Dear Eric and Katrina Corps staff,
I am a preschool director who recently had one week off in June prior to the start of our summer program. Since my life tends to be very hectic as a single mom with a full-time career, I often look for places to go on my vacation that are […]
My First Time to New Orleans
I know it sounds cliché, but the smells and sounds are what I remember most. There is so much about New Orleans that, from a glance, I did not like: the drinking, the partying, the smoking, the strip bars. But somehow things that mattered more to me showed […]
I was the church member that Tim referred to in his blog [earlier]. Thanks
again, Tim, for answering the call!
I found volunteering with Katrina Corps a very “doable” andincredibly moving experience. Katrina Corps formed in December 2006 with a main purpose to help open more classrooms in the crowded, post-Katrina New Orleans public schools.
Oh, my God, I have spent all week thinking about New Orleans and Katrina Corps. You are an amazing organization and I am so happy that I came down and worked with you.
All of the volunteer staff were terrific. They were patient, kind and informative. And all very professional. I would […]
Hello,
I live in Wyoming and was visiting family in Milwaukee during the summer and stopped at a church that I used to play organ for. When I was there one of the members told me about Katrina Corps and that they were planning on going the first week of August (mind you she […]
Hello,
I was a Katrina Corps volunteer from August 12th to August 18th. Being a Chicago public school teacher, who teaches a similar demographic population to those in the New Orleans Schools, I have become very aware of the lack of coverage of issues impacting race and class in America. While I have viewed […]
I would like to thank you for organizing this project.
Today I have watched numerous shows and read various articles about New Orleans. There is still so much to do and I would like to come back and help. As a teacher, I will be sharing the facts and emotions with staff and students. Hopefully, […]
The week I spent in New Orleans was truly an enriching experience. I feel blessed to have gotten to meet such a great and interesting group of people, explore a new and wonderful city, and try to help in the recovery of a devastating disaster. The staff was very passionate about the cause and inspired […]
Dear Katrina Corps,
It’s been a while since I was down in N.O. with you, gutting houses over Spring Break. In the months since that memorable week, life at school and abroad as been as busy as can be. I never forgot, however, the sights that I saw and the stories that I heard […]
This is a great letter of appreciation that Katrina Corps received from the Gulf Coast Relief Society. Our many thanks to them for volunteering with us during Spring Break 2007.