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          Team XXI, the 12 members traveled to Huong Hoa commune, a remote village in Thien Hue province in April, 2006. The Team members helped build a one-room school house that will serve as a preschool and kindergarten for the commune’s children. The team stayed at the Thac Mo Resort, a few miles from the project site. The team photographs on this Web page are by team members Wil Schaefer and Mai Ho-Schaefer.

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        Team Building and Planning

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Bob Kennedy, Colette Schulmann, and Gary Thompson going over planning notes in Sebastopol, Calif.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Team members take a break from team training in Sebastopol, California to visit Bodega Bay.

         

        The Beauty of Vietnam

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Temple wall painting, Ha Noi.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        A statue at the Perfume River Park, Hue.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        A snail gatherer on the Perfume River, Hue.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Thac Mo Guest Cottage

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        A 'Hong Kong' orchid, Thac Mo.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Mike Kennedy with entourage, Ka Tu.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Hue Citadel

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Koi in citadel moat, Hue.

         

        The Project Site, Huong Hoa

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Teachers prepare a skit for the children, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Kindergarten, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Kindergarten, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Andrew Donaldson playin' Blues Harp, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Schoolchildren on a see-saw, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Children playing, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        More photo opportunities, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Con Khi pupils, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Gary Thompson distributing gifts to children, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Children showing off new shirts, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        School principal and town official, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Kindergarten, Huong Hoa.

         

        Team Working on the Project

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Vietnamese project workers with donated tools, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Workers and Dan Knox pose for shot, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Wil Schaefer, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Tying the foundation and column rebar together, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Charlie Wishart demonstrating the use of a rasp, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Building concrete forms for the foundation, a good place to start, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Andrew Donaldson describing construction technique, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Wil Schaefer
        Mai Ho-Schaefer, Gary Thompson with 'funny' hat and Ba Tuyet, school principal, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Yeah, all of us, Huong Hoa.

         

        Photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Wil Schaefer, school principal, town official, Andrew Donaldson, Huong Hoa.

         

        Departing with Ceremony

         

        Memorial Ceremony, Huong Hoa, photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
        Gary Thompson leads an American Indian medicine pipe ceremony, Huong Hoa.

         

        Memorial Ceremony, Huong Hoa, photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
             Traditionally the ceremony is used for prayers, the passing of good will, and peace and honesty when you are with others.

         

        Memorial Ceremony, Huong Hoa, photo by Mai Ho-Schaefer
             Charlie Wishart cleanses himself in the smoke as part of the ceremony, Huong Hoa.

         


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