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Good news! Much more is needed, but it is a start.
WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: IP Casino Helps Fund Habitat Homes In Biloxi: "Habitat for Humanity in Biloxi received a boost Friday from a local casino.
Imperial Palace presented Mayor A.J. Holloway with a check for $200,000. The money will go toward building Habitat for Humanity homes in Biloxi.
General Manager Jon Lucas says his casino is dedicated to helping build the coast back."
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Update on Spring Break Trip and email
Updates on several things
*We are now full! We sold out 4 buses! :) It looks like we will ahve about 270+ people in MS and LA to help over spring break! For more details check out
*I had been holding off on allowing email updaets of this page since I feared people would think they were signing up for the trip and not just emails, but now that sign-ups are done, email updates of this blog will be allowed. Just sign up and once a day you will get any changes to the site emailed you. Easier than RSS software! if you can use email, you can do this.
*We are now full! We sold out 4 buses! :) It looks like we will ahve about 270+ people in MS and LA to help over spring break! For more details check out
*I had been holding off on allowing email updaets of this page since I feared people would think they were signing up for the trip and not just emails, but now that sign-ups are done, email updates of this blog will be allowed. Just sign up and once a day you will get any changes to the site emailed you. Easier than RSS software! if you can use email, you can do this.
USATODAY.com - After Katrina, insurance tops family's list of tough battles
USATODAY.com - After Katrina, insurance tops family's list of tough battles:
"The raw numbers are staggering: More than half a million people in Mississippi have applied for assistance from FEMA. In a state with just 2.9 million residents, that means more than one in six Mississippians have sought help. More than 97,000 people are still living in FEMA trailers and mobile homes. Another 5,000 to 6,000 are still waiting for FEMA trailers.
Despite a massive cleanup, many neighborhoods are still piled high with storm debris."
" decimated Waveland...."When you find something, like a bowl or a cup, you set it on the slab because somebody's going to claim it," she explains....Before Katrina, Penrose's hometown was a comfortable community of 7,100 with a slightly cosmopolitan flair that managed to capture the flavor of both Gulfport-Biloxi, 35 miles to the east, and New Orleans, 60 miles to the west. Now, the city is virtually gone....But Katrina is still ever-present here."
Friday, February 17, 2006
The Sun Herald | 02/17/2006 | KATRINA'S DEAD
YOU WANT TO READ THIS ONE IN ITS ENTIRITY
The Sun Herald | 02/17/2006 | KATRINA'S DEAD: "Biloxi was the site of the most deaths, with about half of its 53 victims perishing within a four-block radius of Yankie Stadium. Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis had 24 victims each, despite having a fraction of Biloxi's population.
Most storm victims appeared to have died in or near their homes. The Sun Herald found that only 11 victims on the Coast were not at or near their home addresses"
"Katrina's victims came from a host of professions, even though a majority were of retirement age. There was a handful of casino workers, and there were also oceanographers, custodians, chefs, restaurateurs, fishermen, and one known artist, Paul Phillips of Gulfport."
The Sun Herald | 02/17/2006 | KATRINA'S DEAD: "Biloxi was the site of the most deaths, with about half of its 53 victims perishing within a four-block radius of Yankie Stadium. Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis had 24 victims each, despite having a fraction of Biloxi's population.
Most storm victims appeared to have died in or near their homes. The Sun Herald found that only 11 victims on the Coast were not at or near their home addresses"
"Katrina's victims came from a host of professions, even though a majority were of retirement age. There was a handful of casino workers, and there were also oceanographers, custodians, chefs, restaurateurs, fishermen, and one known artist, Paul Phillips of Gulfport."
CNN.com - Katrina, time take their toll on Mississippi town - Feb 17, 2006
CNN.com - Katrina, time take their toll on Mississippi town - Feb 17, 2006: "The more fortunate residents had from 2-to 12-feet of water in their homes. The unlucky ones had nothing left but empty slabs. Even 'hurricane-proof' homes like the one I'd grown up in, on South Beach Boulevard, were reduced to rubble."
"Eventually, FEMA-provided trailers did come. Still, as in most places on the Gulf Coast, Bay St. Louis residents say there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to who got them or when they arrived. Nearly six months after the storm, I have friends who applied for a trailer in September who are still waiting."
"Residents have waged their hardest, most frustrating battles with insurance companies. Even though most people had homeowners' insurance, wind policies and even hurricane coverage, few have received significant post-Katrina payments."
"Our concern is that we're being forgotten," says Mayor Favre. "Katrina's no longer the topic of conversation, and it needs to be. "The devastation is here and its obvious. So our plea is, please help us."
"Eventually, FEMA-provided trailers did come. Still, as in most places on the Gulf Coast, Bay St. Louis residents say there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to who got them or when they arrived. Nearly six months after the storm, I have friends who applied for a trailer in September who are still waiting."
"Residents have waged their hardest, most frustrating battles with insurance companies. Even though most people had homeowners' insurance, wind policies and even hurricane coverage, few have received significant post-Katrina payments."
"Our concern is that we're being forgotten," says Mayor Favre. "Katrina's no longer the topic of conversation, and it needs to be. "The devastation is here and its obvious. So our plea is, please help us."
Volunteers in college
cantonrep.com: "In its annual “The American Freshman” survey released recently, UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute reported that first-year undergraduates’ interest in performing community service and assisting the needy has surged.
The survey — based on polls last fall of 263,710 freshmen at 385 of the nation’s four-year schools — found that 66.3 percent believe it is very important or essential to help others in difficulty. That figure, up from 62.4 percent in 2004, is the highest percentage in 25 years.
In addition, 26.3 percent said there was a “very good” chance they would participate in volunteer or community service while in college, up from 24.1 percent a year earlier and the highest since researchers began asking that question in 1990. In all, 67.3 percent of freshmen said there was at least “some” chance they would do such work."
The survey — based on polls last fall of 263,710 freshmen at 385 of the nation’s four-year schools — found that 66.3 percent believe it is very important or essential to help others in difficulty. That figure, up from 62.4 percent in 2004, is the highest percentage in 25 years.
In addition, 26.3 percent said there was a “very good” chance they would participate in volunteer or community service while in college, up from 24.1 percent a year earlier and the highest since researchers began asking that question in 1990. In all, 67.3 percent of freshmen said there was at least “some” chance they would do such work."
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Post-Katrina stress still weighs on New Orleans - Yahoo! News
Post-Katrina stress still weighs on New Orleans - Yahoo! News:
"Up to a third of those who lived through the death and destruction of Hurricane Katrina may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and cannot find treatment, mental health professionals said on Wednesday.
Symptoms of the syndrome, known as PTSD during the Vietnam War but first recorded during the Civil War, include insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks, estrangement and attempted suicide"
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