Bay St. Louis says thank-you!

From the Seattle Times:

"After the disaster hit, taking the lives of his in-laws, Hines took several months off work to devote himself to volunteer efforts. Floodwaters washed away homes in a six- to eight-block swath along the Gulf, leaving only concrete slabs. He began by collecting housewares for families moving into temporary FEMA trailers, then turned to rebuilding homes, including the McCullums'.

At Friday's concert, he spoke of the vast sense of suffering in the Gulf region — "the endlessness of it all" — as well as of hope and the gratifying sense of connection the tragedy has created between people.

The McCullums thanked the Edmonds and Port Townsend communities.

"Without you, we don't know where we'd be," said Rayceille McCullum"