School & Clinic Conversion Projects:
A big project in the works here is to convert a building CHI has recently rented into a school for the kids in the homes, which means over 50 kids at a variety of grade levels. There is also a health clinic that CHI is running out of the lower level of this building. Rooms have to be divided off, doors made and put in, plumbing fixed, etc. we took care of the plumbing a couple days ago (thank God we have 2 plumbers on the team!!) and everyone is thrilled that the water situation at the school is good. Today we got into the room prep, making some doors to divide of some of the rooms. I was thinking "how cool is this, we are helping provide kids in Haiti a place to get an education, helping to set up a school in a third-world country" and thinking about that got me really jazzed about it. Having immediate positive impact and doing something sustainable is what we always shoot for...it can be tough, especially in a rigorous environment, and when you are hitting what you aim for you gotta celebrate that inside at least. So I did celebrate as we were hanging some plywood doors which aren't anything too pretty, but they are solid and they will get the job done. Kids will have a better place to learn because of those doors.
A big project in the works here is to convert a building CHI has recently rented into a school for the kids in the homes, which means over 50 kids at a variety of grade levels. There is also a health clinic that CHI is running out of the lower level of this building. Rooms have to be divided off, doors made and put in, plumbing fixed, etc. we took care of the plumbing a couple days ago (thank God we have 2 plumbers on the team!!) and everyone is thrilled that the water situation at the school is good. Today we got into the room prep, making some doors to divide of some of the rooms. I was thinking "how cool is this, we are helping provide kids in Haiti a place to get an education, helping to set up a school in a third-world country" and thinking about that got me really jazzed about it. Having immediate positive impact and doing something sustainable is what we always shoot for...it can be tough, especially in a rigorous environment, and when you are hitting what you aim for you gotta celebrate that inside at least. So I did celebrate as we were hanging some plywood doors which aren't anything too pretty, but they are solid and they will get the job done. Kids will have a better place to learn because of those doors.
Protect the Power:
Luke and Jeff completed a project they had started Tues., to frame up covers for the 3 new generators here at MDL. These are very nice machines and they need to be protected from the elements, so in anticipation of the rains coming it was a pretty high priority to get these covered. Although city power has sort of come back on here the last couple days (whoo-hoo!) most power is still coming from the generators, and they will always be needed here. The guys knocked that project out and had the 3 covers done well before lunch today. Another check on the list.
-mark 10mar10
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