Bring a hammer

Well, we had the meeting. Settled logistics. Short list of items to bring includes:

• Hammer
• Old clothes
• Sleeping bag

Not discussed, but important -- bring lots of energy !! There should be no problem about that, as I'm sure that this group of enthusiasts will provide an abundance of energy!

Now, we are just waiting for the departure date. See you in New Orleans and in Bay St. Louis and back here on the blog.

Sattelite View

Where will we be?

We will be arriving in New Orleans, some folks by plane and some by car. Then driving about 50 miles east in a rental van to the "build site" in Hancock County, Mississippi. This agulf coast county was the very center of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. A building lot has already been secured, major debris has been cleared and they are ready for the desperately needed volunteers.

Accomodations for our group will be provided by the Lagniappe Presbyterian Church in Bay St. Louis. Dormitory style rooms :>)

Satellite photograph locates Bay St. Louis (upper right, red star) and New Orleans (lower left) on the Gulf of Mexico.

First group get together

It is Tuesday, January 16 and we will have a pretrip meeting in New Jersey for the upcoming Paterson Habitat Home Build Week in southern U.S. This evening's gathering is the chance for us to meet the others in our group and finalize logistics for the trip to New Orleans and then on to our site in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Organized by Barbara and Andy Dunn to help build housing for the victims of hurricane Katrina, we will be working on a particular house, hopefully will finish it and maybe meet the family who will move into that house.

Come back for more posts.