Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS), Diamond

Facebook post - (4/13/11)
Diamond Project over the years
The MDS Diamond site is closed after 5 years. Thanks to all of the volunteers wh...o worked in Diamond and the Grand Bayou - over 2200 of you gave time and love to the project. Over 140 jobs (big and small) were completed. God Bless you all!

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This is the MDS Update for February 11, 2010

URGENT NEEDS

A Project Director and an Office Manager are needed from Mar. 4 to Mar. 20 in Diamond, LA. Office Managers are responsible for bookkeeping and general office duties and Project Directors are responsible for the leadership of the project. If you are interested, please call (800) 241-8111 in the US or (866) 261-1274 in Canada.

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Newsletter Update 5/29/08:

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULING

There are openings for small groups of volunteers (adults or intergenerational) at the Diamond Project the weeks of June 22 and June
29. Please call Sarah Yoder at (800) 241-8111 for more information. The
Summer Youth Program is fully booked. We will begin booking for fall
(October to December) on August 6, 2008.
*Except where noted, to schedule, all short-term and US long-term
volunteers call (800) 241-8111. Canadian long-term volunteers call
(866)261-1274.

DIAMOND, LOUISIANA
Disaster: 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Nine Hesston College Disaster Management students will be working at the
Diamond project during June and July. The students will be learning the
ropes of MDS work, rotating through various aspects of MDS life, such as
cooking, crew leading of construction work, office work and
bookkeeping, leading devotions, interacting with disaster survivors and other MDS volunteers, and learning about interagency work. Long-term volunteers
and the Hesston students will lead short-term volunteers each week.

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THIS SITE IS FULL UNTIL May, 2008. Occasionally there are cancellations. If you would like to be called about volunteer needs on short-notice (1-3 weeks), please call Sarah Yoder at (800) 241-8111 in advance.

ALL denominations (or non affiliated) volunteer groups are welcome! There is no fee for volunteer accomodations and meals are included. Donations are appreciated ("but never asked for").

All short-term and US long-term volunteers call (800) 241-8111 . Canadian long-term volunteers call (866) 261-1274 .

Project Directors: Jim and Marie Byler
Tel: (504) 564-6655
Fax: (504) 564-0068
diamond@mds.mennonite.net

Disaster Description:
Diamond, located in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans, sustained almost
a direct hit by the eye of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Most buildings
were destroyed. Because of the great displacement of the local population,
many people are just now beginning much of the physical work of rebuilding
their communities. MDS is repairing and rebuilding homes in the Plaquemines
Parish as well as rebuilding homes of members of the Grand Bayou Community, a
Native American community.