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Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Mar 25-29, 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Christle Gehman

This week we had twelve volunteers from the Pleasant View Mennonite church in Dayton, Virginia, plus the driver couple.  We had five couples in total and four young adults.  We Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Mar 18-22, 2019

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Christle Gehman

This week we had a first cousin reunion!  All are young adults who gathered together from Ohio and Wisconsin to be our crew, plus a driver couple Justin & Nancy Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Mar 11-15, 2019

Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Christle Gehman

This week the volunteers travelled together from Penn Yan, New York and Pennsylvania.  These people are serious birders and instead of instructions to leave your cell phones behind from the Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Mar 4-8, 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Rollin Ulrich from Syracuse, IN arrived a few days early to cross over from Phil.  This is the first time as Project Director for Rollin. Lois Wenger, head cook, arrived Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Feb 25-Mar 1, 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Two more terrific groups dragged themselves out of the cold to help out in Fort Myers.  Thank you to Kentucky James of the Eberly brothers and Wilma Burkholder from Pennsylvania Read More…

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Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Feb 18-22, 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Layne Newswanger led his crew of seven from Pennsylvania in the job of shingling Ester Marroquin’s roof in LaBelle. This week they tore off shingles, repaired five bad spots with Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Feb 11-15, 2019

Posted on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Working with volunteers that we have worked with in the past is so much fun!! Barry Jones from Ontario brought some familiar faces with him that we worked with in Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Feb 4-8, 2019

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Happiness is seeing friends from your home church in Michigan arrive to help in LaBelle, Florida! One “old” (sorry, Tom Nickel) friend came from Minnesota, and Abe Rissler brought eight Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Jan 27-Feb 1, 2019

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Christle Gehman

Here we are, one month into the New Year, and one month closer to getting families back into their homes.  The time has flown by with productivity! This week, Ryan Read More…

Posted in NewsTagged Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Irma

Fort Myers, FL – Weekly Report – Dec 31-Jan 11, 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Christle Gehman

We’re baaaack!  Phil and Kathleen arrived January 1.   On January 2 and 3, Neal, Casey and Russell, Jesse, and Gordon and Maria arrived.   Neal, Gordon and Maria are from Manitoba, Read More…

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