Last day on the trip

Hey everyone, this is Kacey and Sofi here to tell you about our last couple of jobs. Friday morning started out with having McBrightbill's for breakfast, they were fab! Soon after we finished breakfast we headed to Ms. Hazel's house on Broadway Street. Ms. Hazel is a champion crab picker and a VERY sweet woman. Our job was to prime and paint her entire kitchen. Kacey and I made sure our cutting edge game was on point! Alexis, Jailene, and Whitney used their rolling skills to roll the ceiling and walls. Kayla took her paint brush and painted the tight spots where we couldn't fit the rollers. Mrs. Deiling was a great instructor, she is our girl, diamonds and pearls! After the paint job was completed, Ms. Hazel was very appreciative of what we did and gave us a million hugs and kisses. I, Sofi, learned to never wear a bun in my hair on top of my head when painting a ceiling. 

Mr. Carroll's crew went to Linda's house on Cove Street. Their job was to demolish the porch ceiling and rebuild it. They also took out the wainscoting, replaced it, and took out the damaged screens. The members of that group were Zach, Clayton, Cameron, Marshall, Autumn, Tyquan, and Shayna. Brightbill invited Linda, the homeowner to dinner with us; she very much enjoyed it.



On Saturday, we were not able to do any work because the monsoons came to Crisfield.  We made our French Toast breakfast and packed up to come home.


Overall, we had a fantastic trip. I, Sofi, was very thankful for the teachers who came with us. Brightbill is like a second dad to me. This will be my last trip and I am very appreciative to be able to have the opportunity to help others who really can't afford anything else. For me, Kacey, I feel like this is a bittersweet moment. I have been on three trips with Brightbill and have formed a long lasting bond with him. As a senior, this is my last trip and I am really going to miss it. I cherish every moment I have spent with Brightbill, Mrs. Dieling, and all the members of this team. Together, we all shared many laughs and smiles and worked together to improve the homes and lives of those affected by these disasters.We just want to say a big thank you to Mr. Brightbill, Mrs. Deiling, Ms. Connie, and Mr. Carroll for teaching us many things and being an amazing influence on us!

A Rocky Start - A Beautiful Ending

Hi - this is Tyquan Reddick reporting from Crisfield.  This morning I woke up with a hole in my bed - due to a pen that I did not know I had.  I helped with breakfast and it was all going good until I dropped the bacon on the outside gravel.  Mr. Carroll saved the day by bringing it inside and washing it off without letting anyone know.

On the job today, we started off by putting a second coat on the walls in the second room of the house. Then we painted our first coat on the ceiling of that room. In the other group we had in the house, they also painted the room they were in but, but they had to move a lot more furniture. While we waited for the paint to dry, we went to get some more equipment. On the way back, we stopped at McDonald's and I got two McChickens. When we got back to the house we got right back to work; we started by putting on the last coat to the second group's walls and ceilings. Next, we left again while the other paint dried; we then returned once again to McDonald's and Mr. Carroll purchased everyone McFlurries which put most of us in  a sleepy mood.There was work to be done and when we got done with our food we went back to the house and cleaned up our mess and got ready for our homeowners to return. Later on we returned to the church and got ready for dinner.


 Hey, hey, hey, this is Jailene Santiago and I just thought I would let you guys all know about all the other excitements of the day. My team started work at the home of a 103 year old woman. You would be very surprised by all the mobility she had. This woman outlived 3 of her 4 children that she raised by herself. She was a cute little African American woman. Can you guys imagine all the historical things that she has lived through, World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement and just so many other things? I honestly found so much enjoyment just being in her presence. The smile on her face when she saw her newly painted ceilings -  I can't really explain the feeling that it gave me knowing that my team had helped Mrs. Ruth Ella but I can say that this day was just very blessed for us all.

Work Day, Snow Day

Hey guys it's Zach Logan and Hannah Welter here and we are going to talk about our day.To start off we all woke up at about 6:00 to a blanket of snow on the ground... yay. Once we woke up,the other group that was here made us an awesome breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and ham; it was really good. After breakfast we chilled for a little bit until the guy came and told us what we were going to be doing. This is one of the frustrating parts of disaster relief; waiting for assignments.

We ended up splitting into two groups, one with Mr.Carroll, and another one with Mr.Brightbill. Mr.Carroll's group consisted of Autumn, Tyquan, Whitney, Clayton, Cameron, Shayna, and of course myself (Zach Logan). Mr. Brightbill's group consisted of Alexis, Kacey, Sofia, Kayla, Jailene, Marshall, Mrs.Deiling, and of course myself (Hannah). In Mr. Brightbill's group worked outside all day, but for the exception of Sofia. She built a lovely stand for the dryer of the homeowner. The rest of the group worked under the house installing insulation in our wonderful Tyvek suits. It was a long, cold, and muddy day for Mr.Brightbill's group. The temperature was in the 30s, with winds of 25mph. Lets just say once this

group got home they ran for a shower. 

Okay guys its Zach. So I was in Mr.Carroll's group, and we painted did drywall and did some demolition. So I did drywall, and I don't want to brag, but it was perfect. Whitney, Shayna, Cameron, and Clayton tore up sub-floors and put new ones down. It looked really good! Tyquan, Autumn, and  I did some painting, and again I did perfect on that... as always. Robert, the home owner, was an awesome guy and we were all very honored. Oh yeah, and Mr.Carroll was our grateful and dominant leader.

First Post

Welcome to the home of the Building Construction Cares Blog.  From this site, we will share our daily journal from our trips.  Check back on March 26 for the first installment from Crisfield, MD.