1. Joel Connor works in an office in Kansas. His job is a typical nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday job. So 1 the weekend, he does something different. He does voluntary work. He helps different organisations and people for free. Every weekend, there’s a new project. This weekend, Joel 2 to build a house. You can see him in the photo. He’s moving a large blue panel. It’s part of a wall. Joel isn’t a professional builder, but that’s the interesting thing about this project. The other people are ‘weekend builders’ too. These ‘weekend builders’ are from the small town of Greensburg in Kansas. A year ago, a tornado 3 their town. After the tornado, the community started a project to build new homes. The project is for 30 new homes. They have help 4 a building company and a group of volunteers. Joel says, ‘I heard about the tornado and the new project. I knew some people in Greensburg. I wanted 5 .’ Joel’s friends are here this weekend too. They’re on the roof. They’re working with Jill and Scott Eller. Jill and Scott are building their ‘dream house’. Jill (right) is standing near her new house. She’s holding a part of the new wall. They’re making the house ‘tornado-resistant’ – that’s why it has an unusual shape. The Ellers’ house is almost ready, so next weekend, Joel is moving to a different project. Why does he do voluntary work? ‘I have time, I can help people, I make friends and it’s fun! So why not?’ he says.
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