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The RiverBuilders are home again!
We worked on several different projects. A couple
of them got good press coverage:
Local TV station coverage of steel frame house.
Newspaper story on Lumberton tear-down.
TV report on Lumberton tear-down.
Kathleen Johnson's blog
lots of RiverBuilders pictured on Kathleen's blog!
Some links for those of you following along from home:
John Deuel's blog
Deacon Dorotheé Caulfield's blog
Google Map
Mission on the Bay (our hosts)
Our daily schedule (Central Time):
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
| 7:30 | Assignments & load vehicles |
| 8:00 | Travel to work sites |
| 5ish | Arrive back at Mission on the Bay and dinner preparation |
| 6:00 | Supper (RiverBuild team meeting at end of dinner) |
| 7:30 | Evening Reflection (optional) |
| 9:00 | Quite hours begin (blogging optional) |
| 10:30 | Lights out |
We are a volunteer crew who have been going down to help
Rebuild the Gulf Coast
after Katrina & Gustav
You can still help us build homes for people still living in FEMA trailers by
| Making a tax-deductable donation: | Donate through one of the churches below or click here to donate on-line with your credit card:  If you are a registered RiverBuilder planning to cover the costs of your own ticket, you can use this same button to cover your costs using your credit card. Credit card processing costs us 2.5% for Standard MC/Visa, 3.5% for Business or "Affinity" MC/Visa (i.e. most cards), and 3.8% for Amex. Consider tacking on a bit extra if you'd like to cover the fees also. |
| 50/50 Raffle | Our Raffle is completed and the winner has been notified. Our thanks to everyone who sold and everyone who purchased raffle tickets! |
Buying RiverBuild 2008 merchandise |
People at your church may still be selling cool RiverBuild hats and reusable shopping or tote bags. |
About 65 people ages 10 to 81 are volunteering this year!
We raised enough money to provide scholarship assistance to all who needed it, and we're going to be able to give a donation to Mission on the Bay to help them in their continuing efforts.
Riverbuild is a joint Mission Trip with the following Hudson Valley Episcopal Congregations (and their friends!) participating:
Briarcliff Manor: All Saints'
Croton-on-Hudson: St. Augustine's
Mohegan Lake: St. Mary's
Ossining: St. Paul's-on-the-Hill, Trinity
Pleasantville: St. John's
Scarborough: St. Mary's
Tarrytown: Christ Church
Our work is facilitated by Mission on the Bay: www.missiononthebay.org