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Faith in Action House project
Wooster, Ohio
November 20,2007
Faith in Action House Project: The eastern Ohio MDS unit is building a house in Wooster, Ohio. When the home is complete, it will be sold, and the proceeds will be used to help MDS respond to disasters.
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Regional Statistics
Area: 465,721 square miles
Units: 9
Congregations: 807 in MDS database
Most common disasters: hurricanes, tornadoes, floods
Biggest disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2005, largest for MDS since its beginning (most money donated, most volunteers sent, most projects related to one disaster, most projects open at one time, most equipment purchases); before that, Hurricane Camille, Mississippi Gulf Coast, 1969
2006 major local responses: tornadoes, Illinois and Indiana
2007 Regional meeting report:
