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Join 1,000 Volunteers Needed to Help Rebuild Joplin in July

June 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM | by | Comments (0)

The situation in Joplin, MO since the May 22 F5 tornado has been so bad that volunteers haven't been able to get into town until this week, when the area was again deemed safe-ish.

Now that volunteers are able to enter the city and help rebuild, the challenge has become organizing those who want to help. That's why Project 195, a non-profit environmental organization in the U.S. which helps organize and lead community clean up, is currently recruiting and managing more than 1000 volunteers to help with Joplin's clean-up and rebuilding.

They are currently putting together a big group of volunteers who will travel to Joplin in July. If you are interested in participating, you can register and then send a follow up email to Project 195 via Volunteer Match, including the number of people who will traveling to Joplin with you, your ages, special skills, if you will need transportation or housing, and any supplies you may be able to bring.

They do plan to provide housing and meals and are currently working on accommodations now, so travel expenses for volunteers will be low.

Project 195 also has site supervisors on the ground now, so if you are in the area and can volunteer for a few days, you can also register via Volunteer Match to help out immediately.

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