Lutheran Disaster Response - South Mobile County, AL

Lutheran Disaster Response - South Mobile County, AL
Street Address: 13280 N. Wintzell Avenue
City: Bayou la Batre
State: AL
Zip Code: 36509
Contact person: Ruth Bloxham
Phone number: 251-824-1154
Best hours to call: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, M-F, CST
Fax number: 251-824-1179

Speciality: Recovery and rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina

Description of volunteer needs: We need volunteers for
everything - from beginning to long term recovery: tarping,
debris cleanup, & house gutting up to sheetrock, roofing,
carpentry, plumbing, etc.

Skills volunteers are required to have: Willingness to do
anything that needs to be done

Useful Skills: Drywall finishing, framing, floor underlay

Tools or supplies volunteers should bring: N/A

Will volunteers need to bring any money or material, such as
for housing: Bring hard-soled shoes, work gloves

Length of time volunteer can help: 1 day to longer

Size of volunteer team: Varies according to job

Are individual volunteers welcome? Yes

Age restriction, if any: 16 - 18 yrs need adult supervision

Denomination/affiliation, if any: Lutheran but all are welcome

If yes, must volunteer be a member: No

Any other restrictions: No

Housing provided for volunteers, if any: Yes, several churches
will provide

Meals provided for volunteers, if any: Yes

Any additional notes: Low income area BEFORE Katrina needs
even more help now. Fishing and shrimping industries were
very hard hit. PLEASE COME AND HELP. We need your eagerness
and energy.

Approximate date the project started: Oct-15-2005
Estimated date the project will end: Oct-31-2009
Information Updated: Jul-11-2006