I can’t help but think about the residents in the path of Hurricane Gustav. After spending a week in Lake Charles with Rebuilding Together just a couple of months ago, I feel a strong connection to the area and I have to say that news about potentially devastating weather approaching the area is much more [...]
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Christmas in October, the Kansas City Rebuilding Together affiliate, has put together a very nice video about the projects we worked on in Lake Charles, LA in June 2008.
“We made the front page!” shouted John Bruhn as he burst through the kitchen door of the Southwest Louisiana Volunteer center. “We made the front page!”
The day before yesterday, a rookie reporter showed up at the Mrs. DeJean’s place sent out by his editor to find a community interest story. He spoke with everyone and put together a piece that the paper decided to run with as their lead piece, complete with a four-color photo front and center.
Continue reading about Rebuilding Together – Days 6 and 7, Wrapping up the week
Somehow we shifted into an even higher gear today as we finished off task after task. The DeJean house went from being dark red with dark green trim in the morning to being light blue with dark blue trim at the end of the day. For a short period in between, the house was white [...]
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Today was another extremely productive day at the DeJean house. All of the electrical wiring is complete and all of the outlet and switch boxes have been installed. All of the damaged siding and outdoor trim pieces have been replaced and the exterior has been caulked and is now ready for priming and paint. The [...]
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