NYS-FITS+ NEWS: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Initial Sign-ins

I plan to keep an update in this space of who has signed-up to work and for which weeks. Our first commitments have come from Ron and Peg.

Week One -- Ron and Peg; Deb and Eric

Week Two -- Ron and Peg; Deb and Eric

Week Three -- Ron and Peg; Deb and Eric

NYS-FITS+ Drawing Approval

The first emails of the day were all very positive towards the new name that Marcia created. I hope, too, that this Blog will prove a good way to make informatiion available to everyone.

Who We Are

We began as a group of mishuggeneh friends (which explains why our earlier name was "Misfits") who helped to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina and had support from the various Christian congregations to which most of us belonged. Through time, as we volunteered more, our group grew. Now, larger and more spread out (hence NYS and +), we are still committed to helping the Gulf Coast area, NOLA and other projects closer to home. The spiritual dimension of our work takes place both before we leave for our work site(s) in the morning and in the evening as we gather after dinner to reflect on our day.