Hurricane Katrina

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INTERNATIONAL
RELIEF TEAMS
4560 Alvarado Canyon Road
Suite 2G
San Diego, CA 92120-4309
619.284.7979 Office
619.284.7938 Fax
info@irteams.org

Board of Directors
Chair: Brian Saunders, MD
Stephen Bickler, M.D.
A.C. D’Agustine
Harold J. Forney, M.D.
Lawrence Kohler
Susan Phife
Maria Roberts
Larry Saunders
David D. Tanner
A. Barry La Forgia

IRT Staff
Barry La Forgia,
Executive Director
Rose Uranga,
Director of Operations and Program Development
Susan Callahan,
Communications & Development
Tamra Mackevics,
Program Assistant
Diana Starnes,
Administrative Assistant
Shelley Kilcoyne,
Grant Writer

Technical Advisors
Neonatology
Douglas N. Carbine, MD
Brian S. Saunders, MD
Terri Schneider-Biehl, NNP
Perinatology
Larry M. Cousins, MD
David B. Schrimmer, MD
Obstetrics
Christopher M. Lafferty, MD
Susan Faron, RNC, MSN
Midwifery
Kay R. Gilbert, CNM, Ph.D.
HIV/AIDS
Mitchell J. Besser, MD
Public Health
Oliver J. Biederman, MD
Ophthalmology
Frank A. Scotti, MD
K. Victor Zablit, MD
Construction
Walter Butcher
Timothy Connole
Peter Dudley
James Schaible

IRT Construction Volunteers - Rebuilding Homes & Lives of Hurricane Katrina Victims

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, carved a path of death and destruction through the Gulf Coast leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. In response to this unprecedented tragedy, International Relief Teams (IRT) made a commitment to send bi-monthly teams of construction volunteers to help repair and rebuild homes for displaced poor and elderly families in afflicted areas in Mississippi.

IRT works with local agencies and organizations who screen those families and/or individuals who are exceptionally at-risk and whose needs are not adequately responded to by state or federal programs. Because of the extensive poverty in the region, this will be a massive effort that may go on for many years.

Since 1993, IRT has sent hundreds of post-disaster reconstruction teams to help families get back into their homes in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, West Virginia, Northern California, and Texas.

Skilled construction volunteers - carpenters, roofers, electricians, drywallers and plumbers are needed on these teams. To volunteer or for more information, please call Tamra at our office:
619-294-7979.

Tentative schedule:

2008
March 9-16
May 11-18
July 20-27
Sept 21-28
Nov 16-23

Also, check out this slideshow one of our volunteers
Martha Retallick wanted to share with you!