Eleven hard-working volunteers arrived in the afternoon of Jan 11, seven from Kansas, two from Manitoba, and two from Pennsylvania. Four crews began work Monday, January 12. Two crews worked on the Yadao house, one with blocking and siding, ...
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Verne Geissinger, Joyce Geissinger, Larry Loganbill, Karen Loganbill, Galen Waltner and Kathy Waltner joined Don Rheinheimer, Elvin Shenk and Jonelle Shenk on Monday January 5 at the Lahaina MDS camp site. Jonelle had a reviving meal for us, as...
By Donovan Brewer, age 13, 8th grade Aloha, from Lahaina! This is Donovan, one of three children at the Lahaina MDS volunteer group. Jumping into things, the week started off with roofing on both of the houses we are working on. Along with...
Week 2 in Lahaina, by Jeremiah Brewer (age 9, Fourth Grade) Working in Lahaina the last two weeks has been fun, but I also have been homesick at times. This week I helped deliver tools to people, painted a little bit, learned more about truss...
My First Week in Maui, by Gracia Brewer Gluing trusses. Painting. Caulking. Snorkeling. Flying in a plane. Swimming with sea turtles. Seeing the ocean. Eating delicious food. My first week in Maui has been filled with new adventures! My week started...
Our second group of November volunteers arrived after a long day of travel, excited to be here and ready to help build houses. Fifteen volunteers came from Virginia, Indiana, New York, Nebraska, South Dakota and Canada. On Monday morning, work...
This week in Lahaina, volunteers continued steady progress on several fire recovery projects. House 3, a new build, is moving forward, while updates are pending for House 4 as the team works with Brandy to confirm homeowner names and signatures....
November’s theme seems to be “new.” Eight new long-term volunteers arrived for the month of November, and 15 two-week volunteers arrived from Arizona, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Iowa, Virginia, and Canada. We are all very grateful for the...
This week marked the first of two for our current group of weekly volunteers in Lahaina. Thirteen volunteers arrived from across North America, representing communities in Lititz, Pennsylvania; Soldotna, Alaska; Calgary, Alberta; Frisco, Texas;...