Rich and Dan Bajema are back from their one week volunteer stay in Port Arthur, Texas. Does anyone remember Hurricane Ike? It does not seem to have captured the attention that Katrina did a few years ago. Actually all the work we did was in Bridge City, Texas where only 14 of 3500 homes are being lived in at the current time. We helped clean up flooded homes which included such activities as shoveling mud, tearing out wet and moldy drywall, hauling rubble to the curbside, pressure washing interiors, and spraying chemicals to stop mold and mildew. Great time but very hard work. Oh yes, Rich got to chainsaw trees for a few hours so he was really happy. We even brought home some holly and crepe myrtle logs to turn. We could see why the average stay of a volunteer is only 2 weeks. Now Joy is excited to go. Maybe it's the warm weather?
The first picture is our gang from all over. Canada, Illinois, and Michigan. Thanks to our leaders Gord and Shirley!
Second picture is a before shot where the house was partially gutted before we got there.
Last picture is an after shot just before we left.
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Good to see you back blogging
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