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May 12, 2008 PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- You could hear the hammers cracking from blocks away. Volunteers were drilling, sawing, and building a new life for families who lost everything. It's all a part of a project from Habitat for Humanity. Marilyn Nolte is a house leader. She knows she has a rough road a head of her. "Every FEMA trailer you drive by is a house that needs to be rebuilt," said Nolte. The volunteers are building twenty homes in Pascagoula, and they only have a week to do it all. Volunteers have flocked here from across the country. "If you don't have volunteers, we can't do this. I mean, two people, three people, you can't build a house by yourself. We've got twenty to thirty folks on this house alone," explained Nolte. It's a home that's been a slab for far too long. Latan Griffin is from Ocean Springs. He's not just a Habitat volunteer. Griffin's home was also leveled by Katrina. "The fact is, we still have a lot of slabs here and we have a lot that needs to be done," said Griffin. That's why former President Jimmy Carter and his wife are teaming up with Habitat. Carter blended in with volunteers, wearing a hard-hat ready to work. Griffin is happy to see so many people who care about his beloved home-state. "I feel very relieved, very happy, very concerned and very elated to see all of this taking place for us," said Griffin.
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