My week in Eldora

This past week I went to Eldora, Iowa to do recovery work. I had fun for a number of reasons. One reason is that I got to help people get the personal belongings and raise their self-esteem.

One of my experiences I shared was with a nice lady named Patty. Her story was her house got ripped apart. Right then and there I felt bad for her already. Me, my dad and Greg went to help her get her personal belongings. The one and only thing she wanted out of that whole house was her grandmother’s quilt. The only thing she couldn’t get. Luckily she was fortunate enough to find us; my dad put on his hard had and his bunker gear and went in. He had to dig a little but he found it. There was not a tear in the quilt; it was in perfect shape, good as new. Those are some of the little things that are part of the reason this is what we do.

Another reason is that I got to spend time with my family, closest friends, further friends, and people I just met who are now my friends. This past week I got to spend time with my dad, my mom, a close friend of the family’s Nikki, Greg, Marie, Sue, Nick, Heather, Terry, Caile, Aaron and last but not least Tyler. Out of twelve people I only knew seven of them before I got there.

Some of the things that frightened me a little were when we worked 20-hour days and weren’t tired and were looking for more work. We hauled all from 2 pounds to 100 pounds. Whether it was a team effort or being alone, we got it done.

We were fortunate enough to stay at a wonderful camp. We had a cabin the first night but then we went in the lodge. The kitchen was huge. During the time that we were at the camp we ate delicious food. This food consists of canned corn, pudding, canned chicken, canned olives, canned peaches all cold and with plastic spoons and forks.

Aside from the canned food I loved doing this. No matter what kind of person you are helping someone re-start their life makes you feel great inside. Next time you see someone whether its just dropping a penny to dropping 1,000 dollars… help him or her. They will know what kind of person you are and no matter what you think someone is always watching or listening. Think about your image.

Stay healthy, Stay clean, and Stay away from windows during severe weather. No matter what kind