Making Change for Katrina

Habitat for Humanity kicked off its national fundraising campaign, "Making Change for Katrina," on June 28.

The project aims to collect a portion of the estimated $10.5 billion dollars in loose change sitting in American homes to fund the construction of new housing in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf region.

Volunteers, including United States Marines, set up camp in Copley Square for the afternoon, assembling a frame for a new house to be sent to a family in Slidell, Louisiana. A Coinstar change-sorting machine was also present on site, used to collect donated coins.

The project coordinators will tour the nation until late August.