tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37943096322187177942024-03-12T22:33:51.405-07:00The St. Bernard Project ScoopNew Orleans still needs our help post-Katrina! This is a blog about ongoing efforts in Olympia, Washington to assist St. Bernard Project - an effective grassroots non-profit hard at work rebuilding the homes and lives of the residents of the greater New Orleans area. Our goal is to help St. Bernard Project by raising community awareness about the continued need for assistance, funds, and volunteers.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-91689130098559831692011-06-07T05:56:00.000-07:002012-07-21T11:00:06.301-07:00Caring Made a DifferenceTake a look at the difference the care modeled by Liz McCartney and Zack Rosenburg of St. Bernard Project made in rebuilding a community after Hurricane Katrina.<br />
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This video was produced by John Lanning and Cindy Meyer as their Capstone project for the MPA program at The Evergreen State College.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Dx7kEJx1Y&feature=g-upl">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Dx7kEJx1Y&feature=g-upl</a><br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-42604538385075343852011-04-30T08:37:00.000-07:002011-04-30T08:57:39.621-07:00A Collage of Tumwater Teens April 2011<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wd_QAlNkybbj_xJcxQ61mE3QJBRchokGeWkZizdX3PWymULWQpcu0N81cWsTiqJ37N1gT9fqiZCKQSEckPbJvGmh_049Zo3lf2QIxu0P3gVkRPraemWk1oUUSvUa_CSG9aRe_vje03E/s1600/2011-04-21+nola+and+videos+april+2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wd_QAlNkybbj_xJcxQ61mE3QJBRchokGeWkZizdX3PWymULWQpcu0N81cWsTiqJ37N1gT9fqiZCKQSEckPbJvGmh_049Zo3lf2QIxu0P3gVkRPraemWk1oUUSvUa_CSG9aRe_vje03E/s400/2011-04-21+nola+and+videos+april+2011.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-61078880091147679022011-04-09T02:08:00.000-07:002011-04-09T02:10:37.704-07:00The Olympian Newspaper ArticleCheck out this newspaper article about Tumwater Teens & St. Bernard Project:<br /><br />http://www.theolympian.com/2011/04/04/1603429/students-spending-vacation-on.htmlCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-66431937209985061152011-04-08T14:07:00.001-07:002011-04-08T15:05:18.371-07:00Tumwater Teens - Last Day of Work - April 8, 2011<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5593322657315292705%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></div>We worked 1/2 day today - laying laminate flooring, working on window casings, and doors. We stopped by the St. Bernard Project office at the end of the day and we were able to talk to Liz McCartney, co-founder of St. Bernard Project! Back to Washington tomorrow . . .Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-52246375341585816152011-04-07T17:43:00.000-07:002011-04-07T18:45:15.695-07:00Tumwater Teens Spring Break Trip - April 7, 2011<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5593007803305782273%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></div>Painting done! The flooring and related supplies arrived, and we unloaded the truck - and then started installing the laminate flooring. . .Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-58781243270052543042011-04-07T17:03:00.000-07:002011-04-07T17:31:11.728-07:00Tumwater Teens Spring Break Trip - April 7, 2011<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5592998103535903489%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></div>At lunch today, we visited last year's work site. It had been a fitness center pre-Katrina. We spent five days in 2010 gutting the building and throwing away the debris and equipment. The pastor remembered us and has the picture we gave him hanging up in his office! The former fitness center will reopen as the Garden of Prayer Church. If we come back next year, he said he'd have a barbecue for us :)Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-70814366280674692512011-04-06T22:55:00.000-07:002011-04-06T23:36:08.717-07:00Tumwater Teens Spring Break Rebuild Trip (April 6, 2011)<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5592718892365903985%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></div>We were busy finishing the painting, priming, and some drywall today!