A lot of people have volunteered in the Gulf Coast, and here are some great numbers, which summarize the power of citizens in service. It’s pretty awesome to see the actual data on what’s been happening: 59 playgrounds built by ServiceNation partner KaBoom!, 1,575,000 (that’s one and a half million) hours served by Salvation Army volunteers, twenty thousand college students volunteering during their Spring Break, and lots more.

And that’s only within a year (August 2006-2007), and only mentions certain organizations. New Orleans and the region aren’t back to normal at all, and there’s more work left - but we’ve come a long way.

“Hey! Want to get in on this action?”
(From our Flickr photostream: KaBoom! volunteers work on a mountain of mulch)