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NINTH PROGRESS UPDATE AUGUST 2015 – VIVIANA’S VOICE
How Craftsmanship Is Healing Lives at The Blue Ox Village--continued
Viviana’s Voice: Eric has invited me to share my experiences of the wonderful and
amazing journey of building the recreated Lincoln Hearse ~ I could fill several books, but I will
limit myself!
It was a powerful experience working together as a team, finding our specialties as we
faced each new challenge. We didn’t know each other when we started, but we sure did learn
quickly! We learned how to not take things personally when any of us got cranky, how to keep
going even though we had experienced failures, how to appreciate each of our individual gifts
and personalities, and how to give praise and support to each other.

At the Unveiling Ceremony
Top Left: Front L/R: Mercedes Cangas, Johnny Calkins, Tyrone Trent, Larenna Olufsen.
Back L/R: Cody Drury, Mike Nickerson, Jenna Donahue.
Top Right: Katie Spindell & Viviana Hollenbeck.
Bottom Left: Cody & Bryan Drury, Thomas R. Jones Sr. & Katie Spindell
Bottom Right: Mike Nickerson & P.J. Staab.

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