The week of June 14 saw another group of MDS volunteers arrive excited and exhausted from a long flight. After a well-deserved night’s rest they got to work. As one of those lovely people, this was my first time volunteering for MDS. I...
We had a total of 16 volunteers during this week; 12 Weekly, 4 Leadership volunteers including the 2 cooks, and 1 Long Term, to work on the Whitmire Bridge, Holderman Walking Bridge, and Woody’s Drive Bridge in Hendersonville. Our volunteers were...
We had a total of 9 volunteers during this week; 4 Weekly, 4 Leadership volunteers including the 2 cooks, and 1 Long Term, to work on the Reedy Patch Bridge, the Whitmire Bridge, and Woody’s Drive Bridge in Hendersonville. Our volunteers were from...
We had a total of 11 volunteers during this week; 5 Weekly, 5 Leadership volunteers including the 2 cooks, and 1 Long Term, to work on the Pace Bridge and the Whitmire in Hendersonville. Our volunteers were from VA, OH, PA, NY, SC, and Canada. We...
At the Spencer, Iowa SYP project for the week of June 14-19, most of our leadership team continued from the first week. A new project director and a new crew leader arrived on Thursday from Nebraska to receive the handoff from outgoing leadership...
The Spencer, Iowa SYP project opened the week of June 7-12 with leadership volunteers from Idaho, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana, year-long volunteer crew leaders from Alaska and Germany, and an additional crew leader from Minnesota. ...
There were several stories that were shared from clients, community people, and crew leaders about their experiences this past week. Homeowners Carmell and Ivan were working at their jobs when the evacuation was ordered. Carmell left Denare Beach...
As we drove into Denare Beach on Sunday afternoon, we saw how the fire of June 2, 2025 affected and damaged not only the forest, but also the properties. Among the burnt trees we saw places that once held someone’s special and needed possessions....
We had a total of 18 volunteers during this week; 2 Weekly, 2 Crew Leaders, and 2 Leadership volunteers, and 1 Long Term, to work on the Pace Bridge in Hendersonville. We also had 8 volunteers from Islamic Relief USA, to help, observe, and learn how...