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

[Michael Foley]

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

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