This past weekend, NewDay USA employees turned out in force to begin construction on a horse barn for Boulder Crest Retreat for Military & Veteran Wellness. The barn will be used to house two horses to be used for Equine Therapy at the retreat. The NewDay construction project continues for the next 3 weeks. Here are some first hand accounts and photos from this great weekend of work at Boulder Crest! From Saturdays NewDay USA Team Leader: “What a WONDERFUL weekend we had at Boulder Crest! There’s nothing like seeing our team work together on something that is larger than all of us. Watching the structure develop right in front of your eyes, knowing that the few hours each of us are spending for a few days on something that will affect thousands of families is HUGE! It reminds me how small my problems are and how much we often take for granted. This was a FUN labor of love & this weekend’s team set the pace for the entire project! Saturday’s focus was another coat of paint on the horse shelter and to erect the frame. On Saturday we were able to do 2 coats of paint on the horse shed, erect the frame and start the final coat of paint on the archery barn that we built last year! Next week, the team works on the roof and finish painting!” From Sundays NewDay USA Team Leader: “It’s not always easy to wake up at 5:30 am and it’s even harder to do it on a Sunday. But the crew of people we had that made it enjoyed a beautiful Sunday working closely with volunteers at the absolutely gorgeous Boulder Crest Resort. Upon arrival at boulder crest we were greeted and debriefed by the founder of Boulder Crest, Ken Falke, on the projects we were to accomplish for the day. Some of us helped to paint the archery barn that we built last year, and the rest of us helped with sheeting the barn. The crew on Saturday gave us a head start getting all of the frame work in place, so it was are turn it come in and attach the plywood to the outside walls, make sure the structure was square, and to start the rafters, which will eventually become a storage space. Overall the day was rewarding and insightful. Knowing that you’re making a difference but also learning new skills as you’re doing it. To me, I think on of the most impactful things I learned about at Boulder Crest was the labyrinth therapy they use for some of the veterans. They would have these veterans walk through a narrow maze of stones to get to the center where they can drop off their stone which is symbolic of their emotional scars of war. The therapy is said to be very emotional, but is proven to work”
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:55:14 +0000
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