1. We needed to get removed the old falling down breeze way that cuts through the courtyard.
2. We needed to remove the unsightly freight containers that were placed onto the campus and functioned as a storage trap. But before we could do this we needed to move all of their contents into a storage room and organize the other materials so it fit into one container.
3. We needed to get the old woody plants cut down
4. We needed to get the surface of the courtyard resurfaced
We had one week to get it all done.
This past week was filled with coordinating, negotiating and lots of labor of fabulous volunteers – OK a little anxiety as well. Today the Asphalt people were scheduled to be at the school to slurry the pavement, and this was our deadline. On Saturday the scrap metal men showed up to start removing the old rusted breeze way. Sunday had over 27 parents, students and community members to unload the trailers and organize the storage room. On Sunday Tim Chang a parent of Lipman Alumni and professional tree trimmer donated his time and cut down all the old trees that use to be in the courtyard. Monday the metal men came back to finish the job. Tuesday morning Miguel Rios another parent and contractor professional came by to get the remnants of the posts screws grinded down and ready for the slurry. Then we needed to sweep, fill any holes with filler and be prepared for today's slurry.
After
Whew! This is where we are now. Notice how open the space is and how clean it looks with out the breeze way and the containers.
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