I just returned from doing work with the Appalachian Service Project in Jonesville, VA this past week. What a rewarding experience helping to make homes of the needy warmer, safer, and dryer We did alot of drainage as well as drywall and flooring. It was a great way to help folks here in the US who are at the poverty level. We usually all see the poverty in the inner city but seldom think about those less fortunate in the mountains. We finished a 55 year old fellows bedroom and it was the first time he had ever had fresh paint and new floors in his home. He cried tears of joy when we finished the work. It was truly a life changing experience and I plan to go again next year
I have decided to shelve the M101A1 trailer project until next spring. No sense in finishing it in Sept. to take it out once or twice this year. I need to do alot of home fix up which I ignored during the M37 resto. This is a good time to do that coming home with the skills & motivation I got on the ASP trip. I am going to put the tires on the frame and park it. It is wired, and all I will need to do next spring is paint the cargo box, install it, and put the brake levers and lights on.
I will post a pick of the finished frame with the tires when I get them on.
David
HingsingM37
1958 M37B1
1968 M101A1 Trailer
MVPA# 33078
"Do Not Take Counsel of Your Fears"
General George S. Patton Jr.
"Those who pound their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not".
This year's been a wash for me on my M37-too much going on with the home and such-just haven't made time for the M37 but I hope to get new brake shoes and lines on it before winter since I now live above 6200 feet and it's a 5 mile winding drive down to the valley floor. I'll probably need it to get to work once the snow falls. I'd love to get it finished next spring/summer, in time for the MVPA National in Portland, OR.
Gary
Cal_Gary
1954 M37 W/W
MVPA Correspondent #28500
G741.org Forum member since 2004
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We did alot of drainage as well as drywall and flooring. It was a great way to help folks here in the US who are at the poverty level. We usually all see the poverty in the inner city but seldom think about those less fortunate in the mountains. We finished a 55 year old fellows bedroom and it was the first time he had ever had fresh paint and new floors in his home. He cried tears of joy when we finished the work. It was truly a life changing experience and I plan to go again next year 
