GIVING AID TO NEEDY RESIDENTS OPEN HEARTS, WALLETS FOR STORM VICTIMS.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Little ones young children. See also: Little opened clenched clench tr.v. clenched, clench·ing, clench·es 1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger. 2. fists filled with bills and coins; older residents opened their hearts, forgetting their own tight finances, and dropped $20 bills into the collection barrels. ``There was a little girl who brought us her birthday money. One woman was in tears,'' Randy Page, a KCBS KCBS Kansas City Barbecue Society KCBS Korea Christian Book Service (now called KCB; Seoul, Korea) KCBS Kerala Catholic Bible Society (Kerala, India) (Channel 2) news reporter, said Thursday as he ran a collection booth in Canyon Country for victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . The booth in the Stater stat·er 1 n. A resident of a particular state or type of state. Often used in combination: Lone Star staters; farm staters; the struggle between slave staters and free staters. Noun 1. Brothers parking lot was open for business at 6 a.m. and would continue collecting cash and checks until 11 p.m. ``It's just so sad, my heart goes out to all those people,'' said Sharon Molidor, who was heading for another supermarket when she learned Stater Brothers was hosting American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. collection points at four Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, stores. Molidor and her husband visited the now-ravaged Gulf Coast seven years ago and were struck by the beauty of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . David Van Orden, a painting contractor on his way from Acton to a job, said he is stunned by the human suffering. Having survived his share of California earthquakes, Van Orden said the magnitude of the hurricane's destruction was beyond belief. ``It is so catastrophic,'' he said. ``It's going to be years and years before all that damage is repaired. I wanted to help, I wanted to do my small part.'' Page said he was struck by the depth of the donors' compassion. Highway Patrol Officer Wendy Hahn who helped with security said people arrived before 6 a.m. to hand over their contributions. ``We hadn't even set up yet and people were stopping on their way to work,'' she said. A young couple introduced themselves as Ted and Marie Garcia, dropped $100 in the collection and were off. ``It's amazing,'' Hahn said. The gripping tales of human suffering and despair from the flooded South reached the hearts of young and old. Maureen Morrison of Agua Dulce said she dropped off a donation early, but her 4-year-old grandson Nash Fitch begged her to return so he could hand over the $10.50 he had saved to people who need it a lot more. `'We've been watching it on TV all day,'' Morrison said. ``We wanted to help. He's little, but he understood and he wanted to help, too.'' Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Stephanie Rodriguez, director of public affairs for KCBS (Channel 2), takes a donation for hurricane relief from a shopper at Stater Brothers in Canyon Country. California Highway Patrol Officer Wendy Hahn, in background, helped with security during the fundraiser. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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