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Wayland to Waveland Sweeps In
To Finish Work on Ms. Melanie’s House
Ms. Hazel Is Fully Moved In
April 9 – Again the Wayland to Waveland (W2W) Hurricane
Katrina Relief group has made a major impact on life in the
small coastal city it has adopted.
Peter Bachman, owner of Custom Designs of Wayland, last week
(April 1-7) headed a group in Waveland to significantly
advance work on the house the group raised for Ms. Melanie
Keretas from the ground up in October.
Work completed last week included installing all the
plumbing and electrical wiring inside Ms. Melanie’s house.
The group also installed the plank siding on the entire
outside of the house, and decking for the sweeping porches
surrounding the house.
The crew cleaned up the site on the last day to get ready
for Melanie to continue her building process which includes
insulation and drywall installation that will begin next
week on the inside.
The W2W group also finished moving Ms. Hazel into her house
across the street from Ms. Melanie’s. She is now completely
out of her little FEMA trailer that has been home for more
than 18 months.
Thanks to the generosity of Wayland families, who fulfilled
wishes from the "Virtual House Shower" held during the last
month, Ms. Hazel has most of her kitchen tools, bedding and
bathroom towels and was busy unpacking. She is so grateful
to everyone who helped her begin to make the transition from
the cramped trailer into her renovated home.
The Romanow family of Wayland even sent furniture down on
Peter Bachman's truck so that Ms. Hazel would really feel
"at home." It took the whole week to completely move her
in, but by Saturday afternoon, the trailer was empty.
Wayland to Waveland will continue to help families as they
transition from their trailers into their homes. Check the
group’s Web site for more pictures of this week's trip and
the inside of Ms. Hazel's house –
www.waylandtowaveland.org.
As always, the Wayland to Waveland fundraising efforts are
continuing. Contributions will be used to directly support
our rebuilding efforts for those most in need in Waveland.
All contributions are completely tax deductible and can be
mailed to the Wayland to Waveland Hurricane Relief Fund, c/o
Town of Wayland, Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road.
PHOTOS:
The full crew from Wayland to Waveland on Ms. Melanie
Keretas’ deck who worked all week, April 1-7, to continue
work on the house they raised from the ground starting last
October.
Wayland builder Peter Bachman sits with Ms. Melanie on the
temporary steps at the end of the week of work that saw,
among many things, the siding installed on her new home.
Inside views of Ms. Hazel Tracey's house that is starting to
looked lived in. The visiting crew helped move the last
items out of her FEMA trailer and set up the many items from
the Virtual House Shower held by Waylanders.