The 1st Response Disaster Team departed from Orlando on Monday, August 29 in route to help Katrina victims. After a nonstop 15 hour drive, including detours, we arrived in Biloxi, Mississippi. There was no power, no water, no sewer, no gas, nothing. With the direction of the local police we set up operations in a local mall parking lot and immediately began serving coffee and refreshments to the rescue and police officers who had been pulling bodies out of rubble and live victims out of trees.
By daybreak of Tuesday people began streaming to our sit for hot meals, coffee and water. We served nonstop day and night for the next two days, bringing a small degree of relief to thousands. For most, it was the first meal in two days. We returned to Orlando 5:30 AM Thursday after our fuel, water and food was depleted.
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