We made it! 16 hours in the van with the team was a lot of fun! We had some great laughs and naps and we finally made it from Chester, New Hampshire to Hazard, Kentucky in one piece!
After we met with our host, Jane Rose and we settled into our cottage we had a great meal together and a good night's rest. We got up roaring to go to our worksite on this soggy day. When we got there, we learned that the family now living in the house lost their home last year in a flash flood. FEMA stepped in and granted them a home and the Housing Development Alliance is now helping them with everything else (ie the room, porch, drainage). Team Chester dug a trench around the home to help alleviate draining when it started to pour. The contractors decided to call it day since they didn't want us to get sick or hurt. While I'm a little bummed that we only got to do an hour's worth of work, I'm glad that we were able to help out this family even if it was a small job. Hopefully this weather will break so that we'll be able to continue working thoughout the week.
So day one: Dig a trench, get stuck in another!
Luckily our contractors were able to help us out!
(Stuck in the trench! In this picture from left to right: Tori, Alexis, Krista, Nicole, Dalla and the Grape Twinkie!)
Til the next time we have internet!
-Blaine
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