It's that time again!
Preservation SOS. Save Our Springfield.
A project to support our mission of preservation.
Join us at 8 a.m. on November 20, 2010 at 343 E. 9th Street to add trim paint and exterior landscaping to our neighbor Kenneth's home.
Kenneth has lived here for more than 31 years. Another true Springfield trooper and friend in need.
A specific list of needs will be posted in the upcoming days. But you can count on ladders, paint supplies, and landscape materials.
click it to watch it:
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Kenneth is a DIY, kind of guy. When I pulled up, he was attempting to make his own siding out of pallets. He is on disability but does whatever he can to fix up his place for himself and his family.
Preservation SOS is helping him get materials, meeting with code enforcement on his behalf, and we will be filing a COA to bring his house into historic compliance.
The focus of our Make It Happen! will be to give his home some curb appeal and some love.
Kenneth's house was nominated for this project by his neighbors. He gives what he can, now it is his turn to receive.
count me in!
btw, Kenneth is so grateful to code enforcement, especially Mike, who has spent a good deal of time working with him.
... helpful Guidance into Compliance.
pretty cool, very nice thing to do for a neighbor.
Awesome! Count us in and we'll look forward to the list of what's needed.
We need another video of the event. The last one was AMAZING!
You got it!
Thanks Chicken!
A needs/wish list is forthcoming for Kenneth's house, but most certainly all of the volunteers would greatly appreciate cases of water, snacks, and lunch. Something as simple as PB and J would work. Roll your grill over and barbeque some hot dogs?
Last time lots of folks brought coolers with water and drinks, Sharon made chicken curry wraps, Kim bought pizza, Marc brought breakfast sandwiches on Sunday. Much needed and appreciated. Interested? Feed and hydrate us up.
Post here or drop an email to preservationsos@yahoo.com
Thanks in advance.
Thank you for those of your committed to volunteering on November 20th. We need painters, cleaners, landscapers, and carpenters. Oh, and a chef for lunch would be great too!
Here is a needs list for Kenneth's house:
To bring to donate:
Concrete Stain (not paint) terracotta/bronze color
Concrete Sealer
3-4x8 panels of lattice, framed on all 4 sides
4-8'posts
4-decorative finnels
4-1 gallon pots of "star jasmine" vine
bricks, stepping stones, broken hex pavers
pots for plants
4 hanging "boston ferns"
matching/coordinating porch furniture, 4 chairs and 1 side table
old, vintage, window to hang as decorative piece on porch
6 bales of pine needles (dog)
5 bags of cement
1 eye hook and tether (for dog on property)
1 plastic large dog house
12 bags of tree bark/mulch (preferably cedar shredded, or small bark)
1 porch ceiling light
2 porch wall sconce lights
24-1 gallon plants and shrubs
To bring to use:
powerwasher
paint brushes for trim painting
small paint bowls (to hold in hand)
rags
ladders all sizes
garden tools
If you are a carpenter and plan on helping, bring your tools! Adequately marked, of course. This job has a lot of porch work to be done.
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If you would like to help and want your own little project, you could build the dog a warm dog house for this winter.
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This weekend, Preservation SOS received $100 donation towards paint for this project! The donation is from a Springfield family. THANKS!
I'm not a construction kind of guy, but, cool beans and pat on the back to all concerned and who pitch in to help him!
"HU"
If you are committing to a donation from the list, please post here or email me so I only shop for what isn't being donated.
Thank you in advance.
nicolelopez89@yahoo.com
We need to get some of that free mulch -- where is it?
Did Heights Unknown just volunteer to bring beans to Make It Happen? Cool ones at that! :)
She Clown, if you call a tree service, you can get mulch. And I think Tree Hill in Arlington has free mulch. It's hard to get a tree service to dump mulch here...Ray tried for a long time to get it for the community garden. But, if you have a truck, and call a few, you can maybe get some.
Preservation SOS is not only interested in saving homes from bulldozers -- the back end of the condemned properties saga, but also in preventing the beginning of the process as well.
