Spring Break off to a Muddy Start

Saturday, March 14 was the start of Shelby County's Spring Break week. It was nice to see about ten students give up their first day of sleeping late to arrive at school at 6:30am to go work on a Habitat for Humanity job in Montevallo. The rain never really stopped, so the outside work we were able to do was done in awful conditions. Running up an extension ladder with mud on every rung will quickly coat an entire wardrobe in Alabama's finest red clay. Jim Adams, in conjunction with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, coordinated the day's work. Despite the weather, the day was a big success. The cops did show up, but it wasn't anything our group did...
Habitat is a great program that requires financial responsibility and 300 hours of "sweat equity" for people to qualify for a Habitat House. The above picture doesn't do justice to how nice this house will look upon completion. It has a nice layout and will make a nice home for the deserving family we met.

Planning for Relay on the Ridge is getting down to the wire. Packing is just about complete and all of the supplies have almost been purchased. St. Patrick's Day should see the first full packing of the bikes in time to break for Reubens and Constitutional Law by 6:00 pm. Seven days until departure...

Donation Total Thus Far: $267.00
Thanks to Pam Lightsey for her contribution.