From Camp Mennoscah

From Camp Mennoscah:
Kitchen staff lost! There was a power outage at Camp Mennoscah earlier this spring and it appears that a version of our kitchen staff list was lost in the process. We believe we have recreated the list–at least mostly so. However, if you have not already received paperwork for the week you were planning to work in the kitchen, PLEASE let us know. We’d be surprised when you showed up and we’d hate for you to feel unwelcome. Contact us at campmno@mennowdc.org or 620-297-3290.

Lawrence Habitat News

Lawrence Habitat’s 80th home’s nail drive ceremony for the Yusuf family house is set for 9 am Sat., May 26, at 1933 Maple Lane. Habitat is looking for volunteers to work that day, as well as throughout the summer, on the house. 

Garden Notes

Garden Notes–The gardens look lovely! Thanks to everyone who helped out last Saturday! To keep these gardens looking great we need a crew for summer watering and weeding! I’m very open to suggestions, but will throw out my ideas to see if anyone can help. I’m thinking that it may be a very hot and dry summer, and I don’t want to loose any trees. If people could commit to watering every Sunday and Wednesday for a two-week block, that would be amazing. Also, last year we had people weeding at their convenience. After working with a group of people last Saturday, I realized how much more enjoyable weeding could be with other people!!! So, with that said, I’d like to see if there would be any interest in a morning weeding group….any day of the work week….from 8:00 to 10:00.  If you could do either of these jobs….weeding or watering….please let me know, and I will work out a schedule!  Thanks!   —Anne

Additional WORK DAY Announcement

More WORK DAY items to bring: wheel barrows, wagons and pitch forks to haul & spread mulch, brooms & dust pans to clean up debris in parking lot.

Date Change for Congregational Meeting

Because June 3 is LINK Sunday, the Congregational Meeting has been changed to JUNE 10.

 

Don’t Miss a FUN Time this Saturday!!!

Spring Work Day:  THIS Sat., May 19, 9:00 am ~ 12:00 pm.  There are windows to wash, weeds to pull, debris to clean out of the parking lot, trees to plant, branches to haul away, and possible fence repair.  Please bring a pack of paper yard waste bags, rakes, clippers, trimmers, window washing supplies, power drills, and your work gloves.  BTW ~ A nice pair of work gloves was left here after the last work day and are in the lost & found box in the front closet.  Come out, help out and have some fun with your fellow PMC’ers!!  It’s always a fun time.

Tree News

From Anne:  Re:  Workday:  I was able to replace the 2 oak trees at no cost.  However, the only trees that looked good enough to get were oaks!  So….we’ll try them again.  I am hoping to do the replanting this Saturday at our workday.  Also, I’ve put in a call to Ted Boyle about possibly getting mulch, but he was out.  So, if anyone has a pickup truck that they could bring on Saturday, that would be awesome….just in case there’s mulch to pick up!  Also, I’d like to redo the weed matt under the forsythia bushes and along the north side.  C. J. and Mike Kaufman worked on the area last year….but I think we ran out of the weed matt and used newspapers.  We just need to update the area.  Bring work gloves, weed “pickers”, clippers, and paper trash bags.  A “weed wacker” would be awesome to help clean up the area around the mailbox…unless we like the look of sumac!  Please, please, please be careful when backing into parking stalls near the new trees.