Both Miss Maggie and Kenneth lived in Springfield before it was a historic district. Both raised families here. And, unfortunately, both houses, like many more in the neighborhood, started on the Journey to Special Masters, rolling fines, punitive liens.
If we lose these people, long time residents with special challenges, chances are we will also lose these houses. And if we lose these houses, we will lose many wonderful characters like Miss Maggie and Kenneth -- the special charm of Springfield.
I saw a huge pile of mulch...I believe it's on the Ionia around 3rd....I'll have to go find it again...but it's piled in an empty lot
That's not mulch -its manure on the Sustainable Springfield lot where there will be an orchard. It will be spread over the lot this weekend and tilled into the soil.
The Orchard lot on Ionia is really coming along. We are so lucky to have Sustainable Springfield.
So we are less than a week away! Who is coming over to E. 9th to help? Can't help? What can you donate? Refer to the list and bring it on! We can also offer a receipt for your donation as we are umbrelling under our friends from Sustainable Springfield. Whoot! Whoot!
Come on folks, let's Make it Happen!!!!!
I plan on being there in the am barring any unforeseen other reason.
Thanks Noone.
Everyone: As the time is winding near, and you are attending or donating, can you please let me know if you are able to bring anything? Please send an email, or post here. I will shop for needed landscape and paint supplies on Friday. nicolelopez89@yahoo.com
I was going to bring a ladder, shovel, post hole digger, clipper, and work on the landscape part. I've got a wheelbarrow that I'll bring and when were done it can be taken and left at the garden. I'll also put in $10.
Thank you Noone! That will be great!
i'll likely bring about the same stuff i brought last time i was involved, except that i think the dust masks disappeared sometime between then and now. as i recall, though, there were more than enough ov those to go around anyway.
We're getting down to crunch time for Saturday. What do you know you still need? I don't want to get stuff you already have in abundance.
LOTS of tree bark/mulch
Garbage bags
Paint brushes for trim work
Plants, specifically plants that will provide coverage: oleander, cedar shrubs
8 foot pieces of 1" trim to frame in lattice work
4 x 4 posts
broken hex pieces, full hex tiles, bricks
Good crowd at Kenneth's house this morning. If you happen to have some time on your hands, why not wander over to East 9th and Walnut and say "hi" and cheer on the good efforts!
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We Made It Happen!
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There was a great turn out, and we worked hard and were able to accomplish it all in one day...
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We had approximately 30 - 35 volunteers from in and outside of Historic Springfield. Neighbors and friends. Our goal: to save a house. Preservation. The result: speechless and grateful homeowners. We are doing what we are supposed to in life: helping others.
Lenora, Kenneth's wife, has lived on this block all her life. 41 years. She's going to look for some photos for us. Her mom lives around the corner. Kenneth, 31 years in Springfield. This house was his grandmother's who gave it to him.
A great day for Springfield.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered time and materials to "Make it Happen." I am proud to be one of "those people."
I had a great time. It was nice to put the faces to the people that post.
"Make it Happen" we did. It was a pleasure to be a part of it.
Kudo's to all involved! SOS is doing just what it was formed for..........much more than that other organization!
If you know of a family that could use some SOS love, pm me or Iloveiona, or visit our forum site "Make it Happen!".
http://forum.preservationsos.org/viewforum.php?f=9
We are focusing on long time residents of Springfield, with limited means, who are dealing with issues that put their homes at risk.
Help and guidance into compliance.
THANKS!!!
Crissie did it again!!
http://animoto.com/play/rutmtsb6UEJAhZrY7iFcmA
visit a video of the Make It Happen! event.
We made the Times Union http://jacksonville.com/news/columnists/good-news/2010-11-27/story/good-news-volunteers-join-forces-preserve-springfield (http://jacksonville.com/news/columnists/good-news/2010-11-27/story/good-news-volunteers-join-forces-preserve-springfield)