We have a complete greenhouse, finally! Pictures of the completed greenhouse can be seen in the gallery. On November 17th, the walls were completed, shelves were installed, and pea gravel was put down as the floor. The greenhouse is officially ready for use!
I want to thank everyone who helped with the project! I could not have done it without all of your support.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Post #11-Almost done!
As of this August, we have most of a greenhouse! If you look at the pictures in the gallery, you will see that we have a near-completed greenhouse--all that it's missing is one wall of bottles. To remedy this, we will be having a volunteer work day on November 17th at 1:00 pm at Brighten Academy.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the project! It would not have happened without the gracious support of the community.
As always, email me with all questions or comments. Thank you!
Edit: The time for the work day has been changed from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, the 17th.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the project! It would not have happened without the gracious support of the community.
As always, email me with all questions or comments. Thank you!
Edit: The time for the work day has been changed from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, the 17th.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Post #10--Work Day #3
The greenhouse is starting to look like something, thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help this morning! We filled in the entire right wall, most of the back wall, and had to stop while working on the front wall because it began raining and we ran out of wire. Check out the gallery for pictures of the half-completed greenhouse.
We are going to have a final work day on Saturday, August 25th, to fill in what is left of the front and back wall, as well as to install the roof. If you would like to come help out, please RSVP at plastichouse2012@gmail.com. As always, feel free to email me with any questions or comments regarding the project.
We are going to have a final work day on Saturday, August 25th, to fill in what is left of the front and back wall, as well as to install the roof. If you would like to come help out, please RSVP at plastichouse2012@gmail.com. As always, feel free to email me with any questions or comments regarding the project.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Post #9--Rescheduled Work Day
Hi Everyone,
I am rescheduling the workday originally planned for this Saturday, August 11th. Due to a family emergency, we were unable to make as much progress as I had hoped and are catching up this weekend. We will hold the bottle installation work day next Saturday, August 18th, instead. If you would like to join us, please RSVP so I can prepare ahead of time. As always, please feel free to email me if you have any comments or concerns.
On another note, we are doing well in bottle collection! Thanks to some of our dedicated community members, the bottle collection is going strong! In addition, we completed cementing all five corners this past Sunday, thanks to a wonderful family friend. A few pictures have been added to the gallery, and even more are coming soon.
I would also like to thank everyone who has taken interest in the project so far, none of this could have happened without support and encouragement from community members like you.
I am rescheduling the workday originally planned for this Saturday, August 11th. Due to a family emergency, we were unable to make as much progress as I had hoped and are catching up this weekend. We will hold the bottle installation work day next Saturday, August 18th, instead. If you would like to join us, please RSVP so I can prepare ahead of time. As always, please feel free to email me if you have any comments or concerns.
On another note, we are doing well in bottle collection! Thanks to some of our dedicated community members, the bottle collection is going strong! In addition, we completed cementing all five corners this past Sunday, thanks to a wonderful family friend. A few pictures have been added to the gallery, and even more are coming soon.
I would also like to thank everyone who has taken interest in the project so far, none of this could have happened without support and encouragement from community members like you.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Post #8--Catching up!
Hi again, everyone!
It's been a while since I've posted on the blog, apologies for the delay! Since my last post, we cut most of the bottles on our July 15th workday, in preparation for putting them into the frame of the greenhouse. We cut about 300 bottles, and have about 50 more waiting to be cut in the bathtub.
We are not going to have a workday this Saturday, the 4th, because during this time we will be building the frame of the greenhouse. However, we will have a workday on the 11th to install the bottles and wire. Hopefully I'll see some of my readers there!
As always, thanks for supporting the project and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
It's been a while since I've posted on the blog, apologies for the delay! Since my last post, we cut most of the bottles on our July 15th workday, in preparation for putting them into the frame of the greenhouse. We cut about 300 bottles, and have about 50 more waiting to be cut in the bathtub.
We are not going to have a workday this Saturday, the 4th, because during this time we will be building the frame of the greenhouse. However, we will have a workday on the 11th to install the bottles and wire. Hopefully I'll see some of my readers there!
