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The Pagoda was a St. Augustine haven for some women?
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· Donations were brought to two St. Augustine and Florida locations.
· Camp has suffered severe damage.
· More people are jobless and homeless as a result of the hurricane.
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A group of women who pulled together to arrange for a donation trip in hopes of saving a camp that was torn up by Hurricane Katrina say the journey was productive.
A U-Haul jointly sponsored by the Southern Womyn’s Festival, Jacksonville, Melrose, St. Augustine, and Gainesville, FL women arrived at Camp Sister Spirit about 2 p.m. at Sept. 18th. The Festival, Dorothy Campbell, and some of the women of Pagoda in St. Augustine, FL rented a U-Haul to carry donations to the camp in Mississippi.
“Our drivers, Peggy and Regina expected to arrive at Camp Sister Spirit late Saturday but were unable to keep this time schedule due to the size of the load they were carrying,” reported Pat Cobb of the Festival. “They decided they could not find there way without daylight and opted to spend the night at a motel and get a fresh start in the morning. They had been up and working since 6 a.m. Saturday. Many road signs were down as they entered Mississippi, which would have made it impossible to find their way in the dark.”
According to the drivers there was extreme devastation throughout that part of Mississippi. They reported many trees down and roofs off buildings.
“We were talking to them via cell phone as they were driving through southern Mississippi and you could tell they were shocked by what they were seeing,” said Cobb. “We spoke to them again just after they arrived at Camp Sister Spirit and they reported a large truck was unloaded from Minnesota with a video crew who were making a documentary film of their grassroots Katrina relief and recovery efforts. They told us there were many folks at Camp Sister Spirit but we do not know if these were people displaced by the storm or helpers. I said ‘Sounds like they have a lot of help’ and they said, ‘This is not enough.’ The local residents are mostly rural and low-income families who had no means to prepare for such a disaster. Our drivers were really taken aback by what they had experienced driving through the area.”
Cobb is requesting donations continue to be sent to the camp (campsisterspirit.com)
“These donations not only go to the camp but to the surrounding community,” she said. “Nothing will go to waste as Camp Sister Spirit is also helping their neighbors in Mississippi.”
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Published Oct 2, 2005 by Terri Rimmer
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Service Organization Helps Katrina Victims
Did you know?
The Pagoda was a St. Augustine haven for some women?
Takeaways
· Donations were brought to two St. Augustine and Florida locations.
· Camp has suffered severe damage.
· More people are jobless and homeless as a result of the hurricane.
Comment | Submit your own article
A group of women who pulled together to arrange for a donation trip in hopes of saving a camp that was torn up by Hurricane Katrina say the journey was productive.
A U-Haul jointly sponsored by the Southern Womyn’s Festival, Jacksonville, Melrose, St. Augustine, and Gainesville, FL women arrived at Camp Sister Spirit about 2 p.m. at Sept. 18th. The Festival, Dorothy Campbell, and some of the women of Pagoda in St. Augustine, FL rented a U-Haul to carry donations to the camp in Mississippi.
“Our drivers, Peggy and Regina expected to arrive at Camp Sister Spirit late Saturday but were unable to keep this time schedule due to the size of the load they were carrying,” reported Pat Cobb of the Festival. “They decided they could not find there way without daylight and opted to spend the night at a motel and get a fresh start in the morning. They had been up and working since 6 a.m. Saturday. Many road signs were down as they entered Mississippi, which would have made it impossible to find their way in the dark.”
According to the drivers there was extreme devastation throughout that part of Mississippi. They reported many trees down and roofs off buildings.
“We were talking to them via cell phone as they were driving through southern Mississippi and you could tell they were shocked by what they were seeing,” said Cobb. “We spoke to them again just after they arrived at Camp Sister Spirit and they reported a large truck was unloaded from Minnesota with a video crew who were making a documentary film of their grassroots Katrina relief and recovery efforts. They told us there were many folks at Camp Sister Spirit but we do not know if these were people displaced by the storm or helpers. I said ‘Sounds like they have a lot of help’ and they said, ‘This is not enough.’ The local residents are mostly rural and low-income families who had no means to prepare for such a disaster. Our drivers were really taken aback by what they had experienced driving through the area.”
Cobb is requesting donations continue to be sent to the camp (campsisterspirit.com)
“These donations not only go to the camp but to the surrounding community,” she said. “Nothing will go to waste as Camp Sister Spirit is also helping their neighbors in Mississippi.”
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