Good afternoon, everyone!  Yesterday’s MLK Day event was a huge success.  Thanks to all who came out to work, and those who supported the event from far away with thoughts, prayers, and donations.

We had over 70 volunteers show up, which was fantastic!  Volunteers came with Louisiana’s AmeriCorps program, Delta Corps, and also with First United Methodist Church of Slidell and Faith Bible Church of Slidell.  During the morning, we worked at Faith Bible Church’s spacious facility to build frames for four ramps.  Once finished there, the teams – Saints, Hornets, Tigers, and Green Wave – broke out to go to their own sites to install their ramps.

By the end of the day, we had three ramps completely installed, and one last ramp almost completed.  The Saints team tackled a huge beast of a ramp project yesterday, and they did an absolutely wonderful job!  The frames and other materials are still out on site, and that ramp will be finished by other volunteers sometime soon (TBA; if interested in participating, please email maggie@pcoslidell.org).  Tigers, Hornets, and Green Wave completed their ramps throughout the afternoon, not giving in to some road bumps that occurred along the way!  Everyone worked really hard, with great success.

All in all, we had a really wonderful group of people show up yesterday.  I can’t thank you guys enough for an awesome, productive day!  Four more families are no longer held prisoner inside their own homes for lack of a safe exit.  Your service will not be forgotten!

Here are some photos I took yesterday.  If you have any others you would like to post, please email me! (maggie@pcoslidell.org)

I would also like to thank Rich Jeppeson from First United Methodist Church; Michael Sweetland from Faith Bible Church; Angela Pinckard and Lisa Moore Teer from Delta Corps; and Brian and Ashley from PCO.  These guys helped with the planning and on the day of the event.  This project would not have been possible without them.

Additionally, thanks so much to the PCO family who helped support this service project financially: Pastor Barbara Jordan of Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Henry & Karen Carrouth, Jane Farmer, William Mullane, Mike & Rosann Corbett, Robert Aagesen, and Joseph & Nancy Fouts.

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