Growing Excitement and Urgency...
The following excerpt was pulled from the LC3 online bulletin board:
"I'm so excited I think I'm gonna burst - (drum roll, please, as the suspense is mounting).
But first let me give you a little background on my research. (Oh! isn't that a horrible tease???) I called and left messages and emails for many people with H4H. No one has called or emailed me back. The best I got was that we could help gut some houses. I personally don't think that truly aligns with our vision. Needless to say I have been disappointed with H4H.
So, I decided to search further afield. I found a non-profit organization called Common Grounds that is very similar to H4H but except locally run (New Orleans). I spoke to a wonderful woman there named Michelle.
Let me take a brief moment to keep holding you in suspense as I remind you of the goals we set during lunch: 1. That we wanted to physically help build something. 2. That we wanted to have a fund raiser to help the people there. 3. We wanted to help a family with their needs according to the project we got involved in. 4. We wanted to provide some medical assistance.
Well here it is (are you ready yet???) Common Grounds wants to help the lower 9th district build a free medical clinic. The 9th district was one of the areas that suffered extensive damage from the hurricanes and is in desperate need of medical services. Since the hurricanes there has been no medical care available in the district. People can't even get a shot. The clinic they want to build will help more than just one family, it will help thousands of families in the area.
Common Grounds already has a house dedicated to the clinic. The house needs sheetrocking, plumbing, wiring, a roof, flooring, etc. Common Grounds also needs doctors and nurses to help set up and coordinate the clinic. In other words, they don't have a clue about what goes into a clinic, so they need guidance to realize their dream.
Michelle is willing to help with a fundraiser. She has done it before. We talked about a nationwide fundraiser. Debbie, I told her you would be calling or emailing her so both of you could work on that together. There is more information I have for you, but I'm just too excited about this possibility to hold off sending this to you all!
Now please, I request that we don't start bombarding her with emails or phone calls. She is a very busy woman. For now let Debbie and I be the contacts. If you have questions or want more information, contact Debbie or me and we will get what you want.
I am very anxious to hear what you all think about this possibility as our joint service project. I am requesting that those of you who need more information to make a decision contact me by Monday, 5/1. Then I request that each of you send me an e-mail by Wednesday 5/3 letting me know whether you can stand behind this project. If we have a consensus, we will undertake the project. Some of the next steps will be deciding who wants to physically go there, for how long, when, etc.
Your friend, Jim"
-Jim K.
04/28/06 @ 8:46 pm
"I'm so excited I think I'm gonna burst - (drum roll, please, as the suspense is mounting).
But first let me give you a little background on my research. (Oh! isn't that a horrible tease???) I called and left messages and emails for many people with H4H. No one has called or emailed me back. The best I got was that we could help gut some houses. I personally don't think that truly aligns with our vision. Needless to say I have been disappointed with H4H.
So, I decided to search further afield. I found a non-profit organization called Common Grounds that is very similar to H4H but except locally run (New Orleans). I spoke to a wonderful woman there named Michelle.
Let me take a brief moment to keep holding you in suspense as I remind you of the goals we set during lunch: 1. That we wanted to physically help build something. 2. That we wanted to have a fund raiser to help the people there. 3. We wanted to help a family with their needs according to the project we got involved in. 4. We wanted to provide some medical assistance.
Well here it is (are you ready yet???) Common Grounds wants to help the lower 9th district build a free medical clinic. The 9th district was one of the areas that suffered extensive damage from the hurricanes and is in desperate need of medical services. Since the hurricanes there has been no medical care available in the district. People can't even get a shot. The clinic they want to build will help more than just one family, it will help thousands of families in the area.
Common Grounds already has a house dedicated to the clinic. The house needs sheetrocking, plumbing, wiring, a roof, flooring, etc. Common Grounds also needs doctors and nurses to help set up and coordinate the clinic. In other words, they don't have a clue about what goes into a clinic, so they need guidance to realize their dream.
Michelle is willing to help with a fundraiser. She has done it before. We talked about a nationwide fundraiser. Debbie, I told her you would be calling or emailing her so both of you could work on that together. There is more information I have for you, but I'm just too excited about this possibility to hold off sending this to you all!
Now please, I request that we don't start bombarding her with emails or phone calls. She is a very busy woman. For now let Debbie and I be the contacts. If you have questions or want more information, contact Debbie or me and we will get what you want.
I am very anxious to hear what you all think about this possibility as our joint service project. I am requesting that those of you who need more information to make a decision contact me by Monday, 5/1. Then I request that each of you send me an e-mail by Wednesday 5/3 letting me know whether you can stand behind this project. If we have a consensus, we will undertake the project. Some of the next steps will be deciding who wants to physically go there, for how long, when, etc.
Your friend, Jim"
-Jim K.
04/28/06 @ 8:46 pm
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