girl
114. J, RYAN 13 y.o. boy
115. K, DANIEL 10 y.o. boy
116. L, VANESSA 16 y.o. girl
117. L, VICKIE 9 y.o. girl
118. L, DYLAN 12 y.o. boy
119. L, ASHTON 3 y.o. girl
120. L, JET 17 y.o. boy
121. L, JOSHUA 16 y.o. boy
122. L, KAYLYNN 4 y.o. girl
123. L, ONEISHA 4 y.o. girl
124. L, ASHANTI 6 y.o. girl
125. L, JAREL 10 y.o. boy
126. L, DAJONTAE 3 y.o. boy
127. L, SHAYLA 8 y.o. girl
128. L, TAMEA 6 y.o. girl
129. L, AMANDA 16 y.o. girl
130. L, STEPHEN 15 y.o. boy
131. L, ALISSA 6 y.o. girl
132. L, SHEA 17 y.o. boy
133. L, BEAUTIFUL 2 y.o. girl
134. L, BRETT 2 y.o. boy
135. L, FRANK 1 y.o. boy
136. L, KENDRICK 6 y.o. girl
137. L, AMBER 14 y.o. girl
138. L, BROOKE 16 y.o. girl
139. L, ERIC 17 y.o. boy
140. L, JACOB 15 y.o. boy
141. L, JEWEL 10 y.o. boy
142. L, KAREN 16 y.o. girl
143. L, KAYLA 16 y.o. girl
144. L, KEVIN 11 y.o. boy
145. L, CRYSTAL 6 y.o. girl
146. L, LANDON 8 y.o. boy
147. M, JOHN 16 y.o. boy
148. M, AMANDA 14 y.o. girl
149. M, BABY GIRL 18 month old girl
150. M, BENA 6 y.o. girl
151. M, CHRIS 2 y.o. boy
152. M, CHRISTOPHER 3 y.o. boy
153. M, HANNAH 1 y.o. girl
154. M, LAURA 7 y.o. girl
155. M, MIA 1 y.o. girl
156. M, MICHAEL 1 month old boy
157. M, SHAKEM 3 y.o. boy
158. M, TIFFANY 13 y.o. girl
159. M, KORD 17 y.o. boy
160. M, ALEX 6 y.o. boy
161. M, ARIAN 14 y.o. girl
162. M, CHANCE 11 y.o. boy
163. M, HUNTER 8 y.o. boy
164. M, AMBRYE 16 y.o. girl
165. M, JAMES 9 y.o. boy
166. M, OJ 2 y.o. boy
167. M, BREESHON 8 y.o. boy
168. M, CAITLYN 7 y.o. girl
169. M, CARISSA 10 y.o. girl
170. M, HARLEY 10 y.o. boy
171. M, CARL 17 y.o. boy
172. M, CHELSEA 8 y.o. girl
173. M, ISABELLE 7 y.o. girl
174. M, MALLORY 8 y.o. girl
175. M, MICHAEL 8 y.o. boy
176. M, SELENA 14 y.o. girl
177. N, FAITH 8 y.o. girl
178. N, JONATHAN 16 y.o. boy
179. N, PAIGE 12 y.o. girl
180. N, DALTON 6 y.o. boy
181. N, SAMANTHA 9 y.o. girl
182. P, ALEXIS 7 y.o. girl
183. P, ATHENA 16 y.o. girl
184. P, BRITTANY 10 y.o. girl
185. P, DAVID 10 y.o. boy
186. P, JOSHUA 4 y.o. boy
187. P, SAMUEL 9 y.o. boy
188. P, SONNY 15 y.o. boy
189. P, WHITNEY 12 y.o. girl
190. P, ALLISON 16 y.o. girl
191. P, MATTHEW 10 y.o. boy
192. P, MALLORY 13 y.o. girl
193. P, MELINDA 13 y.o. girl
194. R, BRITTANY 5 y.o. girl
195. R, WHITNEY 16 y.o. boy
196. R, CIARA 6 y.o. girl
197. R, JOSH 7 y.o. boy
198. R, LUCAS 3 y.o. boy
199. R, ABBY 8 y.o. girl
200. R, ALEXIS 6 y.o. girl
201. R, HEATHER 9 y.o. girl
202. R, SKYLAR 8 y.o. boy
203. R, MARTY 14 y.o. boy
204. R, GLENDA 9 y.o. girl
205. S (DAWN’S SON) 5 y.o. boy
206. S, RYAN 16 y.o. boy
207. S, TRAVIS 16 y.o. boy
208. S, ZAZALONDRE 1 ½ y.o. boy
209. S, CHEYENNE 13 y.o. girl
210. S, DESTIN 7 y.o. boy
211. T, HOLLY 13 y.o. girl
212. T, CALEB 6 y.o. boy
213. V, ABIGAIL 4 y.o. girl
214. V, ANAI 9 y.o. girl
215. V, BRITTANY 10 y.o. girl
216. V, BROOKE 10 y.o. girl
217. V, BUBBA 8 y.o. boy
218. V, GRACIE 1 y.o. girl
219. V, JEFFERSON 14 y.o. boy
220. V, KAYLEE 8 y.o. girl
221. V, TY 1 y.o. boy
222. V, TRAVIS 8 y.o. boy
223. V, TREY 12 y.o. boy
224. V, BABY GIRL NEWBORN
225. V, DANIELLE 7 y.o. girl
226. W, TIFFANY 13 y.o. girl
227. W, TRAVIS 16 y.o. boy
228. W, ASHLEY 8 y.o girl
229. W, ROSS 14 y.o. boy
230. W, KAISER 12 y.o. boy
231. W, KRISTEN 11 y.o. girl
232. W, COURTNEY 16 y.o. girl
234. W, KELLY 16 y.o. girl
235. W, MEGAN 15 y.o. girl
236. W, REAGAN 6 y.o. girl
237. W, BRITTANY 8 y.o. girl
238. W, DALTON 6 y.o. boy
239. W, GARY 16 y.o. boy
240. G, LOREN 15 y.o. boy

The information we have are names, ages and M/F. We will need to collect all toys by Thursday, December 14, since we will be making our delivery Saturday, Dec. 16th. We ask that gifts be limited to no more than $50.00.

Please contact me either by e-mail or phone if you, your group or organization would like more information on how to participate.

Linda Edwards

11/13 Partnering with Pickin' Up The Pieces is Armstrong U:
http://katrina.armstrong.edu/progress.htm which is helping with the Thanksgiving food drive along with 5 current material drives and 12 past ones, as well as 2 previous trips to help in Pearlington and a current one being scheduled for March. WOW - Great people!

11/10
Also - if you want to help with their Thanksgiving Food Drive:
http://www.pickinupthepieces.org/images/thanksgiving.pdf

If you have been wanting a hands on experience to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina here is your chance! Residents in the Gulf still desperately need your help. If you want to participate in an unforgettable experience, you may want to consider a trip to Mississippi. If you have been considering going down to Mississippi, but didn't quite know how to go about doing it, please join us in our effort to make a difference