Monday, September 15, 2008

HURRICANE HELP

CONTACT US WITH YOUR INFO
If you have information that would help others please email us at news@104krbe.com or text us at 37530.
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RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM KRBE
If you would like to receive text messages to your cell phone with updates about Hurricane Ike and hurricane relief/help, text the word STORM to 37530.
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FEMA
FEMA Help Numbers:1-800-621-FEMA (3362); Hearing or speech impaired: 1-800-462-7585. Or visit their website http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/index.shtm. Apply for assistance online here http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm.

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RECONNECT AFTER A DISASTER
To help people reconnect after a disaster, we encourage evacuees to register with the Red Cross website Safe and Well, www.safeandwell.org. Evacuees’ friends and family can check the website and know they are safe.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit http://www.houstonredcross.org/

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2-1-1 ready to supply answers
People can now call 211 again to get answers to a variety of hurricane ike related issues like road closures, shelter information, mental health service centers and Fema Related procedures.

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Center Point Energy Info
http://www.centerpointenergy.com/newsroom/stormcenter/ike/ or to see outage maps, visit http://www.centerpointenergy.com/newsroom/stormcenter/ike/outages/

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RANDALLS GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM

Randalls Grocery Stores offer customers a way to donate dollars to non-profit organizations like the Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross.

Whenever you shop at Randalls you can also help the Red Cross carry out it's mission of providing relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. You can link your Randalls Remarkable Card to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross by completing a Randalls Remarkable Card Application Form at any Randalls Courtesy Booth.

The Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross Good Neighbor Account Number is 2379

For more information on the program, please visit Randalls website at www.randalls.com , click the Community Caring link.

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99 percent of Sam Houston customers without power
At this time, 99 percent of Sam Houston EC's members are without power. Progress is steady.

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SPCA Animal Rescue Hotline
Call 713-435-2990 for pets or strays who need to be rescued after the storm.

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VET CLINICS THAT ARE OPEN
Deer Park Animal Hospital and Banfield the Pet Hospital of Pasadena will open Tuesday (9/16) at 9 a.m. They will be at 5722 Fairmont Parkway, (Inside of Petsmart) Pasadena Texas.

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Goodman Manufacturing closed
All Houston Facilities are CLOSED on Monday, September 15, 2008. For the Houston's facilities status, we ask you to call the Houston Facility Hotline number at 713-263-5000 and select your location from the list provided. In the event that this line is unavailable, please contact the Goodman Alert Line at 866-452-5378 or visit.

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Free flats fixed at TIREMAX
Anyone needing flats repaired will be done for free next week at TIREMAX.

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METRO operating on Monday
METRO is operating in some areas of the city on Monday.
Here's the lines that will be operating:

Leigh
1 Hospital
2 Bellaire
25 Richmond turning back at Rogerdale
82 Westheimer

Main Street Red Line - Buses will follow the metrorail red line route

20 long point
50 Heights/Harrisburg
8 South Main
40 Telephone/Pecore to Eastwood Transit Center
56 Airline
65 Bissonet
163 FondrenPriority routes becaue provided access to hospitals

Buses will operate every 20 minutes

Service hours 6am to 8pm because of city curfew

TMC Red shuttle from Smith Lands to TMC

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One Citibank location to open Monday
The Citibank branch at 22171 Westheimer Pkwy. in Katy will open at 1 pm on Monday, September 15. All other branches are closed Monday.

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Landry's re-opens on Monday
The following Greater Houston area Landry's Restaurants have re-opened and will observe normal business hours beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 15.

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Public Pharmacy open on Monday
Public Pharmacy at 6510 Hillcroft will be open on Monday.

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