Project Participants
Ten Andrews University faculty/staff
85 Andrews University students
Four students and two sponsors from Broadview Academy (La Fox, Ill.)
Two students from Great Lakes Adventist Academy (Edmore, Mich.)
Andrews University president Niels-Erik Andreasen visited on Sun., Sept. 4.
Project Financing
Participants were responsible for covering the $250 per person cost. Andrews faculty, staff, and students unable to go donated money to participants.
Destination
Bass Memorial Academy (an Adventist secondary school), four miles south of Purvis, Miss., approximately 50 miles from the Gulf Coast
Transportation
Two buses, one van, and one truck full of supplies
Hours in Transit
Approximately 21 hours arriving and 18 hours returning
Work Performed
Campus cleanup and renovation—debris clearing, carpet and tile removal, re-shingling
Food and water distribution to community—thousands of boxes of foodstuffs daily, supplied by Andrews and other donors
Meal preparation and distribution to community—helped provide meals to over 2,000 people per day from two kitchens
Unloading and sorting—nonstop influx of semi-trucks carrying equipment and supplies
Andrews Alumni
170 in Alabama, 46 in Louisiana, and 27 in Mississippi
Duration of Trip
Departed Andrews at 8:00 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 1, and returned to campus at 8:00 a.m. Tues., Sept. 6
For Information on Upcoming Hurricane Relief Trips
Contact Patrick Murphy, campus chaplain for outreach, at (269) 471-6284 or visit www.andrews.edu/cm
How to Donate
Adventist Information Ministries* (AIM): (800) 467-6442
Campus Ministries: (269) 471-3211
For More Project Katrina Information
Visit the Andrews University website, www.andrews.edu, and click on the link for Project Katrina.
Project Contact Info
Rebecca May, University Relations director
*AIM, located on the Andrews University campus, is answering and processing calls for Adventist Community Services.
