Monday, November 5, 2007
It feels good to be put to work here again!
Habitat for Humanity has changed their work week to be Tuesday-Saturday so we got the chance to volunteer today for civic projects in St. Bernard Parish. We broke up into groups to do various projects: gutting a medical center, helping out at the NOLA Habitat for Humanity warehouse, building bunk beds at Camp Hope, painting a women's shelter, and weeding/picking up trash on land donated to the Parish from a private school that did not choose to rebuild in the Parish.
The group gathering this morning to find out our work options:
I did the weeding project. Even though I faced three infestions of my sneakers and ankles with fire ants while raking post-weed wacked brush, it was tons of fun. The gutted out school:
Dana was a master at the weed wacker:
Just the beginning of the trash we found around the grounds:
Dave's big find:
Richard picking up trash before the weed wacker can enter the area:
How many men does it take to start a chain saw? Michael (the fifth) proved to have the magic touch!
Evan using the chain saw:
The inside of the school:
This picture is taken at the top of a stair case looking down to the first level. You can see the rust lines from the two weeks of standing water:
The second floor was untouched by water, but it had been discovered by vandals:
Small trees don't stand a chance to Stacy's machete!
The group at the end of the day with two St. Bernard Parish staff Roy and Perry:
BEFORE:
AFTER!!
A well earned treat:
The group gathering this morning to find out our work options:
I did the weeding project. Even though I faced three infestions of my sneakers and ankles with fire ants while raking post-weed wacked brush, it was tons of fun. The gutted out school:
Dana was a master at the weed wacker:
Just the beginning of the trash we found around the grounds:
Dave's big find:
Richard picking up trash before the weed wacker can enter the area:
How many men does it take to start a chain saw? Michael (the fifth) proved to have the magic touch!
Evan using the chain saw:
The inside of the school:
This picture is taken at the top of a stair case looking down to the first level. You can see the rust lines from the two weeks of standing water:
The second floor was untouched by water, but it had been discovered by vandals:
Small trees don't stand a chance to Stacy's machete!
The group at the end of the day with two St. Bernard Parish staff Roy and Perry:
BEFORE:
AFTER!!
A well earned treat:
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