Helping with the Bathroom Project

One of our discoveries here has been how many projects Ed & Jami are actually involved in. Over time their reputation spread. I suspect that people in the community recognize they are reliable, hardworking, and committed to community development, without being overbearing or paternalistic. So they get recruited, usually as project managers or general contractors.

But the project that we've always read about on their blog, because it is their largest commitment and because it is the one that is actually being funded by folks back in Canada, is the bathroom project for Punta Gorda school. It is coming along well and looks like it will end up being one of the nicest washrooms on this end of the island. Wilmar and Oscar, the contractors who did most of the work, including the tiling, are essentially done now, and won't be back until the new year for some final touch ups. But there is still a fair bit of clean-up, plumbing, detail work, sanding and painting that needs to be done, so we are fortunate to be here in time to help with some of the final stages.

We've all been down there helping in various shifts. Below are two photos and video of the morning that just Cathy and I were there with Ed. Did we mention that we had 3 straight rainy days? However, yesterday and today have been beautiful.