Debriefing and Planning, April 5th

The NYS-FITS+ will gather on Saturday, April 5th, at Debbie and Eric's, beginning at 4 PM, to Debrief their most recent rebuilding trip and to Plan for the next effort(s). All volunteers, spouses, or rebuilding Wannabees are all warmly welcome. Bring a dish to share, too. Hot dogs, hamburgers and rolls will be provided. An email RSVP is requested.

Winter Rebuild '08

This winter 29 NYS-FITS+ who worked in New Orleans helping with the rebuild after hurricane Katrina. We stayed in the First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans for 2 weeks and worked under the direction of Leroy Harbauer, the construction coordinator. Some of our volunteers were only able to stay for one week, many others for both.

Our rebuilding focused on 5 different houses -- finishing one on Mendez, moving another along to near-completion on Arthur, repairing termite damage and extensive renovation on Gardena, preparing the interior for drywall on Willow and beginning the exterior/interior work on N. Tonti. With energy and skill, we rebuilt walls, removed and reinstalled windows, made exterior repairs and did interior finishing work: a variety of tasks.