Neighborhood Make It Happen Preservation Project

[iloveionia]

[iloveionia]

Cleaning house this weekend? Shopping? Here are some additional/updated items that are needed:

EXTERIOR PAINT
5 gallon tub of exterior primer
lots of hand scrapers and paint brushes
small buckets to rinse brushes
paint rollers, trays
sand paper for sanders
ladders both step and extension
hammers, nails, replacement siding pieces, skil saw
extension cords
donations for 12+ window screens at $25/window
porch floor stain (concrete)
gallon of terracotta exterior trim (I may have/donate)

YARD
large yard waste trash bags
wheelbarrows?
mulch, stone pieces, bricks, pots, plants and greenery, other landscape items
(I would like not only the front of the house and porch greened up, but the CROW would be appreciated. Her front yard is tiny and she would be able to enjoy a landscaped crow from her porch)
lots of porch flowers/plants too
She expressed she used to have tomatoes, collard greens, etc.

PORCH
rocking chair, small table for Miss Maggie's porch
mailbox
exterior porch light
number sign

FOOD/SNACKS/WATER
Sharon said she would make sandwiches.
Several cases of water
Whole or cut fruit
Chips
Granola Bars, PB crackers, etc.

BYO
gloves, masks for painting/scraping
water and snacks and some to share if you are able (working to have lunch provided)
Yard tools i.e. shovel, rake, etc.

You can bring your donated items at 8 a.m. to Miss Maggie's house if you are volunteering your time to help.
If you are donating money, I can assign something specifically it will go to and purchase that, or you can purchase and donate.
You can drop off donated items or borrowed items to my house. PM me for the address and/or my phone number. If the item is a borrowed item, please label it so that I may return
Finally, so we look like a team, please wear a white, red, or black top.

Thanks so much.
Nicole

[iloveionia]

Just updating:
What to bring. . . .

Please label all of your tools/equipment

Water for yourself
Lunch and snacks for yourself
Work gloves
Paint Scraper
paint brushes, rollers, small buckets/cups for paint
Hammer
Electric Sander or sanding block
Shovel
Rake

What would be greatly appreciated:

Cases of water
gallon pots of plants (low maintenance, drought tolerant)
bird houses
decorative pots
bricks, pavers, broken concrete, other recyclable materials
quarts or gallons of primer
tree bark cedar mulch
soil for pots
rocking chair

What would be of great help to me is if you could email me what you are bringing under the "greatly appreciated."
I will shop on Friday for what is still needed.

Please pass this information on.

Nicole
nicolelopez89@yahoo.com

[iloveionia]

I'm excited for tomorrow!

Here are items you can/should bring:
more ladders
paint scrapers
sanders/paper
BYO mask
BYO water
BYO bug spray
BYO paint brush
BYO gloves
BYO garden tools
BYO snacks/food
pots for plants
stepping stones, bricks
interesting yard art
bags of cedar mulch
plants

There will be team sign-ups in the morning. We start at 8 a.m.
Should this project get hampered due to rain, those who can come back Sunday will finish.
With focus, effort, and team spirit, we CAN finish tomorrow. That IS the goal. I know it can be done.
See you tomorrow!

[fsu813]

i'll be getting there late and can't stay long, but i'll drop off a cooler full of ice and drinks around 11am or so.

[iloveionia]

Appreciate it! Thanks so much.

[movedsouth]

I will be there. probably a bit late but well, better late then never Lets hope it cools down a bit tomorrow

[iloveionia]

It takes a village to raise a child.

It takes a neighborhood to raise up a community.
We have done that.

There is grace in giving.

Thank you so much to the 50+ people who came out to work and preserve Miss Maggie's historic home.
Whether you stayed for a lot or whether you stayed for a few. Thank you.
Whether you donated materials, food, drink, or cash, thank you.

Had the rain held off, I know we would have finished right around the 4 p.m. mark. Volunteers worked THAT hard.

If you are down for the cause and can make it, see you tomorrow at:
8 a.m. to noon
August 1, 2010
Miss Maggie's

[Gloria]

[Gonzo]

I took over about 30 photos at the event today. They are on my Facebook profile.