[Dantilla]

I was in New Orleans five weeks after Katrina. Very well organized efforts were already in place, so I just showed up with 20 other skilled construction guys from my area and went to work. We brought our own tools, materials and generators.

Pretty rewarding to return the next August to see that the two buildings we worked on had become beacons of activity for the entire community.

Second trip was spent hanging sheetrock in a cute old 80-year-old lady's house.

A bunch of the same guys just returned from Alabama. They said it was an awesome trip, where they were very effective. I did not go this time because my hand will still not last long after buggering it up last Summer after a nasty tumble off the mountain bike. After a day or two, I'd be pretty worthless.