Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 2:51 PM Subject: NSS Headquarter Work Weekends
> We have finally scheduled some of the NSS Headquarters work weekends to > begin the rebuild of the facility. Almost all of the 'de-construction' > work has been completed. Thanks to the nearly 100 volunteers who worked > through the winter and spring to accomplish this! > > Our first need is to build a new block wall mechanical room. We will > begin this work on Friday June 21 and will work through Monday June 24. > We REALLY need a couple of people who are experienced block layers > (finished block work), as well as lots of other people to help move blocks > to the masons, mix and carry mortar and clean up the finished work. It > will take 4 - 6 people to lift the concrete door lintels into the place on > the block wall. In addition, we still have to finish stripping the > flooring out of the future archive/library area. > > Additional dates that have been scheduled so far are the weekends of July > 6 and July 20. We have only 1 year left to finish this re-build and get > the NSS moved into our new headquarters. > > Come join the fun and help the NSS. There is indoor and outdoor camping > available. Contact me if you need additional information. > > Maureen Handler > NSS Headquarters Volunteer Coordinator > 423-605-5569 > volunt...@caves.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shari and I worked one full day on this a week ago. We plan to go to all of the above "work" dates. Maureen Handler and Dave Haun are doing a great job organizing this work. Cavingly, Preston
