We have had a number of volunteers this month.
One Saturday, Brian and Gordy stopped by to put up a few sections of a split rail fence. They also took care of the large branch on the side of the road that had fallen earlier in the week by chainsawing it into smaller pieces.
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| Brian and Gordy |
We also had a large group from Northwestern Settlement's AmeriCorps Project Yes! for a day and a half of work projects. A BIG thank you to: Leila, Sue, Robin, Dan, Jamie, Paul, Marta, Emma, Anna, Naomi, Diane, Kerri Anne, Linda, Julia, Ally, Hannah, Tasha, Mirriam, Miguel, gabriel, George, Bridget, Tasha, Josh, Megan, Jessica, and Neha.
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| AmeriCorps Project Yes! 2012 |
This is what they finished: Trim 1/4 mile Bay Road, Paint two cabins, Finish trim on two more cabins, Mail 800 pieces for our new Outdoor Education Center, Dust bust cabins for allergy sufferers, Wash windows, Create new garden fence, Preserve docks, benches and tables, Take brush to pile for chipping and a large list of "miscellaneous projects from breaking up things for the garbage to making our popular playground event "Dig to China" safe for our children.
And thanks to master gardener Carol for the leadership on making the garden fence.
And thanks to master gardener Carol for the leadership on making the garden fence.
And then we had our September Work Day...
...we cleared brush and chipped the brush piles.
...we cleared brush and chipped the brush piles.
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| September Volunteers for Work Day |
Thank you to Ralph, Bob, Alex (staff), Steve, Dave, and Tim. Ralph, Bob and Tim are new volunteers this month. Welcome! Mary (another Master Gardener) also spent some time transplanting into our expanded rain garden near Oscar's Room steps. This rain garden got a workout yesterday when we had a 1/2 inch of rain in less than an hour. It held--it neatly diverted the water from washing out the steps JUST LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO!
We have a monthly work day every third Tuesday of the month from April to October. Our last work day is October 16--join us from 9am to noon.
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