SPRING CLEANING WORK BEE
May 11, 2024
Tag: Spring Cleaning
Mission Accomplished
ALL SET FOR THE SUMMER STAFF
Spring cleaning 2023 is done! We had a crew of 7 Board members and community members, and did we ever make short work of it. Sweeping, mopping, dusting, shining – and removing mouse traps with prey in various states of decay… In any case, the buildings are all set for our summer staff to take over. We’re excited about Donna and Owen joining us this season, but we’ll introduce them to you a bit later.
We were so focused on getting through the buildings that I almost forgot to take photos until the very end. I was lucky to catch Colton finishing the mopping, and Lisa in the freight shed, but at the beginning, I found this gem in the Station house:
Many thanks to Jean, Donna, Paul, Lisa & Hunter, Chris, and Colton for their hard work.
~ Debbie M.
Spring Cleaning 2023
Let’s make everything sparkle for Canada Day!
It’s time to ready the heritage buildings for their season opening. We’re in the process of hiring summer staff but Angie won’t be at the museum this year for health reasons. We’ll need all the help we can get to prepare for the Canada Day Open House.
WHEN: Saturday, June 10 at 10am at the Museum
WHAT TO BRING: A bucket, a dry dust cloth, a cloth for washing (possibly dishes, possibly counters, maybe even windows…) AND a friend!
If you can make it for any amount of time at all, please R.S.V.P. so we can be totally organized and prepared to tackle this.
- Email: cmmmcutknife@gmail.com, or
- Reply in the comments below this blog post, or
- Reply in the comments on the Facebook post.
Thank you Spring Cleaners!
When we say “volunteers power the museum,” we mean it. Yesterday’s ‘Spring Cleaning’ work bee is a really good example. One crew cleaned out and cleaned up the Transportation / Machinery shed while a second crew dusted and freshened up the Station House and Raymond’s Store.
13 people, some with trucks and trailers to haul garbage to the Transfer Station, others with buckets and dust cloths to tidy up displays, were on site for 2 – 3 hours to help ready the CMMM for its July 6 opening. There’s still some work to do but these are big items to have already checked off the list.
Many, many thanks to everyone who came out Saturday morning. You’ve lightened the load for us this year! This note from Angie, “A HUGE “Thank You” to all from me! I greatly appreciate it!” And, so does the Board.
Missing from photos Lyle C., Lucille & Rick, Debbie M.
~ Debbie M.
Call for Spring Cleaners!
– – VOLUNTEERS WANTED – –
We’re spring cleaning and WE NEED YOU to help us brush away the last of the cobwebs. Angie Garon, Curatorial Assistant, has been back at work for a couple of weeks and has zipped through much on the To-do List. However, we could sure use some help with the final push through Raymond’s Store and the Station.
If you have a couple of hours this Saturday morning to help Angie and me dust and wash, and sweep and mop, you would be warmly welcomed and very much appreciated. Here are the details:
WHEN: Saturday, June 25 at 10am at the Museum
WHAT TO BRING: A bucket, a dry dust cloth, a cloth for washing (possibly dishes, possibly counters, maybe even windows…) AND a friend!
If you can make it for any amount of time at all, please R.S.V.P. so we can be totally organized and prepared to tackle the remaining chores.
- Email: cmmmcutknife@gmail.com, or
- Reply in the comments below this blog post, or
- Reply in the comments on the Facebook post.
~ Debbie M.
Clayton McLain Memorial Museum 