Maintenance Building Project |
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Update - January, 2018
Update - August, 2017A staircase was installed this summer for easy access to the loft. Also, we were able to bring in a trencher and run an electric line from the Director's House all the way up to the building. We ran an extra water line to the maintenance building and installed a pump. Additionally, we ran an electric line plus water across the road and we installed 2 RV Hookups. Next steps include: adding a railing for the loft, outfitting the electric & lights inside the building, and building up the work spaces. Update - June, 2017The electrical panel has been installed and things conitnue to be rearranged into a more usable area. We are looking to install a staircase in the next couple weeks to easily access the loft. Update - December, 2016The garage door was installed and we can house our vehicles inside for the winter. We are still looking for an opprotunity to trench for electricity. Update - September, 2016We were finally able to find a low cost garage door! Now, we're coordinting a crew to come and trench for electricity. Also, we're installing a hard-wired internet solution between the house and other buildings on camp including the Chateau, the maintenance building, and the Main Building. Exciting times! Update - June, 2016This Spring, we were able to get the rest of the siding up on this building along with the trim! Then, a couple of work crews came out to put up interior walls, rafters over top of those, and then flooring for above those cubbies. This month, an amazing Church group came out and finished putting up shelving and moved everything in!
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MoneyBomb: |
Our one-day MoneyBomb was successful! Over $2,400 was raised in a little more than 24 hours! This will go towards upcoming costs (unless they are donated) like the door, electrical wiring, trenching, a circuit breaker, light fixtures, stairs, replacement boards for the loft, and then outfitting the building
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Barn Raising: |
Over the past week, a number of people have been out to help put the siding and roofing up.
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Continued Needs |
As you can see, we're not quite done putting up the siding.
We are in need of a little more help
in the next few weeks finishing this up. Please contact us if you could come out and find out when we are expecting the weather to cooperate enough to make it happen.
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Friday & Saturday, November 6th & 7th, we are putting up the frame. Then, a few weeks down the road, we are putting on the siding.
The Concrete has been poured! We have a foundation, walls, and a floor! After harvest, we will begin putting the building up! Now's the time to round up your work crews and set a date to come out.
We have a start date for this project! In September, a contractor will be volunteering their time and equipment to start the dirtwork and pour concrete!
We have secured a property survey (still need funds to pay for this).
Now, we are working on a location for the building - a process made more complicated
by building issues like setbacks. We are working through those and towards picking a location.
Hopefully, we will be able to take more strides soon and actually start erecting the building!
Exciting Times!
In the short (1 year) time I’ve been here, it has quickly become very clear to me that the next building we need is a Maintenance Building. This would have a big effect on the whole camp. Imagine emptying the two blue cabins and turning one into an Activity Cabin and one into a Craft Cabin! Imagine emptying the cabin on top of the hill and turning it into a Nature Cabin complete with a telescope, bird & plant identification guides, microscope, binoculars, and many more nature-discovery items! Imagine clearing everything out of the Main Building’s furnace room and only putting housekeeping supplies back in (oh, wouldn’t that be wonderful!?!). We would need a place for all the stuff to go. I had told a handful of camp supporters about this idea, and one Friday in the middle of the summer, one of them called me up and said, “I’ve got some news for you!” A local business was going to tear down a 40’x42’ Metal building and said that we could have it if we would come and tear it all down. So, a number of people helped out the next week to take it down and move it to camp!
We have a maintenance building!
Now, there’s still a whole lot of work to be done to get this building put back up. Would you consider being a part of this exciting project that is going to have an impact on the camp for years to come?
Donate to help us defray these costs. Or, get together a work crew, contact us, and coordinate a time you can come out and complete one of these steps!
Steps/Challenges/Needs (rough cost estimates) *=Work Crews