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The Diocese of
Virginia's convoy of eight donated pick-up
trucks arrives decorated with bows at Camp Coast
Care May 8.
(ENS Photo by
David Skidmore) |
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Long-term
recovery efforts continue on the Gulf Coast a year after
Hurricane Katrina devastated the region on August 29, 2005.
Volunteers are still needed to help in that work.
Camp Coast Care
(CCC) on the campus
of Coast Episcopal School in Long
Beach, Mississippi, operates a recovery and reconstruction
ministry to those in need on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as well
as considering itself to be a "Christian community of faith that
provides welcome and hospitality to any volunteer wishing to
serve in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort," according to
the camp's website. The camp's operations are about to move into
a new facility that will be fully air conditioned and will
accommodate up to 100 volunteers a night.
Although there is a critical need for skilled
construction laborers, there are ample opportunities for
participants at all levels of skill. Opportunities include
rebuilding homes damaged by Katrina, building one-and
two-bedroom cabins for those still needing permanent housing,
working with the camp's case-management in-take system and
working at the CCC site, in the kitchen, tool shed, office, and
other places.
For information about how to volunteer at Camp Coast Care
visit their website at
www.campcoastcare.com
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