Sunday, September 14, 2014

DETROIT

Hello All,

Summer turned to Fall.  When did that happen?  Back in August thousands of homes were hit with severe flooding in Detroit, Michigan.  We packed our things, made our way to the metro Detroit area and set up camp for our flood response team.  With a month under our belt, we have completed work on 70 homes and counting!  A big thank you goes out to the incredible team working around the clock here in Detroit to get the job done.

While here in Michigan, I have been lucky enough to mix in seeing some old friends in this part of the world and make some wonderful new ones. 

Additionally, I made my way to South Carolina for a brief moment a few weeks back and just landed in Colorado for this upcoming week.  I will be spending the first half of the week commemorating the 1 year anniversary of the flash floods here in Boulder that we responded to last fall.  I'm excited to see just how far this community has come and to connect with the amazing friends NECHAMA made while out here responding in the mountains.  I'll then be transitioning into CLEMSON wedding mode!  Clemson's own, Patrick Ryan is marrying WAY UP to the lovely Yvette here on Saturday.  Can't wait!  Then it's back to work in Detroit.

Mark/Chops

The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days



CATCHING THE MINNEAPOLIS SKYLINE WITH STEPH AND FRIENDS JUST BEFORE TAKING OFF FOR DETROIT

MY OPEN WATER SWIM SPOT

CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS MAHALA, ALAN, AND MOLLY

WELCOME TO DETROIT

TEAMWORK!

JIM AND BELLE GETTING IT DONE AFTER RECENT FLOODS IN DETROIT

AMERICORPS PITCHING IN


URBAN DETROIT EXPEDITION.  BEYOND UNBELIEVABLE.

HEIDELBERG PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT WITH ALEX AND DAN.  ABANDONED HOMES TURNED TO ART...
OLD CAR MANUFACTURING PLANT IN DETROIT.  LOOK CLOSELY


MADE A QUICK TRIP FROM DETROIT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.  LOVE THIS PLACE.

CHARLESTON BOARDWALK

COOPER RIVER BRIDGE IN CHARLESTON FROM THE BOAT.  

BACK TO DETROIT.  8 MILE

OUR HOMEOWNER WAS HIT WITH THE FLOOD.  THEN HIT WITH HIGH WINDS.  CANT CATCH A BREAK.  USED THE FLOOD TEAM AND CHAINSAW TEAM ON THIS ONE


THE BIRTHDAY CAKE HOUSE IN DETROIT.  GOOGLE HEIDELBERG PROJECT DETROIT.



MORE DETROIT EXPEDITIONS WITH DAN

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TEAMWORK IN SOME TOUGH CONDITIONS TO SALVAGE ANOTHER FLOODED HOME IN DETROIT

CRACK OF DAWN GOLF WITH FRANK IN MICHIGAN.  TOOK A FEW HOLES FOR US TO WAKE UP

INCREDIBLE WAY TO TAKE IN A SUNRISE.  

BABY CHARLOTTE'S BAPTISM WITH FRANK AND LAURA HERE IN MICHIGAN
THE GUY ON THE RIGHT IS GETTING MARRIED ON SATURDAY! THE GUY IN MIDDLE IS CRASHING THE WEDDING WITH ME.  CAN'T WAIT!
PATRICK RYAN SMILING BECAUSE HE WON THE LOTTERY WHEN YVETTE SAID YES.  I'D BE SMILING TOO.

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