Greetings,

The paint on the many homes we have built for tsunami survivors in Thailand is hardly dry, and already we are inescapably called to "hands on" action once again- this time on America's own shores.

By now you are probably accustomed to receiving periodic updates from me about the amazing speed and extent of our organization's tsunami recovery work in Thailand. Indeed, that work continues apace, and you can read about it here. But this message is not a newsletter- it's a call to action. Many have remarked that the US Gulf Coast looks just like the tsunami-stricken coast of Thailand. That's why our organization, with all the lessons learned from our low-overhead, high-impact relief work there fresh in our minds, couldn't help but jump right in. We're inviting you to jump in too.

We have initiated a new US-based nonprofit organization (called "HandsOnWorldwide"), we have secured a headquarters in Biloxi/Gulfport, and we have established a plan for operations- to focus first on rebuilding the homes of policemen, fireman, and public safety officers in the stricken Biloxi/Gulfport region, so that they can more effectively perform their vital roles in the rehabilitation of the region. HandsOnThailand alums, together with many new volunteers, are already there on the ground working side-by-side with hurricane survivors to rebuild this devastated community. Our homepage is here.

We need your help once again. We are asking you, as a donor and friend of HandsOnThailand, to bring your generosity and compassion to bear once again for the people of hard-hit coastal Mississippi. As you know from our work in Thailand, we don't fool around. When you give money to HandsOn, it goes right to work, right where it counts, and we report back to you with pictures and updates about our progress- so you can see for yourself. Please help us to help rebuild the US Gulf Coast by clicking here. If you are able-bodied, have applicable skills, and would like to personally volunteer your services in Mississippi (or if you'd like to contribute tools or materials), please email info@handsonusa.org.

On behalf of HandsOn, and on behalf of the citizens of Biloxi/Gulfport, we sincerely thank you for your kindness and compassion, past, present, and future.

Yours in service,

The HandsOn Team

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