For 21 members of Maria Regina R.C. Church in North Massapequa, a week-long trip to New Orleans was a personal experience that most will never forget. The parishioners were volunteers with Operation Helping Hands, and saw for themselves, the utter devastation from hurricane Katrina. More important, they provided help to some of its victims.

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