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Weekly Reports

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Port Charlotte, FL – Dec. 1-7, 2024

This month we transitioned to a new leadership team: Peter (Construction Supervisor) and Margaret (Head Cook) Goertzen, Erv (Crew Leader) and Esther (Assistant Cook) Wilms, Daryl Horst (Crew Leader), Andrew Zimmerman (Long-term Volunteer), Ed Martin...

Port Charlotte, FL – Nov. 24-30, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving from Port Charlotte! Today (Thanksgiving) is a warm sunny 80* in Florida. We are blessed with a group of thirteen cousins from Ohio along with two volunteers from Michigan and three volunteers from Canada. In addition, we welcomed...

Port Charlotte, FL – Nov. 17-23, 2024

Greetings from Port Charlotte, Florida.   This week we welcomed a group of fifteen consisting of youth and adults from Ohio and the Shenandoah Valley. The repair work to homes continues from the aftermath of Ian.  The week was spent painting,...

Port Charlotte, FL – Nov. 10-16, 2024

     The week of November10, we welcomed 13 volunteers from the Willow Street Church in Lancaster PA to Port Charlotte.  They arrived curious as to how they would   engage with theMDS project.      Monday morning started with the three...

Port Charlotte, FL – Nov. 3-9, 2024

Greetings from Port Charlotte Florida. The week started with new leadership, Keith and Janet Graybill, Project Director and Office Manager, and a new construction supervisor Henry Schellenberg. In addition, a new crew leader Roger Friesen and new...

Port Charlotte, FL – Oct. 20-26, 2024

 This week the project welcomed a new crew leader Richard.  His skills are very welcomed during this period of the project.  Job sites were   signed off as well as new job sites identified.  Jobs included removing debris with mold treatments ,...

Port Charlotte, FL – Oct. 13-19, 2024

The team welcomed our new Project Director Don as well as head cook and assistant cook Val and Lynn. The team also welcomed the first groups of weekly volunteers.  Orientation, however, was lengthy due to the newly required paperwork adding 45...