Volunteers Needed This Weekend

As you may have heard, this week has been declared a week of service here in Delaware and it is National Volunteerism Week.  In that spirit, Delaware Liberal has volunteered to help out a regional charity, Rebuilding Philadelphia,  with a project for them this Saturday.  This is how the project was presented to us:

This year, we will be helping a single-parent family in Westville, NJ (near Gibbstown).  The family evacuated to this area from Mississippi prior to Hurricane Katrina. They lost their home, but have started again, living near relatives in this area. They also lost her 10 year old daughter to cancer two years ago. The family purchased a home last year, but it is need of repairs. She shares the home with her two daughters, two nephews, and one niece. All of the children are between the ages of 7 and 15 years.

We will be providing some manual labor in the form of painting, light carpentry and insulation.  The coordinator of this project is a friend of mine, so that is how I got hooked up with this team.  If you are interested, please email me at liberalgeek@delawareliberal.net and let me know.  I’ll give you more details, including the waiver form and meeting place and time.  Plan for a full day of service.