The WorldLegacy Graduates Rebuild New Orleans
WorldLegacy North Carolina NC83 BAM, with the help of other WorldLegacy graduates took on an elementary school in St. Bernard Parish like a storm of transformation. Chalmette, La. is an area south of New Orleans that was devastated by Katrina and Rita. This entire area is still in need of restoration.
The majority of the residents are still not able to live in their homes yet. Some have finally moved into a tiny FEMA trailer. The school will be opening soon with the beauty we created. In one weekend we landscaped the grounds. Now when students and staff enter the gates they are walking into an oasis of color and life and love.
Helen Renee NC84, Mark Teears NC81, Steve Garic (advance graduate), and Thomas Garic (advance graduate) were all key players in getting the job done.
Making a huge difference and being an extreme giver is a lot of fun!!!!
With love,
Annie Garic NC83 BAM
Hello fellow Grads
Steve Steele from NC “THREE NINE” here.
After not being able to free myself up to physically help with the 911 recovery and feeling frustrated beyond words with sense of helplessness in being able to help on the heels of Katrina, I’ve decided to close the doors on my communications firm and head down to the affected area.
I have recruited some of the most experienced logistics, planning, and construction managers the Triangle has to offer and created a company to help with the rebuild and construction. My strategy is that a company can serve the citizens and investors at the same time. We have a number of self help initiatives built into the business model. I have about 130 people (truckers, heavy equipment operators and construction crew) ready to go and are currently seeking start-up funding to help with the mobilization of the gear we will need.
My request is that if you or someone you know would like to help with the rebuild as an investor, drop me a note. I can share our investor information kit with you to let you see the details of the game plan. Our goal is to mobilize by Mid October so urgency is of the utmost.
Thanks for your time leaders!
Steve Steele
Taking Huge Leaps on a Big Vision!
Rebuilding New Orleans, New Orleans, LA:
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, 35 people traveled by car, van or plane from various cities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and California to make a difference for people in New Orleans. They worked to get a 103-year-old woman, Rose, back into the home her husband built many decades ago. They worked to get her 70-year-old next door neighbor back into her home as well. They created a storage shed for a woman to store the flood-damaged belongings of her recently deceased mother. They moved a family into their new home. They painted exteriors and interiors of homes, built a storage shed, and basically did whatever was wanted and needed. November 2007. NC83 Senior LP Project
What NC83 graduates experienced
It did not matter that we were not the ‘best’ carpenters, painters, or craftsmen, what matters is that our Neighbors in New Orleans felt loved, appreciated and cared for. What I learned on this project is that living the commandment to ‘love one another’ creates positive change in the world. Leigh
My experience of our Thanksgiving to remember is one of joy, peace and unconditional love! It was absolutely the best Thanksgiving I have ever had to date. Annie
My experience in New Orleans is one of profound connection, unity and joy of service! George
New Orleans, now my New Orleans, was a perfect experience of transformation for individuals, families, communities and the world – created by a few intentional people standing for empowerment, commitment, trust and love. Thelma
Although I didn’t have the words in the beginning, by the end of the first day, it was no longer a “project” outside of me with a beginning, middle and end. It was my life and Rose, Wes, Tina and all those tens of thousands impacted were my family. Joseph
Margaret Mead put it perfectly when she said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Everyone who volunteered their time, energy, money, and spirit embodied the soul of this quote. I am in tears of joy and honor to have shared this experience with such giving, caring, loving people. This world, as dark as it seems at times, can be brightened by the flame that burns deep in each of us. The memory of this project will always keep that furnace burning bright in my soul.
Torin
I was NC83’s coach during their three month Leadership Program. This posting actually refers to two follow on projects that were completed after NC83’s Leadership Program had ended! The original project during the program was creating a garden at a nursing home in Durham. Extreme giving barely begins to describe thus leadership team, as they continue to give to the world!