The volunteers arrived and the annual Spring cleanup began on the United Methodist House. The photos to follow will document the wonderful efforts of our volunteer work force:
The Saturday morning work day began with food and instructions from our loyal leader Chuck Bolan (top right - head of property committee).
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A Clean Kitchen (Cindy) |
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Room readiness (Chuck & Jerry) |
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Preparing the perimeter (Tom & Jerry) |
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Porch pillar cleaner, Aaron |
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Decisions, decisions . . . (Chuck & Jerry) |
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Furniture fun (Roger & Debbie) |
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Attacking chapel with a 'shop vac' (Barbara) |
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The remains of a 1888 tree. |
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New siding on all sides. |
New Bibles were placed in each room .... a gift from Mrs. Connie Wilson in memory of her husband Tom, a visitor to the House for many years.
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1888 |
It takes a lot of work to keep a house this old in livable condition and this group of workers are just a few in a long history of UM House supporters. Hats off to all!