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-6751554703437185342011-04-06T22:21:00.000-07:002011-04-06T22:55:20.976-07:00Tumwater Teens Rebuild Trip: Day Two (April 5, 2011)<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5592708092065740961%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></div><br /><p align="left">Day Two at the Dupre house - more mudding, sanding, priming, and painting! Most of the downstairs painting is complete, and we're starting to work upstairs! </p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-73246503715055432532011-04-04T17:51:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:31:53.476-07:00The Tumwater Teens Spring Break Volunteer Trip: Our first day of work: April 4, 2011<div align="center"><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5591872589961481185%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed> </div><br /><p align="left"></p><br /><div align="left">Here we are in the Lower Ninth Ward working on Brenda Dupre's home. Most of the day was spent priming and painting the walls, or doing some drywall. We looked at the house next door - untouched since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. St. Bernard Project has rebuilt over 350 homes so far - more than any other nonprofit in the New Orleans area.</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-84796150676322998092011-04-03T06:59:00.000-07:002011-04-03T08:04:44.402-07:00Tumwater Teens - Off to New Orleans<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3phKHM2eaucbSGepcUGvGRv23pws1qS7D2CalF1hku4laZow7rTJCYEJEJBKVmqIzv2mrRrHbZE5lhFCLtyCPesfMmLAhJF_YszCDt86Jt9dAmAJG2_Z25QxjiWm0rEsytQgnXyNOmik/s1600/PIC_0060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591359514509779090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3phKHM2eaucbSGepcUGvGRv23pws1qS7D2CalF1hku4laZow7rTJCYEJEJBKVmqIzv2mrRrHbZE5lhFCLtyCPesfMmLAhJF_YszCDt86Jt9dAmAJG2_Z25QxjiWm0rEsytQgnXyNOmik/s320/PIC_0060.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> Tumwater Teens and Chaperones ready to leave for airport! </span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl2tgYwF0cVQIaJHMafX9O4B6uLWtpA68WrnnAfcfIbjfkfmlRASnv5D-49jVklenuVnFAPH-kf6xT9K2Z-QMGUd7-c9xmB1gD_Hg4rz9DMNpSfNfJ3Ab3blLCFNUVirTRJX9wqJaXkk/s1600/PIC_0057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591359508209771906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl2tgYwF0cVQIaJHMafX9O4B6uLWtpA68WrnnAfcfIbjfkfmlRASnv5D-49jVklenuVnFAPH-kf6xT9K2Z-QMGUd7-c9xmB1gD_Hg4rz9DMNpSfNfJ3Ab3blLCFNUVirTRJX9wqJaXkk/s320/PIC_0057.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Tumwater Teens are showing off their t-shirts with sponsor logos on the back! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1ncScnE_2xoI9E6sQDJ_Y5I-t1rR2gyAg_dlf4zgf_gasXRI1CisOzO1W0qd4j_u_-00DwvKfmsd5o_XLDyvYZEESlzS2vP-xERg7_oM7C0ZGT5mqG70tzrLFdRFHdbRJqZQ0w1Xhdc/s1600/PIC_0053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591358757021857330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1ncScnE_2xoI9E6sQDJ_Y5I-t1rR2gyAg_dlf4zgf_gasXRI1CisOzO1W0qd4j_u_-00DwvKfmsd5o_XLDyvYZEESlzS2vP-xERg7_oM7C0ZGT5mqG70tzrLFdRFHdbRJqZQ0w1Xhdc/s320/PIC_0053.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">The Tumwater Teens are students at Black Hills High School. They are (left to right): Erin Schneider, Caleb Montelongo, Trevor Smith, Lindsay Swick, Katie Repine, Tori Stamp, Mariah Kerrihard, Lindsey Meyer, and Tanner Johnson</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center">The Tumwater Teens left yesterday for New Orleans! Tomorrow we start our work rebuilding a home destroyed when the levees failed after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. St. Bernard Project has rebuilt over 350 homes to date! The Teens have been busy since November getting ready for this trip. First, they raised about $800 for St. Bernard Project in their Home for the Holidays campaign. Then they started putting on garage sales, and selling candy bars, and recruiting local sponsors to help pay for their trip. They were able to fundraise for approximately $350 of the $700 cost for the trip.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#66ff99;"><strong>Tumwater Teens want to give a special thanks to their local business sponsors:</strong></span> </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;"><strong>Titus Will Olympia</strong>, a car deal at the Olympia auto mall</span></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;"><strong>South Sound Women's Center</strong>, offers medical care for women</span></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;"><strong>Dr. Joseph de Jesus, DDS, PS</strong>, Orthodontics for Children and Adults </span></span></li></ul></div></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-40444308590363126072011-03-08T07:32:00.001-08:002011-03-08T07:41:16.725-08:00Garage Sale a Success - Thank you!