For those that were upset over town giving white couple a wedding

[Horse with no Name]

because they felt they ONLY did something nice because the bride was white, how about equal time? Also helps puts all those bad "evacuee" myths to rest. I love what this town did for this family and I love what this family will do for the town.

http://www.ssnewstelegram.com/news/2005/september/nt092505homeawayfromhome.html


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Audrey Powell, her daughter, Dawn, and grandchildren, Angelique, 18, Marcell, 16, and 12-year-old Jazmine Satchebell, were among the first Hurricane Katrina evacuees to arrive in Sulphur Springs, and are, in fact, considering a permanent move to the area.
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This is a very caring community,” said Powell, who said she will be returning to New Orleans, her home of more than 30 years. “I’ve seen and experienced it first hand. It feels real, very genuine.”
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“I said, ‘I miss my sewing machine,’ cause I was just trying to think of something that would keep my busy, and within the next half-hour I had a sewing machine, material, everything I needed to sew with,” she recalled. “Somewhere along the way my faith kicked in and I knew everything was going to be all right. Everything just seemed to start falling into place.”
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“We just wanted to help somebody,” said Kay Fowler, who along with her husband, David, decided to donate their family cabin to a family at the shelter. “It was just such a tragedy in New Orleans, and that house was just sitting there with everything you need in it to live — really, more.”