February 5, 2010

McDONOUGH, Ga. -- Habitat for Humanity volunteers are joining forces to send emergency shelter kits to victims of the Haitian earthquake.

Volunteers will join Jonathan Reckford, who is CEO of the Atlanta-based organization, on Feb. 9 in McDonough to assemble 8,000 kits. The packages include building materials and tools for families to make repairs to damaged homes -- wire, rope, a pry bar, a mason's chisel, nails, a hammer and a saw.

The kits will be shipped to Port-au-Prince, which was hit by the deadly earthquake Jan. 12.

The volunteers will gather at the Whirlpool Distribution Center in McDonough, which is south of Atlanta.

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