Cocard Austin thoughts on the recent hurricane………..

The other day a friend sent a series of photos that were a compilation of different photos which displayed the effects of the recent huricane Ike on the Texas coast.   They were, In a word, aweful.  Besides the wiped out houses and mountains of debris of personal effects, there were photos of whole cemetaries with the caskets completely floated up out of the grave.   It was, for all intensive purposes, a similar catastophic event as we saw just a few years ago in new orleans.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all families who were effected by this horrendous event. It will be months before some of them can even go back to see what isnt left of their lives with no where to turn except their fellow countrymen and our government for help.  I just hope that FEMA and the Red Croos and all other entities will keep themselves effeicient and focused and will provide steadfast solution for these displaced citizens.

I have been hearing some folks take a position of blame on the individuals for buliding houses in places where they are subject to these types of events, but lets not lose focus on what is important and that is feeding and clothing and sheltering those who have lost everything.   I encourage all individuals and families that are in a position to help to contribute to your local area food banks, donate clothing to Goodwill and the Salvation Army like never before.    If you see a family of reufgees at a nearby motel ask them if you can help them in anyway.   Be the best neighbor you canbe.

Imagine for just a moment if this was your family…….lets all do what we can to help!

Sincerely

Mark V.

Cocard Austin

Well after almost a year I find myself blessed to have a website and finally this blog.  First i would like to thank everyone who has helped make Cocard Austin happen.  Since there are too many to list please assume you are one of them and for that I personally thank you.   Second I would like to thank my existing customers for their trust and support and for choosing my company to handle their credit card processing needs.  We are growing at an incredible rate and we have you to thank for this. 

Please check back here often as i will continually discuss the primary concerns that I hear from my merchants as the rant about the different unknowns and caveats which have plaqued this industry for so long.  I hope that by sharing this information with everyone we can all learn collectively from each others experiences and grow our businesses stronger everyday. 

Thanks for listening and I hope to provide all of you with some quality information over time.

Mark