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(Message started by: nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:12am)

Title: Where the hell have I been?
Post by nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:12am

I've barely been around the last 6 weeks. For a damn good reason, though. As some of you know, I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for my local Habitat for Humanity. Well, for the last 6 weeks, we've been having the Collegiate Challenge. I've had 165 high school and college students from all over the country spend their Spring Breaks working for us. They built 2 homes in under 30 work days!
I have a bunch of photos...so I'm gonna share because I am SO proud of these kids. I forgot my camera at my office, so I don't have the last photos of the finished homes :-/

These homes were pre-built and shipped already framed.
Week one Alma College, Alma Michigan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000438.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000449.jpg

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:15am

Week 2 The Knox School Long Island NY (Sorry, I forgot the town name) This is a private high school. That's one of the homeowner's kids with the high schoolers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000452.jpg

Week 3 60 kids from Bucknell University in PA, Purdue, and Texas A&M
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000475.jpg

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:20am

Week 4 - 45 kids Ohio State, Northwestern and U of Chicago:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000487.jpg
Week 5 - Air Force Academy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000492.jpg

These are local kindergartners who raised $235. auctioning their art work. It paid for plants and landscape stuff:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000503.jpg

They also made thank you cards for the college kids:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/nani36/IM000508.jpg

Final photos next week, after I take a couple of days off. ;)

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Sean_C on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:26am

Your such a selfish person, you know that don't you.

Huge hugs headed over [smiley=hug.gif]

Sean.................................... ;;D

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Kevin_M on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:27am

Cool doin's Nani. Alma College is a nice little place up here.

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 9:31am

on 04/07/07 at 09:26:43, Sean_C wrote:

Your such a selfish person, you know that don't you.

Just so ya know...it was really hard hanging around all those hot college dudes. ::)

Those Alma kids rocked, Kev. They all rocked, actually.

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by JeffB on Apr 7^th, 2007, 10:11am

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's nice to see tomorrows leaders doing something good for others. [smiley=thumb.gif]

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Kevin_M on Apr 7^th, 2007, 10:54am

on 04/07/07 at 09:31:25, nani wrote:

Those Alma kids rocked, Kev. They all rocked, actually.

You betcha nan, beautiful countryside upstate there and close to the wild Central MI U, 75 miles south of my cottage. ;)

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Yorky on Apr 7^th, 2007, 11:10am

geeeez....you have addopted a crowd. (all us,an all them)
any chance you could babysit tonight , for me and tracy ?

::)

PS WELL DONE GIRL

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by BarbaraD on Apr 7^th, 2007, 11:30am

good work Nani. Habitat for Humanity is a good cause. We used to work with it quite a bit (back in my contractor days) and it really is a great thing. Those kids can be a hoot. We worked with high school kids.

Keep up the good work even if you are just being selfish (and we all know it's just so's you can grab a feel ever now and then.... ;) )

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Lobster on Apr 7^th, 2007, 11:56am

That is so cool, Nani. Nice work.

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?W
Post by jimmers on Apr 7^th, 2007, 2:34pm

Way to go Nani! I think that kind of giving is awesome.

Jimmers

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Jonny on Apr 7^th, 2007, 2:46pm

Good breath, clean lungs and a heart of gold!

You ROCK, Nani! [smiley=headbanger.gif]

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Charlie on Apr 7^th, 2007, 7:01pm

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/double clapper.gif Wow. Nicely done kid.

Charlie

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by UN solved on Apr 7^th, 2007, 7:33pm

Great job Nani !! Keep up the good work !!

UNsolved

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by nani on Apr 7^th, 2007, 8:31pm

I don't rock...those kids rock. They worked their butts off, when they could have spent their week partying. They did something to change the world, and Jeff, I was happy to meet these future leaders. They gave me hope, LOL.
Volunteer Coordinator is my job. It is the best job in the world, though. I'm a lucky woman.

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by georgej on Apr 7^th, 2007, 8:32pm

[smiley=thumb.gif]

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by sandie99 on Apr 9^th, 2007, 11:54am

Here's to one amazing Volunteer Coordinator! That's just wonderful! I can't wait to see the pics of the finished houses. :)

Hugs, best wishes & PF days,
Sanna

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by artonio7 on Apr 9^th, 2007, 1:47pm

Nani, Nani, Nani just think of all the wonderful ways you've affected these people... from the volunteers to the inhabitants and straight down the road to their offspring. I often find it amazing how ones life is so profoundly influenced and affected by people like you. Good people do good things.

Thank you.

with warm regards,
Tony

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Jackie on Apr 9^th, 2007, 4:02pm

Wow, Nani....

Very impressive....you do GOOD work, Sweetie...

Love to you,
Jackie

Title: Re: Where the hell have I been?
Post by Sandy_C on Apr 9^th, 2007, 5:13pm

Great job, Nani!

We usually read only things about our young people getting in to trouble. It's wonderful to see that the next generation just might turn out OK!

Thanks for the great work!

Sandy