[mit-habitat-exec] RE: Campus Build Materials

[Radhika Jagannathan]

What the hell is she talking about? It was there this morning... Is it no longer
there?

-Radhika


Quoting Tracy Purinton <purinton at MIT.EDU>:

> Hi Habitat exec:
> 
> There has been a little snag in the plans, unless one of you knows 
> something that I don't...  When Facilities went to pick up the wood and 
> move it to storage, the wood was already gone.  I know you guys have the 
> Kresge Oval reserved for this weekend to do your Campus Build, but somehow 
> the wood has either been stolen, or (hopefully!) one of you contacted Home 
> Depot and they picked it up?
> 
> Please let me know if any of you know what might have happened to the wood.
> 
> Thanks so much,
> Tracy
> 
> At 10:05 AM 4/27/2005 -0400, Christina Morrow wrote:
> >Hi Elyse,
> >
> >Habitat has reserved the Dot for Saturday, April 30 from 9am to 5pm.  You 
> >don't have a reservation for Kresge Lawn.  Please have a reservation 
> >signatory come in to the CAC office and complete a change form if you'd 
> >like to change the reservation to Kresge Lawn, May 1, 9am to 5pm.  Thanks!
> >
> >Christina Morrow
> >
> >
> >At 06:10 PM 4/25/2005 -0400, Elyse J Pieper wrote:
> >
> >>Thank you so much for storing it!  We really appreciate your assistance 
> >>in all of this.  It means the world to us and the families moving into 
> >>the homes we are helping to build.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>We have reserved Kresge Lawn for Sunday to do this event.  Is it possible 
> >>to deliver the wood to this location on Sunday?  If thats impossible, 
> >>then we can do it on the dot, Saturday.  Regardless of where it occurs, 
> >>we promise to leave the ground in great condition!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thank you for all your help and sorry for all the inconveniences and 
> >>misunderstandings,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Elyse and Anne
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>MIT Habitat for Humanity
> >>
> >>Volunteer Coordinators
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----------
> >>From: Michael Foley [mailto:mwf at MIT.EDU]
> >>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:21 PM
> >>To: Elyse J Pieper; 'Tracy Purinton'; asy306 at mit.edu; 
> >>mit-habitat-exec at mit.edu
> >>Cc: shawnacg at mit.edu; norman Magnuson; cmorrow at mit.edu; jbsmith at mit.edu; 
> >>lianne Scott
> >>Subject: RE: Campus Build Materials
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>The grounds services and especially Norm Magnuson has been terrific in 
> >>taking it away and is temporarily storing it.
> >>
> >>I have also just approved the dot for the weekend event, PLEASE make sure 
> >>it looks as good if not better than you received it.
> >>
> >>At 04:14 PM 4/25/2005 -0400, Elyse J Pieper wrote:
> >>
> >>Hi Tracy,
> >>
> >>We were not informed of the cancellation until 2 AM Saturday morning and
> >>therefore could not cancel the delivery of the supplies.  We also intend
> to
> >>hold Campus Build this upcoming weekend, when the weather is expected to
> be
> >>better.  I asked the Spring Weekend committee to assist us in finding
> >>storage, but never received a response one way or the other.  Since this
> is
> >>the case, is there any way we can get assistance in moving the wood to
> some
> >>sort of storage facility?  We have no where to store the wood ourselves
> but
> >>feel that we should have been given more warning to this matter.  Perhaps
> we
> >>can put them in Johnson or some other nearby location where they would be
> >>more out of the way?
> >>
> >>If this is impossible, then I guess we'll have to return the wood to Home
> >>Depot and pay for the delivery/pick-up fees.
> >>
> >>Sorry for any inconveniences this is causing,
> >>
> >>Elyse and Anne
> >>
> >>MIT Habitat for Humanity
> >>Volunteer Coordinators
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Tracy Purinton [mailto:purinton at MIT.EDU]
> >>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 3:32 PM
> >>To: asy306 at mit.edu; mit-habitat-exec at mit.edu; epieper at mit.edu
> >>Cc: mwf at mit.edu; shawnacg at mit.edu
> >>Subject: Campus Build Materials
> >>Importance: High
> >>
> >>Hi Elyse and Habitat for Humanity officers:
> >>
> >>It seems that Home Depot made its delivery on Saturday to MIT's campus
> >>despite the fact that the Campus Build event had been cancelled earlier in
> >>the week due to the weather forecast.  It came to my attention this
> morning
> >>that there are building materials blocking a sidewalk by Kresge
> Auditorium,
> >>and MIT's Facilities Department wanted to know what to do with them.  We
> >>asked them to give us until the end of the day to get in touch with you so
> >>that your group wouldn't be out money if the supplies could, in fact, be
> >>returned to Home Depot.
> >>
> >>The supplies can not stay where they are and we are trying to stay in the
> >>good graces of Facilities such that they do not decide to charge for the
> >>removal of the lumber!
> >>
> >>Please get back to me ASAP with a decision on what you want to do with the
> >>materials.  Will Home Depot take them back at no charge?  Can they be
> >>donated someplace (note: MIT will not deliver them)?  Can we just get rid
> >>of them entirely?
> >>
> >>thanks so much,
> >>Tracy
> >>
> >>
> >>----------------------------
> >>
> >>Tracy Purinton
> >>Assistant Dean for Student Activities
> >>Student Life Programs
> >>W20-549
> >>253-4158
> >>purinton at mit.edu
> >
> >Christina S. Morrow
> >Customer Service Representative II
> >Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> >Campus Activities Complex, W20-500
> >77 Massachusetts Ave.
> >Cambridge, MA  02139
> >P:  (617) 253-3913
> >F:  (617) 253-8585
> >cmorrow at mit.edu
> 
> 
> ----------------------------
> 
> Tracy Purinton
> Assistant Dean for Student Activities
> Student Life Programs
> W20-549
> 253-4158
> purinton at mit.edu
>