07-30-2009, 07:30 PM
They did one last fall in Indy that included a small community center / library next to the home owners revamp
as well as setting up a wi-fi system and donation of laptops. They also put excessive volunteers to work repairing
and cleaning up other houses in the neighborhood, as well as planting trees and cleaning up an otherwise
deteriorating inner city neighborhood that was struggling to survive.
The local news has done an update a few times - what happens when the crews all leave and it seems that
the remodel and clean up - along with the community center / library has sparked a renaissance of the neighborhood
and a lot of the volunteers have continued to work on the neighborhood.
I agree that many of the makeovers are a bit over the top, but it appears the Indy project has benefitted an
entire community. It would be cool to see more of those stories (and there have been a few others like that)
as well as setting up a wi-fi system and donation of laptops. They also put excessive volunteers to work repairing
and cleaning up other houses in the neighborhood, as well as planting trees and cleaning up an otherwise
deteriorating inner city neighborhood that was struggling to survive.
The local news has done an update a few times - what happens when the crews all leave and it seems that
the remodel and clean up - along with the community center / library has sparked a renaissance of the neighborhood
and a lot of the volunteers have continued to work on the neighborhood.
I agree that many of the makeovers are a bit over the top, but it appears the Indy project has benefitted an
entire community. It would be cool to see more of those stories (and there have been a few others like that)