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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I live a little south of St. Louis. On Friday
evening, St. Louis and some of the surrounding areas were hit with devastating
tornados. Quite a few homes were significantly damaged, and our international
airport, which took a direct hit, was temporarily closed while they cleaned
things up. Thankfully, there were no fatalities or even serious
injuries.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I heard on the radio this morning that the
Salvation Army and other organizations are looking for volunteers to help out
with the relief effort, and this got me thinking. Have any of you ever helped
out after a natural disaster? If so, what did you do? Did you actually go out
into the field and help directly with the clean-up effort? How did that work? If
not, what other types of things did you do?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Chris</FONT></DIV>
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