Over 30 students from the University of Maryland participated in a 10-day service trip to Biloxi, MS over their winter break to aid in hurricane relief efforts. MaryPIRG's own Hunger and Homelessness coordinator, David Logan, organized the trip to benefit the Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs, MS, recruited students, and was instrumental in raising nearly $8,000 to fund the trip and buy supplies for the relief effort.
While there, the students gutted houses and cleaned up debris in Ocean Springs and the surrounding areas of St.Martin’s and Biloxi. The crew was also instrumental in setting up the Presbyterian Disaster response in Pearlington, North of Waveland, one of the most devastated areas along the Gulf Coast. In addition to all the housing work, MaryPIRG volunteers were left behind at Christus Victor daily to aid in the distribution center. They did things like clean and organize donations in addition to handing out supplies to Gulf Coast residents.
