Marmie’s House Work Bee
Diane Macdonald
For those who are not familiar, Marmie’s House is a safe haven for young people from schools in Forest Lawn. It provides an after-school space for kids from 8 to 15 where they are given a meal, can do their homework, work on arts and crafts, learn how to play musical instruments, and play games or sports, all with the supervision of adult volunteers. Last year, a group from our Club helped to clean up the yard at the house; this year, help was needed to repair the fence and gates around the back yard. Apparently there have been some unwanted visitors in the yard during the night on occasion. Peter Harrison gathered a small crew and they spent the day measuring and cutting boards, screwing boards in place, replacing and building gates, and digging a post hole before cementing the post in place. By the end of the weekend, the yard was secure. It was a fun day and an opportunity for some great fellowship – including getting to know our new member, Bomo Douglas.
In the pictures, you can see the results of the weekend’s work – and also the results of some of the work we did last year. There is a wonderful crop of vegetables in the raised beds that we filled with soil. The yard itself, which was a mass of weeds last year, is now a terrific sports court.
