Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) Team Lends Assistance to Hattiesburg, Mississippi

"Its Hattie Time"

A team of forty volunteers, sponsored by Main Street Oakland County, were in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a town hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. They were invited by the Historic Downtown Hattiesburg Association to help clean up and secure the Old Hattiesburg High School in downtown Hattiesburg. The old school is destined to become the home of the University of Southern Mississippi's Department of Art and Design and art museum. 

The team spent from February 26 through March 3,  2006, working in teams to reverse the effects of the storm.

To view a recent article, "Volunteers welcome challenge to restore high school",
in the Hattiesburg American... click here.


More information on the Hattiesburg Assistance Team:

Project Background (12 kb)
Letter of Appeal (48 kb)
Team Itinerary (15 kb)
Oakland County Roofers Help With Hurricane Katrina Clean-Up (14 kb)
Support Builds For Oakland County Hurricane Katrina Clean-Up (14 kb)
Brownies Collect Stuffed Animals for Hattiesburg Children (13 kb)
Michaels Store Supports Oakland County Hurricane Katrina Clean-Up (11 kb)
Main Street Oakland County Assistance Team Leaves Friday for Hattiesburg, Mississippi (14 kb)

Food and lodging are being provided to the team, at no charge, by the generous people of Hattiesburg. Transportation and supplies have provided by the generous donations from our Sponsors (6 kb)

For questions or comments about the Main Street Oakland County Hattiesburg Assistance Team, contact Susan Dorris at (248) 858-0734 or at dorriss@oakgov.com.


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