Lutheran Volunteers Continue to Make a Difference One Year After Hurricanes
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
August 23, 2006
Lutheran Volunteers Continue to Make a Difference One Year After Hurricanes 06-128-MRC
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma struck the U.S. Gulf Coast nearly one year ago 15,000 volunteers have logged 600,000 hours of service, worth an estimated $10.5 million of rebuilding work. These volunteers worked on behalf of Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) to rebuild homes and communities in hurricane-devastated areas. LDR is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod.
The 2005 hurricane season included 26 named storms, 13 of which were hurricanes that caused an insured loss of more than $47 billion, according to LDR. The most powerful of these storms were Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, which caused widespread damage throughout Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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August 23, 2006
Lutheran Volunteers Continue to Make a Difference One Year After Hurricanes 06-128-MRC
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma struck the U.S. Gulf Coast nearly one year ago 15,000 volunteers have logged 600,000 hours of service, worth an estimated $10.5 million of rebuilding work. These volunteers worked on behalf of Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) to rebuild homes and communities in hurricane-devastated areas. LDR is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod.
The 2005 hurricane season included 26 named storms, 13 of which were hurricanes that caused an insured loss of more than $47 billion, according to LDR. The most powerful of these storms were Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, which caused widespread damage throughout Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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