The Sun Herald | 11/04/2006 | Volunteer devoted to recovery

The Sun Herald | 11/04/2006 | Volunteer devoted to recovery: "

Sarah Chasin, a junior at George Washington University, spent her 2006 spring break in Biloxi helping repair a house damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and she has been devoted to South Mississippi's recovery ever since.

'Katrina was a call to action. I lived in a tent that week,' Chasin said. The experience inspired her to leave her hometown of Sharon, Mass., and return to South Mississippi to work as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America. AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs."......
'I saw that I could help,' she said. 'It fit perfectly for me. Our goal in Mississippi is sustainable volunteerism. You can't put a price on actual work.'

Chasin also said she hopes her one-year stint in South Mississippi will motivate students to pitch in and help the area continue to rebuild. "