As we approach the holiday season, we want to provide an update on a major upcoming event!  Work on the first bridge in our Bridging Together partnership with Mennonite Disaster Service is planned to begin on January 6 near Hendersonville, NC. A flyer can be found here.

This first bridge will be an opportunity to show partner organizations how to build using this resilient bridge design, as we begin gearing up to have multiple teams planning and building bridges at the same time. Some of the participants will be from partner organizations through VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster).  Others come from the commercial world with equipment and knowledge of bridge design and construction. Volunteers are essential for this project, and we hope new ones will be trained during this event.

We know that many volunteers and others who have been responding to Helene will be taking some well-earned time off during this holiday season.  We wish everyone a joyous season and a time of rest.

We encourage anyone who wants to make end-of-year donations to consider supporting the Bridging Together project.  Online giving is available at https://buy.stripe.com/8wM4ikaAbdP9fy88ww