On May 25th Mike Schafer, Cornell University Hockey Coach, Mike’s son Luke, friends, Mark and Mason Bishop, masons, Scott Howard, Tony Eisenhut, his daughter Lindsey and her friend Nicole, Cornell students from the hockey team, Joe Scali, Shane Hynes ,Taylor Davenport, Brendan Nash, Dan Di leo and John Nitti, Cornell football, arrived in Don Juan. The group of 14 arrived from Ithaca, NY to do some projects connected with the School, Santa Maria Josefa Rossello.
The group kept busy with many projects during their week of work. They helped to lay the foundation for a nurse's office, built protective walls around the well and cistern openings (the future pump house for the new water system to be put in this fall), and prepared the field for new, coming park for the school children, who will soon number over 400.
The present area for the children outside the school is a wholly inadequate space. The boys at the school, most in single parent households, are very aggressive. The additional, large space is most needed.
They all did great work, interacted with the children of the school and town, and even got to know the local scene in the evening. Much good work was completed and many good memories were made. It was a very successful week for all involved!
Showering dominican style - outside in the rain
~P.Ron
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