Thanks Bill for all you have done for Corinth!
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The Basement Springs Are Gone!
For the past eighty-four years, every time it rained, springs of water
have bubbled up in the basement of the church. Now thanks to the efforts
of Bill Orban the basement is dry. Bill has engineered and installed a
system of french drains around the foundation of the church which
drain into a dry well at the Southwest corner of the building. From there
the water that used to come into the basement is pumped to the bar ditch
along Parker Road. To further reduce infiltration Bill has placed
waterproof sheeting on the outside of the basement walls. As a final touch
we now have concrete sidewalks completely surrounding the building and the
West stairs have been removed before they collapsed.
The drains were only part of Bill's solution however. He has also cut a
channel through the limestone along the North side of the church property
and placed another french drain in the bottom of that ditch that
empties into the bar ditch along Church Lane on the East side of the
property. This ditch diverts the water coming from the North that runs
along the top of the limestone cap underlying the whole area. The water
that is diverted there reduces the volume of water reaching the drains
around the foundation.
Finally Bill has proven himself not only a skilled engineer and an
absolute artist with earthmoving equipment, he is also a master scrounger.
His scrounging has resulted in the church receiving hundreds of loads of
crushed asphalt for the parking lot and even more loads of fill dirt to
raise the level of the entire lot two to three feet and the use of various
pieces of heavy duty earth moving equipment. All at little or no cost to
the church!
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Dale Booth Hard at
Work?
Dale is shown here slaving away on her job as a as a marine biology
intern off the coast of Alabama. We are all very proud of Dales's
accomplishments. Not to mention a little jealous of the really
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Corinth exceeds Heifer Project Goal
The Goal:
In October, 1999, the members of Corinth Presbyterian Church challenged
themselves to raise $5,000, both inside and outside of the church, toward
the purchase of a
Heifer Project International "Ark" by Easter 2000.
What is Heifer Project?
Heifer Project International helps individuals and families in
developing nations around the world and in this country to become
financially self-reliant and develop sustainable agricultural practices.
Corinth's $5,000 goal represents two of every animal distributed by HPI.
Meeting the Goal:
Virtually every one of the 65 member congregation contributed their time,
talents, and money toward meeting the goal. Fund raising efforts included:
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Raffling
off "Christmas 'yard art.'" |
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Blee
Cottage Bed and Breakfast, held monthly silent auctions of gourmet
goodies. |
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A member
auctioned a custom made fishing rod on eBay
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A "Kiln
Opening" at Holman Pottery in Plano |
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A "baked
potato sale" and |
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A
"favorite family recipes" lunch following church one Sunday.
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Inspired
by the efforts of church members, the Crown Plaza Suites hotel in Dallas
contributed a "getaway weekend" and a local massage therapist donated
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The Results:
On Easter Sunday, when the results were tallied, the congregation had
raised over $6,800. By the time the check was sent to HPI there was
$7,500 or as we put it "an ark and a half!"
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