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New Orleans Mitzvah Corps

Congregation Rodef Sholom's New Orleans Mitzvah Corps visit April 11th to 17th, 2009
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Neighbor showing us how high the high water mark on her house.
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Neighbor showing us how high the high water mark on her house.

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  • We offered to move 32 sheets of 1/2" X 12 ' sheetrock to house on the other side of the river that needed the rock.
  • This is the FEMA trailer that folks were expected to live in while they were rebuilding their homes. Not much room inside.
  • Louise with our sheetrock crew. She is 62 and has lived in her house for 37 years. Her mortgage company has been charging her the full amount of her loan all the time her house had been unlivable. The day before we met her FEMA had called to inform her that was being evicted from the trailer and to get her things out in 2 weeks. She told them there was nothing in the trailer anyway since she lost everything to Katina.
  • Team #2's project house, 418 Warrington Avenue.
  • Team #2 at morning break on day 1.
  • Some of our kids making friends with 2 shy neighbor kids and their 2 puppies.
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  • Finally breaking the ice with the neighbor kids and the puppies, "Obama" and ?
  • Neighbor showing us how high the high water mark on her house.
  • Talia working on the corner bead.
  • Michael screwing in the corner bead.
  • Sofi mudding the screw holes.
  • Talia, Hannah, Lena & Sofi.
  • Eric screwing in metal edging.
  • Toby and Hannah working on a corner.
  • Talia and Eric measuring an opening for metal trim.
  • Michael and James installing a metal corner.
  • Curtis and Herbert, neighborhood residents, stopped by our job site and inquired about a stack of sheet rock we had placed by the curb, hoping someone would come by and be able to use it. They could and we helped them load it into their van. Herbert is a 2nd cousin to Mayor Nagin.
  • Michael and Sofi measuring a piece of sheet rock to cut up to case the windows.
  • Bobby Henley, Sr. owner of the home we were assigned to work on, taking a moment for a group shot. He graciously offered to drive some of the kids to find a Subway for our lunch. He was very grateful for all the work we did and was amazed that we had traveled from California to help.
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