Responding Rebuilding Restoring

Green Valley Lake, CA

Located between Los Angeles and San Diego counties in the San Bernadino Mountains, Green Valley Lake is at 7200 feet and surrounded by a National Forest. For all these reasons it has remained a very small, picturesque, and uncrowded area. The small town boasts of a pretty little lake that is stocked often with plentiful fish, and a small beach for swimming.

Disaster Description

The Slide wildfires of October, 2007 burned 12,759 acres of land.

MDS Response

The local Recovery Committee for San Bernardino asked the California MDS Unit for help in rebuilding a home and they agreed. Working together with Catholic Charities, Red Cross, Hearts and Home organization, the California Unit put together a RV Project.

This project came together in record time because of the cooperation between all the faith based organizations. The home will be built in the same footprint as the one that burned with a garage and utility room below and the 700 foot home on the second level.

 

Photo Gallery

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Walt pulling wire.

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Vern works on the wiring.

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The new house is being built on the footprint of the house that was destroyed.

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The first wall goes up at the Green Valley Lake RV project.

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Working at the RV project in Green Valley Lake.

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Don Buller at the Green Valley Lake project.

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The Green Valley Lake MDS house progresses.

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The RV project with the house in the background.

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Walt works on the project in Green Valley Lake, CA.

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Don nailing framing.

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Walt and Don cutting trim.

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Don and Brandon installing siding.

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This contractor donated his time to set the trusses.

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Lillian and Marilyn work on framing.

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Marilyn, Diane and Lillian take a break from painting trim.

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Brandon and Don building walls.

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Walt caulking the windows.

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Steve works on the electrical wiring.

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Diane pulling wires.

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Steve pulling wire.

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Fireplace installed by Robert, a local volunteer.

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Beth and Bonnie painting deck boards.

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Don and Brandon working on interior walls.

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Vern works on the stairs.

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Walt installing ceiling insulation.

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Carolyn and Diane measure and cut insulation.

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Norm installs ceiling insulation.

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Don and Marilyn installing insulation.

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Don and Brandon fasten drywall.

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Walt works on drywall.

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Norm and Diane installing decking.

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Carolyn and Vern assist Don with cutting.

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Don, Vern and Carolyn work at the back of the house.

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Marilyn painting siding.

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Vern and Brandon building on the back deck.

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Enjoying the homemade ice cream, thanks to Brandon.

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Walt works on the drywall in the kitchen.

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David works on the drywall.

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Carolyn and Norm measure drywall.

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David working on the ceiling drywall.

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Marilyn mudding seams.

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RV team enjoys the barbeque.

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Marilyn and Carolyn measure and cut drywall for the window wells.

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Carolyn mudding seams.

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Brandon works on the drywall.

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Brandon taping the drywall.

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Vern and Norm work on the deck.

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Walt works on the electrical.

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Carolyn staining deck boards at the project in Green Valley Lake.

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Brandon caulking door frames.

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Marilyn stains stair treads.

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New garage door donated by Edgemont Garage doors.

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Vern and Don unpack cabinets.

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Marilyn and Pat install closet shelving.

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Brenda signs off on the job card.

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Fellowship after the dedication of Brenda's home.

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Installing the microwave that was donated by Brenda's family.

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Walt presents the keys to Brenda.

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Vern and Don unpack the cabinets.

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The "Before" picture of Brenda's house in Green Valley Lake.

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Brenda's house in Green Valley Lake that the MDS RV volunteers rebuilt.

Project Reports

Weekly Report for Green Valley Lake

October 23, 2009

Sunday morning Don and Marilyn left for home, leaving Walt and Pat as the only team members left here in Green Valley Lake. Monday, Walt worked on some electrical problems and the plumber looked for gas leaks, making several...

Category: Green Valley Lake, CA


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Project statistics

Mennonite Disaster Service RV

33205 Green Valley Lake Rd

Green Valley Lake, CA 92341

E-mail: mds.calif(at)gmail.com

Project Directors: Walt and Pat Willems

Project Start Date: July 6, 2009

Volunteer Status: 

Volunteers to Date: 41

Jobs Started: 1

Jobs Completed:  1

 

Current Situation
20 Nov 2009


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40°F
Sunrise 6:25 am
Sunset 4:43 pm

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