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On two Saturdays in March, members of Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club joined with other volunteers to lend a hand in rebuilding a home damaged by catastrophic rains and flooding in the Midlands last October.  Their work was part of a disaster recovery partnership between Rotary District 7770 and the St. Bernard Project.

The St. Bernard Project was founded 10 years ago to assist St. Bernard Parish following Hurricane Katrina’s devastating strike at New Orleans, LA.  Since that time, it’s grown into a nationally-recognized leader in disaster resilience and recovery.  St. Bernard Project has rebuilt homes for over 950 families with the help of more than 100,000 volunteers in five states and, most recently, in Columbia.

Capital Rotary’s volunteers painted, hung drywall, applied mud to the drywall and did lots of sanding to prep for paint at a Blythewood home suffering significant damage.  Rainwater came through the home’s roof, damaging insulation and destroying the kitchen and laundry room ceilings, followed by mold.  St. Bernard Project removed the ceilings and insulation and – with Rotary’s help – worked toward getting the home in good order for its owners to return after renting quarters nearby.

“It was a fabulous experience and we made a real contribution,” reported one Capital volunteer, in the true spirit of Rotary.

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