Housing Development Alliance

The HDA blog is finally back! I, John, will once again be updating you on the latest news with the Alliance. Glancing through the volunteer groups scheduled to serve the Hazard area, I recognize a few names from last summer. We can't wait to see you again!

Well, where to start? I guess with the basics. Jane Rose is our new Volunteer Coordinator, and she has been busy planning the volunteers for the next few months. She has high goals for the summer, including a week in June where we will be juggling 75 volunteers at the same time! Phew. She's had a fun time working with HDA and is ready for more.

I have completed my junior year in college and have just celebrated my 21st birthday (woooo!). Although I enjoyed my studies immensely, I am so ready to substitute the daily grind of writing papers and taking exams for meeting new people and helping the community. In addition to being Janie's assistant, I am also being used for my social networking skills. I would not say I'm tech-savvy, but I know my way around Facebook--which is just what the Alliance wants. For those of you who follow us on Facebook (which should be ALL of you), I am the cause for the flood of information on your newsfeed. Sorry. My bad. We're just excited for the events to come and to share our accomplishments with everyone else with the hope of inspiring others to help volunteer with us later. If you haven't "liked" us on Facebook yet, you really should.

Next week, First Presbyterian from Virginia will be visiting. They will be my first group in a whole year! Hopefully, I can quickly get back into the swing of things. Until then, I have nothing else to report. Have a good summer everyone!