What can ordinary people do in extraordinary situations? Look at the difference you made in 2017!
Instead of sitting on a couch and watching disasters on TV, our volunteers put their hands to work.
2017 YEAR-IN-REVIEW
January 2017
- Petal, Mississippi
- January 27-29
- Clean up tornado damage from January 21
- Partner with Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Response
FEBRUARY 2017
- Chainsaw Maintenance Training
- February 18
- Massey Lawn Mower Repair
- Field service of chainsaws
MARCH 2017
- Spring Training and Work Day
- March 24-25
- Classroom training by Richard Bennett, Husqvarna, at Wears Chapel Baptist Church
- Clean up tornado debris at Flint Ridge Farm
- Deliver 3 loads of firewood to homeless community
- PAR Booth at Urban Living Expo 2017
- March 25
- Alabama A&M University’s Agribition Center
APRIL 2017
- New PAR warehouse
- April 22, 29
- Remove fence, trees, cleanup at former Butler High baseball facility
- Cleanup and move equipment from old to new warehouse
MAY 2017
- We’re in!
- Pizza Party – Celebrate the first meeting at new PAR warehouse
- WHNT 19 story followup on tornado cleanup, Flint Ridge Farm
JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2017
- Make upgrades to the warehouse
- Plan trips after Hurricane Harvey slams Texas
- Send donations to hurricane victims
SEPTEMBER 2017
- Holly Pond, Alabama
September 1
Clean up tornado damage - Corpus Christi, Texas
September 10-15
Team #1, Hurricane Harvey - PAR Booth at Alabama for Good Community Charity Fair
September 14
Hosted by Adtran, Inc. - Bridge City, Texas
September 17-22
Team #2, Hurricane Harvey
[See photos here] - PAR Golf Tournament
September 22
Hampton Cove Golf Course
[See photos here] - Wauchula, Florida
September 24-29
Team #3, Hurricane Irma
[See photos here]
[Watch video here]
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
- Refurbish trailers after 4 deployments
- PAR Christmas Dinner, December 1, at Twickenham Church of Christ
- Thank God for blessings in 2017
- Ask God for guidance in 2018
