The Camp.
Sorry about the triple-post...the internet connection at the camp is less-good than I'd hoped, so I mashed the submit button a few extra times to help it out.
For now, let me describe the camp in a little more detail. I'll leave the report about the house for a little bit later in the evening, for reasons which will become apparent. The camp is a grade school that was damaged by Katrina. Habitat for Humanity and Americorps are running the camp jointly. FEMA is no longer in the picture. I've heard various stories about mismanagement of funds and even embezzlement as the reason FEMA is no longer in charge, but I'm not sure how much of that is true. I can't compare it with the old camp, but from everything I hear, the new camp is much more relaxed than the old one. It definitely has an 'organized chaos' sort of feel. Most of the people running the operations of the camp are in their (low) twenties. Everyone seems to be running around, and often no one is sure who's responsibility something is, but everything somehow gets done. The busses out to the work site run on time, the food is prepared, the laundry gets done, and we can see day-to-day progress on the camp infrastructure. At the work site, everyone is safe, the rules are followed, and we are provided with everything we need. The 'Bus Captain', who is in charge of 2-4 teams, has a walkie-talkie to comunicate back with the camp.
Our bus captain is 'Jen', and she is the bestest bus captain *ever*. She makes sure everything is ready for us in the morning, makes sure we have everything we need. She reads us the safety rules every morning. she is constantly running back and forth between us and her other team, and when she isn't running, she's helping out with the work. She's an Americorp volunteer, and is here for seven weeks. Our bus driver today was also very cool - she gave us a tour of parts of St. Bernard Parish today, and has promised to take us for snow cones tomorrow!
I'll give you an update on the house a little later.
For now, let me describe the camp in a little more detail. I'll leave the report about the house for a little bit later in the evening, for reasons which will become apparent. The camp is a grade school that was damaged by Katrina. Habitat for Humanity and Americorps are running the camp jointly. FEMA is no longer in the picture. I've heard various stories about mismanagement of funds and even embezzlement as the reason FEMA is no longer in charge, but I'm not sure how much of that is true. I can't compare it with the old camp, but from everything I hear, the new camp is much more relaxed than the old one. It definitely has an 'organized chaos' sort of feel. Most of the people running the operations of the camp are in their (low) twenties. Everyone seems to be running around, and often no one is sure who's responsibility something is, but everything somehow gets done. The busses out to the work site run on time, the food is prepared, the laundry gets done, and we can see day-to-day progress on the camp infrastructure. At the work site, everyone is safe, the rules are followed, and we are provided with everything we need. The 'Bus Captain', who is in charge of 2-4 teams, has a walkie-talkie to comunicate back with the camp.
Our bus captain is 'Jen', and she is the bestest bus captain *ever*. She makes sure everything is ready for us in the morning, makes sure we have everything we need. She reads us the safety rules every morning. she is constantly running back and forth between us and her other team, and when she isn't running, she's helping out with the work. She's an Americorp volunteer, and is here for seven weeks. Our bus driver today was also very cool - she gave us a tour of parts of St. Bernard Parish today, and has promised to take us for snow cones tomorrow!
I'll give you an update on the house a little later.
posted by Robin Norwood at 9:38 PM
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