Ms. Shirley's house!

Painting in Pink...

Today we painted the inside of a house that Lean On Me is working on. It was in the ninth ward and belonged to a lady who was living in a trailor in her yard. She is hoping to move in to her house in two to three weeks, and it is almost completed. We painted the living room and dining room a very interesting shade of pink; not something we would pick for our own house, but a color that the owner loved! Some of us will be going back there tomorrow to help her again, and others will be going to another house that Lean On Me is working on.

Lean on me website: www.help4families.org

Working at the animal shelter!

Another day in the Ninth Ward!

Today we returned to the ninth ward to clear up some more yards in the same area that we were yesterday. It was incredible to find things still laying in the yards; stuffed animals, dishes, cd's, movies, clothes and old appliances that had been there since the flooding. It's sad to know that these belongings were recently used by those living in the ninth ward and how they lost everything so quickly.
We worked from 9 until 2 and then met up with Katrina to go to the St. Bernard Parish community center to prepare a meal and help around the center. We arranged donated clothes and made ravioli. We talked to a volunteer there and he told us his story of the hurricane. He described the hurricane as nothing short of catastrophic. You can check out the website at www.ccstb.org for more information.
We just returned from the parish and are all pretty tired! Tonight we might hang out around our house or go to a nearby acoustic cafe. Tomorrow we will be painting a house indoors because it is supposed to rain.

BRAD PITT!

The lot after all our hard work!

The before picture of one of the four lots we worked on today.