‘Mission to Mississippi’
Hammers First Nails Tuesday
On Eight New Waveland Homes
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OCT. 16, 2007 – WAYLAND, MA – Work begins today in Waveland, MS to build eight new homes for families wiped out by Hurricane Katrina in this small city where the historic storm made landfall. This unprecedented project, called Mission to Mississippi, is a 16-week building effort by more than 400 skilled craftsmen and volunteers from all over the U.S.
The project is sponsored by a volunteer organization called Wayland to Waveland that has partnered with eight builders from the Boston area, led by Kenneth Vona Construction and includes Custom Designs, Inc, Mitchell Construction, Thoughtforms, Whitla Brothers, Twin Peaks Construction, CMG, and Gallagher Home Builders. In addition, dozens of New England-based subcontractors are donating their time, tools, materials, and skills to make this project possible. To support their effort, more than 150 volunteers from across the U.S. will travel to Waveland to help with logistics, light construction work, and landscaping. To volunteer, please click here .
The total cost of the project is $1.6 million which will be raised by monetary contributions and donations of materials and supplies. Tax deductible contributions can be made online at www.missiontomississippi.org or mailed to Wayland to Waveland Hurricane Relief Fund, c/o Town of Wayland, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778.
In addition, Mission to Mississippi apparel, including T-shirts, jackets, pullovers, and wristbands, will be sold on the Web site to help raise money for the project. The T-shirts and pullovers are available now!
Grey T-shirt with Mission to Mississippi logo on front – On Sale Soon Right Here! |
Black and silver pullover with Mission to Mississippi logo on front – On Sale Soon! |
The progress of the 16-week project can be viewed live on the Web site via video cameras that are on each work site.
Framers take a break Wednesday (day 2) at Combel St. All four houses are nearly all framed at this site. Work will begin at Maple St and Taranto St. -- the other two sites about a mile away in the next days.