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Kevin Lynch and Destinee Pray were part of the Elon University build completed in March. We asked them to share a sentence or two about their experience:
“What I loved about Cambiando Vidas is how they fostered a strong sense of community and brotherhood between the volunteers and the local community, and in doing so facilitated the development of amazing relationships and experiences. Their staff always goes the extra mile to make the build a success for all involved, and they should be very proud of what they do.” – Kevin Lynch
“It was amazing to be apart of a community with so much life and joy even though they were so poverty stricken. They truly helped one another like a family and had such hope that things were getting better. They were so appreciative for everything we were doing. It was great to be a part of something so much bigger than myself.” – Destinee Pray
There are countless community members who help out with each build in Las Charcas, but we wanted to highlight a few of the regulars with a series of blog posts. We hope their unwavering devotion to their community will inspire you to help out in your own community, whether globally or locally.
Christian is the son of Monaro and Marlene Javier de la Rosa who received the very first Cambiando Vidas house that was built in 2007.
He, along with his younger brother, Alex, and his sister Natalie, have been regular helpers at all of the Cambiando Vidas builds in the Las Charcas community. He and his brother will often leave for part of the day to attend school but will return, eager to help and work hard to finish each house.
Many recipients of Cambiando Vidas homes have continued to give their time and sweat equity to builds and help make the project one of community involvement.
With everyone transitioning into summer mode, we wanted to reflect back on the first quarter of the year and share some of our proudest accomplishments thus far:
- 25th home completed just prior to 4 year anniversary of organization
- 80+ Yale Alumni provided care and learning to the community
- Preschool moved to better serve wider community
- Countless lives changed for the better
Want to help us continue making a difference? Learn more about how you can get involved here.
