We had an unsteady start to the week when one of our four pillars (the meaningful work one) developed a crack. We were told by the long-term recovery committee to withdraw from one of our work sites due to a law enforcement action that resulted in...
This week was a mix of usual and unusual events. Our leadership team was down by 2 as our co-project directors were traveling this week. Many thanks to Ryan, our construction supervisor, and Rex, one of our crew leaders for keeping us on track...
This was an unusual week here in Barre. The entire state of Vermont was declared a disaster area by President Biden. Hurricane Debby threatened residents with more flooding and although it rained hard and long, no major new flooding was reported...
This week we were joined by a mixed group of 15 volunteers from Virginia and Pennsylvania. As of the end of this week, MDS volunteers have completed 31 jobs and are working on 4 more. Our efforts include cleaning up and removing trash and debris...
Transformations. One afternoon a group of long-term volunteers were sitting in the office. Someone with a familiar voice walked in asking for information cards for Hope Coalition. No one was able to place a name to the face and voice. After he...
Work projects this week centered around a lot of digging. A great deal of mucking went on this week. Some of the mud was wet and heavy, making for a very dirty job. Other jobs were not quite so dirty as removal of muck in some of the basements...
DÉJÀ VU The one-year anniversary date of the 2023 flood was July 10. There was a lot of angst in the community as the anniversary date approached. It didn’t help that some weather forecasts called for 7 ½ inches of rain. Flood watches and...
This past week our entire group was the beneficiary of a woman’s “two mites.” The work crew delivered a box of food to her when they went to work at her house. She immediately asked if she could give them something to eat. She had no food...
