A perspective from Alec and Chelsey; two Royal Oak teens during a relief trip to Birmingham, AL.

Our title was derived from a trip the Inter-Act group was destined for, before being re-routed to Joplin for the same type of relief work
On the Outside Looking In

Hey! Comeback!

I know we’ve been slacking on tumblr but things have been absolutely crazy. we’re scheduled to do a recap post soon so you can get an idea of what really happened. Chelsey has some great photos, and I have a couple ideas to throw out there. gives til Saturday and we’ll give you guys some awesome-ness! Thank you otherwise for following us since then!!

Sorry for no posts! Working on it tonight!

Anonymous: Where are your hard hats!!! Be safe

We have been! The first couple of site didn’t require any because we weren’t demolishing anything. We were, however, doing more salvage and tidying up the yards. Today we took our first hit on a house and started to tear it down. I’ll be blogging more about it later

Pictures from the first work site. Not much of the site itself, however, more of the environment around it and how it was affected during the tornado

Feb 15th at 8AM / tagged: Alec. debris. trees. / reblog
A piece from the first sight.

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A piece from the first sight.

Alex and Michael on the first sight.

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Alex and Michael on the first sight.

Happy Hump Day!

It’s the third day in, we’re at breakfast. We’re starting at a new site today. Going further into tornado relief and restoration in Alabama. So far, this week has been hard yet rewarding. Helping people re-start their lives, one day at a time.
-Chelsey

Anonymous: How is the weather? Are you guys keeping warm in the cabins and during the day? It would be interesting to see some before and after pictures.

Hey! And thanks for asking. The weather has been really cold when we first started nearing 25 degrees and then started to progress up to high 40s low 50s. Cabins have been well heated. Tonight’s a little warmer than expected. I believe the girls have had well heated cabins. And about the before and after pictures, I’ll be doing that tomorrow!

John, AC, and Nick, a couple of the guys I was working with on the pool area

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John, AC, and Nick, a couple of the guys I was working with on the pool area

Feb 13th at 10PM / tagged: alec. work. / reblog