Housing Development Alliance

Hey everyone! Well, we lucked out today with the weather. All week long (except for a few scattered showers) the temperature and humidity has been out of control! Especially for those work groups that have spent afternoons digging ditches or shingling roof tops. Today was nice, for a change. Cloudy skies and low temps are making these last day jobs easier.

The North Shore groups are just about done with the small buildings they both have been individually working on. One is going to be used as a toolshed, but I'll tell ya something, that's got to be the best looking toolshed I've ever seen. The other group is working on a small home that has a beautiful overlook of the Appalachian Mountains. Both of the North Shore groups worked hard, and were very open to new experiences (Good job getting on the roof, guys! Even if it was just one time. I can know how much heights can suck.) But it seems like everyone is ready for home and I can't blame them. Everyone deserves a nice air-conditioned couch after a week of such hard work. We hope that they have a safe trip home and come back next year!

Ft. Thomas has had a hard week too! They've been all over Perry County, helping paint homes, underpinning new homes, and digging ditches for Walkertown Elementary school. One group even started painting the bathrooms for the new and improved Hazard baseball diamond at the Perry County Park. Despite the wasps and broken cell phones and near-disasters with the heat, HDA is proud to announce that the entire church group has survived! As Jane Rose once said, "They sure are a scrappy bunch, aren't they? They just got in there and did it!" They're tired, but every time I visited their work sites, the kids were always smiling. Especially this little guy:At the beginning of the week, he waited for the vultures to come get him. By today, however, he appears to be having a fun time at the work site. He even made friends with another youngster who lives near the site at the Airport. He should remember his time here for a very long time. Hopefully, everyone will. Our carpenters truly enjoyed working with Ft. Thomas, and we hope that the volunteers recognize the difference that they have made in our community. We'll see you all real soon, right? RIGHT?! Right.