Abadie Family Louisiana Flood Fund!
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Tee (Theresa Abadie) & Rich Marvin have put together this GoFundMe dedicated to all of Our Abadie Family in Louisiana that has endured devastation in the Louisiana Flood of 2016. The Good News is that all are alive and safe including Rich’s mom & sister. The Sad News is that many in Tee’s family (shown in the 1989 top photo) have lost their lifetime homes & possessions. Our daughter Macy Molliere and our son Tory Abadie escaped major damage in their own homes so far and have become our helping connection to our entire extended family, many of whom have lost everything.
Tee’s family, her mother, her 7 brothers & sisters and dozens of nieces & nephews have all sustained damage and devastation from this flood. This includes: the total loss of homes, possessions, cars, many jobs and they are even dealing with things like the process of retrieving caskets of loved ones that have surfaced. Even if their homes did not take on severe water damage, many have lost their jobs or are assisting other family members who lost it all. Right now, Tory & Macy (with their familes below) and all of the family is just trying to get their heads around their next move.
After AT&T went down last Saturday, the only way to communicate with our family has been by FaceBook. We watched them “live” doing the sandbags, preparing and packing, trying to take care of loved ones and animals, pictures and heirlooms and fighting to survive. Tee’s family has a closeness that comes from growing up in Ascension Parish and being a part of it for generations. The Abadie Family was able to get all of our people to safety as the waters rose and it became evident that over 100,000 people were going to lose their homes.
We experienced the panic and horror “live” with each call that came in and said, “We lost everything but we are OK, we are going to this persons house for now.” Our son Tory & Candy and their 4 kids had just finished 5 months housing Candy’s parents, Tom & Lois, who had already lost everything in another flood 5 months ago. Tom & Lois were completely moved in last Thursday night for their first night in their rebuilt home with new appliances, furniture, clothes, etc. The next day after 30 inches of rain, the waters rushed in and they evacuated to Tory’s. The very next day after they started all over again with Tory leading the charge and not flinching. We are so proud of Tory & Candy and inspired by Lois & Tom - below.
It was equally hard for Macy & husband Bodie Molliere in Ascension Parish at ground zero. With help from Macy’s Facebook network, they not only monitored Tee’s family but also Bodie’s family as they were in the midst of losing home after home, everything. Think about that, you have lost everything you own, you are in a shelter or someone else’s house and you are trying to make a life plan. Bodie & Macy, we are so proud of you and how you have stepped up and taken care of our family, you are awesome!
Tee’s brother Kenny & wife Stephanie, have worked every single day of their lives in a plant and a bank to build a beautiful home to raise their 3 kids. We watched each expansion as they built this dream home for retiring soon. It’s all gone, it became the poster home for the news in flood devastation. Over and over again we all have to see this image in what feels like a recurring kick to the gut.
Tee’s brother David has also worked his whole life to provide for his large family and was flooded as well as his kids. David, Kenny & Stephanie will NEVER ask for help in any way from anyone, all of Tee’s family is like that. They are the helpers and givers, “Ya’ll help someone else who needs it more, is what they all will say.” This time we will ignore them. Sondra & Paul, Lyman & Angela, Jackie & Randy, Jill & David & Mimi we might not raise much but every little bit helps. We know what you are doing and WE LOVE YOU!
Many of our nieces & nephews, who worked their tails off, building their first homes and raising their kids, lost everything as we watched it live. Brooke & Austin, Dustie & Shawn, Casey, Jada & Glen with their son Merce (the rising family Superstar of Dance) and the list goes on. Bodie’s sister Cherice & husband Jeremiah have blended their families with a total of 6 kids, and at least 9 animals at home. We have watched them move many times, each time "moving on up" with hard work and dedication. They spent all Friday & Saturday rescuing people and then the water rose and it was their turn to leave by boat with just their kids and not even the pets. Imagine that, arriving by boat on high ground with 6 kids, no resources, no place to go and your cherished family pets at home with the water rising. They live paycheck to paycheck as 90% of the population does, they can not handle a $1000 setback, now imagine this. They caught a boat ride back to save the pets the next day and they have moved 4 times in the last 4 days with pets & kids. THEY ALL NEED YOUR HELP!
