week 23, post 2: a call for volunteers

"I want to help. What can I do?" General goodwill abounds, but grounding it is not always easy. Bayou Grace needs volunteers -- now and throughout the Summer. You can help with buildings and construction/rehab if you wish. The rec center at Chauvin needs CPF (cleanup, paintup, fixup). We also need a lot of volunteer help with managing our warehouse -- inventory, stacking, etc. Not very glamorous, but very useful. We can use volunteers to act as casework assistants -- assessing needs, helping local people fill out forms, etc. We need volunteers to do paperwork: chase grants or other funding sources, contact state agencies to make arrangements for medical volunteers or other professionals to come and help. We need volunteers to help manage volunteers. Please distribute this call to your churches or other groups. Come individually, or come as a group. We'll house you at volunteer village, in the cutest little plastic (!) huts, which the Presbyterians have erected to help with the effort. (Picture enclosed)
contact: courtneypellegrin@yahoo.com