HURRICANE MICHAEL ONE YEAR LATER “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may never be, so I am focused on today.” – Annie-Jean Annie-Jean, 67, was born and raised in Panama City.  The only time she spent elsewhere was a short stint working for Job Corps in New Jersey. The rest...

HURRICANE MICHAEL ONE YEAR LATER Rhonda and Betty A month after Hurricane Michael made landfall on October 10, 2018, The Sonder Project received a phone call from Tonya Hall, a residential nurse and Panama City resident. During the phone call, Tonya told us about a...

Charles and Tonya have been best friends ever since they met for the first time after Hurricane Michael.  Charles Roberts and Tonya Hall were neighbors for four years, both living on the same dead-end street. Prior to Hurricane Michael, they’d never spoken. Charles...

After 72 years of marriage, the Harrells thought they’d been through it all. But it was the landfall of Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, when they thought they may have finally met their match. It wasn’t just the power of the storm itself, but the aftermath and...

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael approaches, we’d like to take time to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished. We would also like to look ahead.