Sower tasks - starts and ends

Group leader Barb collected pictures that show the beginnings and ends of the tasks that we worked on at Lake Placid Camp and Conference center -- so I'm borrowing these from her!

"Much needed overhaul"

"Like new!"

"From yellow"

"Total do-over!"

"Repair leak and water damage to nonexistent shower and tile floor"

"Tile complete like new again!"

"Replace plumbing in Dewey kitchen"

"New subway tile look in progress"

"Original antique Bench and Table pedestals"

"Replacing broken tiles"

"Restoration complete"

"Water damaged floor and repair of 10 shower leaks"

"Like new again..what a team!!"

"Vision for transition of tennis courts to pickelball"

"Painting tennis court"

"Laying piping/sprinklers"

"Night Action!"

"Organizing/unloading STUFF."

"Our Potluck on front patio of Dewey!"

"What a beautiful place and joy to serve!"

 God blessed us with group leaders Barb and Bill on this project!

Sower Week 3 - Thursday - the last Work day!

Thursday was our last workday for the February Sower project at Lake Placid Camp and Conference Center.

We started with devotions -- and it turned out that it was the day for me to do devotions for the group. I talked about the continuing need for Bible translation (gave 2022 global statistics) and told a couple of stories that I had impacted me during the time I was volunteering at the ILC (https://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2019/06/dvu-story.html).

Camp and Conference Center Director Anthony talked with us briefly - shared a video from one of the youth groups who were on the campus last weekend, and thanked us for our volunteering.

Gwen and Carolyn were finishing up their shuffleboard project with putting clearcoat on ....

-- and they tried out a match using paint rollers and a whiffle ball!

Barb wanted a picture of Becky and me using the table and benches that we had worked on...

...Carolyn and Barb had gone into town to one of the thrift stores and got us cute little teacups!

So, we toasted the completion of our project!

Even though Carolyn and Gwen had tried out using one shuffleboard court, the other one still needed one more coat of clear coat, so we helped sweep while they applied the coating...

...when they finished, they took a well deserved rest at the end of the courts!

Enjoying the fruits of their labor.

Later in the day, Carl and I walked down to Omega building to see the completed work there -- the gathering room looks really good with fixed under-flooring and new carpet tiles over about 1/4 - 1/3 of the floor.

The issue that caused the problem was leaking from the shower area, so the area around the drains was re-done and tile replaced in those stalls too.

We celebrated the end of our work month with an impromptu get-together for snacks after the end of the guys' workday. We've enjoyed making friends with these Sower couples and anticipate that we may cross paths at some point down the road!

Sower Week 3 - Wednesday

Wednesday! 

We grouted our few new tile pieces in the morning, and then headed over to the shuffleboard court to see if we could help there...

Group leader Barb along with Caroline and Gwen were already hard at work.

Becky was lying down on the job -- painting the white numbers and letters.

Meanwhile, Carl was at Omega building -- this is the only picture I got from him of the work that day! But, it illustrates a common practice for us -- he needed to remember the name of the adhesive to tell Tom, so Tom could get more -- so a quick photo takes the place of writing a list!

My view while painting -- we were hand painting the numbers... steady hands required!

Becky took a shot of me concentrating on the painting...

... and then a posed shot!

Morning break time

A squirrel up in the tree was joining us for our break!

Bell tower next to shuffleboard court.

Helen busily painting...

... then she gave me a nice pose!

Limited pictures from the guys area -- Carl was so busy working that he didn't take pictures...

...but Group leader Barb got a picture of Carl on some of the carpet tiles that they are laying -- he looks like a preacher, doesn't he?

After the work day was done, some of the ladies went to the lake to cool our feet:

Carolyn, Linda, Patti, Gwen

There was a bit of wind so the waves were a little more boisterous than they have been previously, but it was nice and cool with our feet in the shallows.

One day left to get everything finished up!

Sower week 3 - Tuesday

We are down to the last 3 days! 

The "Crazy Quilt Tile" table and benches were moved to their permanent location on Monday...

... so Becky and I started painting...

... a slightly posed picture!

Meanwhile the ROAMers were working on getting the plumbing to the water fountain working.

When the guys placed the table on its bases, the holes for the pipe from the base were exposed. We had wondered what was going in there -- we thought there must be an umbrella or something, but no... so the guys decided to cover each of the holes with grout...

We didn't like that, so we chipped out the grout...

...and some of our special tile pieces...

Okay... it looks bad now, but it is in process!

At break, I took a picture of Carolyn's painting pants -- they look like a new style to me! Better than the ones with all the holes that seem to be so popular now!

Back to the table after break - I had finished chipping out the covering grout and cleaned up the holes, while Becky found the wet saw (it was down at the Omega building) and cut the tile pieces that we needed. After break, we put the glue in..

... and put our new pieces in -- one end...

... and the other end.

Finishing up for the day on the table project, we took our supplies back to the maintenance area (Becky is stylin' the caulking gun slung from her belt loop)...

... before heading up to the shuffleboard courts to help some on that project -- Group leader Barb along with Becky are removing the tape that was put onto the numbers and lines during the earlier painting.

At the Omega building, work is continuing on the flooring...

Group leader Bill and Dave are cutting tiles outside...

DJ and Wes are completing work on the door frame.

Multiple projects all coming to the finish line!