Oregon gears up to take in 1,000 Katrina evacuees

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Oregon gears up to take in 1,000 Katrina evacuees
Red Cross says giving money helps the most By: KRISTI TURNQUIST and AMY HSUAN
Sunday, September 04, 2005

As many as 1,000 victims left homeless by Hurricane Katrina could start arriving in Oregon as soon as today, but probably later in the week as the state answers a federal call to provide shelter for storm evacuees in need of food, water and shelter.

About 60 volunteers worked frantically Saturday to set up cots in the gymnasium at the former Washington-Monroe High School for as many as 500 evacuees.

'We're pulling together for our brothers and sisters,' Jeff Wilson said as he scrambled to unpack boxes of supplies at the former high school. 'There's a lot of concerned Portlanders here.'"