BonaResponds

5/15 to 6/1

BonaResponds Summer Tour 2012 BonaResponds will be making a summer relief tour from May 15th to June 1. We will be in Dallas and Harlingen, Texas (near Brownsville) and in Kentucky. The work will be both tornado clean up as well as fixing up homes in colonias (rural slums) near Harlingen. (Some of these homes still have dirt floors and no plumbing). Volunteers can meet us at any of the stops. Please use the sign up form to let us know you're interested and if you may need an airport pick-up. More information can be found on our blog.Sign up for the trip (or any part of it) here.

Some Recent Pictures

4/28 and 29/2012 - Ramp Building

Killbuck, NY
Over this weekend, we worked with a homeowner to construct a ramp for his mother.

4/22/2012 - Local Work Day

Earth Day 2012 - Today we recycled a ramp - a family no longer needed one in Allegany and donated it back to us! We will be using it to build a ramp for a woman in Killbuck. Afterwards, a group packed 4 1/2 barrels of school supplies for Haiti and cleaned up a section of Union Street that was covered with litter.

4/21/2012 - Get the Litter Out of the River! and Trail Clean-Up Day

Great work day despite rainy, dreary weather. Volunteers pulled trash from the river and surrounding banks along the Allegheny River.

4/20/2012 - College Visit for Olean's Liberty Partnership Program and "No Child Left Inside" Activities

A bus load of high school students from Olean were given tours of campus and talked with various groups. After lunch, they participated in outdoor activities for "No Child Left Inside" day. Thanks to all of the presenters, tour guides, cooks, and activity participants!

4/15/2012 - Barrel Packing for Haiti

4/14/2012 - Mental Health Association - Painting & Computer Work

The place looks great!!! Check out pictures on Facebook.

International Service Day

Thank you to all who came out to help at the third annual International Service Day!

Spring Break

Trip to Greenville, South Carolina - Great work helping out at St. Anthony of Padua's Parish and School. Check out blog posts from this trip here.

WarmSnugglyBlanket.org is an ongoing project to deliver blankets and letters of support to people who are undergoing cancer treatments. The project grew out of an idea that Marge Mahar had as she was undergoing her own treatments. We need volunteers to help us! Making blankets–alone, with family, or in larger groups. We’d love you to help! Directions on how to make them can be found here. Blankets can be sent or dropped off at the Murphy Building at SBU or Allegany Park and Shop (drop us an email if you'd like to make arrangements). Donations (for now we will run this as division of BonaResponds). Writing letters and cards for cancer patients. Sign up here to receive or send letters! Have an idea how you can help? Let us know!