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STORY TIP: Designer/Photographer Documents Post-Katrina Reconstruction

TUCSON, AZ - October 4, 2007 - On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina came ashore along the Gulf Coast. It proved to be one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history.

Although cleanup and rebuilding efforts are underway, much work remains. Western Sky Communications owner Martha Retallick saw this firsthand during reconstruction trips to Mississippi in November 2006 and July 2007. During both trips, she was part of International Relief Teams' (IRT) effort to help repair and rebuild homes for displaced poor and elderly families.

Retallick, a designer and photographer, has documented the progress of this effort in a web-based presentation called Gulf Coast Rising. In order to be available to as wide an audience as possible, Gulf Coast Rising is in the Flash multimedia format.

For more information, contact:

Martha Retallick at Western Sky Communications
Telephone: 520-690-1888
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Web: http://www.WesternSkyCommunications.com