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By Times Staff WriterSnapshots of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have sought help at the Red Cross office in Tampa.
Allejandro Amaro, 44, pipe fitter, Pascagoula, Miss.
Q: How and when did you get here?
A: On Sunday in a van with 10 others.
Q: How much money did you bring?
A: $110. Now I have $5.
Q: What is your greatest hope?
A: To be healthy and go back home.
Timothy Locke, 41, husband and father of two, full-time student, Gautier, Miss.
Q: How did you get here?
A: In a Hyundai Accent with my wife and two sons.
Q: How long did it take?
A: 11 1/2 hours.
Q: Did you take any personal mementos?
A: Just this Chris Webber jersey on my back.
Shelby Scott, 60, construction worker, New Orleans Q: How long do you plan to be here?
A: I really don't know. I guess about a month or two.
Q: What did you bring with you?
A: Two pairs of pants and my snakes (snakeskin shoes).
Q: What is your greatest hope?
A: Getting me and my family back on our feet.
Benny Benefield, 17, junior at Warren Easton High School, captain of the basketball team, New Orleans Q: Did you bring a personal memento with you?
A: Football cleats.
Q: Have you heard from family and friends?
A: Somebody called and said my friend Chante drowned in a house with the rest her family.
Q: What is your biggest fear?
A: That New Orleans will never be the same.