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                  <small class="entry-img-credit">Courtesy Connie Uddo</small>
                  <div class="entry-img-caption">After experiencing the kindness of people in Houston after Katrina, Connie Uddo knew she wanted to help out. She is coordinating volunteers to help muck and gut houses in Houston. </div>
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                  <small class="entry-img-credit">Courtesy Connie Uddo </small>
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                  <small class="entry-img-credit">Courtesy Connie Uddo </small>
                  <div class="entry-img-caption">While Houston residents need help mucking and gutting houses, volunteers from New Orleans also provide hope because they&#x27;re proof that recovery can happen. </div>
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                  <small class="entry-img-credit">Courtesy Connie Uddo </small>
                  <div class="entry-img-caption">Many people from New Orleans went to Houston to help in recovery from Hurricane Harvey. </div>
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