CREW gets help from the United Church of Christ!

John taking it in!
Ken works with the volunteer!


God Bless Mr. John Paterno from United Church of Christ. He came to do some volunteer work while he was here visiting from North Carolina. John Paterno is retired and has dedicated his time to volunteering whereever the need is. He travels all over when his wife will let him to donate his many skills to help people in need. He lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wife and youngest daughter. He has worked extensively with Habitat and done 2 complete rebuilds. He has also volunteered many times in Mississippi. He was in Miami on October 9th through the 13th, visiting his daughter who is attending college there. He came to do some needed repairs to her apartment and while he was here wanted to volunteer some time to help in an area that was in need. He contacted Rev. Karen Thompson the Minister for United Church of Christ Disaster REsponse and Recovery Center. He spent 1 day here assessing the site on 10/13. He then returned last week to work for three really long days at Ken's home. He pulled up old, moldy carpet and replaced moldy plywood. He primed and painted one bedroom, the hallway and the living room. He installed trim molding that had been damaged from the water coming in before the roof was repaired by a grant from USDA. Mr. Paterno also had to moved all the furniture and personal belongings of Mr. Schemms before this work could be done. While he was there he primed Mr. Schemm's other two bedrooms and the kitchen to kill the minor mold on the walls.