This Go Fund Me will send Gift Cards (Walmart, Home Depot), clothes, supplies and money to all of Tee’s impacted family even though they would NEVER ever ask for it! Tory & Macy will let us of know of everyone’s needs and we will do the best that we can with whatever we raise. Sometimes, just knowing other people care about your situation with even the smallest Gift can help restore your soul! Please donate anything no matter how small and we will share what it goes for and who gets help as it happens. It’s not the size of the donation; it’s the fact that you did it. We will keep you posted!
Thank you for being a big part of our family and Louisiana’s recovery!
Love Rich & Tee Marvin on behalf of Our Abadie family
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P.S. We are hopeful that the media attention will come but we are afraid that window of opportunity is passing. Because the storm did not have a name, and the media chose NOT to bump The Olympics & politics coverage even a little, and the fact folks don’t understand what 30 inches of rain over 3 days can do, Louisiana has been mostly forgotten by the media so far. That means the potential for amazing donations to the Red Cross, etc will be fractional and that will hurt us all. We had hoped to get the President’s passionate attention to address the nation, maybe a visit as well but that has not happened yet. Taylor Swift got it right away and donated 1 million because she has played Tiger Stadium, she knows our people! We will NEVER forget that kindness Taylor and we can’t wait until you come back for your heroes welcome.
The silver lining is that after Katrina, Louisiana folks don’t put much thought into the mainstream media response, the Feds response, the large charity response. Louisiana people do it ourselves, we rescued 70,000 people and animals with our Cajun Navy of fishing boats. Had we let them die, we might have got more media attention but that is not how we roll. We have started rebuilding and gutting all the houses ourselves, there will be no waiting for emergency response this time but we will certainly be grateful when it comes. We will rely on ourselves and friends and family and caring strangers like you to help us out! It is happening all over Louisiana today and we hope you will be a part of the recovery and feel the love. Keep in mind that ours is just one family out of 100,000 and that every family needs help! If all you can do is create awareness of this disaster by sharing this post, you are blessed!
HELP IS COMING – WE ARE LOUISIANA PROUD!
The pictures are not credited and were Facebook saves – apologies to all of the folks that took them. They are great picts!
This near dead dog was saved by the photographer.
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Tee’s family, her mother, her 7 brothers & sisters and dozens of nieces & nephews have all sustained damage and devastation from this flood. This includes: the total loss of homes, possessions, cars, many jobs and they are even dealing with things like the process of retrieving caskets of loved ones that have surfaced. Even if their homes did not take on severe water damage, many have lost their jobs or are assisting other family members who lost it all. Right now, Tory & Macy (with their familes below) and all of the family is just trying to get their heads around their next move.
After AT&T went down last Saturday, the only way to communicate with our family has been by FaceBook. We watched them “live” doing the sandbags, preparing and packing, trying to take care of loved ones and animals, pictures and heirlooms and fighting to survive. Tee’s family has a closeness that comes from growing up in Ascension Parish and being a part of it for generations. The Abadie Family was able to get all of our people to safety as the waters rose and it became evident that over 100,000 people were going to lose their homes.
We experienced the panic and horror “live” with each call that came in and said, “We lost everything but we are OK, we are going to this persons house for now.” Our son Tory & Candy and their 4 kids had just finished 5 months housing Candy’s parents, Tom & Lois, who had already lost everything in another flood 5 months ago. Tom & Lois were completely moved in last Thursday night for their first night in their rebuilt home with new appliances, furniture, clothes, etc. The next day after 30 inches of rain, the waters rushed in and they evacuated to Tory’s. The very next day after they started all over again with Tory leading the charge and not flinching. We are so proud of Tory & Candy and inspired by Lois & Tom - below.
It was equally hard for Macy & husband Bodie Molliere in Ascension Parish at ground zero. With help from Macy’s Facebook network, they not only monitored Tee’s family but also Bodie’s family as they were in the midst of losing home after home, everything. Think about that, you have lost everything you own, you are in a shelter or someone else’s house and you are trying to make a life plan. Bodie & Macy, we are so proud of you and how you have stepped up and taken care of our family, you are awesome!