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-n9B7Kp6PFIePxq3XG4h7LpDpoWONLjDHOZwVSKBuE6wWht9cGOXTvhK51LBoFvD5vTpGaXdUIxHf-ZXhFhdlNmTzHHFlhh6uJfP5ytiahPZCcvJ1ZBBuRDNmtgzBuu8NJ0JbKKwFg7Y/s1600/mar+6+2011+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk7PoNBsiSHI6ldrcma-Q9i8zjrMU6a2s-LCfNvKUgHXBZQ26Iot6gB6lN11mW9s19QUUw-umeQty-NuAIBhd1NYN5PENnq50As-xe8-72kx454_HXjeBLlewSQApbMX518sM4l9Q-W4/s400/mar+6+2011+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581733181842193890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gF4vSuZC7TyOqjbH4t22pFGce7zSV0NZWpup_ONFXhv7C0k_j8PO7_JsnWyZmsUdPwublPzQZ9iKB2NkNDo-MYt-lt_sQXk5K2fS8UxqZ-sctADjnQW0cy4NRMEAqBVtNitOnjNF8sQ/s1600/mar+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gF4vSuZC7TyOqjbH4t22pFGce7zSV0NZWpup_ONFXhv7C0k_j8PO7_JsnWyZmsUdPwublPzQZ9iKB2NkNDo-MYt-lt_sQXk5K2fS8UxqZ-sctADjnQW0cy4NRMEAqBVtNitOnjNF8sQ/s400/mar+2011+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581732991799189618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >Tumwater Teens raised $804 toward travel expenses at the March 6 garage sale!!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >Thanks to everyone who attended and to our local sponsors:</span><br /></div><ul style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><li style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Titus Will</span></li><li style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;">South Sound Women's Center</span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">Dr. Joseph de Jesus</span><br /></span></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-21708498585348214992011-03-04T06:29:00.000-08:002011-03-04T06:38:18.619-08:00We're having another garage sale on Sunday, March 6!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIWJFJE1vbo97rtv43ulo_hW9Uq6S_CyoxnQ-k10DgRWmu4unj_UwpONhe3GFYA_Tz-ygIoVpoelAsClnrtCsVIRSSIurchwzLVg3YYXgwrTvO25i4nB8cTFWq9qnU2lBmjFhQNRXAYg/s1600/scan0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIWJFJE1vbo97rtv43ulo_hW9Uq6S_CyoxnQ-k10DgRWmu4unj_UwpONhe3GFYA_Tz-ygIoVpoelAsClnrtCsVIRSSIurchwzLVg3YYXgwrTvO25i4nB8cTFWq9qnU2lBmjFhQNRXAYg/s400/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580233845154743730" border="0" /></a>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-33794596408541298942011-02-25T09:05:00.000-08:002011-03-04T06:19:32.366-08:00Dont' Forget - Garage Sale Fundraiser Feb. 26!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRX89SSS5n31hteOBon7tQchj_hc09BD1H-7PoYoCKOn_2oYY1z5c036OhNuh6uzdcnknaywPKbfocCZ7CZtbyO5tqHKA54tEFJa65ZpcfOU0zhmWxwpAxfTWs7IinQy-2IGfQZ5_xg/s1600/garage+sale+flyer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRX89SSS5n31hteOBon7tQchj_hc09BD1H-7PoYoCKOn_2oYY1z5c036OhNuh6uzdcnknaywPKbfocCZ7CZtbyO5tqHKA54tEFJa65ZpcfOU0zhmWxwpAxfTWs7IinQy-2IGfQZ5_xg/s400/garage+sale+flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577674686496787378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you to everyone to came to our garage sale! We raised $500 toward our travel expenses. We are holding another garage sale on Sunday, March 6!!!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-27111400922336696162011-02-23T11:42:00.000-08:002011-02-23T11:46:24.915-08:00The Tumwater Teens Garage Sale Fundraiser: Feb 26 9 am to 4 pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjDAlWxJ6IVRqvw2B9Eoh_g0bHK98WKehpmkWSm_8c_ffNro1maWX-yl-Pv8mU49ea66_pfsakNKmHUg9IxFsg0Z2cpkJWrljIqJRj35XeAEHImZZ3nI-uq4F1jZbZA0nts2yIPyJ-4M/s1600/tumwater+teens+jan+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjDAlWxJ6IVRqvw2B9Eoh_g0bHK98WKehpmkWSm_8c_ffNro1maWX-yl-Pv8mU49ea66_pfsakNKmHUg9IxFsg0Z2cpkJWrljIqJRj35XeAEHImZZ3nI-uq4F1jZbZA0nts2yIPyJ-4M/s400/tumwater+teens+jan+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576973634365939074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Tumwater Teens - ten students from Black Hills High School - will return to New Orleans April 2 for their third annual rebuild trip. Come to their garage sale!<br /><br />When: Saturday, February 26, 2011<br />When: 9 am to 4 pm<br />Where: 5921 Gold Dust Court SW, Tumwater, WA<br /><br />Talk with the teens about their rebuilding work for St. Bernard Project in New Orleans, buy some great items (Bow Flex, exercise equipment, prom dresses, books, homemade flies, baked goods, and other misc. items).