St. Bernard Project---Trina's house. |
The second component of day 1 was
the visit from “Rachel”. We were lucky enough to have a representative from St.
Bernard Project join us for dinner tonight. Although we had trouble remembering
her name (her real name was Andrea), we learned much about St. Bernard Project’s
mission, as well as, the history of New Orleans itself. It was news to us that
the St. Bernard Project not only rebuilds homes damaged by Katrina, but also
constructs affordable homes from the ground up. This enables displaced New Orleaneans
to either return home or start a new home. Everyday SBP works hard to bring
back a sense of community to their city. SBP also works to rebuild homes in areas
other than NOLA such as Joplin, Missouri and New York City. This is made possible
by Toyota, UPS, AmeriCorps, and United Way. Without these wonderful
corporations and volunteer organizations, many people would still be out of homes. As a
fun conclusion to the busy day all three groups shared horrific or joyful
stories from their day. There were laughs, gasps, and many concerned faces. We may have broken up into three groups today,
but we all helped out the community in unique and necessary ways. Beth and Brianne
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