From pbhouk at gmail.com  Wed Aug 11 22:19:22 2010
From: pbhouk at gmail.com (Peter Houk)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:19:22 -0400
Subject: [Glass-mit] a call to pumpkin patch volunteers
Message-ID: <AANLkTimYeYw8eBYBoyPb6oOnZYvSxnxhVqAr0_BRVUJO@mail.gmail.com>

August greetings, fellow people-of-the-pumpkin,
Insane as it may seem, the !TENTH ANNUAL! MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is
approaching our galaxy at warp speed, and astrophysicists are unanimous in
their conclusion that it will collide with our planet on Saturday, September
25, epicenter being Kresge Oval on the MIT campus. We hope you will be there
to revel in the apocalyptic glory of this massive seismic event, at which
unheard of amounts of pumpkinetic energy will be released and several new
particles discovered. Chris Moore will be there to explain it all. We hope
you too will be there to help prepare for the rapture, to help with the
event, to pick up the pieces during the aftermath, or all of the above.
As usual, the opening will be on Friday (the 24th of September) from 5 to 8
PM, and we will need lots of help shlepping pumpkins to the tent and setting
up.
Saturday is the sale and we will need approximately one jillion people.
And Sunday will be the rain date, but this year there will be no rain
because it not only rained last year, but the one day this year when I
scheduled the Glass Lab BBQ. So it won't rain. Period.
SO, please let me know if you might be around and willing to volunteer again
this year. New volunteers always welcome!
Now you can go back to enjoying your summers, and I hope they are going well
for all.
Yours,
Peter



-- 
Peter Houk
Director, Glass Lab
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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From pbhouk at gmail.com  Thu Aug 19 08:22:57 2010
From: pbhouk at gmail.com (Peter Houk)
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:22:57 -0400
Subject: [Glass-mit] Pumpkin clarification
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=5vgUAU2KNAUFuf6dGKT2OiSWghh_+38Ot-LCx@mail.gmail.com>

Hello volunteers for the MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch,
It seems that in the enthusiasm of my fist communique I was a little unclear
about the times that volunteers are needed at the 2010 Pumpkin Patch.
Here, in more sober language, is the scoop:
The 2010 MIT Great glass Pumpkin Patch sale will be on Saturday, September
25 from 10AM to 3PM. The bulk of volunteers are needed for that day,
starting at 7-8AM. We have to get an early start in order to take all the
pumpkins out from under the tent and onto the lawn, then set up the sales
area. It's a lot of work and takes a lot of people.
The opening will be the night before, Friday, from 5PM to 8PM. There are no
sales during the opening, so we don't really need many volunteers during
that time, but earlier in the day, especially in the morning from 8AM to 1
or 2 PM, we can use a lot of help bringing pumpkins to the Oval and
unwrapping them.
So, the best times to volunteer are during the following times: Friday 8AM -
1PM, or Saturday 8AM (or as early as you can arrive) to 1 or 2 PM. We also
need help with the cleanup after the sale is over at 3PM.
As usual, Saturday volunteers will get to shop early Saturday before the
sale.
All clear?
Peter

-- 
Peter Houk
Director, Glass Lab
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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