Friday, December 16, 2005

Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.

Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.: "Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.

Posted: 12/16/05

by Andrew Miller
Thisweek Newspapers

They knew they wanted to help.

That they didn’t have a set destination didn’t matter much.

Tom and Mary Eichen began the trek south to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts before they even knew to which city they were headed.

On Sept. 12, two weeks after Katrina hit, the Burnsville couple packed up their truck with tools, food, water and other supplies and set off for Mississippi."

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