Break for Katrina Relief
While many of their friends were at the beach or relaxing at home, the Episcopal campus ministry of Virginia Commonwealth University spent their spring break rebuilding a house in New Orleans. The group of 13 students worked through a program with the Office of Disaster Response of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.
The program serves homeowners who, for financial or health reasons, are unable to rebuild their houses. According to Pete Nunnally, mission and volunteer coordinator, the program has rebuilt 50 homes since the storm, 20 in the past year.
Rebuild Coordinator Amanda Davis said volunteers are instrumental in the program. The program hosts volunteer groups on a weekly basis. Groups receive basic training and guidance from their assigned crew chiefs. The VCU group spent the week putting sheet rock onto all the ceilings and walls.
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