Youth mission group coming to Eunice to help elderly disabled or poor in need of home repair work

June 9, 2011

They may not be the crew of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, but a team of 60 high school-age volunteers and their chaperones will be coming to Eunice next month to do work on the homes of the needy.

David Reed, church council chairman for First United Methodist Church of Eunice, told Eunice Rotarians and Kiwanians last week that the Central Texas Conference Youth in Mission will send volunteers to 25 communities in Louisiana, including Eunice.

Approximately eight teams will do work on houses of families and individuals in need throughout the Eunice area during the week of June 12.

They will be bringing their own tools and trailers, buying local building materials, and staying in the Methodist Church’s conference hall, Reed said.

Reed noted that these are high-school aged kids, and will be doing minor jobs, not plumbing or electrical work.

What they will do is construct wheelchair ramps, painting (interior and exterior), yard work, building or repairing handrails, fencing, flooring, roofing, build decks or patios, and sheetrock and insulation work.

What they are looking for, Reed said, are the names of elderly, handicapped or low-income individuals and families, preferably owning the home they live in, who are in need of such services.

Reed noted that these are youths from the First United Methodist Church of Killeen, Texas, and Brock United Methodist Church of Brock, Texas, who are paying $250 each to come here and help the less fortunate, rather than vacationing during their summer break.

“It’s all about the relationships built, and giving these kids something deeper to be concerned about,” Reed said.

Reed said the group is soliciting references of individuals and families in need; the deadline in June 11.

Reed said applications are available at Reed Gas offices on La. 13 south of Eunice, or by contacting him at 305-3013 ro 457-4261 or emailing david@reedgaspropane.com.

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