A compelling presentation from Long Beach, MS….
With the scores of medium to large scale volunteer relief and recovery groups working on the Gulf Coast, it’s a surprising rarity to find well-produced video that tells the story of the ongoing struggles facing the victims of Katrina and the uplifting and hopeful stories of everyday volunteers who’ve gone to help. One of the best I’ve seen is from the Lutheran Episcopal group Camp Coast Care in Long Beach, which is between Gulfport and Pass Christian. This organization houses up to 150 volunteers in a gymnasium facility and has a separate but affiliated youth group facility in Bay St. Louis.
Here are two different videos that illustrate nicely what volunteering on the Gulf Coast is like, both in the work to be done and the rewards to be enjoyed…
Bridge To Biloxi does not have a current relationship with this organization…if you have any experience with Camp Coast Care, please tell us about it so that we can better our efforts in organizing work groups.