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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.