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

[Michael Foley]

Norman ?

At 03:07 AM 4/28/2005 -0400, Elyse J Pieper wrote:

>Tracy,
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>Were a bit confused by this message because the wood is still very much on 
>the sidewalk.  It is on Amherst Street, across from McCormick.  Im not 
>sure where Facilities was trying to pick up the wood, but this is where it 
>is located.
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>Thanks for all your help,
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>MIT Habitat for Humanity
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>From: Tracy Purinton [mailto:purinton at MIT.EDU]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:11 PM
>To: Christina Morrow; Elyse J Pieper; 'Michael Foley'; asy306 at mit.edu; 
>mit-habitat-exec at mit.edu
>Cc: shawnacg at mit.edu; 'norman Magnuson'; jbsmith at mit.edu; 'lianne Scott'; 
>'Sidharth V Puram'; 'Radhika Jagannathan'
>Subject: RE: Campus Build Materials
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>Hi Habitat exec:
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>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?
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>Please let me know if any of you know what might have happened to the wood.
>
>Thanks so much,
>Tracy
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>At 10:05 AM 4/27/2005 -0400, Christina Morrow wrote:
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>Hi Elyse,
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>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
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>At 06:10 PM 4/25/2005 -0400, Elyse J Pieper wrote:
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>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.
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>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!
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>Thank you for all your help and sorry for all the inconveniences and 
>misunderstandings,
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>Elyse and Anne
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>MIT Habitat for Humanity
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>Volunteer Coordinators
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>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
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>The grounds services and especially Norm Magnuson has been terrific in 
>taking it away and is temporarily storing it.
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>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.
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>At 04:14 PM 4/25/2005 -0400, Elyse J Pieper wrote:
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>Hi Tracy,
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>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?
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>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
>
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>
>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
>
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>
>Tracy Purinton
>Assistant Dean for Student Activities
>Student Life Programs
>W20-549
>253-4158
>purinton at mit.edu

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