This is what was accomplished on October’s All Church Building and Grounds Work Party:
- A door stop on the storage room for committee and sound equipment was adjusted.
- Bulky trash items in the trash enclosure were made ready to recycle.
- A file cabinet was magically opened and set aside for future donation.
- Earthquake brackets were painted to match the wall behind the new bookcase in the west alcove.
- Fluorescent light tubes in the sanctuary were checked and replaced as needed.
- Placement of three white noise machines was investigated.
- Watered another Australian willow tree.
- Checked Safe Sleep trash (It didn’t need emptying because they are taking care of it themselves.)
- Picked-up trash around the property.
- Removed some dead shrubbery.
- Gave the kitchen a final cleaning before the Auction.
- Swept the ever present pine needles from the parking lot.
Now for the math test for the newsletter. If that is twelve things accomplished. How many people were working for three hours? (Answer is below)
I am worried about the Australian willow trees that are planted around the parking lot. They look so stressed from lack of water or maybe from having their roots over crowded in the planting beds. Does anyone else notice them and their changes? I hope you are all doing rain dances or whatever practice you have that can help them perk up.
These are the people who were working during the work party: Cindy Camalucci, Kassie Erickson, Merle Oberg, Bill Peltola, Mike Sixbey, and Joyce Sattler. During our “Kick-back, socialize and enjoy snacks” part of the day we were talking about what could be accomplished if we could increase the number of people who came out. How many of you remember the “War on Weeds” we had at Terry House?
Once a year, more than a dozen people showed up to get rid of the weeds. Those who couldn’t work in that way brought food. We worked most of the day. We had a motivation: If we didn’t get rid of the weeds, the fire department would charge us to remove them. How can we get that motivation here?
by Linda Pietrzak