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About Me

We are creating a grassroots effort asking for anyone to come to help New Orleans rebuild. This is an amazing experience...there is no mainstream organization telling us how to do this, we are just a bunch of people who care, and want to work with others to prove that we can make something that seems impossible, actually happen...won't you help? Read on...Everyone keeps waiting for someone else (the government perhaps?) to step in and get the job done, and in fact volunteer organizations are doing their best. There just aren't enough resources (people, money, food, housing) to get it all done.A group of people from around the country (CA, WI, CO, TN, NY, FL) decided the people of America are amazing and can get done what everyone keeps telling us cannot happen. "There's not enough time... no one is there to fund it... you'll never get kids to volunteer to work...there won't be places to stay..." WE HAVE HEARD PEOPLE TELL US IT CANT BE DONE - GIVE UP...well, they are wrong! You know that and we know that! Help us prove them wrong and be part of one of the fastest rising New Orleans recovery ogranizations. You CAN make history!What's stopping you? Accept the Katrina Challenge.Volunteer or Donate Now Please!
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a video made by one of KatrinaCorps week 1 volunteers from Susquehanna University!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone! Anyone can help. You don't even need to come to New Orleans to help, but if you have never met the people of New Orleans...you are missing out. We need people with skills (carpentry, teachers, counselors, etc) and people who just have some time to work (painting, planting, cleaning, tearing things down, etc). There is so much that can be done to help New Orleans. New Orleans has a feeling all it's own, they just want to enjoy life. Right now, they have too much else to worry about to just enjoy it. So let's help them.

My Blog

Summer Session: Week 4 Report, Spencer Paschal, Volunteer Coordinator

Hello All-I hope that this blog finds you all well and happy. We're currently in week 4 of our summer session, and it's been eye opening. My transition from a volunteer in March, to now being Voluntee...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:47:00 GMT

Volunteer Letter: Kira

OK, so I just moved away from Tornado Alley and my best friend tells me about a sudden surge of tornadoes. We were roomies in Hays, although she still lives there. Apparently a tornado passed the smal...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:46:00 GMT

NOLA Resident Thanks Katrina Corps

Dear Organizers of Katrina Corps:As a resident of New Orleans and one who gutted my own home with the assistance of family; I want to thank you for assisting so many others who were unable to garner t...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:44:00 GMT

Sign Up For Summer Projects!

Hey everyone, we now have our summer projects lined up and our Sign Up page activated. Please visit our FAQS page for travel and housing information among other things. Any further questions can be di...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:44:00 GMT

Volunteer Letter: Becky

I was glued to the television for the weeks following the storm, but none of that prepared me for the first home we walked into. The news broadcasters use the word "house", but that is inaccurate. D...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:31:00 GMT

Sick of New Orleans

This is an interesting blog about New Orleans and the current state of it's healthcare system.MSNBC: Sick of New Orleans?
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:06:00 GMT

Volunteer Letter: Matt

A note: This is a letter that Matt sent to his family and friends. He was gracious enough to let us post it here for you all to read. Thanks Matt! Hey all, If you have a few minutes, I wanted to...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:25:00 GMT

Volunteer Letter: Melissa

This experience has opened my eyes to New Orleans. I've been here before and I saw the devastation, but this time I had the opportunity to really understand the situation. By the end of the week, I no...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:22:00 GMT

Katrina Corps Volunteers Appreciated

My friend and I recently visited New Orleans and met some of your volunteers with Ray Thomas. We were really happy to see that volunteers were still here rebuilding New Orleans. My friend was visiting...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:19:00 GMT

Volunteer Letter: Marcella

What experiences in New Orleans have meant to me& This experience has given me the opportunity to look at life, material possessions, and housing in a whole new and different perspective. In a life...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:11:00 GMT