NINE.COM COMES TO THE AID OF NEW ORLEANSAs the government slowly trickles in support, Nine.com joins the rescueSeptember 2, 2005, San Jose, Costa Rica Nine.com, an online entertainment gaming site based in Costa Rica, has responded to those affected by Hurricane Katrina with a generous donation of two semi trucks loaded with relief supplies including bottled water, blankets, diapers, pop tarts, and additional nutritional food items. The donations were expected to arrive to the Houston Astrodome Saturday afternoon. Nine.com has a sincere interest in the people of New Orleans and their recovery since they were sponsoring the Voodoo Music Festival, which was to be held in City Park in New Orleans over the Halloween weekend. "We chose to sponsor the Voodoo Music Festival because we love the city, the event, and what New Orleans stands for. We're very excited to be involved in this great event," said Nine.com spokesperson Jack Abrams. "We have many clients, friends and fellow Ticos (Costa Rican people) whose families have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina, so this is the least we could do. We want New Orleans back to its glory as soon as possible. "Our first attempt to help was to send a cargo plane full of fruits to the families in need from our home in Costa Rica immediately after the hurricane hit, but unfortunately we ran into red-tape issues with the U.S. powers that be. So we took matters into our own hands. "With the help of many including Marcie Cardwell of MAC Presents (Nashville), John Allen, manager of Costco in Arlington, Texas, Jason Wright of Clear Channel Communications (Nashville office), RE West Trucking (Nashville), the management of the Houston Astrodome, and others who sacrificed their time or assets, we were able to put together the Nine.com relief effort within hours. "We now question how the U.S. federal government could not move as fast. We literally were able to find truckloads of available supplies just by calling from our home base in Costa Rica thousands of miles away, and we were able to make arrangements to have them delivered within 12 hours directly to the people who needed them the most. "Watching these tragic events unfold on CNN in Costa Rica, it appears something in the U.S. government is broken and needs to be fixed immediately. Our fellow Americans deserve to be cared for immediately and effectively by their respective governments when a disaster of this magnitude hits. "Whether we come from Central, North or South America, we are all considered Americans. Many North Americans don't realize that but Costa Rica was also discovered by Christopher Columbus, and we will do our part to help our fellow Americans." Join the World's most popular Online Sportsbook today! For over a decade, millions of Americans bet on Sports, Horses, play Poker and Blackjack at the World's LARGEST online sportsbook and casino, SPORTSBOOK.com! Win $100,000 in their Perfect Parlay Contest and always receive a 10% Cash Bonus, 21% Referal Bonus and tons of other great promotions! More about Nine.com: Nine.com is a leading entertainment gaming company based in San Jose Costa Rica and has been in business since 1997. Nine.com is widely recognized as an industry leader for providing a multitude of sports, news, financial, entertainment and political wager options. Its popular online casino offers blackjack, poker, roulette, slots, craps and other casino games. Contact Info: Mr. Jack Abrams Spokesperson jabrams@nine.com (800) 334-5691 --- by Nine PR at 1800-sports.com on April 03, 2006
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