<br /><br />Proceeds will defray teen travel expenses to New OrleansCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-80377886231982280792010-11-08T14:04:00.000-08:002010-12-16T15:05:29.021-08:00Home for the Holidays Raffle Winners - $765 Raised<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfjPvdxTUUH66_IodgbTK0YG5of9YyeKGjJa3C9MH28mh99VXD-jsBxDH7YBY6_6QsAtLKfdKmGP4m8SvbnhJzSCrbOP6pB1Qj23ZB6D3UgzYdVdVPuZqD_G0acYxo4V6is_zMT-rkA8/s1600/h4hbannersbp.jpg"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 74px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537343916319494834" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfjPvdxTUUH66_IodgbTK0YG5of9YyeKGjJa3C9MH28mh99VXD-jsBxDH7YBY6_6QsAtLKfdKmGP4m8SvbnhJzSCrbOP6pB1Qj23ZB6D3UgzYdVdVPuZqD_G0acYxo4V6is_zMT-rkA8/s400/h4hbannersbp.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><b><span style=";font-family:';" ><br /></span></b></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style=";font-family:';" >2010 Home for the Holidays Charity Raffle</span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">12-15-10: The Tumwater Teens held the raffle drawing this afternoon<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">$765 was raised and donated to St. Bernard Project </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">to help a family move home.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Debi Thompson won </span>a Downtown Olympia Staycation</span> - One night stay in a spa suite at the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Phoenix Inn, </span>two tickets to the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Olympia Symphony Orchestra</span> and dinner (up to $30) at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Lemongrass Restaurant </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Robin Johnson won a </span>Golf Outing</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and Lunch</span>: 18 holes of golf for two (one outing) at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tumwater Valley </span>and lunch at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Brewery City Pizza </span>($20 gift certificate)<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Heather Alexander, Greg Payne, and Miguel Villalobos each won </span>a Holiday Dinner</span>: Relax at Christmas or New Year's Eve - just pick up your choice of a turkey, ham, or prime rib dinner at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Albertson's</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Leanna Olive won </span>a six-month Basic Family Membership</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span>(2 adults and children of the household) at<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Hands-On Children's Museum</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Debi Thompson won </span>Lunch and Art, </span><span>a meal</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>at <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Cheesecake Factory</span> </span><span>in Bellevue</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>($25) and a visit to the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Seattle Art Museum</span> (2 general admission tickets - not good for the Picasso exhibit)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Wimsett won </span>Wine Tasting:</strong> Private Wine Tasting for up to ten guests at <em><strong>Hoodsport Winery (Value $150)</strong></em></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Heather Alexander won </span>Lunch and a Movie Date:</span> Lunch at the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Outback Restaurant</span> ($25 value) and 2 movie tickets at <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cinemark Theater</span> at Capital Mall</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Keith Meyer won </span>Date Night</span>: Dinner at <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Olive Garden</span> ($25 value) and 2 movie tickets at <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cinemark Theater</span> at Capital Mall</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Amy Swick won </span>Kayak Outing and Breakfast for Two</span>: at <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tugboat Annies</span><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">John Lanning won </span>Dinner in Tacoma</span> at <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Old Spaghetti Factory</span> (four entrees up to a $40 value plus an order of garlic cheese bread)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kelly McNeal won a </span>$50 gift certificate</span> from <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fred Meyer</span><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Heather Alexander won </span>an outing</span> (2 adults, 2 children) at the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Woodland