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31 Dec 2020

Thank you for supporting NECHAMA in 2020!

As we prepare to enter the new year, we reflect on the amazing highs of 2020, as well as the darker moments of 2020. Through...
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18 Dec 2020

Reflecting on 2020

Seth Gardner (pictured on the right) in Hattiesburg, MS after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. I have been involved with NECHAMA – as a volunteer, as...
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Disaster Relief
25 Nov 2020

Thank you Dillon

Our NECHAMA team wants to give a shout out to Dillon Pride from Montana Conservation Corps. He worked alongside us in the field for a...
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Disaster Relief
30 Oct 2020

Clifton and Kerry Davis - Retirement, Fishing, and Hurricane Laura

We recently had the pleasure of working on the home of Clifton and Kerry Davis. The couple who live in Lake Charles, LA., is newly...
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Disaster Relief
13 Oct 2020

Hurricane Delta

The Operations team is back to work in Lake Charles, LA, after Hurricane Delta ripped through the area just six weeks after Hurricane Laura. Delivering...
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06 Oct 2020

Mr. Johnny

A couple of weeks back, a vintage truck pulled up across the street from a house where we were working. Mr. Johnny, the owner of...
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30 Sep 2020

It Takes a Community - Rabbi Ethan Katz

I am proud to serve as the National Director of NCSY Teen Relief Missions. I have had the privilege of working with NECHAMA for over...
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30 Sep 2020

What NECHAMA Means To Me - Elizabeth Farrell

While this is my first board position, I have been an avid volunteer since high school, participating in both local and global work for Habitat...
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