MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
Obviously it will be an extremely difficult Christmas for these people, and especially for those who lost loved ones in any of the hurricanes
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"She says when organizers were considering a scaled-down Christmas celebration, they had no idea what the response would be. But when they opened the doors on Dec. 9, 5,000 people showed up, and it's been packed every night since, says Ms. Hammett.
"The city is starved for some normalcy, and seeing something like this going on gives them hope," she says.
Indeed, says Ms. Simone as she and her sister reach the giant snowman and let out a laugh, doing things they do every year is important to the healing process. But no matter how normal things seem to be, this Christmas is different.
"It's a purer spirit this year, less commercial," says Simone. "It's more about comfort and joy."
In fact, some say they aren't giving gifts at all this year, in part because they have been shopping for replacement refrigerators, hair dryers, and waffle irons since the storm hit. But it's also because the loss of their possessions produced a different outlook on life.
"People seem to be taking more stock in themselves than gathering possessions this Christmas," says Rusty Roussel, whose home on the west bank had minor damage. "
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/2005122...MFzyZiOe8UF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
"She says when organizers were considering a scaled-down Christmas celebration, they had no idea what the response would be. But when they opened the doors on Dec. 9, 5,000 people showed up, and it's been packed every night since, says Ms. Hammett.
"The city is starved for some normalcy, and seeing something like this going on gives them hope," she says.
Indeed, says Ms. Simone as she and her sister reach the giant snowman and let out a laugh, doing things they do every year is important to the healing process. But no matter how normal things seem to be, this Christmas is different.
"It's a purer spirit this year, less commercial," says Simone. "It's more about comfort and joy."
In fact, some say they aren't giving gifts at all this year, in part because they have been shopping for replacement refrigerators, hair dryers, and waffle irons since the storm hit. But it's also because the loss of their possessions produced a different outlook on life.
"People seem to be taking more stock in themselves than gathering possessions this Christmas," says Rusty Roussel, whose home on the west bank had minor damage. "
