[StBernard] UNO needs our help

[Westley Annis]

>>>FROM  Deborah Keller 01/27/06 9:28 AM >>>

Please see plea below from UNO. If you can temporarily house one or
more faculty members, staff workers, or students under any condiitons,
just follow the instructions at the end of the email. If the Kellers
were not in a trailer, we surely would make an offer to assist for a few
weeks. We know what it's like to count on a FEMA trailer and then it's
not there when it was expected to be.
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From: Bobby Lee Eason
Sent: Thu 1/26/2006 9:56 AM
To:      UNO Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and Friends of UNO

 From:               Bobby L. Eason, Ed.D.
                        Assistant to the Chancellor

Date:                January 26, 2006

 Subject:            We need beds

 The University of New Orleans needs your help.  We want you to
consider opening your home to one or more UNO faculty/staff/students
(FSS) for a brief period of time.

 Here is our plight. As promised to us by FEMA, trailer housing was
scheduled to arrive in January for UNO's displaced faculty, staff, and
students (FSS). They have been delayed. We turned to "bridge"
housing in hotel rooms, again recommended by FEMA.  Now FEMA will not
allow hotels to accept UNO FSS under the reimbursement program.  We are
appealing this decision to the highest level.  In the meantime, many of
our FSS do not have a bed for sleeping and school begins this Monday.

If you want to help, please respond immediately to the following:

 I will accept one or more faculty members in my home (indicate how
many). 
I will accept one or more staff members in my home (indicate how many).

I will accept one or more students in my home (indicate how many). 
I will accept a combination of faculty, staff, and students in my home
(indicate how many and what combinations). 
I am aware that student trailers will be ready late February and
faculty/staff trailers late March.  I am willing to have a UNO guests(s)
in my home for (one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, as long as
the need exist, etc. Let us know how long your bed will be available.) 
I am aware that some of the FSS have families.  (Let us know your
preferences, e.g., single persons only, husband and wife only, families
with children O.K.) 
Please indicate any restrictions that you wish to mention. (I am
interested in non-smokers only.  Smokers O.K., but must smoke outdoors.
Smokers O.K.) All guests that smoke will be instructed to smoke out of
doors. 
I am aware that some individuals have pets.  (Indicate your preference,
e.g. I will accept guests with pets, it depends on the pet, no pets
please.) 
I am aware that many  FSS are international.  (I prefer international
guests.  I prefer traditional U.S. guests.  I have no preference.) 
I will open my home for a bed, but I will need some level of monetary
compensation from my guests to defer utility and other expenses. 
(Please answer in any way that you wish.) 
I am aware that meals are an issue. (I will provide a bed, but not
food.  I will provide a bed and meals.  I will not provide meals, but
will provide kitchen access.  I will work out the meal situation with my
guests.) 
I am aware that some FSS may not have transportation to UNO.  (I will
be able to provide partial transportation to UNO.  I will not be able to
provide any transportation.  I will discuss transportation with my
guests.) 
Indicate any other concern or restriction that you have. 
I want to provide beds, but there are times when my guests must find
other places to stay because of extenuating circumstances (leaving for
Mardi Gras, have other guests coming in from out of town, etc.-please
indicate) 
In addition to above, if you are willing to share one or more beds,
please provide the following: 
Name               ___________________________________ 
Phone               ________ ___________ __________________ 
Cell phone        ________ ___________ __________________ 
E-mail              ______________________________________ 
Address           ______________________________________
 

f.    Other               ______________________________________

 

Please e-mail, call, or personally contact Bobby Eason.  Also, we have
established a Temporary Housing Help Desk.  Call (504) 280-5447 or
280-5428 (they do not roll over.)  My direct phone is (504) 280-6874. 
My e-mail is bleason at uno.edu.  You may submit your information in any
form.  I am located in room 2000 Administration Building if you want to
drop it by.

 This SOS is our last resort.  We regret having to make this request.
Yet, we appreciate your consideration of this crucial matter