Two Gals with Heart in Mississippi
This morning I happened to catch the story of a beautiful grassroots effort of giving on the Sunday morning T.V. Show on the Hallmark Channel, titled Naomi's New Morning. Naomi Judd is the hostess.
Two women Annie Card and Tammy Agard ventured to the Gulf Coast from different areas of the country to volunteer their time to assist victims of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes of 2005. They met by chance while working with the Red Cross in Mississippi and found that they were experiencing a similar gift from giving their time and energy to the victims and felt a similar drive to do more. They founded Mississippi Home Again, a non-profit project through which they supply families with appliances and furniture.
Their story is so inspiring, their effort so needed that I am recommending to BelleCora Press & Workshops that a portion of the funds we raise in 2007 for the victims of the 2005 Hurricane's go to their project. More about BelleCora's fundraising project.
Getting homes cleaned and repaired or finding new ones to buy or rent is only a part of the battle for the thousands of families still homeless or struggling financially as a result of the 2005 hurricanes. Replacing appliances and furnishings that were destroyed or lost is a financial burden most families can't yet deal with. Yet, how do you feed a family, do their laundry without a stove, refrigeration, hot water, etc. Mississippi Home Again is filling that gap. Using donated funds to purchase, deliver and install the basics to the homes of newly resettled victims. Go to their website and read about this unique project.
Copyright © 2007 by Martie LaCasse
Two women Annie Card and Tammy Agard ventured to the Gulf Coast from different areas of the country to volunteer their time to assist victims of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes of 2005. They met by chance while working with the Red Cross in Mississippi and found that they were experiencing a similar gift from giving their time and energy to the victims and felt a similar drive to do more. They founded Mississippi Home Again, a non-profit project through which they supply families with appliances and furniture.
Their story is so inspiring, their effort so needed that I am recommending to BelleCora Press & Workshops that a portion of the funds we raise in 2007 for the victims of the 2005 Hurricane's go to their project. More about BelleCora's fundraising project.
Getting homes cleaned and repaired or finding new ones to buy or rent is only a part of the battle for the thousands of families still homeless or struggling financially as a result of the 2005 hurricanes. Replacing appliances and furnishings that were destroyed or lost is a financial burden most families can't yet deal with. Yet, how do you feed a family, do their laundry without a stove, refrigeration, hot water, etc. Mississippi Home Again is filling that gap. Using donated funds to purchase, deliver and install the basics to the homes of newly resettled victims. Go to their website and read about this unique project.
Copyright © 2007 by Martie LaCasse
Labels: Giving, Housing Relief, Hurricane Relief, Mississippi
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