As always, thanks for supporting the project and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Post 7--Volunteer work day #1
Thanks to the Peltier family, Ms. Kelly Bemus, and the Harrisons for coming out this morning. And an even bigger thanks to Nature's Supply Center for their donations and the Douglas Boulevard Lowe's for discounting the materials.
Edit: I added a gallery of the work that's been done so far, everyone should check it out.
Edit: I added a gallery of the work that's been done so far, everyone should check it out.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Post#6--Volunteer day next Saturday
Hi again!
We were able to get the tires hauled out to the site courtesy of Mr. James Dickinson and the folks down at DCWaste. We will be having our volunteer day on the 23rd to set up the foundation. We'll be meeting at Brighten Academy at 10:00 am. Please email me at plastichouse2012@gmail.com if you are planning on coming.
PS--I still need to borrow someone's truck to get the fill dirt down to the school! If anyone could help me out with their pickup, I'd really appreciate it.
We were able to get the tires hauled out to the site courtesy of Mr. James Dickinson and the folks down at DCWaste. We will be having our volunteer day on the 23rd to set up the foundation. We'll be meeting at Brighten Academy at 10:00 am. Please email me at plastichouse2012@gmail.com if you are planning on coming.
PS--I still need to borrow someone's truck to get the fill dirt down to the school! If anyone could help me out with their pickup, I'd really appreciate it.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Post #5--Updates and Potential Work Dates!
Hi guys!
It's been a while. I've been pretty busy with school, but now that I'm out for the summer, we can get started on the construction. Below, you will see a list of potential work dates. I am going to need a lot of volunteers, especially for the first work day, June 23rd, when we will be creating the foundation from mud and tires.
Right now, I need bottles! We need to more than triple what we have right now, so if anyone knows a church group or an event host that uses 2-liter bottles, please let me know!
Potential volunteer dates:
June 23: Foundation, this one is going to be muddy/messy
July 15: Putting together the frame, beginning of the walls
July 28: Finishing of the walls, potentially
A huge thanks to Ms. Kelly Bemus for donating her rain barrel.
It's been a while. I've been pretty busy with school, but now that I'm out for the summer, we can get started on the construction. Below, you will see a list of potential work dates. I am going to need a lot of volunteers, especially for the first work day, June 23rd, when we will be creating the foundation from mud and tires.
Right now, I need bottles! We need to more than triple what we have right now, so if anyone knows a church group or an event host that uses 2-liter bottles, please let me know!
Potential volunteer dates:
June 23: Foundation, this one is going to be muddy/messy
July 15: Putting together the frame, beginning of the walls
July 28: Finishing of the walls, potentially
A huge thanks to Ms. Kelly Bemus for donating her rain barrel.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Post #4--Press!
The project is gaining media attention! I have been contacted by both the Sentinel and the Douglasville Patch for articles. The project was featured in the latest Sentinel and on the Douglasville Patch, in articles about the Free Spring Recycling Day. This event is happening on Saturday, and it's a perfect time to drop off your bottles! You can access the Sentinel article here and the Patch article here.
As always, please feel free to email me at plastichouse2012@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in helping out.
As always, please feel free to email me at plastichouse2012@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in helping out.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Post#3-KDB Board Meeting
Today I gave a presentation at the Keep Douglasville Beautiful board meeting. I talked to them about what they can do to help, including networking, volunteering, and donating supplies. It was a productive meeting, and I think that keeping in contact with the board will be instrumental in my community outreach.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Post #2-Recycling Bin
Today, my parents went out and bought a trash can to donate for the collection of the bottles. I made some signs, laminated them (courtesy of the School Box), and set up the trash can outside of Brighten for the bottles. I also dropped off some of the brochures and sent Ms. Lisa McDonald (Director of Brighten Academy) pdfs of both the brochure and the bottle-collection flyer.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Post #1--progress as of 3/19/2012
Hello everybody! As this is the first blog post, I should bring you up to date on the progress of my project:
December 11, 2011: My Gold Award Project Proposal was accepted by the council
January and February 2012: Emails to various people, I set up an appointment with Keep Douglasville Beautiful and will present my project at the board meeting on March 20.
March 14, 2012: I went to meet Mr. Gary Jenkins at the Douglas County Solid Waste facility. He agreed to donate the tires for the foundation of the greenhouse, so long as they are disposed of legally.
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