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 They’re
coming, again.
In buses, trucks, and vans.
Next summer, a few hundred out-of-state teenagers will be descending
upon our town. How’s your blood pressure?
A little anxious?
Well, you don’t need to be.
This caravan of high school students is not coming to raise havoc,
but raising
several hundred dollars each for the opportunity to help improve the
homes and lives of elderly, disabled, veteran, and low-income
residents in our community.
They’re coming to work hard, get dirty, have fun, and make new
lifelong friends. They’re coming for WORKCAMP FOR LINCOLN 2024!
Workcamp For Lincoln is a partnership between CAPCIL,
Group Mission Trips (Ft. Collins, CO), the City of Lincoln/Logan
County, the Woods Foundation, and several area businesses and
churches.
In 2021, nearly 200 teenagers and youth workers transformed 25 area
homes, in a single week. And, they were joined by a surprise
celebrity participant, Karen E Laine from the popular HGTV show
“Good Bones”, who returned to Lincoln to share at a kickoff event
this past weekend.
Applications for FREE minor home repair and/or wheelchair ramp
construction are now OPEN at
www.workcampforlincoln.com.
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Projects that qualify are:
Interior and exterior painting
Basic patching of walls and ceilings
Repairs to fascia, soffit, or siding
Rolled insulation
Underpinning and skirting for mobile homes
Basic weatherization (caulking, air sealing of
windows/doors/vents)
Roof coating or patching (no tear-offs)
Projects that do NOT qualify are:
Electrical tasks/wiring
Plumbing
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning
Gutters
Any type of floor tiling or replacement
Windows and door repair
There is a maximum number of applications that will be approved,
and all will require multiple on-site visits, background checks,
and resident presence during the entire week of June 16-21,
2024.
For more information, or to contact Workcamp For Lincoln
leadership, go to
www.workcampforlincoln.com.
[Todd Henry]
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