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Quilting: Making the Bindings

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Quilting

Today we finished making the bindings, which included ironing and sewing them to the quilt. We had a nice lunch of leftover pizza and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. After we had lunch we migrated to Hartman Hall and started the challenging process of hand sewing the bindings onto the edge of the quilt....

Christmas in the Village

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Give Kids the World

Today we got up bright and early to eat breakfast at the hotel! We hopped in the minivan and were on our way by 7. Most of our crew started out their morning at Nancy’s kitchen working a variety of jobs from server to busser. Kristin and Georgia were photo assistants for the Disney...

Thursday at Bayshore

March 31, 2016April 1, 2016Bayshore Discovery

Today, we were applying a second waterproofing layer to the large masts of the ship. We also arranged and painted the pulley blocks. In between the painting, small groups picked up trash along the Bayshore premises. The weather was breezy and sunny, so it made for an ideal day for working outside. Another activity we...

Rugs, Rugs, Rugs!

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016Blog Editor

The bus careened toward the Restore, our 3rd Day set to begin. There were tiles, there were asphalt shingles, and there were rugs, oh so many rugs. We started by hardily smashing furniture sets with sledge hammers. Half of the group quickly moved to the Restore’s secondary warehouse to dispose of broken pallets. One...

Quilting: A Visit to Olde City Quilts

March 31, 2016April 15, 2016Quilting

Wednesday was the third day of Quilting for Intensive Learning, and we went to Olde City Quilts in Burlington to quilt our projects. We used long-arm machines to sew the three layers (the top, the batting, and the backing) of our quilts together and make it more like a complete product. The task looked daunting at first,...

GYLI: Center for Environmental Transformation Update

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016Blog Editor

Here we are at work in the greenhouse — and outside with the Center’s farmer, Dean....

A Magical Day in a Magical Place

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016Give Kids the World

After a quick breakfast at 6:30, we headed over to the Give Kids the World Village to work in the arcade and help serve breakfast. It was Lina’s birthday (a 12 year old wish kid), so we sang to her, gave her cake, and painted her nails. Before we knew it, breakfast was over, so...

Bayshore: Waterproofing the Rigging

March 30, 2016April 15, 2016Bayshore Discovery

Today we painted Penetrol on pulley blocks along with the other main parts of the ship’s rigging. We took turns sanding, painting the pulleys and cleaning out the insides of the pulleys with diesel fuel. Every now and then we switched groups and jobs.We did this all day* until we decided to play a...

Nicaragua: Amigos, trabajo, comunidad

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Blog Editor

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Nicaragua: Finishing Our Project in Solidarity

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Blog Editor

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A Pile of Carpets, or a Pile of Fun

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Blog Editor

Today, we went back to the Restore. Most of us moved carpets and stacked large boxes in the alternate warehouse for most of the day. Although, a few of us remained in the store’s main warehouse to help organize and restock the inventory. We jammed out to some sweet tunes on a boombox, and...

Sewing Day Three!

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Blog Editor

Everyone embarked on different projects today. After we made some jumpers, dresses, and other baby outfits, our projects were hung on display in front of the window to display our hard work. After picking up food from Main Street, we headed back and settled into an afternoon of hard work....

From Castle to Kitchen

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Give Kids the World

3/29/16: After a good night’s sleep we had another early start today and ate breakfast at 6:30 AM. At about 7:00 AM we left the hotel and headed over to Give Kids the World. We all had new jobs like helping children to get their stars placed on the walls of the Castle and...

Day Two, Bayshore Trip

March 29, 2016March 30, 2016Bayshore Discovery

After the tour yesterday we were ready to start working. Today we worked on sanding different parts of the masts for the boat. In total we sanded close to 5 masts. This was to prep the masts for the varnish tomorrow so that the new varnish will stay on the wood for a while....