doBlogBox( {"title":"The Freedom House Project","description":"saving and changing lives","entries":[{"body":"<P>It's MOVING DAY!!!! Many thanks to all who have given of their time to help with Freedom House.<\/P>\n<P>This Saturday January 19th will be our last scheduled work day at the building. The plan is to complete the final clean up so the ministries can move in during the coming days. Depending upon how many volunteers show up this Saturday we hope to work from 8:30 to about noon. All that remains is to clean the entire building one last time.<\/P>\n<P>I will have paper towels, cleaning chemicals, brooms and a few sponges.<\/P>\n<P>Bring your favorite sponge or cleaning tools and maybe a few of you a small shop vac.<\/P>\n<P>Look forward to seeing those who are able to come. Watch for our grand opening in early April. As a reminder we have raised over one million dollars for this project and need only about $200,000 to pay off our loan.<\/P>\n<P>Please keep our name out in front of donors for their consideration in 2008.<\/P>\n<P>Thanks again.<\/P>\n<P>Charles Small<\/P>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Sat. Jan 19 (8:30-noon) Final clean-up to prepare for move in!","updated":"Jan 17, 2008 11:44:22 AM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20080117"},{"body":"<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><FONT size=2><I><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Goudy Old Style'\">Thank you, thank you, thank you, for everything you\u2019ve done and the time you\u2019ve given! <\/SPAN><\/I><I><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Goudy Old Style'\">There may be one more final clean up scheduled next Saturday, January 19, from 8 to noon. We will keep you posted.<\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><FONT size=2><I><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Goudy Old Style'\">\n<P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><EM><I><FONT face=\"Rage Italic\" size=6><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Rage Italic'\">Charles Small<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/I><\/EM><\/P><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Sat. Jan. 19 (8-noon) Possible final clean-up!","updated":"Jan 11, 2008 9:43:44 AM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20080111"},{"body":"<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Workday scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 5 from 9-5 if you can join us. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Main projects will be laying tile, installing base and general clean-up. Hopefully this will be the last scheduled workday and we will keep you posted if we schedule more! Thank you for all your efforts - your support is greatly appreciated!<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN><\/SPAN><FONT face=\"Goudy Old Style\" size=5><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Goudy Old Style'\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">If you would like to volunteer, bring a <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/freedomhouse.info\/release.pdf\" target=_self><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">signed waiver<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"> with you on Saturday. Students are welcome &amp; will be teamed with adults. Students, please bring waivers signed by your parents. Groups of six or more, please contact Charles Small directly at (816) 883-2429 to be sure we have a project ready for you.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><FONT face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Thanks again for all your<\/FONT> work.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P><FONT face=Mistral size=6><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Mistral\">Charles Small<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Jan 5 (9am-5pm) Volunteer work day! One more really good turn-out should do it!","updated":"Jan 4, 2008 8:37:37 AM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20080104"},{"body":"<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">This weekend promises to be more of the same as we try to finish up the work that we as volunteers can do.&nbsp; If you are able to come this weekend we will be completing the following: <\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Construction clean up \u2013 Looks like all the sheetrock work will be done by this Friday!!!!! Yea! So maybe this will be the last dusty weekend. <\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Final clean up of In As Much Space \u2013 as they prepare to move some of their shelving in. <\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Stake trees in landscape beds (weather permitting). <\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Tile \u2013 we will have a big push to finish setting all the tile in the building then grout what we can.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Please plan on coming by this weekend and helping us wrap up the final items needed for Freedom House.