Judy White Quotations

I think the seed was planted many years ago and it was an idea whose time came and quite frankly I think it really spurred after 9/11. It's definitely a growing trend and we have had much more business in this area since then.

That would be a good time for people to make donations to the Red Cross or United Way in memory of those who have lost their lives due to Hurricane Katrina or in honor of our local people who help us every day like our volunteers, firefighters, members of the armed forces, or other disaster assistance groups.

We have to teach professional behavior. No one is born knowing it.

We've lived out here for nine years. We have never had to contend with this before.

We always need volunteers. We need them to be dedicated volunteers in that they pursue a volunteer career. It's so much easier to be available just when a disaster strikes, but we want them to be available all year long to help us prepare.

We will have a food truck there, so we hope everyone will drive through in the morning and get coffee and a pastry or take their lunch break with us. When parents are taking their kids to school, they should leave a little early and stop by.

The government depends on us to give them information on how many families are here even if they don't plan to relocate them,

This way, we will be able to make interventions sooner,

Every child is important. So, you try to teach or re-teach until they understand it.

Things are so chaotic down there that governments are asking people to stop sending items,

Preparedness is 90 percent of a disaster. The more prepared you are, the more likely that your response is going to be smoother and less costly and save more lives.

There was no question that we'd all evacuate. We have a long history with hurricanes.

It started coming across last night. It was a very pretty sight.

It's amazing what Mother Nature can do, ... All we can do is bear it and prepare as best we can.

I'm usually booked up for Memorial Day and into the Fourth of July by now. But I know people are waiting to see about the water. Hopefully my phone will begin ringing.

If the rain keeps up like this, we might have some more people checking in.

If you really want to help in the best way, volunteer locally or donate money,

This has been so very massive and different from any other we've had.