Olson’s Fence - February 21, 2009

The Olson’s have asked for help with putting up their fences as they continue to put their house back together after Ike. They expect to have the materials on hand by Friday, and are hoping to put up at least the back fence on Saturday. A few people have already volunteered to be part of the crew that helps, but we could use more.

We will meet at the church on Saturday, February 21stat 8:00 a.m. to go to the Olson’s house. However, if you are closer to Pasadena than to church, you can go directly. Please bring a hammer and whatever other tools you think might be good for this project.

If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know.

We hope to send a crew to Galveston the following Saturday (February 28th), so let us know if you are available for that, too.

Putting Up the Gutter

We are not sending a crew to Galveston this week (February 7). The next likely date for a crew to go down is during the ladies retreat, February 21. Men, you might consider bringing your kids with you that day, as long as they’re old enough to be helpful.

However, we would love to have a small crew meet at the church on Saturday, February 7th at 9:00 a.m. to put up the gutter and possibly do a few other minor chores and repairs. Please bring a hammer and/or a drill/screwdriver.

If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know.

There is still gutting in Galveston

We took a crew to the island on Saturday, (the 24th) and had a good day's work. We were amazed and slightly appalled to find that there are still houses in Galveston that have not even been opened since the storm.

We did gutting on a home in the historic district. It looked fine from the outside, but it had not been lived in for most of the time since the storm and still had no power. The little house (servants quarters?) in the back had not been opened since the storm. So we did actual gutting not too different than the gutting we did in the first month after Ike.

If I could transmit smell through the internet I’d tell you about the refrigerator that had been laying on its back (closed) since September in the little house. We taped it thoroughly shut, but when we lifted it up it leaked at the bottom seal. It was not pleasant.

We also gutted two living areas, two kitchens and a bathroom, including flooring, sheet rock (or plaster) and insulation. It was a good day and the homeowner, who is living upstairs with no power at this point, was very grateful for the progress.

Here are a couple of pictures from my iphone:

Crew to Galveston This Saturday

We are planning to take a crew to Galveston this Saturday, January 24th. We don’t know the nature of the work yet, but it is likely to be indoor work, possibly sheet rock and such. I’ve asked, and I’ll try to post an update when I here.

If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know.