Habitat For Humanity Work Day

Jeremy Lezin reports on the successful Habitat For Humanity work day on Sunday Feb 28th. Present for the event from Sunrise Rotary were: Julie Forbes, Jeremy Lezin, Hilary Bryant, Dieter Ramaekers, Kerry Nehls, Jeff Kirk, Tom Stelling and Ari Symons. Also helping were UCSC Rotoractors: Ben G., Chris P., Clarence T., Carina L., Nick D., Jessi G. and Andrew C..

Here's Jeremy's report and photos:

We arrived and received an overview of the project, as well as a safety briefing (wear a hard hat and make sure we have your emergency contact info). The task at hand was to construct the little roof piece that the rafters sit on, an interesting junction of angles and holes.

Some of our members attached chicken wire over the holes, to keep birds from roosting in the attic. Jeff, Dieter and Tom cut two by eights to length with a balky cut-off saw that needed repairs during the first hour. The Rotaractors were tasked with drilling the holes in the roof pieces. Hilary and Ari slapped staples into the bird screens while JL routed out the holes. I think the routing was done to afford a more comfortable landing site for nesting birds.

In spite of the fact that we had all planned on working until 3, a pesky neighbor requested that we stop at lunch, the latter being a delicious turkey chili. But the good news was that due to the efficiency of the Sunrise Rotarians boosted by the Rotoracters, we finished all of our work by noon.