[mou] Birder-to-birder Katrina relief

[Jim Williams]

Is the MOU involved in any of this? Are we helping?
Jim Williams
Wayzata

Begin forwarded message:

From: foodrev@aol.com
Date: October 5, 2005 12:51:59 PM CDT
To: sd-birds@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sd-birds] Birder-to-birder Katrina relief

Dear SDOU birders:

Van Remsen of LSU and the man coordinating a  relief effort to benfit 
the
birders of MS/LA that were wiped out by  Katrina/Rita, has sent the 
following:

<<<Doug -- Jennifer Coulson lost  essentially everything, including her
house.  She is a doctoral student at  Tulane with Tom Sherry.  She was 
1 week away
from defending her  dissertation on the biology of Swallow-tailed Kite, 
and
she may have lost some  of her original data.  She's ready to be 
"adopted" --
let me know which  group is willing to help her.>>>

I don't think we can help with the lost research (or perhaps we could 
find  a
way?) but if the group is willing to sponsor Jennifer, I will contact 
her and
  ask what her immediate birding needs are.

Other major organizations are providing life-sustaining assiatance. Our 
  goal
would be to bring a bit of joy back to her life via our mutual love of  
birds.

As some of you know, Swallow-tailed Kite is my favorite bird--perhaps 
why
Van sent this to me. For those who have never seen one fly--boy, do you 
have a
treat in store.

I will not contact either Van or Jennifer until the group speaks.

Groups from Oregon, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio and Iowa have already
adopted wiped-out birders. Perhaps others I am not aware of.

Doug Chapman
Sioux Falls, SD


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