Again, another great week of service here at Camp Victor and a real blessing to have been able to host your team. I had a blast with your volunteers last week. I was able to work on site with them and also go to a bonfire on Thursday night with them as well. The kids from SUNY Geneseo brought enough energy and enthusiasm for the whole camp. It made the week really enjoyable and I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you.
I know they worked very hard on site and I heard many of the construction supervisors saying that they wish your teams where back down here this week because they miss the energy and hard work attitude. It's really nice when two organizations can work together to meet the needs of volunteers in different ways. I'm glad we've been able to house your teams and EBCC has done a great job at providing good work projects. A success all around. (Even more successful when you guys bring awesome volunteers!)
Please pass along my thanks to everyone from last week's team so I have a chance to tell them how great they were and how much we miss them! If any of them are interested in keeping in touch with the camp I can add them to the email newsletter list. Keep spreading the word
and blessings again for supporting our mission and helping the Gulf Coast continue to rebuild.
Showing posts with label Harrison County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harrison County. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
We're Moving Right Along!
Whew! We are in the swing of things now! We've spent three solid days working on our projects and I know we're making progress.
Here's what's happened in the last few days:
On Tuesday, Phil and Krup's group did a lot more mudding, sanding, and joint compounding. Krup, Laura, and Jerry installed sheetrock into the bathrooms. We are so fortunate to have a great foreman instruct us. Bridget and I installed some metal pieces in corners using a power drill (definitely another first for me). Midday we breaked for lunch at a park and met up with Tom and Sally's group. On Tuesday night, Camp Victor shows a documentary made by WLOX that traces the progression of the storm, shows before and after, and the area in its initial stages of devestation. It is hard for a lot of us to imagine water that reached the ceiling!
Wednesday began with slightly cooler weather than we were used to! Phil and Krup's groups began finishing touches on the mudding and joint compounding. We were taught how to "float" the joints and mud the corners. It's not an easy process, but we found it works well with teamwork. We stopped work around 10:30 to go visit Sally and Tom's group. They are well on their way in their house.
We then drove to Woolmarket, about 1/2 hour away, to go to a Senior Center in Harrison County. Livingston CARES has made a ten year commitment to the people of Harrison County to help them rebuild their homes and communities. We were joined by Nick Mazza, Livingston County Administrator, and Cynthia Oswald, President of the Livingston County Chamber of Commerce. Cynthia was very instrumental in creating our relationship with Harrison County shortly after the storm occured. We ate a wonderful lunch of smoked chicken, seafood gumbo, lima beans, and okra salad. Then, we went to the Woolmarket Fields to dedicate a flagpole. We brought a flag of both Livingston County and New York State. It was a great way to celebrate our long-term commitment to this area. We then returned to work- and had a great rest of the day!
Here's what's happened in the last few days:
On Tuesday, Phil and Krup's group did a lot more mudding, sanding, and joint compounding. Krup, Laura, and Jerry installed sheetrock into the bathrooms. We are so fortunate to have a great foreman instruct us. Bridget and I installed some metal pieces in corners using a power drill (definitely another first for me). Midday we breaked for lunch at a park and met up with Tom and Sally's group. On Tuesday night, Camp Victor shows a documentary made by WLOX that traces the progression of the storm, shows before and after, and the area in its initial stages of devestation. It is hard for a lot of us to imagine water that reached the ceiling!
Wednesday began with slightly cooler weather than we were used to! Phil and Krup's groups began finishing touches on the mudding and joint compounding. We were taught how to "float" the joints and mud the corners. It's not an easy process, but we found it works well with teamwork. We stopped work around 10:30 to go visit Sally and Tom's group. They are well on their way in their house.
We then drove to Woolmarket, about 1/2 hour away, to go to a Senior Center in Harrison County. Livingston CARES has made a ten year commitment to the people of Harrison County to help them rebuild their homes and communities. We were joined by Nick Mazza, Livingston County Administrator, and Cynthia Oswald, President of the Livingston County Chamber of Commerce. Cynthia was very instrumental in creating our relationship with Harrison County shortly after the storm occured. We ate a wonderful lunch of smoked chicken, seafood gumbo, lima beans, and okra salad. Then, we went to the Woolmarket Fields to dedicate a flagpole. We brought a flag of both Livingston County and New York State. It was a great way to celebrate our long-term commitment to this area. We then returned to work- and had a great rest of the day!
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