September to November 2020

Hurricane Laura Joint Relief Mission 

Affected Area(s): Louisiana 

Project Overview

In the Fall of 2020 hurricane season didn’t care about the pandemic. When Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana, Chicago BWB members went down to assist. Staying camped behind a Sonic restaurant or with other members, for 2 months our team assisted families across the state with everything from roof tarping and (small) tree/log removal to general property clean-up, home demolition work, food pantry / free store joint efforts with local churches, and ultimately supply distribution as during the mission both Hurricanes Delta & Zeta hit while our team was down there. Our team was able to get supplies from Houston down to the southern most part of the state in order to help affected families from those communities as well. 

   Project Stats

Over 2 dozen families directly assisted

Over 200 families assisted 

Food Pantry & Clothing Handout 

Church roof repair services

5 affected counties helped 

Over $5,000 in donations in under 3 months

Multi-state effort involving 20+ volunteers

Members Involved

(from Chicago) Daniel C., Christopher B., Kevin O., & Kathryn R.(also)   Jennifer R., Eric F., also involved: Various dedicated members of the Texas, Louisiana, Florida & California BWB Groups