Park Zoo</span> in Seattle </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Lanning won </span></span></span>a <span style="font-weight: bold;">3D Cake</span> for up to 25 people - from <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Cake Designs by Deanna</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Savannah Morrison won </span>coffee, pastries, tea (up to $25) </span>from<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Cutters Point Coffee</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>in Lacey</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Winsett won </span></span>two passes to <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Wolf Haven</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Doug Stamp won </span>a multi-tool kit and lunch cooler tote</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>from</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Lowe's </span><span>($75 value)<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gift Certificates</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span>(from various local businesses):</span></span></li><li style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Christina Schneider: </span>Bed, Bath, and Beyond ($20)<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Caitlin Meyer: </span>Emerald City Smoothie -Tumwater ($10)<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bryan Swick: </span>Capitol Perks ($10)<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Doug Stamp: </span>Costco ($25)</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations prize winners! Thank you local businesses!<br /></div><p style="text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(255, 255, 51); margin-left: 39.75pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-size:0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.stbernardproject.org/v158/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609&Itemid=107">Home for the Holidays information from St. Bernard Project</a></span></span></span></span><br /></span></b></span></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><span style=";font-family:';" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span><br /></span></b></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-64576941150331630162010-04-12T13:35:00.001-07:002010-04-12T13:43:29.661-07:00$5 Helps St. Bernard Project Bring Families Home!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwfi2JZhiSZbo35EpVxsqAJ2SPdwjifxpbtT36xVoY2dlsCH3BJdA4Ue6cuc8cWFNywdoLAVzJqUN2xSQEdilrU68wxgkAzqL_e3bodPTyW06H3Oq3Xj0F1P_4tHFfS8A5wyZ5v6oEy4/s1600/New+Orleans+Day+Five+029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwfi2JZhiSZbo35EpVxsqAJ2SPdwjifxpbtT36xVoY2dlsCH3BJdA4Ue6cuc8cWFNywdoLAVzJqUN2xSQEdilrU68wxgkAzqL_e3bodPTyW06H3Oq3Xj0F1P_4tHFfS8A5wyZ5v6oEy4/s400/New+Orleans+Day+Five+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459353662325155794" border="0" /></a>The Tumwater Teens are back home safe and sound, but thousands of New Orleanians are still waiting for a home to return to nearly five years after Katrina.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Want to help? Text "NOLA" to 50555 to give $5 to help St. Bernard Project rebuild New Orleans communities.</span><br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-10188795396846537892010-04-10T04:56:00.000-07:002010-04-10T05:26:50.016-07:00Our Last Day of Work - April 9, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5458478820565491361%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" height="192"></embed><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The work is done, and the team is exhausted yet proud of their accomplishments. At the beginning of the week, the enormity of removing tons of debris and gutting the huge building made it seem an impossible. Yet, in just five days the downstairs of the building is gutted and ready for rebuilding. We ended the day at a Welcome Home Party, and were able to tour a home recently rebuilt by St. Bernard Project.<br /><br />St. Bernard Project is still hard at working rebuilding communities and lives.<br /></div></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-84283433734859059922010-04-09T04:40:00.000-07:002010-04-09T05:25:19.808-07:00Our Fourth Day of Work - April 8, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5458111917082176897%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div>What a difference four days can make. The building is becoming an empty, gutted structure - a blank canvas for the creation of a community church.