Life Interrupted 400+ Katrina relief volunteers share hope, gratitude Story by Lisa Lambert Photos by Bob Christy, Pat Jarrett and Gavin Jackson We are all familiar with Hurricane Katrina, the Category 5 storm that slammed into the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, leaving unprecedented destruction in its wake. During Kent State University’s 2006 spring break, more than 400 volunteers traveled to Mississippi to participate in the rebuilding effort. The volunteers, ranging in age from 13 to 74, included Kent State students, faculty and staff, community members and a contingent of University of Akron students, faculty and staff. No one knew exactly what to expect, but everyone understood the experience would be life-changing. To read more about this effort, see “Life Interrupted” in the fall 2006 issue of Kent State Magazine.
|  Tom R. Hayward and his wife of 10 years, Victoria, are living in temporary housing while work on their house continues in Pass Christian, Miss. Volunteers cleared dead trees and other plant matter on Hayward's property and started hanging drywall. Photo by Pat Jarrett Back to Kent State University Home Page |
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