Click on each page to view it full size!                County chapter of HfH is always looking for various volunteer efforts and time. Volunteers are always needed at fundraisers, and once the necessary funds have been raised, volunteers will be needed to actually construct the house. While all construction projects will be supervised by licensed professionals, anyone can volunteer to help with the construction process. Anyone who wishes to inquire about volunteering in any way with the local chapter of HfH should call board member Mike Ford at 644-8039. Anyone with any further questions or who wishes to contact the Lamoille County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity for more information on volunteering, fundraising, applying, or donations can contact any of the following board members: President Cherisse Desrosiers at 644-5477 or at marchmaple@gmail.com, Debbie Wells at DWW0315@aol.com, Gene and Martha Vossler at 888-4385 or at gmvossler@aol.com, Cathy Murphy at 888-3625, Karen Noyes at 888-6860, or John Guillot at 888-2048.  BUCK's Continued: "I love to travel. My first car was a 1936 Ford. When I bought it, it had been tipped over. I've been across the country four times by car yes, even on Route 66. I made the California trips in a Saab convertible. Nowadays I own a BMW. I've also traveled to many places including Russia, Finland, Italy, England and I've taken a couple of cruises. "I've also been to China," Buck says. "I went in 1999. It was a long airplane trip. I'd like to return but I doubt I ever will. I'm in good health except I have trouble hearing. I can talk one on one, but in a group I don't hear well. "During our China trip we flew everywhere around the country and visited seven cities. We saw the famous Qin terra cotta warriors and a new dam the Three Gorges Dam. Our contact showed us through the Universal Furniture Factory and we also took a boat trip on the Yangtze river. The only problem with China was the way meat was served. It was chopped up into pieces. We were never sure what we were eating!" A true old Vermonter, according to Robert Harris, "If I was doing some carpentry work for him, he's stop and say, 'You need a break, Robert.' I didn't, really, but he just wanted to sit and visit." These days Floyd Buck says he also takes a break. "I like my weekends off!"      Continuation.. Page 4 the positions held by the Afghani freedom fighters. Larson claims that seeing things like that makes world events much more real than any minute long story on the evening news. One final aspect of his former job that Larson claims was a great advantage was the fact that since he worked for Pan Am he and his family got to take a number of great vacations to exotic parts of the world. On one such vacation Ralph and his wife Janet took their children on a two week dugout canoe trip up the Amazon River. The Larson family was also able to travel to the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and see another culture and country thanks to Ralph's job. Ralph himself was able to fly anywhere in China when he was serving as a test pilot in the city of Xiamen at a time whenforeigners were not usually allowed to move around in the country. Ralph Larson's story is definitely an incredible and exotic one that many Americans never get to experience.   |
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