<br /><br />The day was blessed with hard work, good food provided by church members, and visits with friends. Les Scharfenstein stopped by the work site - a former St. Bernard Project client who now works for the organization part-time. We also visited with Sharon Ansardi - whose house was rebuilt in 2008 by St. Bernard Project after three years of living in a FEMA trailer. Both people expressed overwhelming gratitude for the volunteers who help rebuild their homes and their community.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-16390182659293436732010-04-08T03:31:00.000-07:002010-04-08T04:10:06.469-07:00Our Third Day of Work - April 7, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5457713870102530945%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" height="192"></embed><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Much of the downstairs has been gutted, furniture and gym equipment broken down and removed. The Katrina-ravaged contents that had remained in a gymnasium for over four years are almost gone.<br /><br />Members of the church arrive daily to look at the progress of their new church and to serve lunch to the 50+ Shirts Across America volunteers.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-64670252957599592762010-04-07T03:52:00.000-07:002010-04-07T04:29:57.438-07:00Our Second Day of Work - April 6, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5457352759209302369%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div><br />The gutting of the old gymnasium (soon to become a church) continues. It's amazing how much can be accomplished in just a day or two. The floor is ripped up - much of the drywall downstairs is gone - and literally tons of debris removed from the building and hauled away.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-88161420430415832442010-04-06T03:38:00.000-07:002010-04-06T04:27:46.511-07:00Our First Day of Work - April 5, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5456975701508956177%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div><br />Imagine walking into a building that no one had touched since Hurricane Katrina - a snapshot in time of August 29, 2005. The water rushed in that day and left a permanent mark at approximately twelve feet. The water remained for weeks, and then left in its wake reminders of what once occupied the space. Office supplies were in the lockers, gym shoes were left by members until their next visit, the child care center had toys and baby clothes waiting, food was still in the refrigerator. Five years later, teens rushed in to restore life to a building that will soon be a church.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-30091753896069801972010-04-05T20:16:00.000-07:002010-04-06T05:10:57.645-07:00Tumwater Teens Rebuilding in New Orleans<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-JdYbCgfxN5ilhay7RLl8vYB38n9dXjnD4_SdJKPUQY9NqCitFjk6lh70a-M1KEhKk77MEDx7pMwEbIViS2A8VQAvBZczoR3jtJJai2qlMibth9IPGTanEF2p7HF9yVh7Ig8gVrFpRs/s1600/NEW+ORLEANS+APRIL+5+2010+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-JdYbCgfxN5ilhay7RLl8vYB38n9dXjnD4_SdJKPUQY9NqCitFjk6lh70a-M1KEhKk77MEDx7pMwEbIViS2A8VQAvBZczoR3jtJJai2qlMibth9IPGTanEF2p7HF9yVh7Ig8gVrFpRs/s400/NEW+ORLEANS+APRIL+5+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456860365925394530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Black Hills High School students and chaperones get ready to start their work<br />day rebuilding for St. Bernard Project.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Pictured: Back-Lindsay Swick, Marriah Kerrihard, Erin Schneider, Deanna Morrison, Cindy Meyer, Krista Whittaker </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Second Row - Tori Stamp, Tanner Johnson, Adam Meyer, Doug Stamp</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Front - Lindsey Meyer, Garrison Stamp, Caitlin Meyer</span><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhelpstbernardproject%2Falbumid%2F5456989102319562033%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" height="192"></embed><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Some pictures of volunteers during our trip.</span><br /><br />St. Bernard Project is rebuilding communities in the greater New Orleans area. In addition to rebuilding over 270 homes post-Katrina, providing free mental health services to area residents, and beginning a new "Good Work/Good Pay" rebuilding program - SBP is helping local communities rebuild important community services. This week hundreds of high school and college students, under the leadership of Shirts Across America, are giving up their spring vacations to help in the post-Katrina rebuilding effort. This is the second annual trip for Black Hills High School Tumwater Teens. Today, they gutted a former gym in Meraux, Louisiana that will be rebuilt as The Garden of Prayer church.