Veterans Day always provides a special opportunity to remember, honor and give back to those who have made sacrifices to fight for our nation – but for those at the Northwest Louisiana (NWLA) Fuller Center in Shreveport, Veterans Day is every day. “Veterans who have served our country have sacrificed so much in service to their […]
By Leah Gernetzke Communications/multimedia specialist A pillow embroidered with the words “life’s uncertain, eat dessert first” rests on a couch in Bob and Judy Hippler’s RV, a cozy, carpeted home on wheels in which the Hipplers travel all over the country. A black and white picture of the couple sits on a coffee table, and […]
This week, an amalgam of volunteers at the Millard Fuller Legacy Build have come together to build homes for people in need – and each of these behind-the-scenes and unpaid workers here has a story to tell. That’s especially true of the 18-member crew from Webster University in St. Louis, which graced the work site with […]
Leah Gernetzke Communication/multimedia specialist This week I’ve walked up and down Millard Fuller drive dozens of times, taken hundreds of photos/video clips of people hammering, sawing, painting, climbing ladders, roofing, and cutting siding, and met and interviewed people from faraway places such as Peru, Mexico, Burma and Iraq. Out of all of this activity, the latter […]
Though many volunteers at the Millard Fuller Legacy Build have come from all corners of the nation to build homes for people in need this week, a minority has traveled even farther. Among them are Zenon Colque and Ana Tarazona, both of whom traveled Monday from Peru for the build. Fuller Center Director of International […]
By Leah Gernetzke Communications/multimedia specialist "It’s more blessed to give than to receive." This common saying might hold a lot of truth, but walking around the Millard Fuller Legacy Build work site this week has lent me a new perspective – that perhaps the two are not totally opposite, but instead intertwine in constant synergy. Because […]
By Leah Gernetzke Communications/multimedia specialist When your fingers are too frozen to properly type, you feel like you’ve been exercising all day just from shivering and shaking and your brain feels like it’s waiting for a spring thaw (sorry for any typos in this blog), you know it’s officially cold. Today is one of those […]
By Leah Gernetzke Communications/multimedia specialist When coming to an epic blitz build like this year’s Millard Fuller Legacy Build, volunteers undoubtedly have a jumble of thoughts and ideas about the week. They may be contemplating the noble deed of helping their neighbors and giving people in need a hand up. They may have pre-build jitters […]
