Also, this is the area of Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace. He'd have appreciated the way neighboring villages quickly began working together to assist each other, rather than wait for high-level bureaucrats to eventually send relief. An outpouring of help from other states in India, and from many countries throughout the world, has also been encouraging for the hundreds of thousands of people who remain homeless. Here in Athens, students and others, have organized to send relief to this part of the world. Currently, there is special concern for the children of that region.
Many children have only one item of clothing to wear and inadequate shelter.
There's till time to contribute to this effort. Liz Conroy is an Athens homemaker caring for two young daughters.