Dear Survivors, Relief Workers & Volunteers of Hurricane Katrina:

     I am a Louisiana native(& SUBR graduate), writing a book about the social atrocities and damage of Hurricane Katrina, as told by Survivors, Relief Workers, and Volunteers like you. This project is all about the survivors and it is in that spirit that I’ve pledged to donate 50% of my proceeds from the sales of this book to to be equally distributed between the following agencies that are working hard to help hurricane survivors (Habitat for Humanity and Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network). If you are a survivor or know of someone who is and would like to submit a story of survival please contact me using the information below. I've have received a lot of submissions from Louisiana survivors (and I hope to continue getting them) but, as it is my goal to tell the entire scope of this disaster, I am in particular need of stories from Mississippi and Alabama.

     My younger brother, a Dillard University student, was caught in the hurricane and survived. I was in New Orleans & Baton Rouge and helped in the relief efforts of my home state. Now I’m trying to help by never letting the nation forget about this disaster, and what it did not only to one of the greatest cities in the world, New Orleans; but in perspective, three of the poorest states in the union. We will rebuild, get our people home, and put our collective lives back together in time. This is my effort to help expedite that process.

      If you would like me to write your story please send me an outline of the details to the email address below. Please include your name, contact information, a brief bio, and the exact details of where you were during Hurricane Katrina; where you are now and how you feel about the whole experience. Photos are also welcome, especially of your house before and after the hurricane, and of yourself of-course. An online submission form is linked below for those who would like to submit their story through this site. If you do not have a survival story, please pass this email on to your friends and encourage them to pass it on as well. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Astrya Richard

p.s.

I have recently added a memorial section to this book. If you have any family members that died in the disaster I will gladly provide space in my book for their name and a few lines about them. I would like to include the names of everyone who died in this tragedy but, out of respect, I will only do so with family approval.

Contact Information:

Website: http://www.astrya.com

Fax: 832.237.2911

For More Information: info@ astrya.com

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