
This week we were joined by 16 volunteers from Canada which gave us enough volunteers to fill 3 crews. They came with 3 musicians, their guitars and some real good singers. Evening activities were high energy with the 5 youth that came with the...
This week we were joined by 16 volunteers from Canada which gave us enough volunteers to fill 3 crews. They came with 3 musicians, their guitars and some real good singers. Evening activities were high energy with the 5 youth that came with the...
Fifteen from the Bowmansville Mennonite Church Youth Group joined our 5 long term volunteers bringing our number of volunteers this week to a perfect 20. Storm doors were hung at the Bennett house as well as cleaning done in preparation for the final...
After an adventurous bus and uber trip from Illinois, Anita Schrock and Sovilla Plank arrived to serve as our cooks for the month of July. David King drove from VA to serve as crew leader and Don and Rachel Horst came from KS to serve as Project...
How many volunteers were at the project site this week? Where did they come from? There were 20 volunteers from Daviess County, Indiana and one volunteer from Tremont, Illinois. Describe briefly the work done and the accomplishments for...
A group of 16 UMCOR volunteers from Alabama worked through the week. A local Methodist church provided lodging for them and they brought their own cooks with them. The group included several skilled carpenters along with youth and adult helpers...
This week 4 new leadership volunteers joined the team. One couple came from Lancaster, PA – our head cook and a crew leader. The other couple came from just down the road in Bemidji, MN – our assistant cook and office manager. Their...
Eleven Old Order Amish young men, ages 19 – 21, from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania arrived in an RV Sunday evening. After hours of traveling, they still had energy to cook their hot dogs and play some games of ladder golf. Throughout the week,...
This week there were 4 volunteers from Eastern Ohio and 1 volunteer from Western Pennsylvania. Despite the smaller number of weekly volunteers, a lot of work was accomplished and the June goal of getting the 4 houses ready for Summer Youth was...
As happens on the weekend, we said goodbye to one crew and hello to another crew. This weekend 11 left on the 17th and 11 new crew members arrived for a total of 18 volunteers this week. Breanna’s house: The holes in bathroom and pantry ceilings...