Ecumenical Campus Ministries will be participating in both days of Nancy Perry Day of Caring with half-days focusing on a variety of tasks to revitalize our historic building. In order to complete these tasks, we are interested in hosting volunteers to work on three main areas –
· Cleaning & Clearing
o One of our main areas of focus will involve cleaning some of our most used rental spaces (i.e., Kitchen, Main Floor, Upstairs Floor, and Basement)
o We will also be asking for help in decluttering and reorganizing some of our storage space such as our garage and tool rooms as well as our archival materials
o These tasks will involve the more familiar asks such as sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, throwing out trash, sorting, etc.
o We will also have some beautification projects that may include painting certain areas in the building as well
· Solidarity Library
o We are also in the process of reorganizing our library and books/media collection and will be asking for help in this process through assistance in cataloging
o We will also be shifting categories and moving books, board games, movies to more easily used and accessible spaces
o We will also be doing a deep clean of the bookshelves and marking books for donation/repurposing to make room for new items
· Monarch Garden
o We will also be requesting help from volunteers to work on our landscaping
o We have a patio garden on the side of our building called the Monarch Garden that needs maintenance and preparation for the fall semester
o Tasks here will include weeding, planting, mowing, etc.
o We will also be clearing out the surrounding landscape around our building of trash and weeds to clear pathways and provide more accessibility to visitors
· Food Access
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Working with our Veggie Lunch Coordinator to help prepare a community meal on Thursday (9/17) morning
o Preparing food distribution kits to pass out to people experiencing food insecurity
