Rebuilding Together National trucked all 30+ August class CapacityCorps members down to Lafayette, Louisiana to meet the new 20+ members of the January class members and spend the week 'rebuilding' 5 homes and participating in additional trainings.
It was exhausting: daily manual labor from 8am-4:30, followed by CC activities until nearly 9. Then off to walmart for wine (contraban on premises, so it had to be done stealthily) to finish off the evening in Cabin 7 with conversation until 2.
It was inspiring: seeing work done SO quickly on the homes every day. Surrounded by 60 people who actually love and care about what they are doing in life, who want more and want better, and think about things that are important.
The home that I worked on received: new garage roof, a wheelchair ramp, gutted and completed redone bathroom, new kitchen cabinets, flooring throughout, patched siding, and exterior painting.
Gettin things done for America
Kira, my partner in crime
The cast iron tub was literally floating over this gaping hole in the bathroom floor
The campsite we stayed at
Patching siding is extremely difficult and tiring work
The last-day crew and homeowners
More can be found here: MLK Work Week album
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