News Archive Links
Below are all news report, releases and other information we've gathered in reverse chronological order (latest at top).
2008
March 10 –Wayland to Waveland Tops Fundraising Goal, Picks 8th Family
January 28 –"Mission to Mississippi" Passes Keys to Homeowners In Ceremony
January 23 – Final Touches Put on Houses for "Mission to Mississippi"
2007
November 14 – Week 5 Begins – "Mission to Mississippi"
November 5 – Update through Week 3 of "Mission to Mississippi"
October 30 – Update through Week 2 of "Mission to Mississippi"
October 22 – "Mission to Mississippi" Blasts Through Week 1
October 16 – "Mission to Mississippi" Starts Today
October 9 – First Trucks Roll with Tools and Materials for "Mission to Mississippi"
October 3 – Construction Equipment Guide.com: Volunteers for W2W Prepare to Rebuild After Katrina
September 28 – Fine Homebuilding.com: Rich Glen writes: "A Volunteer's Gulf Coast Journal; A contractor shares his experiences helping to rebuild a Katrina-ravaged community"
September 26 – Boston Herald 9/26/07: Mass. group helps Katrina victims rebuild
September 16 – Boston Globe 9/16/07: Katrina victims to get new home from local group
September 11 – Our own report of the Mayor's Visit
September 11 – Wayland Town Crier 9/11/07: Waveland mayor visits and thanks Wayland. "The words 'Thank you' just don't quite express how we feel," said Waveland's mayor Tommy Longo. Wayland has proven it's "in for the long haul" as Wayland to Waveland undertakes a new effort to build eight new homes in Waveland.
September 10 – NECN 9/10/07: Massachusetts town helps rebuilding Waveland, MS. A video report on the Wayland to Waveland effort.
August 13 - Lots Readied for Home Building Project
July 24 - Lots Being Cleared for Fall Project Homes
July 16 - Contractors Committed! 400+ Workers Signed Up – Now It's Residents' Turns
July 1 - Family Selection Begins
June 11 - W2W Sets Next Wave of Relief
April 10 - Work on Ms. Melanie's Gets a Boost
April 9 - Newlyweds Cruise to Waveland to Help W2W
March 6 - On to Finish Ms. Melanie's –– New Work Project Planned
March 5 - Ms. Hazel's House Done... Virtual Homewarming Planned
February 28 - Read Thank You Letter to WMS Girl Scout Troop #3178 from Shurtz Family
February 26 - Ms. Hazel's House Nearly Done... thanks to group from Jamaica Plain
February 1 - Update on Ms. Hazel's House
November thru January -- Steering Committee Notes
2006
October 31 -- Summary of October Wave Projects
October 30 -- Fundraising Update and Second Wave Follow up -- Special Photos page
October 18 – Second Wave of Relief (Adult Trip) Report -- Special Photos page
October 16 -- First Wave of Relief (Student Trip) is a Success!; Fundraising starts with a bang
October 2 -- Wayland-to-Waveland Begins Fundraising; Looking for Adult Volunteers for 2nd Wave of Relief in October
September 25 -- Student Trip Full! First Wave Set To Roll
September 14 -- Sign Ups Strong for Waves of Relief Wayland-to-Waveland.
September 5 -- Wayland-to-Waveland sets information meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
August 29 -- Celebrate Life In Waveland, MS to honor those who've helped so much in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina -- Learn More!
August 21 -- Wayland-to-Waveland sets two "waves" of help for Waveland in October
July, 2006 – A wave of Wayland support is going to Waveland, Mississippi, Wayland’s sister community, this October with an ambitious effort to rebuild three homes ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Click here to read all about our effort with local builder Peter Bachman to rebuild three homes in Waveland.
July 19, 2006 -- Email from Kathy Pinn on the state of the City of Waveland.
June 2006 – This spring, the book fairs held at our three elementary schools and the middle school yielded a total of $3,800 to our PTOs, and a total of 635 books to Waveland, MS schools. These books are ones requested by Waveland teachers (in the form of classroom sets, e.g. 45 copies of Because of Winn Dixie) and will be shipped there directly by Scholastic. It's a real win-win for Wayland and Waveland!
May 5-8, 2006 – Waveland Visit -- Miss Hazel Gets Her Deck! See more photos of May 5-8 trip.
May 3, 2006 – Town Meeting Officially Endorses Work by Wayland to Waveland Group.
Other Links
Check out these links to area blogs, these also contain links to news items on MSNBC and others. Click here for the story (Monday, July 24, 2006) about Home Depot and Lowe's competing in Waveland to open stores and operations there.
www.KatrinaNetworking.blogspot.com
www.HancockCountyRelief.blogspot.com
www.BayStLouisRelief.blogspot.com
www.PearlingtonRelief.blogspot.com
www.WavelandRelief.blogspot.com
www.KatrinaAdvocate.blogspot.com
Wayland has formed the Hurricane Relief Steering Committee to help mobilize our congregations, schools, scouts, veterans, civic groups, businesses, elected officials, key town employees and Wayland residents. The Wayland Selectmen have passed a resolution recognizing and supporting this effort. |
Before and After Pictures of Waveland in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina |
