Winter Break Trip to Houma, Louisiana!
January 9-17, 2010

Arrangements were made with Project Homecoming, a PDA program in New Orleans, for a half day tour of the Ninth Ward to inspect the devestation done there. The day ended with dinner in the French Quarter of New Orleans before returning to Houma.
ETOWN PARTICIPANTS:
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Danielle-Lynn |
Caggiano |
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Chelsea |
Decker |
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Bethany |
Dieffenderfer |
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Sean |
Duetsch |
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Amy |
Haun |
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Steph |
Kichline |
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Nikki |
Koyste |
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Brittany |
Kuperavage |
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Kendra |
Linton |
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Jenna |
Maiorella |
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Lorin |
Mellinger |
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Lisa |
Moseson |
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Andrea |
Raffensperger |
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Logan |
Reis |
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Dana |
Richmond |
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Heather |
Robertson |
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Sharon |
Sherick |
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Scott |
Simonsen |
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Heather |
Slifko |
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Rachael |
Smith |
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Matt |
Torresani |
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Maggie |
Troutman |
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Janis |
Umberger |
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Nancy |
Valkenburg |
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Mike |
White |
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Montana |
Tamny |
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Jake |
Keeler |
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LEND A HAND TRIP SUMMARY
MARY – BOBTOWN CIRCLE
Tiled and grouted floor in bathroom
Tiled and grouted countertop with backsplash and serving counter in kitchen
Stained trim around counter tops
Reset vanity, sink and commode in bathroom
Repair faults in drywall in kitchen, hallway & bathrooms
Painted hallway and kitchen
Painted door and trim of bathroom
DORIS – GRAND CAILLUO
Tiled and grouted floor and walls of shower stall
Repaired faults in walls of shower room
Tiled & grouted counter tops with backsplash in kitchen
Painted two door frames and caulked and painted trim of four windows
Cleaned entire home before leaving
LOIS – GRAND CAILLOU
Moved furniture from work areas
Removed linoleum from two rooms & scrapped glue
Installed laminate flooring with padding in living room and installed quarter round
Tiled and grouted bathroom, hallway and kitchen floors
Reset commode
Installed baseboard around tiled floors
Set base kitchen cabinets & prepared tops for installation of tile
Trimmed front door
Caulked trim as needed
GAYLE – SHRIMPERS ROW
Constantly had to move “things” out of the way of workers
Installed padding & laminate floors in large living room, hallway and one bedroom
Installed hardiboard in utility room and bathroom
Tiled laid in utility room and bathroom (insufficient time to grout)
Baseboard & trim installed in bedroom
Commode reset
Apprentice chef (student) helped prepare four Cajun lunches for crew
One student wrestled and lost to homeowner
DARLENE – SHRIMPERS ROW
Installed homemade kitchen base and wall cabinets
Installed trim around cabinets & crown mold around ceiling above cabinets
Tiled countertop in kitchen – designed by two students (insufficient time to grout)
Cut out for sink
Fixed faults in previously installed laminate floors
Two young ladies crawled under house to move wiring
Put in small false wall in bathroom to hide pipes
Installed shower stall and vanity – major chiseling of walls to make shower stall fit
Drilled holes for commode, shower and vanity supply & drain
Texture painted living room and several skipped spaces found in other rooms
Moved furniture out of way of workers
Cleaned work areas before leaving
HATTIE – FISHERMAN’S LANE
Completed tiling kitchen begun by previous crew – grouted entire kitchen floor
Installed padding and laminate floor in 30” hallway
Stacked shelves with canned and dry goods (donations from volunteers)
Filled small freezer with meat products (donations from volunteers)
Contacted community center to see that Hattie had sufficient food in the future


















