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Janet Ward Black, Attorney at Law

Honduras 2008

February 2008 once again found Ward Black Law employees leaving their desks and computers behind and traveling to Honduras with Habitat for Humanity.   Habitat for Humanity is an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing “simple, decent and affordable” housing for families who never owned a home.

Using their personal time off, Myra Hines, Patricia Cairnes and David Rhodes joined 20 others for the trip to Santa Rosa de Copan. Jan Green returned with them for a second year. While February in North Carolina was still cold and rainy, the group arrived in Honduras to sunny skies and warm tropical temperatures.  Honduras is a beautiful country with breathtaking mountains, tropical beaches and vast areas of jungle. The mountains of Copan are famous for fresh bananas, watermelon, and oranges which were daily fare at the work site.

Returning to last year’s site where 18 houses have been completed except for water and electric service, the Ward Black Law group spent the week using pick axes and shovels to dig  trenches and run pipe for water and sewer lines.  Although the work was very hard, the participants agreed that each member received much more than they gave.

The group returned to Greensboro, tired and sore, but fulfilled and grateful to Ward Black Law for the opportunity to continue serving others in a different capacity.


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