This morning, tired from prom, we piled into two shuttles and headed over to our build site. As a part of the first crew we got to get a quick nap in.
The Habitat crew here usually only has bud days on Saturdays, but they made an exception when they heard we were coming through town. This affiliate builds on average 7 homes a year and have three projects going at once, one starting every six weeks. This machine is so well oiled that they have a building schedule a year out and they and they an tell you how far in a project they will be/ace volunteers at that point too. All of homes they build are finished in 20 Saturdays which is crazy. They also do everything the old fashioned way, no nail guns, because they want to have as many people in the community as possible contributing at a build site as possible which is a really cool thought.
Once we arrived at the site we were split into three groups: one to do roofing, one to out on siding and paint the exterior and one to prime the inside of a house. Due to the warm temperatures here in Fresno and the long biking days we have had, I volunteered my group for the indoor painting project. There was something very calming about using a roller this late in the game.
Lunch was prepared by a woman who received a home about seven years ago. Fresno has a large Hmung population because after the Vietnam war this city was one of three places displaced persons were brought. She had graciously made us her first place spring rolls and fried rice. Awesome!!!
Due to their volunteer schedule we only worked a half day, but no complaints here because I was able to get caught up with some internet and real world things.
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