Gulf Oil Relief Plan! (Not Federally Funded)

Gulf Oil Disaster Relief Volunteer Program!!!

  I am hearing a lot of people Talking about the Gulf Oil Disaster; especially through the channels of social media! I am not seeing much action in response to this economic as well as environment disaster. I am not going to beat around the bush or be very Politically Correct; as many of you know, I call the way I see it...

  I must first give thanks to Ron Phillips, my facebook friend for giving me the inspiration for this idea and got me to thinking about a solution to the reaction to action. So I have devised and developed a plan that circumvents the bureaucracy of the Federal Government, somewhat! This can be an on the job training experience; as most of my jobs have been. My social friends please bear with me as I really believe in this idea and I give it FREELY...

 I will be sharing this like crazy.

  Now, if the Federal Machine can't get itself started then it is up to Americans to save Americans! I am sending out a series of CHALLENGES!!! Challenge #1...

   To the Americans that are unemployed, that want to volunteer to go muck oil off of the wildlife and do whatever it takes to protect and save the very expensive beaches of the Untied States of America:

  Are you serious? Do you really want to go help if you had a way? Are you really willing to do whatever it takes to protect and clean oil from the coastline of at least 4 states? Then if we can get this this rolling, you will be able to without worrying about a single expense! Would you REALLY be willing to do that are was that just a bunch of HYPE to make you seem like you are concerned about the reality that there are MILLIONS of GALLONS of oil that WILL change the ecosystem; but let's not get drowned in the blame game; we are here to solve a problem! Which brings me to challenge #2...

  To the Local Governments being affected:

   Are you willing to INVITE THOUSANDS of VOLUNTEERS to your states to help protect and clean the shorelines of the people that YOU were hired to SERVE; the people that Elected you; the people that you go to church with, play golf with, your neighbors!!! Are you willing to do whatever it takes to support your local businesses during this time of need? Even if you have to petition Congress for retribution after the fact and the deed is paid? Will you stand up for your neighbors and the people your SERVE? This is the peak season for several of your industries and there will be A LOT MORE people not working!!! Why not at least make use of this vacancy and loss of revenue and turn it into something positive to show the solidarity of the Americans and the strength of the American Spirit!!! If you can do this then we can have Americans help save American resources!!! Which brings me to challenge #3...

  To the Local Small Businesses:

  This could be a hard one; you depend on the tourist industry that may not come this year; you depend on the fisherman to feed the tourists; you depend on people to fill that room; you depend on people BEING ON THE BEACHES!!! Could you survive losing profits for a month or two (unless challenge #4 is also met) while VOLUNTEERS help save and protect your beaches? Would you being willing to sacrifice for your fellow man that wants to come from anywhere in America and pitch in to help you? Would you be willing to house those VOLUNTEERS? Would you be willing to feed them? Provide them with supplies they would need to live? It would make a great tax write off at the end of the year. If you could manage to at least try to keep going through this effort then WE can make this happen! Which leads to challenge #4...

   To the American Corporations:

  This will probably be the hardest sell of all; but I am willing to give it a shot; even CEO's have families, children, friends, which means that somewhere under that hard business, greedy kill or be killed persona; there beats a human heart! So I will attack you from every angle; first being to what you love the most, the money. This kind of generosity is rewarded in BIG DIVIDENDS by the IRS come tax season! Since the Federal Government is bewildered at what to do with the Oil Crisis, it is up to YOU to make this IDEA of Americans Helping Americans Happen! These small businesses can't do it on their own; and they can't depend on the help of the Federal Government any time soon. The Local Governments can only do so much with their tight budgets and low revenue; but these VOLUNTEERS would need certain supplies, lodging, clothing, food, to survive while they are helping save and protect the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast, that I know you like to go to on vacation. These could be your family and friends volunteering down there in the brutal southern sun; how much did you make in PROFITS last quarter? I especially call out to BP and say that if the Federal Government can't give you a price, perhaps you should talk to the Local Governments; you should pitch in with funding to make this IDEA happen; even if it is on top of what you will have to pay the Federal Government! Would you be willing to give up a small fraction of that quarterly profit to help in this time of Great Need?

  With that being said; how about a corporate sponsorship of this effort? This could only boost your company image after you have outsourced production to the lowest bidder; I understand you are only doing what had to be done to to ensure the survival of your business; but now is your chance to give back to the community in a REAL way! If you are a chain restaurant; give FREE meals to VOLUNTEERS! If you are a Hotel/Motel chain; let VOLUNTEERS stay for FREE! If you own a Bus Line; let VOLUNTEERS travel for FREE! If you have an Airline; let the VOLUNTEERS fly for FREE! If you manufacture soap, toothpaste, shampoo, shaving supplies, etc.; send trial size products to the VOLUNTEERS for FREE! If you can't help out in any other way; cash is always accepted in America, we also take Credit Cards! Do what you can as it is your DUTY as an American Citizen! Moving on the the last challenge #5...

  To the Entrepreneurs and Green Companies:

  This is a time for action! There is a growing need for oil spill recovery as we move towards finding alternatives to the petroleum based slavery we are currently dependent on. That being said; if this IDEA goes anywhere, then there would be a very large pool of trained and qualified applicants that might be interested in a job offer. This is a great investment opportunity as well; an investment in your fellow Americans by investing in small businesses being effected in the region. If nothing else; a charitable contribution to the Local Non Profit Organizations would make for a nice tax break on your return; and it would make you feel good knowing that you are helping a very noble cause, as these Americans would be VOLUNTEERING their time and effort to do something that the Federal Government should have started organizing over a month ago! I personally call out to T. Boone Pickens to pitch on this; it would really help your agenda to push Congress for a Greener solution to energy!

  When the World Trade Centers fell; Americans were there to clean up the disaster in UNITY! We need that same kind of UNITY in this time of economic failure; when unemployment is high and spending is low; we need to come together and solve our own problems rather than expecting our Government to react! This is a time for thinking in a different way; I have heard lots of IDEAS going around from creating hair booms, to using Hay to soak it up, to rerouting all of our nations wealth of grass clippings from mowed lawns destined for landfills or compost piles to the Gulf for oil collection duty! Of course I do see a logical failure to some of these like what to do with all of that oil soaked hay/grass once you have collected it. But it seems to me like if these FIVE CHALLENGES are met, then we could not only put Americans to work, but clean up a mess that is already a reality. What we need is a positive reaction to a negative action. Placing blame and calling names is getting us nowhere; to quote the rock band Live in their song White Discussion; "Look where all this talking got us, baby!"

   So what do you say AMERICA; can WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Can WE help ourselves; our neighbors, and our economy by donating time, money, or whatever resouces we have to react to the reality that we have now; or are we just gonna keep pointing fingers and calling names while we TALK ABOUT IT? Now is YOUR TIME; show the world that we are not LAZY AMERICANS that can't even clean up and protect our own environment. I will be passing this all over the internet and to my connections around the globe! Please don't consider this as spam; and if I offended you then good, TURN OFF THE TV, GET UP, and GO DO SOMETHING to make a difference in YOUR COUNTRY! Is this still the LAND OF THE FREE; AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE? Or are all of the BRAVE in a foreign country fighting to defend YOUR FREEDOM?!?