Project: Katrina Hope…raise funds…raise walls…raise spirits

When so many people think of Hurricane Katrina, they think of the widespread and intense destruction it caused.  The familiar disturbing images are flooding our airwaves in the days leading up to the storm’s fifth anniversary.  I wanted to share with you a few photos by dedicated volunteer Amanda Spillman, a young woman from Maryland who was so touched by her volunteer trips to the Gulf that she decided to move to the middle of the destruction in the New Orleans area and tirelessly work to rebuild the homes and lives of people who lost everything.

Today, a few of her photos focus on Katrina’s destruction, which remained years after the storm:

Posted on August 27th, 2010 by Gretchen Wieland
Filed under: From Gretchen