April 22, 2021
It takes a village to raise a child but it takes the Mississippi Nailbenders to build a local camp for youths.
That group’s name suggests it is “hammer-challenged” concerning the fastening of objects to each other using slender metal shafts with pointed ends (nails).
It is actually a mission organization of skilled volunteers who go from place to place tackling new construction projects for church congregations and related groups and probably don’t smash their thumbs all that often.
The Mississippi Nailbenders boasts more than 600 members, about 40 of whom representing nine states made their way to Surry County last week to lend their talents in launching a project known as Camp Andrew.