May 29th Leighton Broxterman, Jerry Holthaus, Marcia Riggs, Rita Barnett, LaVonne Birney and me headed to Greensburg and returned June 5th. We worked three canteen trucks, one being stationary and two mobile. Things have improved since my first tour but there is still much to do. Most of the Army, KDOT and volunteer haulers have left and now there are paid contractors hauling material to the dumps.
There are signs of recovery with building of homes, shingling and leaves on trees. You can now see several blocks away since the rubble has been removed. Most of the pictures I took this time show improvement and building.
As we did the first time, we again stayed in Dodge City and drove back and forth making our day begin at 6:15 AM and end about 8:15 PM.
There are still about 75 Americore young adults there. They are in their early 20's and are very good workers. Most have completed college and are doing this before starting a career. They do a large variety of work including helping residents cleanup or move items, cut trees, clear lots by hand and with Bobcats, and assist the Salvation Army. There are large groups of high school age kids that come with church groups or schools to gather trash from yards. They rake, pickup, scoop, and haul in wheelbarrows to the curb so loaders can pick it up and haul it away.
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