Bedroom Units constructed for Katrina volunteer camps

June 26, 2006 - In response to requests from several Hurricane Katrina relief camps in the Gulf Coast, Orphan Grain Train is constructing and shipping multiple mobile bedroom units to replace the large tents that currently serve as sleeping quarters for cleanup volunteers.

The project is being financed in part through a generous grant from LCMS World Relief and Human Care.

With the arrival of hurricane season, sturdier accommodations are necessary to keep the camps in Mississippi and Louisiana running. The mobile units, similar to Orphan Grain Train's restroom and shower units, will be deployable as emergency living quarters and in other capacities for future relief efforts when they are no longer needed in the Gulf.

June 30, 2006 - BR-101 in place on the grounds of Atonement Lutheran Church in Metairie, La.

BR-107 and BR-101 are now fully operational at Camp Atonement. An additional six units acquired from a local source are in place at Camp Atonement and Camp Biloxi, Miss.

Bedroom units 107 and 101 prior to being shipped to Atonement Lutheran camp in Metairie, La on June 27.

Bedroom unit construction in Norfolk, Neb.

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