Hello Everyone! August 1
Today 15 girls finished painting one house and the other 6 worked on another. Ellen, Kate, Chelsea, and Sarah french-braided everyone's hair. Miss Carolle and Mrs. Donnelly called us the "Braid Brigade for Peace." Ellen french-braided one of the AmeriCorps boy's hair! Tonight was eat-out night at Lagniappe (where we are staying) so we all went out for dinner. Mrs. Donnelly invited all of the AmeriCorps and Habitat people working with us and we had sooo much fun! Hey to Grace, V V, Bobby, Mary, and Will, and my Mom and Dad. I miss all of you! <3 tell everyone on our block i said "Hi!" Everyone here is having so much fun and we are all learning so much about the South, service, and the disaster that occurred. We met both families whose houses we are working on. It's great to talk to them about their experiences. We have met a lot of other volunteers and we are having a great time. Everyone keeps saying that they have never been this dirty and sweaty in their life!
Will, take care of your fish. V V, save some lives. Grace and Mom, good luck on your trip. Bobby, don't stay up to late. Mary, I hope that you don't have any bad dreams!! Hey Dad. I love you and I'll see you on Sunday.
Love,
Maggie <3
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Dear Alex and Everyone,
What an experience! To be a part of this service, involved with so many and learning so much, must be extraordinary. Out for dinner last night? I guess you let Emeril have a night off huh?
Love and XO
HI Sarah, I see you are putting your excellent style sense to work and making Everyone's hair look fantastic. I am sure the America Corp workers never had sucha great time. After all they have to realize good looks start at the top. Have a great safe day today.See you soon.
P.S. I think we have new part time jobs at Home Depot for all the Prep Gang. Extreme Home Makeovers, watch out!
Love,Aunt Jill
Hi Sarah!
I am so proud of you and the girls! Looks like you are doing wonderful things down there. I miss you and I can't wait to hear all about the trip when you get back. Be safe and I love you.
Love,
Lauren (RE)
hi Maggie,
It was great to talk to you the other night. All is well here. Everyone misses you. Will's fish are having a tough time surviving . One fish bowl broke but EMT Bobby rescued the wiggly little beta and mistakenly put it in with another fish.. it is a combat zone. The fish could use some protective gear from gentex.
Love you Momzo
Even though we are in Philly, we love seeing all the pictures and reading all the comments. What an experience for everyone! See you soon Amanda (Ms. Loyden) in Philly and you can give us all the details! Thanks for sharing this, Love, Dad, Mom, Jill and Kim
xo
Maggggie,
i hope you know that i am taking time out of my busy day at gentex to look at your blog. this really is a huge sacrifice for me. im happy you're having such a good time! on my flight back from boston, i ran into a group of high schoolers going on a service trip to mississippi. they all were wearing orange shirts. i wonder if you know them! looove you little sis and miss sharing a room with you!
xoxox Grace
deb has been hounding me to write something on this, therefore i have caved in. HELLO SQ :) hope all is well down there! you are dressed so feminine in those pictures-- but it really looks like you are all working your tails off and should be very proud of yourselves! lord knows i would probably perish in that heat, and in general. but anywhoooo we all miss you (shockingly) and i can't wait to see ya! xxxx
ps. it took me 4 hours to clean your car .. twas' vile.
Fondly,
your wonderful sister MAURA
I LOVE YOU MOM. CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU COME HOME.
Hello Bridget
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR TRIP EVERYDAY, THE BLOG SITE IS GREAT FOR VERY CURRENT UPDATES AS TO YOUR PROGRESS. THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI HAVE HAD A VERY TOUGH TIME, YOUR HELP WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE THEIR LIFE JUST A LITTLE BETTER, GREAT JOB TO ALL OF YOU. I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME DURING THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT, LOVE YOU LOTS.
TOM& KIM
hey rica, emily is home she is stopping by later, we have lots to talk about, manny at the pool shop has made our pool finally clear, i hope it stay that way until you get home. its been very hot here, probably not as hot as where you are,em said she will leave you a comment later, i miss you sooo much, sun at 505 is almost here!! love ya, mom
Hi Sarah, I am using Aunt Jill's computer at home but, I just wanted to tell you that I am very proud of what you are doing and the pictures really show how hard you girls' are working. Stay happy. I will see you soon. Love, Uncle Carlo
Hey Kelly! I had something mailed to the house today and it should be there when you get home. I will give you a some hints...Connie sends them for the holidays and you are the one that usually steals all of them to eat!
Love, Katie
Hello ladies,
I just want to give a shout-out to all the girls, especially my wonderful Greek scholars Alex and Ellen, and my colleagues Mrs. Donnelly, Ms. Loyden, and Ms. Tyrrell. I can tell from the pictures just how hard you all are working and how much you've accomplished. Your service means a lot to the people there, and I hope it means a lot to you, because it really is an important part of your Jesuit education. I hope you're all having fun in Mississippi too! At Camp St. Andrew's, we've painted eleven buildings so far, cut down some tree branches, met some of the campers, and in our spare time we have waterballoon fights. Today we took a shot at archery (how do like that pun, Mrs. Donnelly?).
I hope that this trip fills you with the same sense of pride that we as teachers feel about you. Your service is important to others, and I hope that you continue to find ways to serve in the future. See you soon! Take care!
Yours Truly,
Mr. McGovern
Greetings from Lake Ariel, Ellen!
At the Brown's house with Laura, Lynn, Matt, and the Little Girl's Club. We love all the pictures and everyone is very proud of you! It's very hot here, but at least we can jump in the lake! Hope you are staying cool. We all miss you -- looking forward to having you back up here. Hello to all and many thanks to Mrs. Donnelly and all chaperones.
XOX Love, Mom and all at the lake
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