Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6887 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 9:17 am: | |
Please save the date. Saturday, October 7 at 10:00. We need volunteers for our annual Cass Park cleanup. We'll be gathering in front of the green "Cass Park" sign on Second. It's right across the street from a parking lot. (This meeting place is a little different. In past years, we met at Masonic.) Everything will be provided. Trash bags, gloves, rakes, etc. There'll also be food and drink. Please help. Cass Park is looking especially needy lately. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6888 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 9:17 am: | |
Forgot to mention that if you have any questions, please shoot me an e-mail. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 7904 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 9:53 am: | |
Damn, you're too quick. I deleted it. PS - response was to post that it is UM-MSU game. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6890 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 9:03 am: | |
Bump it with a trumpet |
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 167 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 9:34 am: | |
How long does the clean up last? I would assume until noon or so? I've got to watch my Spartans beat the crap out of LLLLLoyd and his crew in Ann Arbor later in the afternoon. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6893 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 9:45 am: | |
There's no set stop time. We start at 10:00 and folks stay as long as they can. This year should go more quickly than in past years. Luckily, Temple Towers burned to the ground earlier this year, so we no longer have to clear out their courtyard. That'll shave an hour. And the 5' high weeds on Second @ Temple have already been cut. A group of us spent over an hour with scythes last year cutting them down. This year we can focus entirely on the park. (Message edited by itsjeff on September 20, 2006) |
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 168 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 9:48 am: | |
Where do I sign up? Or do we just show up? |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6894 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 10:03 am: | |
Just show up at the "Cass Park" sign on Second. You can park right across the street from it. Thanks so much for volunteering. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6918 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:49 am: | |
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Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 772 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 9:00 am: | |
I'll be there, what the hell. |
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk
Post Number: 70 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 10:12 pm: | |
I will be, too. I have to work at 2, but I can probably be there by 11 a.m. |
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk
Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 10:41 pm: | |
Also, you might want to post this on the livejournal communities, such as: http://community.livejournal.c om/real_detroit/ |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 6993 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 9:35 pm: | |
Bump for Saturday. Please join us. Jeff |
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 797 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 4:26 pm: | |
If there were a market for used liquor bottles, I'd be rich after the CP clean up today. Never really noticed how scenic Cass Park is, I'm looking forward to what the future has in store for this area . BTW nice meeting you Jeff, didn't get a chance to catch up with you before you took off. |
Jams Member Username: Jams
Post Number: 3846 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 4:42 pm: | |
quote: BTW nice meeting you Jeff, didn't get a chance to catch up with you before you took off.
The demands on a Super-hero are great. |
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias
Post Number: 351 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 5:32 pm: | |
so i take it the clean up went well? i am bummed i couldn't make it again this year...i was on the other side of town participaing in another cleaning event. apparently there were many efforts like this going on all over the city today, and they couldn't have picked a better day. hopefully everyone had enough volunteers, though, with the late game last night and the big games taking place today coupled with this beautiful weather...i know i had some trouble rolling out of bed this morning... |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 7006 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 6:59 pm: | |
Many thanks to 25 or so volunteers who showed up to make the Cass Park Clean-up a success! It was a beautiful fall day and we collected over 800 gallons of litter, weeds, and debris in record time. Thanks to Caitlin from Building with Books and the host of Cass Tech students she brought with her. Thanks to forumers Tetsua, NeilR, Eric_C, Matt, Kazooexplorer, and Brenda and former forumers Meliss, Jelk, and jmy. And, another round of thanks to Sarah, Kirsten, Crystal, Philip, Ian, and Kenn. In addition to general clean-up we were able to replace several burned-out park lights and install three more panels to the mural project at the park. Thanks to Natalie, Ron, and Ian for their artistic additions to the park. The murals are attached to the planter at Ledyard and Second. If you get a chance, have a look-see. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 7007 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 7:01 pm: | |
Tetsua, awfully nice meeting you, too. Sorry I had to take off so quickly. I hope you'll join us at FSC some night. |
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 798 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 8:51 pm: | |
I'll definately make it into a FSC sometime, as well as any other volunteer effort ya'll got going on in the neighborhood. |
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk
Post Number: 101 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 10:11 pm: | |
Crap. I'm so sorry, Itsjeff! I got so wrapped up in Tigers mania and just plum forgot. I'll be there next time. Thanks for doing this. |