Just over a week to go...

With just over a week to go before Rebuilding Day, details are flying and the office and warehouse are buzzing with activity.  If you have any questions about your project, don't hesitate to contact us.  Here are a few details I wanted to make sure you have:

Sign Up to Pick Up
Be sure you sign up to pick up your supplies next week.  With 53 projects, not everyone can come on Friday.  Please use the calendar link below to sign up. Choose a time that doesn't already have a # and name by it, double click on the time and a new screen will open.  Under "Modify the Text", replace the text with your project # and name; for example:  "Project 10/Deanne Everton".  Then click on "Replace Event" and you're all signed up.
http://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/HCSIGNUP

Refrigerators and Electric Ranges available
We have a surplus of 3 refrigerators and 10 electric ranges.  If your homeowner could benefit from one of these, let me know.  We'd rather use them than have them sit here in the warehouse.

Credit Cards
Project Credit Cards were mailed last Tuesday.  If you haven't received yours, please let me know.

Paint Prep
We have been VERY BUSY prepping all the houses that are being painted that were built prior to 1978 and needed scraping.  We've only had the people-power to scrape the peeling and flaking paint (according to the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule); but we've not have any time to do any cleaning if the house is at all dirty.  I understand that once the scraping has been done, it is okay to wash the house with a garden hose and TSP as long as no flakes of paint are created.  So if your house needs a cleaning before painting, you may want to consider this.

Also, we are a little concerned that since we had to start so early with the scraping, some additional flaking may occur before Rebuilding Day with the changes in weather.  If this does occur, the only thing to do is prime over it and do the best you can.  We'd like to know if this does happen so we can try to address it next year.

Debris Bins/Metal/E-Waste, etc.
If you requested a debris bin, they will be delivered next Friday, April 29 (unless you requested a different date.)  Remember, if you have any metal items, e-waste, or old appliances, those need to be brought back to our warehouse and we'll recycle them.  Resource Coordinators are coordinating this effort, unless you don't have one.  In that case, we could use your help.  We'll also be sending the Resource Coordinator a list of who on your site has a truck.