Saturday Work Day (SWD) for May 9, 2009, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Hello All!

This coming Saturday is the scheduled Work Day for May! Heading up the "sprucing fun" will be myself as event chair and Ms. Sally Burns as Co-Chair.
We hope that some of you may take time out this Mothers' Day weekend to spend some time with Ms. Burns and myself; we promise good humor, warm weather,
and community spirit as we take on the following tasks:

* Garden/landscape planting (the bulk of effort on Saturday):
Courtesy of H.O.P.E. and Mr. Greg Dinsmore (husband of Kinder instructor Maren Dinsmore), who is generously donating some drought-tolerant landscape plants,
SWD volunteers will be planting these plants in beds alongside the admin building and in the garden area.
==> tools needed: hand-held and big shovels, rakes, and similar gardening tools

* Detailing one or both of the ISM vans:
Volunteers will be removing trash and debris, vacuuming and cleaning the interior. Once done, students will be reminded to respectfully use the vans and take
trash with them following fieldtrip use.
==> tools needed: buckets, car washing soap, sponges, perhaps an extra hose

* Copying effort for "Student Services Resource Manual" / Dr. Neli Volante:
Volunteers will be trained in the morning by Dr. Volante to make copies needed for several new/missing resource binders needed for 09-10 staff
==> tools needed: organizational skills... and a high degree of patience with the ISM copiers

* Cleaning MUR stage:
Sweeping, vacuuming, perhaps mopping the MUR stage (area not cleaned weekly by custodian) in prep for upcoming concert rehearsals / Spring concert
==> tools needed: wet/dry vacuum, extra brooms

--Standing monthly tasks:
* cleaning sinks in south pod classrooms with cleanser;
==> tools needed: buckets, safe cleaning agents, sponges, rubber gloves

* raking upper playground lot (belonging to Seaside) to ensure level areas;
==> tools needed: rakes

* campus trash pick-up
==> trash bags, rubber gloves (ISM provides)

Once again, the event begins at 9:30 a.m. (no earlier!) and concludes at 1:00 p.m., so that folks can head off to attend to other tasks.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Thanks!

Regards,

Lisa Griffin Burns
ISM Operations / HR Manager
Tel: 831-583-2165
Cell: 831-521-4900
Email: lburns@ismonterey.org