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The Big Easy – good times!
Wednesday was a great day for all of us. As usual, we got up bright and early, and the groups headed to their work sites. Our group, Group 2, made a lot of progress on Miss Betty’s house. Some of us finished priming, others continued to scrape the old paint off of windows, and some...
Message in a bottle
At one of our worksites, students were asked to write an anonymous thought about what they’ve learned or what they’re experiencing. Here are the thoughts that they shared: Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t give up. You are capable of more than you think! Every single person and every single house is important. Every person who...
Orlando Heads to Disney!
So for a change of pace we are finally at Disney! Pulling up with Claude in the party bus was a fun experience, but unfortunately our beloved Claude did not join us for our day of fun. We started off our day at Disney and Ashley’s birthday with a few cheers and then broke up...
The House is Looking Better and Better!
Here is a picture from today’s work in New Orleans! The house is looking better nad better each day!
Miami – Day 3!!! YES!
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000171 EndHTML:0000005208 StartFragment:0000002358 EndFragment:0000005172 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/wood220/Documents/MiamiDay3.doc For the third day in a row, our group volunteered at Gould’s Community Center in the morning and spent the afternoon with the elementary school kids from Pine Villa. At the community center, UMD was paired up with George Washington University to repaint the multipurpose room. It was a...
Orlando Update – Day 4!
Day 4 began bright and early with a catered breakfast of cereal and bagels thanks to group 3. Unlike all the other days (and the red sea back at the time of Moses) our entire group of 15 didn’t split, and we all went to the same house to finish up the job we started....
TONS of pictures from Mexico!
Check out all of these great pictures from Mexico that our Executive Director, Ari Israel, took while on his visit there! You can see where the group is staying and what they have been up to! ENJOY!! http://picasaweb.google.com.br/ariisrael/ABMexico10#
A Saint Patrick’s Day of Reflection
Our day started out in the usual manner. We woke early, made breakfast, got lost on the way to Comin’ Home, and finally got there and started our work. During the course of the morning we continued rehabbing the apartment, built most of the smoking hut, and even had time to paint a gorgeous red...
Soccer game in Mexico!
The group had the chance to play a soccer game with handicapped children that live in Rancho Feliz – the border town where the group is living and working all week.
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