Hump Day

Wednesday, November 17th  (Morning)

So the five of us basically did our own thing.   I changed tasks, now promoted to taping of the woodwork in preparation for Colleen coming in and putting another coat of paint on the trim.

Lunch was a special event as all volunteers traveled to the home of Mr. Roosevelt Houston in the Lower 9^th Ward.  He lives on the part that is not being developed by the Make It Right Foundation.

Mr. Houston’s has lived his whole life in New Orleans. The house he owns was built in 1984 by his grandfather, whom he later purchased the home from.  During the storm, Mr. Houston stayed in New Orleans and weathered the storm with his sister who lives next door.  His house was rehabbed by SPG and he graciously offered it as location for a Welcome Home Party for the Nuns' Build volunteers. 

After the obligatory speeches,

Here we are with the CSJ's who were involved with Nuns' Build:  Sisters Frances, Lenora, Mary Ellen, Jackie and Jan.

Then it was back to 1613 Heights.  I was chagrined to find out that the bag of the tools that I brought from home were taken away by a SBP team that visited the house to remove any unneeded tools and supplies.  Devon called the Project Manager to see if they could be retrieved, but when we called it a day 4:30PM, they were still MIA.

and a quick tour of the home, we were served a lunch of jambalaya, salad and cake provided by Café Reconcile.  http://reconcileneworleans.org/  Café Reconcile is a non-profit organization and restaurant located in the Central City area of New Orleans. It was founded in 1996 and provides culinary and life skills training for at risk youth, allowing them to enter the hospitality and entertainment industry of New Orleans.

No further sign of roommate #4.   Today we were joined by two more Americorps volunteers:  Joe from Texas and Zach from New York.  They were there specifically to hang the kitchen cabinets.