Today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction on the Gulf Coast. August 29th was a turning point; the marker for life before and after for hundreds of thousands of people. The destruction I have seen in my three trips to New Orleans in one year was only paralleled by the incredible amount of [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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I’m not known for my patience. I like things to happen the moment I dream them up. In fact, the following quote from Lance Armstrong is one of my favorites:
Patience is a polite quality and often appropriate, but it rarely gets things done. Impatience, however, is the hunger for results and intolerance for [...]
Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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We’re moving forward on the documentary every day. I spend several hours a night after work and multiple hours on the weekends bringing 14 hours of footage to life (no, the documentary will not be 14 hours–nor even one full hour). Though the task to complete this story on deadline sometimes seems a bit daunting, [...]
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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The past two days in New Orleans have taught me what it means to be on both the giving and receiving ends. First, one would be surprised how often Project: Katrina Hope was the recipient of compliments this week. Residents and volunteers have been very excited about the work we’re doing and are extremely impressed [...]
Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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In addition to the refreshment some rain provided, driving to Mississippi today to film a group from Michigan gave me a refreshing perspective on Katrina’s scope. Most of the documentary has, up until this point, focused on volunteers in New Orleans and surrounding parishes. However, seeing this church group work with Camp Victor in Ocean [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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