[mit-habitat-exec] Campus Build

Thu Apr 19 14:43:18 EDT 2007

I prefer Saturday 3-6.  That'd be after the BBQ I presume.  Maybe evey
begging them for like 2-6 would be ideal.

On 4/19/07, Neeharika Bhartiya <neehu at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> I think that the olin college idea isn't bad. Perhaps we can build parts
> of the playhouses and put them in storage, and when the playhouse is sold,
> we can assemble the pieces together.
>
> Still, finding another chapter is probably a better plan.
>
> Also, guys, I was wondering what you guys think about having Campus Build
> on Saturday at 3-6. If we want an earlier time, we can also do Sunday 2-5 or
> Sunday from 9-12.
>
> Let me know what you guys think so I can tell the Spring Weekend Committee
> so that they can do publicity.
>
> Neeharika
>
> On 4/18/07, Bryan Owens <bryand at mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I've contacted the Boston Habitat Office, so hopefully we'll here from
> > them.  Anne raises a pretty good point of storage.  We can either
> > pursue this idea, and figure out storage if that's what we'd like to
> > do, or maybe try something else, but all that comes to mind is
> > birdhouses, and I don't think that's practical.
> >
> > - Bryan
> >
> > On 4/18/07, Anne S Yu <asy306 at mit.edu > wrote:
> > >
> > > i think it's a cool idea but where would we keep them until they're
> > sold?
> > >
> > > Anne
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Nina Mann <nmann at MIT.EDU >:
> > >
> > > > I know Olin college built playhouses and then sold them on eBay to
> > > > raise money
> > > > for habitat: http://www.needhamhabitat.org/playhouses.html
> > > >
> > > > Maybe we can copy them?
> > > >
> > > > Nina
> > > > --
> > > > "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
> > > >                                     - Mark Twain
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Quoting Elyse Pieper <epieper at MIT.EDU>:
> > > >
> > > >> I think checking the other habitat chapters is a great idea.  See
> > how fast
> > > >> you can push them to make a decision in the next couple days.
> > > >>
> > > >> As far as other ideas, someone had at one point mentioned building
> > play
> > > >> homes to auction off later.  Anyone have ideas as to how we could
> > do this or
> > > >> think it's a bad idea etc?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 4/17/07, Mike Kokko <kokkom at mit.edu> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Bryan,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I know MIT Habitat is in good with MVHFH, but what about checking
> > with
> > > >>> some
> > > >>> other local chapters?  There's a list at
> > > >>> http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/affiliate.aspx?zip=02139.  If any
> > of them
> > > >>> are soon to be framing new constructions they may appreciate some
> > wall
> > > >>> sections (to their specs, of course).  If Lowe's has already
> > committed to
> > > >>> donate materials, it would probably be good to use them so that
> > channel
> > > >>> remains open for future builds.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> That's just my 2c, let me know if there' anything I can do.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> - Mike
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > > >>> From: mit-habitat-exec-bounces at MIT.EDU
> > > >>> [mailto: mit-habitat-exec-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Bryan
> > Owens
> > > >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:32 PM
> > > >>> To: mit-habitat-exec at mit.edu
> > > >>> Subject: [mit-habitat-exec] Campus Build
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hey everyone,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> So I talked to Emerson over at Merrimack Habitat and here is the
> > basic
> > > >>> situation.  Since they're in between construction projects, they
> > don't
> > > >>> have final plans from the architect, as a result, there's nothing
> > for
> > > >>> us to concretely build.  So I have a few questions for everyone...
> >
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Is there something else we could build that would be beneficial to
> > > >>> Habitat?
> > > >>> Should we cancel the event?
> > > >>> Is there something else we could do on campus at that time instead
> > as
> > > >>> a Habitat PR event?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Discuss.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks,
> > > >>> Bryan
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> Bryan Owens
> > > >>> bryand at mit.edu
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> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > --
> > Bryan Owens
> > bryand at mit.edu
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> Neeharika Bhartiya
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Class of 2010
> Phone: (917) 519-9927
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