
Disaster
Devastating tornados hit the South on April 26-28, 2011. There were over 27 tornado paths through Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee alone. An EF5 tornado went through Tuscaloosa, AL and Birmingham, AL.
MDS Response
MDS Binational is working with the Alabama Unit to respond to this immense disaster. The MDS camp is set up at the New Victory Fellowship Church in Birmingham. It is located about one mile away from the severely damaged towns of Pratt City and Pleasant Grove. The initial work is clean up, and work will move into rebuilding as is possible.
The MDS crew in Birmingham poses with Miss Pamela at her home. The crew this week, from Lancaster, PA, and Atmore, AL, worked on repairs at Ms. Pamela's home. The roof is repaired and the siding will be done by the end of the week. -photo by S. Zundel
MDS volunteer with Project Director, Rueben Miller, begin a job in Pratt City, AL. -photo by J. Landis
Pratt City resident, Charlotte Gray and grandson with Project Director, Rueben Miller. MDS volunteers removed fallen trees from Charlotte's property and put a tarp on her roof.
The ERT group from Lancaster County, PA, left Sunday evening for a week of work in Alabama.
MDS clients in Phil Campbell, AL, on the porch of their new home. This is the first new home constructed in Phil Campbell after the tornado.
The MDS crew and Miss Pamela in front of her house. This crew began repairs to her home after it was damaged by the tornado.
MDS volunteers from Hickory, NC, on Mr. Richards roof in Cordova.
Volunteers Erica and her father, Merlin, after a day on Mr. Richard's roof in Cordova.
Short-term volunteers from Wilmington, DE, help reconstruct and install a new roof and Mr. Frank's home in Birmingham, AL.
Scraping linoleum off the floor at Ms. Antoinette's house.
We had three groups last week, from IN, IL and PA totaling 20 volunteers. We started to work on Miss Joan’s new house in Leeds, bolting down wall plates and building beams and putting in floor joists and sub-floor. We finished...[more]
MDS Birmingham
1517 Hibernian Street
Birmingham, AL 35214
Phone: (717) 682-5796
Project Director (717) 682-3480
Project Director: Bert and Doris Hamm
E-mail: birmingham(at)mds.mennonite.net
Volunteers to date: 833
Jobs Started: 290
Jobs Completed: 282
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