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

[Michael Foley]

They have the Kresge Lawn NOT THE OVAL, Kresge Lawn is the green space 
across from the Z-Center on the side of Kresge.

At 04:11 PM 4/27/2005 -0400, Tracy Purinton wrote:
>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

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