The Bayfield/Durango community is really pretty great to us. The chuches accept us, the families invite us over, the coffee shops let ALL of us in at once, the stores and restaurants serve us, and the river rafting folks generally share the river with us fairly well...most of the time :) So every year during staff training, we get the chance to give back. I know Nate already posted and I know his pics are 10x better than mine. But I'd still like to share what my group got to do and show you what fun time we had! We went to the Kujath's home. He is the pastor at Pine Valley Foursquare Church in Bayfield. They are the church that housed our staff and campers back in 2002 when we had to evacuate camp due to a wildfire. We sanded their deck, powerwashed their deck and house siding, stained their deck and deck furniture, washed windows inside and out, stained their fence and planted flowers. And that was all before 3:00. With all the big jobs finished, my group decided to stay til five and serve this family a little more... we begged for more work and finished the day vaccuming, cleaning bathrooms and kitchen and washing their cars. The Kujath's have four boys and we had a great time getting to hang out with some of them and playing a few video games :) She fed us great chips and dip and watermelon and brownies and fruity water! It was so much fun to go to the home of someone we didn't even know and to give the time, resources and energy we all possess and use it as a team to get some big things accomplished. We've already heard from a few families who plan on paying it forward and helping someone else who needs it! It was such a great, great day!!!
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