A group of nearly two dozen volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Newark traveled half
way across the country in May to work on houses to replace homes that were destroyed in
the devastating floods in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in June 2008.
The flood, considered a 1,000 year event, destroyed substantial parts of the city and left
hundreds homeless. Help has been slow to come and many are still displaced, but
gradually progress is being made.
Instead of rebuilding some of the homes in the same location, a new community in
Robins Iowa, a few miles north of Cedar Rapids, is quickly taking shape and will be the
home of several families who are working with Habitat for Humanity Cedar Valley to
build brand new homes.
The Newark crew, led by Barry and Sheila Wolfensohn and Carol Manning, worked at
the Habitat warehouse and in five working days constructed the walls for two full homes.
The walls will be transported to the new site in Robins where they will be assembled with
foundations, floors, ceilings and roofs. In Robins, where the new community is taking
shape, the Habitat homes will be the first to be constructed in a large housing
development.
The Volunteers stayed in a hotel in Mount Vernon, IA which is about 20 minutes away
from where the work was done. While there they visited the Amana Colonies for dinner
and several of the women went to work at a site in Iowa City for National Women Build
day. The Newark Crew was joined on the job in Cedar Rapids by an enthusiastic group
of AmeriCorps Volunteers, and the local building team.
This group of Newark Volunteers has worked in other areas in past years, including New
Orleans and Biloxi, MS. Future trips will be announced at this Website and be sure you
have signed up for our E-newsletter from the home page.
For pictures, click here.
way across the country in May to work on houses to replace homes that were destroyed in
the devastating floods in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in June 2008.
The flood, considered a 1,000 year event, destroyed substantial parts of the city and left
hundreds homeless. Help has been slow to come and many are still displaced, but
gradually progress is being made.
Instead of rebuilding some of the homes in the same location, a new community in
Robins Iowa, a few miles north of Cedar Rapids, is quickly taking shape and will be the
home of several families who are working with Habitat for Humanity Cedar Valley to
build brand new homes.
The Newark crew, led by Barry and Sheila Wolfensohn and Carol Manning, worked at
the Habitat warehouse and in five working days constructed the walls for two full homes.
The walls will be transported to the new site in Robins where they will be assembled with
foundations, floors, ceilings and roofs. In Robins, where the new community is taking
shape, the Habitat homes will be the first to be constructed in a large housing
development.
The Volunteers stayed in a hotel in Mount Vernon, IA which is about 20 minutes away
from where the work was done. While there they visited the Amana Colonies for dinner
and several of the women went to work at a site in Iowa City for National Women Build
day. The Newark Crew was joined on the job in Cedar Rapids by an enthusiastic group
of AmeriCorps Volunteers, and the local building team.
This group of Newark Volunteers has worked in other areas in past years, including New
Orleans and Biloxi, MS. Future trips will be announced at this Website and be sure you
have signed up for our E-newsletter from the home page.
For pictures, click here.
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