Random Acts of Kindness

No project this large can happen without hundreds of everyday acts of kindness. We appreciate these more than we can say, and are capturing them here! Volunteers can provide input for this page in the Volunteer tent at the build, or anyone can send a thank-you by sending us email. Please note that only first names will be used, if any identification is provided.

Thank YOU!

Thank you to all those great Lena bus drivers and the Martintown Church for running the shuttle from Sullivan's in Lena.
— Ken and Diane

Thank you, Mindy, for your patience with our constant website updates!
— Jess

Thank you, Jess and Steve, for the AWESOME pink hard hat!
— Jess

Thank you to everyone @ M45 for your constant encouragement! You are all rockstars!
— Jess

Thank you to Roger Little for being an all-around good guy!
— Jess

Thank you, Sean, for taking care of me during Braveheart!
— Jess

Thank you to all of the subcontractors who are putting up with our constant schedule changes!
— Jess

Thank you to our family: Russ, Doug, Randy, Lawrence, Susan, Sarah, Steve, Angie and Mike. We KNOW it's rough to work with family, but you guys do it with style!
— Jess

Thank you to the rockstar COBRA TEAM! You guys are making it happen!
— Jess

Thanks, Diane and Sally, for covering extra hours so I could see Carla do the Ironman in Madison.
— Diane

The people sewing in Warren were AWESOME! A huge THANKS to Sarah and Rhonda – your leadership is unparalleled!!! It was a big all-night push Tuesday.
— Ray and Jeanne

It was nice to be able to help with something so big! Everyone was constantly on the move and helping one another. That is something you don't see often in today's society – thank you everyone!
— Leslie

WOW, what an amazing job EVERYONE is doing! It is so awesome how everyone has pulled together and worked as a team to accomplish this great task. A HUGE thanks goes out to Rick, Laurie, Jess, Jamie and Josh for all they have done to pull this together for our community. They have given so much and thank you does not seem like enough.
— Sarah

Thanks to all who made sure all us volunteers had drink and eats during our shifts. We could just keep on going and working.
— Judy

It was so good to see people helping one another with their tasks.

A lady came by and offered me some food.

Our randomly formed team was very cooperative.

It was a pleasure to be part of something so big – doing something so wonderful for one of our neighbors!
— Cathy

Thanks to Sara in Pearl City – we went to her house one night when the food contributors forgot their serving utensils and she let us borrow hers.

Thanks to Kathy in Freeport – her sister-in-law is a food coordinator onsite and Kathy knew how busy she was…she went over and cleaned her house and did her laundry. How thoughtful!

Thanks to Don, who brought a heater for the EMS tent.

Thanks to Scott and Josh, who brought me a cupcake when I was painting the barn.
— Kelli

Incredible respect was shown when the Freeport JROTC displayed the flag and a trumpeter played taps in honor of 9-11.

I didn’t get the person’s name (but she was wearing a blue shirt and white hat) – I was unable to step away from what I was doing and she got me a snack and a drink when I really needed it. Thank you!

Thanks to all the people at the check-in tent – they are wonderful...what a great group!

Special thanks to Jill in the media tent. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty!
— Julie

David came to our shop on Monday and donated some of the summer sausage we just made for him for the build – how unexpected and great!
— Harbach’s

A big THANK YOU to the coordinator of the Spectator Transportation from Sullivans in Lena. This is greatly appreciated. A big THANK YOU to the Le-Win School and Martintown Church who has offered their buses. A HUGE THANK YOU to the volunteer bus drivers. We appreciate your help to the community.
— Donna

The volunteers are amazing!!! I am so proud of this community!
— Jackie

Thank you to Jim and Norm for mowing our lawn!
— The Hasken Family

Thanks to Norma and Carol for the trays of baked goods delivered to the house! Good luck this week, team!
— Laurie

Thanks to Park Hills Church for donating transportation to the site...good job!
— Jackie

Rick, thank you for thinking of your old carpenter friends and personally giving them the opportunity to help with this wonderful project!
— Laura

Thanks to Sara for pulling the seamstresses together in Warren. It is great to have so many people with their own busy lives taking time to help others!! I don't know how you are always laughing but keep it up!!!
— Sue

Thank you to Norma and Carol for the mountain of baked goods!
— The Hasken Family

