After a night of hard rains we were blessed with a dry day, although quite a bit cooler than the day before, but dry. With the weather cooperating so far, we have continued our wonderful progress on our ramp and deck. All that we have left is about a third of the ramp and the railings. We should be able to wrap up the project by the end of the day tomorrow.

The PVs have kind of a neat connection to the ladies house that we are working on. First off, we received the site through St. Vincent DePaul, who was informed of the need by the Mullens Ministrial Committee.  On Sunday when we met up with the son to take us out to his mothers house, we realized we knew him. His son took part in the Mullens Soccer Camp this past summer. It is always great when the different parts of our program intersect in many ways.

The students who did come to the home repair site today spent their day with the kids at Head Start. Head Start is always  wonderful opportunity to work one-on-one with the kids, give the teachers a little bit of a break, and in return, with the extra volunteer hours, the Head Start receives extra funding. It really is a win-win for everyone.

We put another sampling of pictures from the home repair site below for your enjoyment.

After a night of hard rains we were blessed with a dry day, although quite a bit cooler than the day before, but dry. With the weather cooperating so far, we have continued our wonderful progress on our ramp and deck. All that we have left is about a third of the ramp and the railings. We should be able to wrap up the project by the end of the day tomorrow.

The PVs have kind of a neat connection to the ladies house that we are working on. First off, we received the site through St. Vincent DePaul, who was informed of the need by the Mullens Ministrial Committee.  On Sunday when we met up with the son to take us out to his mothers house, we realized we knew him. His son took part in the Mullens Soccer Camp this past summer. It is always great when the different parts of our program intersect in many ways.

The students who did come to the home repair site today spent their day with the kids at Head Start. Head Start is always  wonderful opportunity to work one-on-one with the kids, give the teachers a little bit of a break, and in return, with the extra volunteer hours, the Head Start receives extra funding. It really is a win-win for everyone.

We put another sampling of pictures from the home repair site below for your enjoyment.

The beginning of a new week usually means the beginning of a new project, and this week is no different. Five of the students, along with Dan, started the day by ripping off the old porch of a ladies house near Mullens in Pierpont. This was done in amazing quick fashion. By the time the last of the wood was delivered, they were ready to build, and build they did! By the end of the day all the framing was done for the porch and the ramp, as well as some of the deck boards. We were very impressed with the work that was done, and so was the neighbor. At the end of the day he came out to ask us about doing a job for him. He thought we were a local group of contractors! We think that speaks volumes about the work that was done. PVs everywhere should be proud!

The other group of students spent the day with the Bailyesville Head Start. They arrived in time to have breakfast with the kids, spent the day learning and playing, ate lunch, took a nap (ok maybe they didn’t nap) and at the end of the day, rode with the kids on the buses as they were dropped off at their homes. As Head Start always is, it was a wonderful day spending one on one time with the local kids and getting a little insight into their lives.

We got very lucky with the weather as it was suppose to rain, but it held off to about 5 minutes before we arrived home at the end of the day. It has made up for lost time as it has been pouring ever since, but it is suppose to be sunny tomorrow, cool, but sunny.

Thanks for taking the time and reading about our day!

The beginning of a new week usually means the beginning of a new project, and this week is no different. Five of the students, along with Dan, started the day by ripping off the old porch of a ladies house near Mullens in Pierpont. This was done in amazing quick fashion. By the time the last of the wood was delivered, they were ready to build, and build they did! By the end of the day all the framing was done for the porch and the ramp, as well as some of the deck boards. We were very impressed with the work that was done, and so was the neighbor. At the end of the day he came out to ask us about doing a job for him. He thought we were a local group of contractors! We think that speaks volumes about the work that was done. PVs everywhere should be proud!

The other group of students spent the day with the Bailyesville Head Start. They arrived in time to have breakfast with the kids, spent the day learning and playing, ate lunch, took a nap (ok maybe they didn’t nap) and at the end of the day, rode with the kids on the buses as they were dropped off at their homes. As Head Start always is, it was a wonderful day spending one on one time with the local kids and getting a little insight into their lives.

We got very lucky with the weather as it was suppose to rain, but it held off to about 5 minutes before we arrived home at the end of the day. It has made up for lost time as it has been pouring ever since, but it is suppose to be sunny tomorrow, cool, but sunny.

Thanks for taking the time and reading about our day!