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Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 5 — The Long View

Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 5 — The Long View

by Steve Chisnell | 20 February 2016 | AltFeb, Guest Post, Holly Springs

Alexandria D’Antonio is a junior at Royal Oak High School and President of Interact of Royal Oak. This is her first relief trip with the group. Today was the last work day for our group here in Holly Springs. We’ve been here for almost a week and I can honestly...
Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 4 — Hand Saws and The Blues

Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 4 — Hand Saws and The Blues

by Steve Chisnell | 19 February 2016 | AltFeb, Guest Post, Holly Springs

Luke Jogensen is a junior at Royal Oak High School. This is his first disaster relief trip. Claire Stanley is a sophomore at Royal Oak High School, and this is her first relief trip. Yesterday we started the day off at our first site. There we started the day off...
Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 3– Wheelbarrows and Digging In

Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 3– Wheelbarrows and Digging In

by Steve Chisnell | 17 February 2016 | AltFeb, Guest Post, Holly Springs

Justin Hailer is a junior at Royal Oak High School. This is his first disaster relief trip. Mary Sier is also a junior at Royal Oak High School, and this is her first relief trip. Today I was at work site one, working on tearing down a house that was damaged in the...
Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 2– Snow and Mud

Bringing Hope to Holly Springs: Day 2– Snow and Mud

by Steve Chisnell | 16 February 2016 | AltFeb, Guest Post, Holly Springs

AJ Carter is a junior at Royal Oak High School and is Vice-President of Interact. This is his third Alternative February Break trip. Brooke Blackwell is a freshman at Royal Oak High School, and this is her first relief trip. I am truly blessed to say that this is my...
Some Hope for Holly Springs:  Royal Oak Interact in Mississippi

Some Hope for Holly Springs:  Royal Oak Interact in Mississippi

by Steve Chisnell | 14 February 2016 | AltFeb, Holly Springs

Ten years ago, my Interact (youth Rotary) students told me that they wanted to do more than simply stage charity drives—they wanted to go out and help people directly. But as a high school English teacher, I hardly knew where to begin. On top of simply finding the...
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