First shift for habitat for humanity (not counting this summer).
One good thing about Habitat, although it can sometimes be not such a good thing, is that every time you have a shift you meet a new group of people as it is usually a different company volunteering every day. Of course in some cases this also makes you the odd man (or woman) out if you are volunteering independently.
This week was "faith week" so one of the groups working with us was a church group. I worked mostly with them, and they were a motivated group, lots of fun to work with. Not to mention they brought lunch for everybody which was an added bonus!
Now, the work ... it was not to be painting as I had hoped. The houses are mostly done on the outside- but the inside is just bare bones. So what we got stuck with was insulation - not fun. But I guess someone's got to do it. The stuff was not heat insulation but noise reduction insulation, brown and fluffy, and dusty. Oh and did I mention itchy? Itchy as all .... I had insulation around my eyes, on my face, down my shirt and in my neck. And though I took a shower as soon as I got home I itched the whole time I watched a movie at the Atlantic Film Festival.
Who gets these houses you may wonder? Well, we learned that the houses are going to 1 single dad and three single moms all living in sub standard housing. I met two of the mom's during the summer while they were logging hours on the site (every recipient has to log 1,000 hours as part of receiving a house). Apparently they have been waiting two years for these houses to be built.
