Volunteer for Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization Convoys
Serving Erath and Henry Regions of Vermillion Parish

http://www.hopefulhaven.com
If ever a horse needs a helping hand, please God, let it be ours.

Horses can swim a mile. Cows (who knew?) can swim five miles. But neither could outpace a hurricane surge 28 miles inland. Pasture lands were ravaged. Some areas became watery graves for animals. Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue will continue to provide hay and feed for ranchers, to keep their animals alive in holding pens.

By the time Hopeful Haven’s commitment concludes on March 4, 2006, winter’s rain and spring’s renewal may freshen salt-coated grasses. In the meantime, your help is needed

HHERO’S HURRICANE CONVOY SCHEDULE
SCHEDULED CONVOYS:
January 6
January 20
February 3
February 17
March 3**

Convoys generally leave on Friday afternoon.
Contact Debra Barlow to confirm departure dates:
318-286-3116 * hopefulhaven@yahoo.com

**March 3 convoy will stay over Friday night.
Will distribute feed Saturday morning and head back after lunch.
Sleeping arrangements are available. Bring sleeping bags if a lot of people coming.

CONYOY DEPARTURE POINTS:
Volunteer convoys leave from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Take I-49 South to Lafayette.
Travel the 339 to Erath, Louisiana

Depending upon where you are traveling from, you may join convoy in Shreveport, or meet the convoy in Lafayette, Louisiana.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER FOR HOPEFUL HAVEN CONVOYS
Contact Debra Barlow, president, Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization
cell: 318-286-3116 * hopefulhaven@yahoo.com

1.) Register your name/contact information with Debra Barlow. Let her know which convoy (date) you can join and if other people are joining you.

2.) Prepare an itemized sheet of the supplies you can bring with you. Include donor’s name/address for all donated items.

Please respond to Debra directly, NOT Kinship Circle. Debra can provide you with details about travel, location, and what you’ll do for the animals.

SUPPLY NEEDS
Hay (critical need)
Horse Feed/Cattle Feed (critical need)
Range Cubes
Barbed Wire
T-Posts
Troughs

There is still a severe hay shortage in Southern parishes due to contamination from salt water. All contributions are greatly appreciated and will be distributed on convoys.

Contact Debra Barlow directly to arrange supply shipments:
cell: 318-286-3116; hm: 318-925-4272; hopefulhaven@yahoo.com

MONETARY DONATIONS
1.) Send tax-deductible donations to:
Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue
P.O. 17763
Shreveport, LA 71138

2.) Donate online via Hopeful Haven’s Pay Pal account:
http://www.hopefulhaven.com/webscr.htm

3.) JOIN HOPEFUL HAVEN’S $10-A-MONTH CLUB!
Got $10.00? You could be a member! Your $10.00 a month will help us buy feed, hay, and all the vital items to care for a horse. It will also help fund veterinary care for our rescues. You will receive a quarterly newsletter to let you see what good things your $10-a-month are doing!
To join HHERO’s $10-A-Month Club, email: hopefulhaven@yahoo.com