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April 6 - 9, 2006

Beaumont Texas

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DAMAGE PHOTOS ARE HERE:
Damage Assessment Trip to Beaumont
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April 6-9, 2006 workday photos

We need Volunteers (No experience necessary - all Sr. High's and Adults welcome).

WHO TO CONTACT TO REGISTER TO GO TO Beaumont

Stacey Eskelin from Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church will be coordinating and leading this trip. E-mail or call him, Stacey Eskelin, project manager at (512) 301-8239 if you would like to participate in this trip.Email

We have approx. 10 volunteers from Mission Presbytery Churches so far. Calling all sources for an additional 30 more volunteers ( 8-10 should have roofing experience). St Andrew's has arranged space to house 20 volunteers in Congregation Members homes. There are restroom and cooking facilities (some of the members of the church have even offered to provide meals). There are no shower facilities at the church, however bring your towels and bath equiment to shower at the member homes. Work areas will be accessed by ladders.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO??

Hurricane Rita caused widespread damage to Texas and Louisiana on September 24, 2005, causing extensive damage around Beaumont, Orange, and Port Arthur, TX. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church has become a focal member of the Southeast Texas Recovery effort. Our Mission is to replace the roofs over the less fortunate identified by UMCOR and possibly some other necessary repairs. Those in the Austin area will meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church Parking Lot at 8:00 A.M. Thursday, April 6, 2006, so we can caravan to the work site. Its about a 6 hour drive. If you cannot come Thursday, come Friday and/or Saturday returning Sunday.

Where will we be working?

The projects will be in Beaumont.We may also replace sheetrock where needed.

For those coming in Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, please meet at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at 1350 Twenty-third Street, Beaumont, TX 77706 - Office Phone #409-892-8611. We will meet there each morning at 7:30 A.M. to start the day. Those of us on the advance party will survey the work to be done and make sure all materials are in place for the arrival of the main groups.

We will finish up on Sunday the 9th and return to our home Churches after Church Services at St. Andrew's.

Please Leave your Home Church in time to arrive at the Church by 7:30 AM April 7, 2006 and each morning thereafter - we will have long days ahead of us!

MONEY NEEDED FOR ROOFING MATERIALS

Each participant is asked to donate $100 for roofing materials. Please send your check payable to "St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - Rita Recovery" to Gail Moore, c/o St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1350 Twenty-third Street, Beaumont, TX 77706 as soon as possible so that they have the materials on hand when we arrive for our work trip.

GEAR TO BRING

Bring your Woolies - its going to be cold in the Mornings! Ooops - Wrong Trip!!

Gear - click here for a list of helpful Gear

We will need about 15-20 volunteers to accomplish this task. We will also need:

1. 6 coil type roofing nail guns (includes 2 spares) with 24,000 nails. Tary Snyder will provide 3 roofing guns, and a framing gun

2. 4 - 2-4 gallon Air compressors with 200' of air hose each (w/quik couplers) each. Some T's may help also.

3. 4 - 100' 14 gage extension cords (in Case) 1 generator will be available by SHPC.

5. 6-12' Ladders

6. We will strip the roof, we will also need 5-10 roof shovels.

6. Misc hand tools (several crew members should have metal working tools for installing metal valley and roof edging.

Bring what you can, such as gloves, dust mask, igloo cooler, wheelbarrow, dolly, cleaning sprays to disinfect, buckets, mops, brooms, hammers, screwdrivers, utility knives for cutting out sheetrock. Put your name on your things. We have water, ice, and a first aid kit. Also, if you have them, please bring ladders, air compressors and hoses, generators, pitch forks, flat shovels, plumbing supplies, power saws, hammers, nail pullers,chain saws, brush clearing equipment, etc.

Volunteer Roster and Release Forms

Please print out and sign the Release forms attached to the E-mail or found below and fax to me at (512) 288-5595.

Parental Release Participant Release Construction Skills Volunteer Roster

Weather Updates

Beaumont, Tx Weather

Maps to Beaumont

Route to Beaumont overview| Houston area| Beaumont Area| Church exit 852B to Calder to Lucas to Gladys and 23rd Street| St Andrew's Presbyterian, Beaumont, TX|

MEALS

Bring your own snacks. Breakfast at Host family homes, Lunch by Church delivered to site, Dinner Meals local purchase or get together and cook at the church.

LODGING

Option # 1 Many can stay with members of the church. There are no showers at the church.

Option # 2 Comfort Inn, 1590 IH 10 will charge $75.99 per double bed room. Call Toni at 409-840-2099 if you want to stay in the motel. (Its just south and west of the College St exit on the access road alongside of the westbound lanes of IH 10).

Please advise Stacey Eskelin what your plans are ASAP.

Want to participate?

Please E-mail or call Stacey Eskelin, project manager, at (512) 301-8239 if you would like to participate in this trip. [email]

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