Welcome!

This year we've decided to create a Blog, and we'll try and post each night about how our day went in Slidell, LA with our project helping with Hurricane Katrina Relief. It all depends on if we get internet access at the church we stay at. They had just installed wireless when we were there last year, but it wasn't working yet...so we're hoping they've fixed the kinks by now :)

Some info about our group. We're UCC UConn, a group on the UConn Campus and who is associated with the Storrs Congregational Church, UCC (hence where we got our name). Every year we participate on an Alternative Spring Break trip to help with Hurricane Relief. It all started in 2006 when a group of 16 of us traveled to Port Charlotte, FL to help with Hurricane Charlie relief. For the past two years we've traveled to Slidell, LA to help with Hurricane Katrina Relief, and that is where we are going again for 2009.

We have a wonderful group of 18 going this year, with 16 college students (the most ever!) and two over 25ers. We'll be using this blog to share our experiences down in Slidell while they're happening, and the goal is to have everyone on the trip post at least once. This way everyone back home can read and see what we're doing on a daily basis! We'll also be post some things before the trip, such as our fundraising efforts (we have a goal of $10,000 for the trip to help pay for everything), the planning process, and hopefully some feedback from group members on how they feel about going on the trip!

So make sure to check back every so often between now and March 7th, 2009, which is the day we leave to Slidell!

Until then ~ Richie