Day Two in Lima Land.

Much progress today.  Chelsea & Erin back to hammering (not their fav. thing)  Taylor, Connor, Rachel on the saw.  We put most of the joists in place.  We should start decking tomorrow.

Mickey, Adriana

Slow Start with Team Lima

Monday is demo day.  We are removing and replacing a side covered porch. 

Demo went so much easier than thought we were done by lunch and with no new wood to start construction.  Slow start, quick finish.  Left a lot of time to get to know: Mickey, Adriana, Connor, Chelsea, Erin, Taylor, and Rachel.

Mickey.

Just a note

Just a note: we arrived at the ASP center safely Sunday afternoon.   Sorry we have not blogged sooner, but we have been busy locally.  Thanks to everyone.

Paul

ASP NEWS

·        ASP Planning Team Meeting this Thursday at 6 PM:  Anyone  (adult or youth) interested in helping to plan this summer’s trip is welcome to join us at the church

(reception area) this Thursday from 6-7:30 PM.  We will be discussing this Sunday’s Kick-Off dinner and fundraising expectations for participants.

·        Kick-Off Dinner this Sunday at 7 PM:   The official first event of the ASP season is here!  This Sunday we will meet in the Cave (church basement) for a kick-off dinner

and organizational meeting.  We still haven’t learned the exaction location of our assignment, but I am told it will be in West Virginia.  Maybe we will know more by Sunday. 

This event is for participants and their parents.  Dinner begins at 7:00 and we hope to be done by 8:30 PM. 

·        ASP Applications due March 28:    Please make every effort to get your registration materials and fee in by March 28^th.  We have a limited number of ASP spots and your

Are not promised a spot without your registration forms.  If money is an issue please see me (Linda) or Joan Bloomer to make arrangements.  No one will be left behind

because of $$$$!  

·        ASP Spaghetti Dinner, March 25, 5-8 PM:   Our first fundraiser of the year is just around the corner.  You can volunteer to help, invite friends and neighbors to join us or

buy a ticket and eat!  The cost is $9 for adults, $6 for children 5-12 and free for children age 4 and under.

Day Five, Adult Appalachia Service Project, Feb 2011

On our last day we woke up hoping for a good day so that we could finish the work on the deck. While eating breakfast a fast moving rain storm came through with strong winds. We saw that it was moving through rapidly and would clear in time for us to go out to our work site and complete the desk. On our drive out to our work site, we stopped to take pictures of the creek which was very high after all of the rain. At the site we removed the tarps and got to work. With the bottom part of the deck completed, our task today was to build the top part of the deck complete with posts, railings, spindles and a gate. We worked hard all day and were able to complete our tasks by the end of the work day. During the day, we presented our host, Loraine, with a rocking chair we all chipped in to purchase and also a quilt made by the Arbor Glen quilters. Pictures for the day will provide you with images to go with the description above.

Work Hard all Day, Play at Night

On day three, after accomplishing a lot at our work project and after dinner, we journeyed a short distance to Pennington Gap where we sat around to listen to some of the local musicians playing Blue Grass. You can see and hear some of what we enjoyed for over an hour and a half by going to http://gallery.me.com/tedsettle/101038

If you are PC user, I recommend using Firefox, not Internet Explorer and select small movie, not medium.

Day Four Adult Appalachian Service Project Feb 2011

As you will see from a short video and other images, we woke up to rain on day four. With panchos on, we did finish attaching the deck boards. Later some of our group returned to place a tarp over the deck to try to create a dry workspace for tomorrow. It is predicted to rain in the morning but be sunny in the afternoon. We are hoping to finish a railing on the porch deck before we have to leave. We also decided that our host would need a comfortable rocker to use on her new deck, so we talked with some of the staff. Keith located a store in Pennington Gap, where we had visited the night before for Bluegrass Music played by local musicians. Jane and Ted drove over to the store. We liked the rocking chair so much that we decided to purchase one for ourselves to bring home with us. While in the store we observed a woman siting behind the counter crocheting (she turned out to be the store owner's mother) and asked her about what she was making. Her response, "A prayer shawl." Imagine that!! Jane asked her where she gets her yarn and she said she orders it and gave Jane one of the catalogs from which she orders.

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