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Hurricane Katrina Impacts Petal, Mississippi
We need your help to continue our work in Petal. If you would like to volunteer for a long, rewarding weekend of manual labor, contact us at Info@peglegpirate.org or you can call
Marsha at 813-486-2946.
Ye Notorious Krewe of the Peg Leg Pirate was notified by a member that she needed help for her friend and the town of Petal, MS. The small town is located approximately 50 miles north of Biloxi and is a heavily timbered area.
See photo’s of the relief effort
The Krewe got busy and collected both cash and in-kind donations. A work party of Krewe members and some friends headed to Petal on Thursday morning, Sept. 8th. They had a Jeep that was completely full as well as a large pick-up truck and a U-Haul trailer loaded with supplies for the folks in Petal.
We met the town Mayor and the Pastor of the local church to find out how we could help. They were organized and working very hard with the town members to cope with the disaster. They reported that all the donations and help they had received to that date was only from private donors. The spirit of the people was remarkable. They were positive and working to clean up their own places and those of their neighbors.
We went to work with chain saws and tarps. Large tree branches were cut down and removed from roofs and from yards. The roofs were tarped when necessary (and many were). Time was spent delivering food, water and supplies to those in the town that could not get to the small distribution center. Time was also spent just listening to and talking with the residents of Petal.
There is still much to be done. The Krewe is planning a second trip. This time the need is for more chain saws and strong volunteers to work the saws and help tote the trees to the side of the road. Cash donations are welcome to enable us to purchase some of the supplies that are needed. Send your check to:
Ye Notorious Krewe of the Peg Leg Pirate
PO Box 1854
Ruskin, FL 33575
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