Idea to Help Katrina Victims

I know that a great many of my fellow Mainers want to help the victims of the devastation in the Gulf Coast area. Some may not have any resources to share, especially during a time when the rising gas prices are having the effect they're having on us now. I speak from first hand experience on this issue.

So I have an idea on how we can help, without bureaucracy, without grandstanding, without a need to take any credit or publicity from the effort.

When you shop, take all your recyclable containers which you may now drop at transfer stations, and just bring them with you to the grocery stores in Maine (and other container deposit states); collect the resulting moneys, then just send an equivalent check to redcross.org or salvationarmy.org.