Ron Hays
Ron Hays
children
My children don't get to eat, or my children don't get to see a move. That's what it's about for me,
gone plan utilize
If we got hit, it would be gone in a day. Our plan would be to utilize our network.
katrina second sending stuff supporting
We're sending stuff to Katrina through America's Second Harvest. We're supporting the network.
gas hit prices skyrocket supposed
I feel that gas prices are going to skyrocket because the hurricane's supposed to hit tonight.
increased nation needs requests rest seeing states
Some states in the rest of the nation have slipped, which made us go up in the rankings. We are seeing increased needs in our area, and we go by what our requests are and what we distribute.
ability garner strength volunteers
Northwest's strength is its ability to garner volunteers and use volunteers.
friends-or-friendship helping maybe people relatives
The people you are helping are your neighbors, friends, relatives -- maybe even your co-workers.
goal goes
Our whole goal is no one goes hungry.
fully katrina learn network order plans sure
We can learn from Katrina to make sure our plans are in order and our network fully connected.
digging food saw
Their food was buried. I saw them digging for food.
feed food good people
Not only do we want to feed people, we want to give people food that is good for them.
initial neighbors rescue search
If you look at the initial search and rescue (after Katrina), ... it was neighbors on boats.