Hurricane Relief - Rebuild Jackson County

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Nationwide aid appeal
Jackson County up for adoption-Sun Herald 10/30/05 

By GARY HOLLAND
 
PASCAGOULA - Rebuild Jackson County continues to gain momentum, reaching out across the country for financial supporters to help the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

"I've been on the Internet getting towns and cities to adopt us and some have," said Cherie Cole, executive director of Rebuild Jackson County, a program under the Bacot-McCarty Foundation, an established local charity with no salaries or overhead.

"Our mission is to bring money in and channel it to help us bounce back," she said. "We are helping individuals and businesses get answers as they rebuild their lives."

Cole said they are working with faith-based ministries, which have already provided extensive assistance. "I'm locating a warehouse where they can store wallboard, which they will put up to help families get back into their homes."

The program administered a $500,000 grant from Chevron Refinery, which helped 35 day-care centers reopen. "We've got schools and day cares reopened, and now we need to get homes and businesses rebuilt and people back on the job," Cole added.

Todd Trenchard, executive director of the Bacot-McCarty Foundation, said they have contacted every Jackson County in all the states "to get those counties to partner with us in rebuilding our Jackson County."

He said almost $10,000 was raised last week in a golf tournament in Washington, D.C. "Royce (Cumbest) is on the Governor's Rebuilding Commission, which will channel some funds through us from the 'Mississippi Rising' television special in Oxford that raised $15 million."

"We're just trying to fill a gap as we rebuild Jackson County," Cole said

Cherie Cole to head rebuilding initiative - Mississippi Press 9/23/05

PASCAGOULA — The widow of Pascagoula’s former mayor is helping to rebuild their community. “Jackson County is home,” said Cherie Cole, whose late husband, Joe Cole, was mayor for almost eight years. “We’re all hit. We’re all hurt. It didn’t draw a line.”

Cole, 57, was named executive director of Rebuild Jackson County Wednesday. “You know good and well Joe Cole would have been involved,” she said... Read more HERE.

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Cheveron donates $250,000 - Mississippi Press 9/23/05

PASCAGOULA — Chevron Pascagoula Refinery handed out three checks Wednesday to speed up hurricane relief efforts in Jackson County.

The company gave away $750,000, divided equally among the
Pascagoula School District, the United Way and Rebuild Jackson County, with a special focus on children, teachers and childcare providers... Read more HERE.

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Sports celebs adopt county - Mississippi Press 9/14/05

PASCAGOULA — National Football League cornerback Terrell Buckley and Buffalo Bills quarterback Shane Matthews and Douglas County, Colo., one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, have joined in the quest to raise money to rebuild a stronger Jackson County.

They have teamed with the Bacot/Jolly McCarty Foundation’s
Rebuild Jackson County Hurricane Relief Fund...  Read more HERE.

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Coast cities are 'adopted' by others eager to help - Sun Herald 9/14/05

Susan Simpson Clark may live in Beaufort, S.C., but her heart remains in Long Beach.

...And, so does Jackson County, made up of Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Gautier, St. Martin, Moss Point and other smaller communities.

The county has teamed up with the non-profit group Bacot/ McCarty Foundation, which has set up a "Hurricane Relief - Rebuild Jackson County Fund" at Merchant's and Marine Bank.
Helping the hundreds of thousands of Jackson County residents is Douglas County, Colo., which has set a goal to raise $1 million for relief efforts.

"That area has kind of been the more forgotten site. I have heard that there is no help getting there," said Shannon Moynahan, one of 10 Castle Rock, Colo., residents who has formed "Douglas County Cares."

Of the 135,000 residents of Jackson County, Moynahan learned that more than 100,000 are homeless as a result of the hurricane.

Douglas County Cares is organizing a Katrina relief event Sept. 23 at the Douglas County Fair Grounds.

"If 10 counties adopted Jackson County and 10 counties adopted Harrison County, we could get the Gulf Coast back on its feet," Moynahan said.

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Leaders to rebuild county - Mississippi Press 9/13/05

PASCAGOULA — There is more help on the horizon for Hurricane Katrina-battered Jackson County. Area businessmen, community leaders and some out-of-town well-wishers are teaming to rebuild and make Jackson County better than it was before the storm’s Aug. 29 landfall... Read more HERE.

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Douglas County, Colorado officially adopts Jackson County

September 11, 2005 - Citizens of Douglas County Colorado adopt "Katrina-ravaged" citizens of Jackson County Mississippi and organize "Douglas County Cares - Katrina Relief" fundraising effort.  A major fundraising event has been set for September 23, 2005 in the hope of raising $1,000,000 for relief efforts in Jackson County.  We will post more information as it comes available. For further information click the logo above, read the press release HERE or contact Shannon Moynahan at 303-660-6491 for further details.

Hurricane Relief Fundraiser Set for November 30

September 9, 2005 - A fundraising event has been slated for November 30, 2005 at the Shell Landing Golf Course.  We will post more information soon.  Please call 228-497-5683 for details.

"Hurricane Relief - Rebuild Jackson County Fund" Established

September 6, 2005 – Local NFL Stars, Shane Matthews and Terrell Buckley, Designated Official Spokespersons for Hurricane Relief Fund Effort in Conjuction with Bacot/ McCarty Foundation. The Bacot/ Jolly P. McCarty Foundation has established the "Hurricane Relief - Rebuild Jackson County Fund" at the Merchant's & Marine Bank to collect individual and corporate donations to support relief and rebuilding efforts for Jackson County in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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