Books On Hurricane Recovery
As I have time, I'll be posting more links to books regarding the rebuilding of Pearlington, Waveland, Bay St Louis, Kiln and the rest Hancock County. If you know of any, please let me know.
I've long held I wouldn't advertise anything that was a for-profit endeavor, but I think at this point, they need to be shown in an effort to prove rebuilding has yet to be complete.
The first is Pat Holt's
Rebuilding Pearlington. She's a lady from basically all over the nation, having served in the military and after retiring, took up photography. I wish her memoir included many more of her photographs, but perhaps she is working on a separate book for those.
I do have a few others, which will be posted in the appropriate blog, and then all will be collected on the
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To Contact - fill out formTo Purchase From Barnes and NobleIn the spring of 2006 Growing Field Books began donating books to a single elementary school in Colorado. Inside each book students were invited to write a pen pal letter to an elementary student in Mississippi. Today the project has grown to over $20,000 in donated books, includes dozens of schools, classrooms and grade levels from Colorado to California, includes thousands of students and has generated thousands of letters written between children.
Today, these heartwarming letters of hope, encouragement and friendship are being offered to you in the soon to be released book “Letters From Katrina.” 100% of the proceeds from this project will be donated to create the Katrina Endowment and will generate a lifetime of scholarship opportunities for every child in Hancock County.
Buy your copy of Letters From Katrina today and be inspired by the hearts and minds of our youngest and greatest generation.
Each letter reminds us all that we can truly change the world when we learn to ask not about gender, race, religion or socio-economic status- but instead ask one another the magical question that will truly change the world…”Would you be my friend?”
Letters From Katrina is not about looking back in fear or focusing on destruction. It is about hope, about inspiration and friendship and about the example set by the children of our country.
Make a difference today! Purchase your copy of Letters From Katrina and help every child in Mississippi understand that while the storm may have been able to wash away much of their past…it cannot touch their future!!!!
The Katrina Endowment was created for the children of South Mississippi who were directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. It is intended to
provide graduates of Hancock and Harrison County schools with the opportunity to attend post-secondary education with up to 100% tuition scholarship. You can review the Katrina Endowment program details by opening this
documentYou can also donate directly to the Katrina Endowment below. Please know that 100% of all donations go directly to the Endowment.The Endowment’s Tax ID is 37-1514239.If you prefer, you may send a check made out to:
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Please include on the memo line: The Katrina Endowment
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
4745 Wheaton Drive, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Thank you so much for taking the time to write and inform me of your remarkable project, Letters from Katrina. This book sounds like an amazing collection of compassionate stories and a true testament of the human spirit. And it’s wonderful that the proceeds will directly benefit the children of Hancock County, Mississippi – you should be so proud of your dedicated efforts to make a difference.
Again, thank you for thinking of me and I wish you much success on the release of the book.Best,
Maria Shriver
First Lady of California
Mark Hoog’s book YOUR SONG was an incredible gift to the children of South Mississippi but the letters of love and encouragement inside made them real treasures. When Mark came to present the books he brought his wife and children and a dear friend/photographer Kim Lemaire and her children to share the gift.
Mark and Kim don’t just talk about friendship and hope; they have embedded themselves into our lives and our community. They have taken our stories to their own communities in Colorado and California and far beyond and from that this beautiful project LETTERS FROM KATRINA was born. What an amazing gift of hope and future to our children.
Thank you to our angels of hope and friendship.
Dian “De” Ross
Brain Food Literacy Founder
Gulf Coast First Book Volunteer
I fell in love with the book at first glance! The pictures, the letters, the tidbits of information touch on so many memories we all share from those days after the storm. Kids are so resilient and can frame our emotions in just a few actions or words. This book does an excellent job of capturing post-storm feelings. Job well done!Kim Stasny, Ph. D.
Superintendent
Bay St. Louis – Waveland School District
I'd like to personally thank you and the rest of your group for taking such an interest and making such a difference in the lives of these kids. Many individuals and groups have offered and given assistance in the aftermath of Katrina, but few have given long-term assistance as you have. Thanks again and God bless you for the important work you are undertaking.
Myron Labat, Sr.
Principal, Second Street Elementary
Upcoming Events:
January 15th. Loveland, ColoradoMark will be speaking at Monroe Elementary in Loveland, Colorado. All day plus parent night at 7:00 PM. []
February 21-23. San Diego, CaliforniaMark will be speaking with Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Eruzione at the Digital Solutions Cooperative Conference (DScoop) []
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Books From Education Secretary
Janet - thank you for the article!
Education Secretary helps with book donations to Coast
Associated Press
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Raymond Simon was on the Gulf Coast this week, joining the nonprofit group First Book to deliver millions of new books to schools and libraries in Hurricane Katrina-battered areas.
Simon, speaking on Wednesday at the Hancock County Library, said libraries and schools were the glue holding communities together.
This week national nonprofit group First Book, whose mission is to give books to children from low-income families, held its Holiday Book Donation with 200,000 new books delivered to schools and libraries here.
Simon joined Bay-Waveland School Superintendent Kim Stasny in reading to elementary students."
Some of our children may never leave out of Bay St. Louis, but these new books open the world to our children," Stasny said.
Simon also took time to praise Stasny, who was recently honored as Superintendent of the Year by the state Association of School Administrators.
Stasny took over the job of superintendent eight years ago. Previously she worked as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent.
After Hurricane Katrina, 90 percent of students and faculty at the schoolswere misplaced. Stasny led the effort to reopen the Bay-Waveland schools in just 47 days.
"I can't imagine the effort it must have taken to get schools up and running in that length of time," Simon said, praising Stasny's efforts.
"There has to be true American heroes involved in that."
Despite the interruption in classes, the two schools earned exemplary status on state accreditation tests and the rest reached superior status. All schools met Adequate Yearly Progress as mandated by the federa laccountability plan, No Child Left Behind.
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