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| First St. United Methodist Church in New Orleans, where the Minnesota group is based. Members will help serve Thanksgiving dinner to area residents at the church next Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Diana Knobel) |
St. Paul, Minn. — They've driven a 26-foot trailer to the hard-hit Gulf Coast region. They've assisted with on-the-ground cleanup efforts, and they've helped relocate evacuees with families who would take them in.
They're not a government agency; they're not the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. They're Mission from Minnesota, a grass-roots organization whose members took it on themselves to raise money and get people involved in the recovery effort after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Diana Knobel drives the big truck, which originally belonged to an artist. It has photos of faces of Minnesotans on the side. Knobel she says it allows her to move freely in the Gulf Coast area, collecting and delivering food and supplies once she gets there.
Mission from Minnesota is headed to the Gulf Coast again. They're putting together a caravan for a Thanksgiving week food delivery and cleanup effort in New Orleans.
Diana Knobel talked with MPR's Tom Crann about her group's upcoming trip. To listen to their interview, choose the audio link in the right column.
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