Evening,
Over the course of the past few days, we have been making huge strides with our rehab projects at the food pantry, Synagogue, Boys & Girls Club etc. All these community spaces will serve as excellent shelter opportunities for those displaced from their homes. At the moment, people simply have no place to go. We have also begun to take on single family home projects for residents displaced in Hoboken and some of the surrounding municipalities. After assessing some of that damage in person this evening, we will begin work on these first thing tomorrow morning.
Prior to today, living conditions in the area have been incredibly difficult. That goes without saying. However, combine all this with the fact that the area is currently getting hit with a snow storm... It's heartbreaking stuff down here. Give enormous credit to the endless volunteers working today in the freezing snow/rain. They are fighting to get food on the table and roofs over the heads of their fellow man. In many cases, for people they don't even know. Truly inspirational stuff.
With each new day, slowly but surely, I am watching the community I'm in gain strength through kind hearts and teamwork. The power of numbers, people coming together, is a beautiful thing.
Mark/Chops
Over the course of the past few days, we have been making huge strides with our rehab projects at the food pantry, Synagogue, Boys & Girls Club etc. All these community spaces will serve as excellent shelter opportunities for those displaced from their homes. At the moment, people simply have no place to go. We have also begun to take on single family home projects for residents displaced in Hoboken and some of the surrounding municipalities. After assessing some of that damage in person this evening, we will begin work on these first thing tomorrow morning.
Prior to today, living conditions in the area have been incredibly difficult. That goes without saying. However, combine all this with the fact that the area is currently getting hit with a snow storm... It's heartbreaking stuff down here. Give enormous credit to the endless volunteers working today in the freezing snow/rain. They are fighting to get food on the table and roofs over the heads of their fellow man. In many cases, for people they don't even know. Truly inspirational stuff.
With each new day, slowly but surely, I am watching the community I'm in gain strength through kind hearts and teamwork. The power of numbers, people coming together, is a beautiful thing.
Mark/Chops
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| VIEW FROM HOBOKEN, NJ. NEW YORK CITY IS PUTTING UP A FIGHT! |
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| PULLING UP THE BASKETBALL COURT AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. HOPEFULLY WHEN FINISHED, THIS AREA CAN BE USED FOR LONG TERM SHELTER |
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| DAN MONITORING THE PROGRESS IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB GYM. |
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| ROOM LOOKS OK, HOWEVER EVERYTHING HAS WATER DAMAGE, WHICH MEANS MOLD. HAD TO GUT THE ROOM A FEW FEET ABOVE THE WATER LINE |
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| PROGRESS AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB! HAD TO PULL UP THE FLOOR AND GUT THE WALLS TO THE STUDS. |
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| ALMOST READY FOR THE BUILD OUT! |
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| SUPERSTORM SANDY FOLLOWED UP WITH A SNOW STORM. INCREDIBLY TRYING CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, HEAT, AND/OR DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. |
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| ROSS AND DAN SURVEYING A MULTIFAMILY HOME PROJECT THAT WE DECIDED TO TAKE ON TONIGHT. |
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| GAS LINE |
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| THIS IS WHERE I AM LAYING MY HEAD FOR THE TIME BEING. SAFE AND SOUND IN ROOM 101 OF A COMMUNITY CENTER OUTSIDE HOBOKEN. TRISTAN'S STAYING TO THE LEFT. STARBUCK IS ON THE RIGHT.
The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days
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