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Eight Days of Hope
A Report
When did this happen?
October 25th to November 2nd 2008.
What is the group?
Eight Days of Hope
www.eightdaysofhope.com
Who are these people:
Headquartered in Tupelo Mississippi
They came from 41 States and 4 Canadian Provinces
972 from outside Linn County and 526 from Linn County
How many volunteered?
1,498 volunteered!!
(The most volunteers for an Eight Day
effort was 1,280 volunteers.)
How many homes?
120 homes had at least one project completed
302 projects completed
Total number of man hours: 40,419
Total value of donated labor: $1.7 million dollars
What happens next for homes not
finished? We will be working with groups
coming to our area in the next few months to complete the work
as we are able.
Where does Eight Days of Hope go next?
Texas in 2009.
For more info on Eight Days of Hope click on:
www.eightdaysofhope.com |