OctoberBuild

As I mentioned earlier, this past Saturday was the OctoberBuild, an annual event put together by Rebuilding Together. Lots of volunteers came to rebuild homes across New Orleans.

Chris, DK, and I worked alongside about 20 or so volunteers on Delachaise St. at a home that had been damaged by the flood four years ago. Like most other houses I've mentioned and shown pictures of from my first round in St. Bernard, this home is still unoccupied. I had worked on the house the previous day removing trash and overgrowth all around the house. The build-up of trash increases even further when you account for the amount of residents from other neighborhoods who dispose of their own trash here.


This picture was taken the day before the arrival of the volunteers. You can see the house on the left. We spent a good amount of the day cleaning all of this up so that on Saturday we could focus on painting the house with the volunteers. It really is just a little bit at a time when it comes to this stuff, but its the only way to do it. You do see progress, and feels better when you know there's so much underneath to be salvaged. The picture below is the house after the build on Saturday.


One house at a time. We're gettin' there.