Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Monday in New Orleans - Overview

Monday was the first day of work for the Bonners in New Orleans. We were broken up into six teams.

Art Team - Eddie, Nicole, Bridget, Pricilla, Esther, and Ashley R.
The art team is working on a mural that was started by kids in the neighborhood last week. By adding some extra detail and words, the mural will be a great asset to beautify the community.

Erma – Ryan, Tom, Shaun, and Roy
This house is almost finished! The boys are working on some exterior painting and final touches to make it perfect for Ms Erma.

Booker – Randy, Erica, Gary, and Roger
Mr Booker has been working on his house to try to get in back into shape. This week the team is working on the exterior of the house, pulling down old siding and…

Angel Food – Caitlin, Alaine, and Jen
Every Monday, United Saints sends volunteers to help at Angel Food where people donate food and the organization bags it and gives it to those who need it in their community. The girls bagged lots of food and we able to give some bags out to local residents.

Raymond – Laura, Lexy, Kayla, Britt, and Maria
Demolition. This house is still in the beginning stages of rebuilding, so the team took down walls, removed old floors, and began tearing down ceilings. This team also worked with students from William and Mary College who are here for a few weeks over break to rebuild. There is a lot of work to be done here before Mr Raymond can move back in to his house.

Holmes – Christina, Angel, and Gayatri
This team spent the day painting the inside of Mr Holmes’s house. They worked with students from Colgate University. The Bonners had to leave their site a little early to come home and help cook dinner for more than 60 people staying at United Saints!

After working, the Bonners came back to eat dinner and reflect on their first day. During the reflection we talked about all the different projects we worked on and what we were looking forward to for the rest of the week.

Some people spoke about meeting their home owners, while others described the condition of the neighborhood they worked in. One thing that was apparent is that the people in New Orleans are very grateful to have volunteers here helping rebuild.

After reflection we all went into the French Quarter to explore and learn more about the culture. Everyone had a great time and look forward to going back later this week!

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