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The Spirit of America |
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by Kelly Rasmus |
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| On August 31, the Spirit of America kitchen arrived on the northshore. Its mission: to feed as many of Katrina’s victims and government and relief workers as possible. “As many as possible” became up to 45,000 hot meals a day distributed from the kitchen, which was located on Koop Drive in Mandeville. The workers packed meals inside insulated cambros containers, sending enough food out on each Emergency Response Vehicle to feed 600 to 1,000 people at a shelter. The trailer which houses the kitchen is a converted 18-wheeler that was donated to the Spirit of America after the 9/11 tragedy in New York. The organization works in disaster relief efforts around the world. More than 100 Spirit of America volunteers came to Mandeville to work with the Red Cross in the massive feeding effort—some from other countries. |
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