Remembering Katrina

Ten years ago, the nation was on edge as many watched Hurricane Katrina hit communities and homes of hundreds and thousands of people living in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

The Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds of 100 to 140 miles per hour, caused more than $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast.

Displaced families began making their way to Texas, and within hours of the destruction, donors and volunteers sprang into immediate action to help the Capital Area Food Bank collect food and items offered to families and individuals left with nothing.

Scroll through the photos below to see the quick response of the community – that will ultimately restore your faith in humanity.

When residents dropped off donations, and volunteers and staff immediately began sorting donated items

When students from local schools came to help sort through donations

When donors left encouraging messages like this

And this

When the Capital Area Food Bank’s parking lot became an outdoor warehouse

When space became limited, and Home Depot donated their empty warehouse on Brodie Lane to help us keep pace with disaster relief

Which quickly turned into this

And H-E-B stepped up and offered its parking lot

All for the greater good