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Katrina survivor starts nonprofit that sends teddy bears to kids impacted by disasters
NBC Newsยท 2025-08-29 22:04
As a child, I didn't really miss the essential items because I couldn't process how that was different. I just missed my childhood teddy bear. 20 years ago, as a three-year-old, Mimi Hamel remembers the day her life changed forever.Look at the size of this monster of a storm. On August 29th, 2005, Katrina destroyed her family's home in New Orleans and everything around it. We can't even begin to imagine how these people are going to recover.1.5% million people displaced, more than 1,800 people killed, makin ...