Tee’s brother Kenny & wife Stephanie, have worked every single day of their lives in a plant and a bank to build a beautiful home to raise their 3 kids. We watched each expansion as they built this dream home for retiring soon. It’s all gone, it became the poster home for the news in flood devastation. Over and over again we all have to see this image in what feels like a recurring kick to the gut.
Tee’s brother David has also worked his whole life to provide for his large family and was flooded as well as his kids. David, Kenny & Stephanie will NEVER ask for help in any way from anyone, all of Tee’s family is like that. They are the helpers and givers, “Ya’ll help someone else who needs it more, is what they all will say.” This time we will ignore them. Sondra & Paul, Lyman & Angela, Jackie & Randy, Jill & David & Mimi we might not raise much but every little bit helps. We know what you are doing and WE LOVE YOU!
Many of our nieces & nephews, who worked their tails off, building their first homes and raising their kids, lost everything as we watched it live. Brooke & Austin, Dustie & Shawn, Casey, Jada & Glen with their son Merce (the rising family Superstar of Dance) and the list goes on. Bodie’s sister Cherice & husband Jeremiah have blended their families with a total of 6 kids, and at least 9 animals at home. We have watched them move many times, each time "moving on up" with hard work and dedication. They spent all Friday & Saturday rescuing people and then the water rose and it was their turn to leave by boat with just their kids and not even the pets. Imagine that, arriving by boat on high ground with 6 kids, no resources, no place to go and your cherished family pets at home with the water rising. They live paycheck to paycheck as 90% of the population does, they can not handle a $1000 setback, now imagine this. They caught a boat ride back to save the pets the next day and they have moved 4 times in the last 4 days with pets & kids. THEY ALL NEED YOUR HELP!
This Go Fund Me will send Gift Cards (Walmart, Home Depot), clothes, supplies and money to all of Tee’s impacted family even though they would NEVER ever ask for it! Tory & Macy will let us of know of everyone’s needs and we will do the best that we can with whatever we raise. Sometimes, just knowing other people care about your situation with even the smallest Gift can help restore your soul! Please donate anything no matter how small and we will share what it goes for and who gets help as it happens. It’s not the size of the donation; it’s the fact that you did it. We will keep you posted!
Thank you for being a big part of our family and Louisiana’s recovery!
Love Rich & Tee Marvin on behalf of Our Abadie family
PLEASE SHARE THIS!
P.S. We are hopeful that the media attention will come but we are afraid that window of opportunity is passing. Because the storm did not have a name, and the media chose NOT to bump The Olympics & politics coverage even a little, and the fact folks don’t understand what 30 inches of rain over 3 days can do, Louisiana has been mostly forgotten by the media so far. That means the potential for amazing donations to the Red Cross, etc will be fractional and that will hurt us all. We had hoped to get the President’s passionate attention to address the nation, maybe a visit as well but that has not happened yet. Taylor Swift got it right away and donated 1 million because she has played Tiger Stadium, she knows our people! We will NEVER forget that kindness Taylor and we can’t wait until you come back for your heroes welcome.
The silver lining is that after Katrina, Louisiana folks don’t put much thought into the mainstream media response, the Feds response, the large charity response. Louisiana people do it ourselves, we rescued 70,000 people and animals with our Cajun Navy of fishing boats. Had we let them die, we might have got more media attention but that is not how we roll. We have started rebuilding and gutting all the houses ourselves, there will be no waiting for emergency response this time but we will certainly be grateful when it comes. We will rely on ourselves and friends and family and caring strangers like you to help us out! It is happening all over Louisiana today and we hope you will be a part of the recovery and feel the love. Keep in mind that ours is just one family out of 100,000 and that every family needs help! If all you can do is create awareness of this disaster by sharing this post, you are blessed!
HELP IS COMING – WE ARE LOUISIANA PROUD!
The pictures are not credited and were Facebook saves – apologies to all of the folks that took them. They are great picts!
This near dead dog was saved by the photographer.End of Post! Please SHARE!SaveSaveOrganizer and beneficiary
Rich Marvin
Organizer
Cotuit, MA
Macy Molliere
Beneficiary