<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Within a few weeks, it will open its doors.</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-72627748912362753142010-03-12T12:52:00.000-08:002010-04-06T03:26:43.799-07:00Tumwater Teens To Return to New Orleans!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCu2LVwYmLzJ2Uhnym9NqeyHqf2_e21XR5WRSokTTBkH4TfM6Kyh-eWqpysKxmZb61NerRhm2Ff8WqxBZ-RX0mbPPDyj_T_qHRJGY1F6crrFdsxlf00GmvZsU58jPWD2FXts3kHK_O6eA/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCu2LVwYmLzJ2Uhnym9NqeyHqf2_e21XR5WRSokTTBkH4TfM6Kyh-eWqpysKxmZb61NerRhm2Ff8WqxBZ-RX0mbPPDyj_T_qHRJGY1F6crrFdsxlf00GmvZsU58jPWD2FXts3kHK_O6eA/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447853655035606450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Tumwater Teens: Lindsay Swick, Garrison Stamp, Lindsey Meyer, Erin Schneider, Tanner Johnson, Tori Stamp, Mariah Kerrihard, and Adam Meyer<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">The Tumwater Teens will return to New Orleans for the second time to help St. Bernard Project rebuild a home post-Katrina. The teens, all Black Hills High School students, will spend their spring break (April 3-10, 2010) volunteering for SBP. Five adult volunteers will be joining the teens. The teens are part of an initiative planned by Shirts Across America to recruit high school students from the West Coast to assist in the rebuilding effort in the New Orleans area.<br /></div></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-39363190866132762182010-01-15T10:26:00.000-08:002010-03-12T13:05:05.207-08:00Please help the St. Bernard Project win $1 Million on Facebook<a href="http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/486661?src=embed"><img src="http://a3.chase.contextoptional.com/images/support_us.png?1263574075" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >Dear friends and family -<br /><br />St. Bernard Project received over $60,000 from Chase Community Giving votes on Facebook!<br /><br />Thank you for your votes!<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794309632218717794.post-15177994259988639042009-08-31T08:38:00.000-07:002009-08-31T09:18:41.921-07:00A Changing Landscape<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIZbzWtdOhyphenhyphenqq-O_z3X3NztXfL-9eBvxfzIlLEDyqzpAz7Z18pV_8AlHG7gupL5uqVQzkhw8WE_u2bzY55_zARocsJAIF3pdVEdbE8elvoHcPq0V-9oERm3kAh8KJbF9DXsICEyR_Cnc/s1600-h/pictures+from+camera+august+2009+includes+NOLA+109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIZbzWtdOhyphenhyphenqq-O_z3X3NztXfL-9eBvxfzIlLEDyqzpAz7Z18pV_8AlHG7gupL5uqVQzkhw8WE_u2bzY55_zARocsJAIF3pdVEdbE8elvoHcPq0V-9oERm3kAh8KJbF9DXsICEyR_Cnc/s400/pictures+from+camera+august+2009+includes+NOLA+109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376162940376254482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I just finished my sixth visit to the New Orleans area. As I visited with residents, town leaders, and St. Bernard Project staff, a couple of things came up in the conversation over and over again.<br /></div><br />First, of course, is the gratitude the residents and town leaders have for the staff of St. Bernard Project (SBP) and the volunteers who have traveled from across the globe to rebuild the community. One parish council member credits SBP with "having an outstanding role in helping people get back into housing that far surpasses the work of any other organization working in the area." SBP has built 230 homes to date.<br /><br />Another common thread within each conversation is the changing culture and dynamics within each neighborhood. These good people who have struggled for so hard for so long to get home, are now dealing with the fact that St. Bernard Parish will never again be the same as it once was. People yearn for the close-knit neighborhoods they remembered before Katrina. Yet many neighbors have not returned. Many homes were bulldozed to the ground. Renters have moved in where there were once homeowners. The neighborhoods are now more diverse. The intergenerational friendships they treasured have, in many cases, been permanently dismantled by Katrina.<br /><br />I have no doubt, though, that these people who endured so much to return home have the courage and generosity of spirit to rebuild the camaraderie and sense of community they so love.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486566627157376750noreply@blogger.com0