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Kennebec Journal
October 26, 2006
A Chance for Giving Back
LITCHFIELD - Ray and Jeane Bruder haven't been able to wash their dishes in the kitchen of their 1800s farmhouse for
at least two years. Instead, the couple has been washing dishes in the bathroom. On Thursday, a group of volunteers
arrived to change that. The workers came from CampGroup, a large operator of for-profit summer camps.
"We started remodeling a while ago," said Bruder, a soft-spoken man with closely-cropped, gray hair. "But I've been
through some medical problems, which forced me to stop. And this group said they'd come in and be willing to complete
the work. "CampGroup teamed up with the Southern Kennebec County chapter of Habitat for Humanity to find two projects --
the Bruder house in Litchfield and a home in Wayne. Habitat for Humanity identified the two projects and supplied the
insurance needed for the work. CampGroup volunteers -- 25 from Camp Cobbossee and camps in New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Michigan and New York -- attempted to complete all the repair work in just two days.
Work at the Bruder house included installing kitchen cabinets, leveling the floor and appliances, insulating walls,
plumbing a sink and dishwasher, knocking down part of a crumbling chimney and repairing a leak in the roof. Meanwhile,
a second crew working on a home in Wayne was busy repairing siding, replacing windows, putting in some handrails and
fixing insulation. Hancock Lumber donated siding and other supplies. Sherwin Williams in Augusta supplied the paint.
And Marden's in Lewiston also sent supplies.
The couple, said the Bruders' daughter, Chani Mitchneck, just hit a string o fbad luck, which prompted her to write
to Habitat for Humanity for help. "We all were just ecstatic when we found out they would help," Mitchneck said.
"I got an email while I was at work --working the third shift -- and I was crying when I found out. Then I called
my parents and my mother was in tears.
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