We had a very special group from the Elder-
hostel
Organ.
here from March 10-13. The group "fell through the cracks" as far as having a place to work and the Village saw it as "they fell into our hearts" to us. They were 44 members strong and also a group to be reckoned with, that's for sure. Bringing incredible energy, they took the exterior of the building on with full force and then started on the inside. These "senior citizens" were anything but... We went through some 30 gallons of paint on the exterior, 10 gallons of interior paint, 60 bags of mulch and tons of dirt/weeds in the gardens around the building. This picture says it all...the entire exterior of the building was painted, where ever could be reached with a ladder or scaffolding, dirt dug, weeds pulled and mulch put down. That's not even mentioning the inside. What a great group of people. They touched our hearts, that's for sure. One of their members wrote a poem, it's denoted below.
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I was one of the group members of the Elderhostel, and can say I appreciated every minute we were there. The people at the Village were unbelievably appreciative, as were all the other citizens of NOLA. I plan to come back to do more work, to see the Village when it's completed, to eat much more of that fabulous food, and listen to more of that unbelievable music.
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