St. Andrew Presbyterian in Groton, along with St. Luke Lutheran in Gales Ferry, is sponsoring a home repair service project for one week in July. Aptly named Service on the Sound, we will repair (at ‘no-cost’) 70 to 80 homes in our area. These repairs include interior/exterior painting, porch/deck repair and replacement, stairs repair and replacement, weatherization, and wheelchair ramp repair and replacement.
About 400 youth participants (teams of 5 youth and at least 1 adult supervisor) have already signed up to participate in this Group Workcamp Foundation event during July20-24, 2009. The recipients of the free home repair are selected based on need and the event is funded by local donations, sponsorships from local businesses, and fundraisers.
One such fundraiser is taking place this Saturday May 23th 7pm, at Union Baptist Church in Mystic. The event features International Speaker and Gifted Musician, Richard Farmer. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds from this concert will go toward purchasing materials to repair the homes this summer.
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