September 6, 2020 Exciting news! We’ve just completed our first evolution in Louisiana focused on an area north of Lake Charles: Ragley-Longville. We had a great team including board members and staff from Panama City and Texas: Faith Bontrager, Pete Berlowitz, Toni and Aaron Ratliff, Neil Pettifor, Kate Robinson, Eddie Shahagun and myself. Our primary
September 6, 2020 Now for something that fits the FCDR definition of fun! Here's a house where we cleared trees. The first time I drove by this house I saw the homeowner sweeping the porch. She had to do something; with no power and no water, this was the best thing she could think of.
September 1, 2020 As you may know, Aaron and I have been in and around the Lake Charles area for the past few days. We’ve been getting a closer look at the damage caused by the wrath of Hurricane Laura. MY HEART IS BREAKING I was born and raised near Lake Charles, so this really
September 1, 2020 Our experienced scout team of Toni and Aaron have been on the ground in the Lake Charles area searching for our new home. They've more than confirmed the destruction that you've read about. Yes, it's wind damage and not flood (whew) but the wind damage to major power towers sounds to be
August 20, 2020 The homeowner of the newest house to be ReBuilt in Dickinson, TX by The Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders is really on the move. Troy Skinner, Ed Sahagun, Ed Gongora, Kate Robinson and Jimmy Elmore have done a great job. Mr. Rollie Smith the homeowner is working right beside them. Dan Walker/ FCDR
August 17, 2020 We had some fantastic volunteers from New Jersey the week before last working on Ms. Glinda’s home on Hodge Road in Havelock. They got a lot of the new siding up as well as most of the remaining drywall hung. Some of them were here earlier this year working on Robert’s house
August 13, 2020 One house finished and off to start on another home. This house in Dickinson, TX will be remodeled inside. When the homeowner, Rollie, was asked how much water was in his house after Hurricane Harvey left in three years ago, he said, "See those cabinets in the kitchen? I had a microwave
August 13, 2020 From a vacant lot to a finished house with garage, the FCDR Texas team and a few contractors "got 'er done". The elapsed time was approximately five months. That is pretty good time. Proud of you folks. Dan Walker/FCDR TX
August 4, 2020 The photos attached are of a house that began as an old abandoned lot in Texas City, TX. As you will see, through the efforts of Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders (FCDR) staff and contractors, the house is well on its way. Great strides have been made. Many thanks to the FCDR team,
August 4, 2020 A new house that FCDR has been working at in Dickinson, TX has been mainly fixing windows and the bathtubs. Eddie Sahagun and others have done the work to finalize the movement back to a complete home. Dan Walker/ FCDR TX