On May 9, 2019 7:00 AM 

 

 

 

Volunteers are always needed, no skills required - they will train you. Electrical and plumbing left to the experts.  http://www.thebuildteam.org/

 

Most of the people TBT helps are fine until a tragedy happens.  For example, an individual who was a successful artist was diagnosed with cancer.  He and his wife lived in a shack in Cary with no running water and barely no electricity.  As a result of his illness, they went bankrupt.  When TBT came in, they greatly improved the inside: providing the water heater they originally requested, as well as electricity, plumbing and drywall work.  According to John, while the outside still looks like a shack, they can at least take a warm shower and sleep under their roof.

 

TBT also makes it a point to travel to areas ravaged by nature.  They were successful in helping in Houston after the floods; but not so much in Florida after the hurricane.  Florida was not organized in terms of logistics: stores (Home Depot) were not open and streets were still blocked with debris.

 

When they travel, they usually seek a church to stay at because it has a kitchen and a place to sleep.  Workdays can be as long as 12 hours.

 

On Saturday, we had 20+ from both breakfast and noon clubs plus village President Karen Darch for an excellent highway Rt 14 cleanup between Hicks road and Ela road.   

Respectfully Yours in Rotary,