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Week of Volunteering

By Mark Geary

Story Created: Jan 19, 2009 at 9:35 PM CST

Story Updated: Jan 19, 2009 at 9:35 PM CST

Mount Mercy College has an annual "day of volunteering" on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. This year, the college extended it to a "week of volunteering." Why? The need is greater than ever in Cedar Rapids right now because of the flood.

Today, I covered a story about a group of college students volunteering at one flood victim's home. Some of the students told me they had never seen the inside of a flooded home before. It was truly shocking to them. I was shocked that after all these months, some people are still learning about the disaster.

When I first walked into a flooded home back in June, I couldn't believe how much damage water could do to a property. Now, nothing really surprises me. I wonder how many people still just don't "get" what happened back in June.

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