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| Leo & Maria, future owners of one of the units, help with the construction |
This morning was my 2nd time around with Habitat for Humanity here
in Portland. Click here to read about my first time with the organization, and
a bit about how they operate. I enjoy working with these guys because of the
hands on construction element, but also because of the project leaders. The work reminds me of my time volunteering with Pisco Sin Fronteras in
Peru. Today I was helping construct a duplex in
North Portland, an up-and-coming neighborhood (only a block off of
the bar and cafe packed Mississippi Ave). A
blue sky this Saturday morning left the project with only 4 volunteers (2 of
which were members of the family that will live in the house once complete)…bummer. But today was a great day. I was given carpentry tasks, and happy to use power tools and a hammer. I constructed and
mounted exterior vent blocks (um, what are those?) and mounted blocks for dry wall in the upstairs
unit. Also reminding me of my work in Peru, was the diversity of the volunteers helping
today: Mexico, Holland, China and the Upper Mid-west were all represented on site.
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| Megan helps H4H before heading out to volunteer with the Human Society. You go, girl. |
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