Hands On Disaster Response is now All Hands Volunteers

Mabuhay! Exciting News!

We are extending Project Santo Domingo!! As many of you know we had planned a closing date of 31 March, 2007. Due to some recent developments we will be staying into April, 2007.

Over the past weeks we formed an alliance with the Scandinavian Children’s Mission (SCM). Immediately after Super Typhoon Reming they distributed relief supplies and since have decided to help with the rehabilitation phase. Their mission now is to rebuild as many schools as their funding allows…using our labor force! They buy the materials (thus reducing our project budgetary needs) and we help with the actual construction. Working in conjunction with them we are currently finishing one elementary school, have just started another, and still have one more school scheduled. It is an exquisite match!!

Due to the evolving nature of our relationship with SCM and their uncertainty over just how many schools they can afford to rebuild, I cannot announce a project closing date. I can tell you the following:

1. We are very excited to be able to continue helping.
2. We have quite a number of volunteers on hand who are committed to staying.
3. I hope to provide you with weekly updates as the timeframe develops.
4. We want your help, but you must understand the uncertainty of our completion date.

I am sure there will be questions and I hope that between super volunteer administrator Tom Taylor and me we will be able to answer them. Please contact us at info@hodr.org

Exciting news indeed……

Marc A Young,
Director of Operations
Hands On Disaster Response
Project Santo Domingo

Tags: All Hands

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