Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Day One of Work - Brandi Jones

What an amazing experience these past few days have been! I am so proud to be here in Mississippi, representing PG&E with my fellow co-workers, at this incredible event!

I have never been to the south, so visiting New Orleans and meeting George’s family and seeing the after effects of Hurricane Katrina was a very touching experience. To stand in the ninth Ward on the porch stoop of George’s grandma’s house, look around, and see only other porch stoops was a moment I will never forget. An entire neighborhood just gone. To see in person what I had only previously seen on television had a profound effect on me and to meet survivors of Hurricane Katrina was inspiring!

The opening ceremony on Sunday was fabulous—Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Senator Wicker and John Edwards were there! That kicked off the beginning of why we came here…TO BUILD HOUSES!!!

Monday morning came before we were quite ready—we were waiting at the bus around 6am! It was great fun to go the Yankee Stadium on the school bus to meet the other volunteers and head off to our house!—we are house #1 in Biloxi and it is just a few blocks from the stadium. We arrived on site around 7:30am and work began. By the end of the day, the walls were all standing and the trusses on!!! It was lots of hard work and George and Tim were part of the team hand laying trusses—no crane on this job site!!!! It was incredible!!—check out the pictures!

Having lots of fun in Biloxi, Mississippi!!!

Oh, and for my fellow employees back in Redding….I haven’t seen any alligators!!

BRANDI JONES

1 comment:

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