You are needed more than ever in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Relief and Recovery Service Trips to the Gulf Coast

October 12-18, 2008

December 7-13, 2008

March 15-21, 2009

Sponsored by: Gulf Coast Volunteers For the Long Haul

 

OUR MISSION: Helping people in the Gulf Coast region rebuild their homes, their neighborhoods, their communities and their lives for as long as it takes

YOU ARE STILL NEEDED: Volunteers are providing the lion’s share of help in the Gulf Coast recovery efforts and are deeply appreciated. So join us to work in elementary schools (tutoring, setting up libraries,
painting, gardening and art projects), rebuilding houses and churches - plus there's still some gutting to be done. Almost three years to the day after being struck by Hurricane Katrina (and then Rita), Louisiana has been battered once again by Hurricane Gustav and high winds from Ike.

*Clear trees and debris
*Repair damaged homes
*Provide tutoring and work on projects at New Orleans elementary schools

WHEN: Sunday, October 12 to Saturday, October 18: for college students and adults
Sunday, December 7 to Saturday, December 13: for everyone
Sunday, March 15 to Saturday, March 21, 2009: for college students and adults
We may add trips to the Galveston-Houston area.

TRIP COST: Everyone pays for their own airfare. Long Haul provides housing, groceries, local transportation/van rentals, work sites and group leaders. We also request a $100 contribution to help offset
these costs (college and grad students exempted). Scholarships available. Housing at Aurora United Methodist Church in New Orleans.

WHO WE ARE: Gulf Coast Volunteers for the Long Haul is an all volunteer, non-profit, tax exempt organization. We have sponsored 12 week-long service trips in New Orleans, southern Louisiana in bayou
country, and Mississippi. Our volunteers have ranged in age from 15 to 84, and we have a special commitment to taking college students on our relief trips.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SIGN UP: Contact Trina Heinisch, Trip Coordinator, at trina_1@yahoo.com or gulfhelp@gmail.com


Helping people clean up from the storm damage
Gutting houses so people can return to their homes
Helping people to rebuild their homes and their lives
Working to rebuild school libraries and playgrounds
Refurbishing schools and planting seeds of hope and progress