The Goshen Project & YouthFest
April 6, 2011 by Catherine Mack
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This week, I was privileged to visit the Goshen Project, a nonprofit in Logan, West Virginia. The Goshen Project was started by two women, Elizabeth and Kim, who felt called to do something about the hungry children in their area. Many of the children who receive help from the Goshen Project depend on the lunch [...]
Family
This past week we finally gotback into our normal schedule, even though we had a shortened week because of Easter. So on Tuesday we headed out to Jane’s house (Pink Team’s WorkFest job) and we finished her deck. She was very thrilled to have new stairs and handrails up. She even sat on the deck [...]
Bye bye WorkFest, hello YouthFest
WorkFest 2010 was a huge success: more than 400 college students served on 20 different jobsites throughout March, repairing homes, meeting the people of Appalachia and having a life-changing experience. Repeated over and over again during student reflection time was that students didnot want WorkFest to be an isolated time in their lives, but the [...]
Earl & Sarah
March 10, 2010 by Bridget McCormack
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“How’re ya feelin’?” I asked as I approached the trailer. “Mostly with my fingers,” he replied with a grin that was barely noticeable on his mouth but that twinkled in his eyes. I met Earl and Sarah at the home of one of my participants last week. They aren’t a part of the CAP elderly [...]
