Service Trips

Yosemite Rim Fire Recovery
June 2015 : arriving to help the Yosemite / Stanislaus area fire recovery effort

getting together on the condo balcony

feeling unified in green t-shirts

gathering for instruction

learning what to do

dappled shade

work site

work break

goofing off a little

goofing off a lot

invasive plants removed

hauling away the weeds

posing with Smokey

well deserved rest

build your own tacos
and summer fruit

gracious chefs

time for reading

tech time

pie making tools

key lime pie for the workers

pumpkin pie

back to work

hats and sunglasses are helpful

room for everyone

the youngest helper

Yosemite Rim

visiting San Jose camp

sorting wood scraps

dismantled family camp cabins...

....that were taken down because of the fire

the photographer finally poses

sense of accomplishment, yay!