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OUR HURRICANE IKE TIMELINE
September 13, 2008 - HURRICANE IKE MADE LANDFALL
September 29, 2008 - Held meeting to consider relief efforts
HOLIDAY MISSION
December 26, 2008 - traveled - DeKalb, IL to Tulsa, OK
December 27, 2008 - traveled - Tulsa, OK to Galveston, TX
December 28, 2008 - worked - meals prep
December 29, 2008 - worked - meals prep & house on P St
December 30, 2008 - worked - meals prep & house on 71st St
December 31, 2008 - worked - house on 71st St
January 01, 2009 - worked - house on 71st St
January 02, 2009 - traveled - Galveston, TX to Tulsa, OK
January 03, 2009 - traveled - Tulsa, OK to DeKalb, IL
SPRING BREAK MISSION
March 20, 2009 - loaded tools and gear
March 21, 2009 - traveled - DeKalb, IL to Tulsa, OK
March 22, 2009 - traveled - Tulsa, OK to DeKalb, IL
March 23, 2009 - worked - downtown, house on __ St
March 24, 2009 - worked - downtown, house Ave Q,
March 25, 2009 - worked - house 71st St, house Ave Q
March 26, 2009 - worked - house 71st St, Jones Park
- - VEHICLE GROUP 1
March 27, 2009 - traveled - Galveston, TX to Little Rock AR
March 28, 2009 - traveled - drove Little Rock, AR to DeKalb, IL
- - VEHICLE GROUP 2
March 27, 2009 - mechanical breakdown in Conroe, TX, rented a car,
returned to overnight in Galveston, TX
March 28, 2009 - worked - staff, house 71st St, pick up van,
traveled - Galveston, TX to Jackson, MS
March 29, 2009 - traveled - Jackson, MS to DeKalb, IL
PROJECTS COMPLETED
HOLIDAY MISSION
December 26, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Troop 33 sent 7 Scouts and leaders to Galveston, TX for hurricane relief projects.
Meal Preparation - Kitchen Duty
Our crew assisted with meal prep and kitchen duties. Each day hundreds of meals were distributed to victims and volunteers through carry-out meals.
House on P Street
Home owned by an elderly couple flooded with 3 feet of water in the second story due to the storm surge. Troop 33 assisted with some of the re-wiring of the home. We had an adult electrician in our group.
House on 71st Street
This home was completely submerged, as the water level lowered 6 feet of water remained in the home for a full week. Our crew worked to strip the floors and walls in the final gutting process.
SPRING MISSION
March 20-29, 2009
Troop 33 sent 12 Scouts and leaders to Galveston, TX for hurricane relief projects.
C4C Kitchen Duty
Our crew assisted with kitchen duties. Each day meals were prepared for volunteers. We assisted with washing dishes and clean-up procedures.
House on __ Street
Troop 33 assisted with some gutting on the second floor of the home. The flooring was removed and bathroom fixtures were torn out.
House on 71st Street
Our crew worked to drywall the home and do some of the initial taping and mudding. Earlier in December our crew had worked to strip the floors and walls in the final gutting process. Since that time the home had received new windows, siding, and had been rewired. We were excited to have the opportunity to drywall. We replaced the walls we had gutted in December.
Downtown Building Rehab
A building in downtown Galveston built in 1917 had been flooded with 14 feet of water as well as a wind damaged roof flooding from above. We removed debris from the interior second floor through a chute, and removed debris from the sidewalk area.
Jones Park
This park had been flooded and benches were water damaged with much damage to trees and equipment. We replaced two benches and sanded all equipment in preparation for painting.
House on Avenue Q
We removed large amounts of debris from a home lot that had been flooded with 21 feet of water. The amount of debris had been sitting wet/damp for over six months. It was carfully loaded into wheelbarrows for transport to a debris pile along the street.
Air Conditioning Unit for Church
The air conditioning was failing in the church. Two of our adults cleaned an older unit and removed and replaced a faulty electric motor drive for an air conditioning unit. The motor was purchased and donated with troop funds. This was done in evening hours after regular projects.
OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION
We would like to thank the following for supporting our Hurricane Ike projects:
BUSINESSES/ORGANIZATIONS
- DeKalb Noon Lions, DeKalb, Illinois
- First Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Calvary for Christ Relief Agency, Galveston, Texas
- Church of the Living God, Galveston, Texas
- Milstead Auto Service Center, Conroe, Texas
STUDENT GROUPS WE WORKED WITH
HOLIDAY MISSION
YWAM - Youth With a Mission: Tyler, Texas
SPRING MISSION
Campus Crusade for Christ: Colorado State University, Pueblo, Colorado
TROOP 33 VOLUNTEERS
HOLIDAY MISSION
December 26, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Mitchell Aase
Zachary Aase
Cliff Golden
John Grant
Jordan Steffa
Nathaniel Svihus
A.J. Rouse
SPRING MISSION
March 20-29, 2009
Mitchell Aase
Nick Aase
Zachary Aase
Cliff Golden
John Grant
David Marx
Jacob Marx
Jacob McArtor
Kevin McArtor
Max McArtor
A.J. Rouse
Jordan Steffa
NEWS STORIES
"Scouts head south to help"
Elgin Courier - Friday April 24, 2009 - Page 15
"Scouts make a difference over their spring break"
Triblocal (Chicago Tribune online) - April 09, 2009
"Scouts do hurricane relief work over spring break"
Daily Chronicle - April 07, 2009
"DeKalb Boy Scouts do hurricane relief work in Texas"
Daily Chronicle - January 14, 2009
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