Operation Southern Comfort

70 travelers will be leaving Syracuse Saturday, January 14 - that's 5 days from now.  The problem is that we still need 2 (only 2!) drivers.  If you're over 25, please consider joining us - we need you!

Happy New Year to the entire Operation Southern Comfort family!!

2012 is coming soon, and with it a new schedule of Operation Southern Comfort trips to St. Bernard Parish and the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Believe it or not, our to-do list contains 33 building and rebuilding projects, some of which are close to completion.

SC37 will take place January 14-22.

As usual, we're short on experienced people and drivers.  The cost is only $280, which covers transportation, food and lodging.  You can sign up on this website, at Trips, Register.

SC36 is scheduled for October 8-16 this year.  The cost is $280, $140 if you've gone previously this year.  We'll be working on Bubby's and rebecca's houses, and likely on Flood Street too.  Thanks for your consideration.

Next month, Operation Southern Comfort will participate in Acts of Kindness (A-OK!) Weekend, sponsored by Women Transcending Boundaries.

Women Transcending Boundaries was started in Syracuse by two women—a Christian and a Muslim—in the immediate aftermath of 9/11/2001. Today it is an egalitarian community of hundreds of women from many faith and cultural traditions.

Last year, WTB created the first Acts of Kindness (A-OK!) Weekend as a way to turn a day of tragedy and mourning into a weekend of civic engagement and volunteerism.

2011 has been another eventful year.  381 volunteers have made the trip to New Orleans & St. Bernard - we worked, laughed and cried.  We made great progress and were able to finish several projects.  However, there are many still on our list, and more waiting for help.  Some of our priorities:

DON'T MISS IT!  IT'S GONNA BE GREAT!! TIMBER BANKS IS AN OUTSTANDING COURSE. 

for more info, and to sign up, click 'Crawfish Open' to the left of this website - hit 'em long and straight!!

Operation Southern Comfort Needs you!  If you're over 25, can drive and would like to help out on the Gulf Coast, please consider this.

SC33, which will take place March 12 - 20; and

SC34, April 16 - 24; are both in need.  Both scheduled trips have in excess of 80 volunteers; both need at least 10 more drivers.  One driver will allow 4 eager students to serve their Gulf Coast sisters and brothers.

Do you remember Mardi Gras 2? the event at the MOST - November 2008? wasn't it a smash?

WE HAVE A PROBLEM

The decorations, eg street signs/lights, wall hangs, table art, pictures - all the stuff we used to decorate the museum - are lost.
We believe that someone borrowed the material and/or is storing it for us.

If you know anything about this, please call Joyce Reap (457-8789) or me (Norm Andrzejewski - 559-9413) immediately.  Thank you so much!