Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts

Monday, July 09, 2007

The link I have provided below is a very informative blog about post Katrina rebuilding by dedicated volunteers

Reel Relief Productions, LLC

Sunday, June 17, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Volunteer Carpenters From North Carolina Return To Build A Church In One Week

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Volunteer Carpenters From North Carolina Return To Build A Church In One Week: "Giveans was just a boy when fire claimed the original Pearlington United Methodist Church in 1930, and he was there when Katrina claimed the second one in 2005. So not rebuilding was never an option for him."

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Pass Christian Rotary, Mennonites Get Rebuilding Aid From Illinois

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Pass Christian Rotary, Mennonites Get Rebuilding Aid From Illinois: "Pass Christian's mayor is preparing for another important trip in his city's recovery efforts. Chipper McDermott is going to Naperville, Illinois to help that community raise money for his city's rebirth. Naperville has promised $2 million to the Pass, so new homes can be built."

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

100 Homes in 100 Days hits halfway point, updates community on progress

100 Homes in 100 Days hits halfway point, updates community on progress: "PASCAGOULA -- Organizations supporting the 100 Homes in 100 Days project got their second wind Tuesday, marking the 51st day of the program's mission to repair or rebuild 100 homes in Pascagoula by July 4."

Saturday, May 05, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Volunteers Help Clean And Restore D'Iberville Marsh

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Volunteers Help Clean And Restore D'Iberville Marsh: "Volunteers helped unclog the wetlands around Fountain Pier in D'Iberville Friday morning.

Picking through the marsh grasses, they're finding plenty of storm debris."

Saturday, April 28, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: New Partnership Builds Hope For 16 Pass Christian Families

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: New Partnership Builds Hope For 16 Pass Christian Families: "The sounds of progress echo along Hunter Avenue. Church volunteers, coordinated by the Grey Hut in Pass Christian, are trying to finish 10 more houses. The homes are being built for residents who are elderly, disabled, as well as single parents."

Sixth home dedicated by 100 homes in 100 days

Sixth home dedicated by 100 homes in 100 days: "'There's a disconnection,' Yancy said. 'People all over think, Well, haven't y'all got it together yet?' And what they don't realize is it takes time. There were 23,500 homes completed destroyed in Jackson County -- just gone. Over 16,000 had major damage. "

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Young Detroit Builders Construct Homes For Pascagoula Families

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Young Detroit Builders Construct Homes For Pascagoula Families: "At 19, Krystal Wright never finished high school and admits her life was on a downward spiral. That is until she joined Young Detroit Builders.

'It makes me feel good,' Wright said."

Monday, April 09, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: News & Video

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: News & Video: "Faith Based Volunteers Still Busy
Faith based volunteers began arriving on the Mississippi Gulf Coast shortly after Hurricane Katrina's winds subsided. Nineteen months later, those groups are still sending work crews to help repair and rebuild the coast. Steve Phillips reports on the North Carolina Baptist Men and spends time with some volunteers from the Church of God in Virginia."

Monday, March 26, 2007

Project includes new houses, renovations

Project includes new houses, renovations: "PASCAGOULA -- At 10 a.m. today, about 120 volunteers from all over America will begin changing the lives of hundreds of Pascagoula residents affected by Hurricane Katrina with a ribbon-cutting and kickoff for the 100 Homes in 100 Days Project."

Sunday, March 18, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi: "Knoxville Volunteers Help Rebuild A Biloxi Home
Volunteers from Knoxville, Tennessee are on the coast this weekend to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Elise Roberts spoke with some church members this afternoon. "

SunHerald.com : Biloxi and Gulfport News, Casinos, Jobs, Real Estate, Sports and Cars

SunHerald.com : Biloxi and Gulfport News, Casinos, Jobs, Real Estate, Sports and Cars: "Family's new home springs up
House completed within a week
What was just a bare lot last Sunday was a completed home for the Moore family by Saturday, thanks to volunteers who worked around the clock to build the house on Catalpa Avenue in just a week.
( By MARY PEREZ, SUN HERALD, 03/18/2007 03:01 AM CDT)"

Thursday, March 15, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi: "Rebecca Powers Profiles Texas Volunteers Working In Biloxi
In just one week, a Biloxi family will finally have a place to live again. A large group of young people and their families, gave up their spring break and drove almost a thousand miles to work hard for no pay. Rebecca Powers introduces us to the generous group from Amarillo, Texas."

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Biloxi: "Canadians Drive Two Days To Help
They come from 'cottage country' in Canada. Eight volunteers drove 1,500 miles to spend spring break in Biloxi. As Steve Phillips reports, they're among a growing number of Canadians determined to help their friends south of the border."

Sunday, March 04, 2007


"Voluntourists" Make Impact On Gulf Coast
Scott Shattuck, a pharmacy manager from Vancouver, Wash., is in Mississippi on vacation. But by day, he's more likely to be found "mucking out" a house damaged by Hurricane Katrina or painting a children's clinic than hitting the casinos or walking the beach.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Gulfport

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Gulfport: "Turkey Creek Gets Help From Up North To Restore And Preserve It's Community
The Turkey Creek community got some big help this week as it works toward restoring and preserving its historic community. A church youth group of volunteers from the Winchester Unitarian Society right outside Boston, Massachusetts came down to help. "

Friday, February 23, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Pass Christian

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Pass Christian: "
FL Teens Say They Understand Katrina's Effect On MS
Some Florida teens say the help they received after Hurricane Ivan inspired them to pay it forward here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dozens of Pensacola High School students spent Friday landscaping the combined campus of Delisle and Pass Christian Elementary Schools."

Sunday, February 18, 2007

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Pass Christian

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Pass Christian: "
New Jersey Firefighters Help Rebuild A Family's Home
After the 9-11 terror attacks, hundreds of South Mississippi firemen did their part to help raise money for people in New York City. When Katrina shook up the Gulf Coast, upstate firefighters say it was only fitting that they help families who lost everything. Elise Roberts has the details on the commitment that's helping to rebuild the coast. "