Schilling family is hosting nine from New Orleans

[MaineDem]

I know...I know. Many hate him for his political views. (I just want him to pitch better.) In any case...

By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | September 6, 2005

Last autumn, Curt Schilling helped the Red Sox win it all. Now, he and his wife, Shonda, are helping a New Orleans family of nine who have lost almost everything.

Moved by the plight of thousands of Gulf Coast residents whose lives were shattered by Hurricane Katrina, the star pitcher and his wife arranged to fly up a family and to put them up in a Boston-area hotel, where the family has been since Saturday.

The Fields family has seven children, four boys and three girls. They are between the ages of 5 and 12. The family fled its New Orleans home just before the storm, with only a few clothes and groceries.

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The Fields family spent last week in an Atlanta-area hotel, with the help of a charitable group. While staying there, they were contacted by a woman who had set up a website, openyourhome.com, to match displaced families with people willing to take them in.


http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/09/06/schilling_family_is_hosting_nine_from_new_orleans/?rss_id=Red+Sox+stories+from+Boston.com

[sniffa]

1. 9 new members for his cuLt

as much as i hate the guy, good on him. :thumbsup:

a roof, beds, food, and bibLes.

[getmeouttahere]

2. Wonderful thing, but....

as long as he votes for and continues to publicly support BushCo, he's still helping to destroy many more lives than he is saving. Perhaps even the ones he's helping right now.

[Arkana]

3. Damn! When Curt does shit like this, it keeps me from hating his guts.

:P

Hats off to Schilling, though, for doing this, even if he is one of...them.

[hasbro]

4. Wait a tic...

It's a family of nine 16 year old girls!