Josh was such a good guy last night – at midnight he asked if the check-in volunteer needed anything, then he came back at 2 a.m. to give us a ride to the catering tent and then a personal tour of the site. And he was there again at 6 a.m. for another trip to catering and another tour. Rick and Laurie, your kids are amazing.
— Sally

Thank you to Aunt Judy for the freezer full of goodies – and the broccoli salad!
— The Hasken Family

Thank you to all the guys at R-Squared Construction who have devoted so much time and effort into getting the walls and floors done. You guys rock!!!!
— Angela

Thank you, Joe, for answering my questions about transportation accessibility so quickly! It is great, as busy as you all are, that you are still able to answer our questions politely and quickly! Great job all!!!
— Connie

Thank you to Mom and Dad for answering the phones!
— The Hasken Family

I want to thank Joe and Dave at Signs Now for their amazing work and turnaround time. They have been great to work with – thanks!
— Autumn

All it took is one person saying "Yes" – Kindness and generosity have a domino affect – Thanks for being brave and saying YES to this awesome project!
— Carla

Thank you to Joey for answering the phones!
— The Hasken Family

Thank you to those working on the website. The info is well organized and very timely. Really appreciate it. Great job!
— Cathy

A HUGE thank you to Steve for his Random Act of Kindness on behalf of the Beaver Family! It's appreciated more than you know!
— Melodee

Thank you to Becca and Sarah for all the office help!
— The Hasken Family

Thank you to Dan for driving to Chicago for the shirts!
— The Hasken Family

Special thanks to Melissa at US Cellular in Freeport for quickly arranging to provide wireless modems so we have internet access at the build site!
— Joe

Your web site coverage is super! Great information is being provided. Keep up the good work!
— Cyd

Thanks to the "Rasta" man who helped me fill my flat tire with air at the Mobil gas station today.
— Laurie

To Lori for making a call to sign-up to be a seamstress, then agreeing to lead the effort and rounding up many other seamstresses to organize a two-day sew-a-thon at Christ Lutheran Church in Stockton.
— Peg

Thanks to Joe and Marilyn and all the other volunteers who worked over Labor Day weekend.
— Laurie

A big thank-you to Mindy’s step-mother-in-law, who knows how busy we’ve have been with the EMHE project the last few weeks. She said everyone in the office deserves a treat for all the hard work we have been putting towards such a nice thing for a family we have never met. She sent a big container of chocolate chip cookies for everyone. Thanks!
— M

Thank you to my dentist, Dr. Reinhart Awender, for squeezing me in at the last minute last week for a quick filling when I explained I knew I wouldn’t have time once we got started on the build. I really appreciated it!
— Rick

Thanks to Norma and Carol for the trays of baked goods delivered to the house!
— Laurie

Thank you Becka for being an organizational rock star! We never would have made it through trade meetings without you!

Thank you Annette for your wealth of incredible ideas! I really appreciate your help following through with contacts.

Thank you Meg for helping me gain perspective amidst the chaos.

Thanks to my FHN OB office co-workers for the unbelievable "MEALS ON WHEELS"!!
— Laurie

Thanks and keep up the great work you’re doing. It is awesome that everyone when called upon steps up to the plate and gives of themselves no matter how big or small they are doing it.

Dave and Jim did a fantastic job designing and implementing the Volunteer Sign-Up web site! Thanks.
— Joe

Thanks to Mother Mary for the delicious meal served to us and the ABC/EMHE crew.
— Laurie

Thank you, Jen, for keeping us all going with your cupcake contributions – they're delicious!
— Marilyn

Thank you for the huge project you have undertaken. You have no idea how far reaching this is and the impact it has on EVERYONE involved. It is life altering. I know because I have been on both sides and all I can say is WOW.
— Jeannie

Rick & Laurie are the nicest, giving people I know~ come out & volunteer for this exciting project...you won't want to miss it!
— Mary

Thank you, Andrea, for sending me partner logos from your file without any request from me – I really appreciate you putting yourself in our shoes and figuring out what we need!
— Marilyn

Thanks to the facilities/transportation people from FHN for dropping off and picking up the podium for the builder announcement press conference, and to FHN for loaning it!

You are doing an awesome job! Keep up the good work.
— Tony

Sally and Cal delivered a huge dinner to our house last night. There were so many people trooping in and out of our house working on the project that dinner was the last thing on my mind, so when Cal and Sally showed up at the back door with full platters, we were stunned and VERY HAPPY!! Thank you!
— Laurie

Thank you for having a "Random Acts of Kindness" section on your website.
— Eva