<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">If you would like to volunteer, bring a <A href=\"http:\/\/freedomhouse.info\/release.pdf\" target=_self><FONT size=2>signed waiver<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=2> with you on Saturday. Students are welcome &amp; will be teamed with adults. Students, please bring waivers signed by your parents. Groups of six or more, please contact Charles Small directly at (816) 883-2429 to be sure we have a project ready for you.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">I would like to thank Lauren and Blythe Duffey for standing in for me last week while I was out of town.&nbsp; With their assistance and all those who showed up we were able to catch up.&nbsp; Thanks!<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Thanks again for all your work.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P><EM><I><FONT face=Mistral size=6><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Mistral\">Charles Small<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/I><\/EM><\/P>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Dec 29, Tile \u2013 we will have a big push to finish setting all the tile in the building then grout what we can, Construction clean up, Final clean up of In As Much Space, Stake trees in landscape beds (weather permitting) ","updated":"Dec 27, 2007 10:02:22 AM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20071227"},{"body":"<FONT face=Arial><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=1>\n<P><FONT size=2>If you would like to volunteer, bring a <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/freedomhouse.info\/release.pdf\" target=_self><FONT size=2>signed waiver<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=2> with you on Saturday. Students are welcome &amp; will be teamed with adults. Students, please bring waivers signed by your parents. Groups of six or more, please contact Charles Small directly at (816) 883-2429 to be sure we have a project ready for you.<\/FONT><\/P>\n<P><FONT size=2>There will be more workdays Saturdays in December. Watch this space for details as they become available.<\/FONT><\/P>\n<UL>\n<LI><FONT size=2>December 22 <\/FONT>\n<LI><FONT size=2>December 29<\/FONT><\/LI><\/UL><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=2>As many of you know who have been working at Freedom House over the last several weeks things are moving very quickly now.&nbsp; It also means that as we get closer to completion the deadlines keep coming faster and faster.&nbsp; We are working tirelessly to meet the deadline of having InAsMuch in the building before the end of the year so that they can open in the first part of January and resume serving clients during the cold month of January.&nbsp; In order to meet that goal <B><SPAN style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\">we still have an urgent need for volunteers between now and the end of December<\/SPAN><\/B>.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=\"Courier New, Courier, mono\" size=1><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">We have volunteer days planned for this Saturday 12-22-07 and Saturday 12-29-2007.&nbsp; Both days the building will be open from 8:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm for volunteers to come and help out.&nbsp; Feel free to come and go as your schedules allow.&nbsp; (We will also be having some work days between Christmas and December 31<SUP>st<\/SUP> for those students including college age students that are home and need to be productive so please just let me know how many you have and when they can come)<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=2>These projects are open to men, women and children (younger kids with adults only please)!!!&nbsp; <o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=2>Please, Please, Please!!! Let me know if you think you are planning to come to work this weekend Saturday 12-22 by dropping me an email. &nbsp;If you think you can come next Saturday the 29<SUP>th<\/SUP> please indicate that. &nbsp;I need to plan how many projects to prepare for so everyone\u2019s time is put to good use.&nbsp; If you aren\u2019t planning on coming but your schedule changes please go ahead and come on by\u2026we are just trying to get a count.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=2>Tools needed this week would be tile setting tools and knee pads or carpet tools.&nbsp; We have two saws already on site.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Dec 22 (8am-4pm), clean up; setting tile; lay carpet; stake trees; stripe parking lot; install doors, locks & pulls.","updated":"Dec 19, 2007 3:01:15 PM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20071219"},{"body":"<P>We will be installing tile in bathrooms from 9 am to 5 pm, so bring your knee pads &amp; trowels!<\/P>\n<P>If you would like to volunteer, bring a <A href=\"http:\/\/freedomhouse.info\/release.pdf\" target=_self>signed waiver<\/A> with you on Saturday. Students are welcome &amp; will be teamed with adults. Students, please bring waivers signed by your parents. Groups of six or more, please contact Charles Small directly at (816) 883-2429 to be sure we have a project ready for you.<\/P>\n<P>There will be more workdays Saturdays in December. Watch this space for details as they become available.<\/P>\n<UL>\n<LI>December 15 \n<LI>December 22 \n<LI>December 29<\/LI><\/UL>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Dec. 8 - Install tile in bathrooms, cut remainder of roof decking, paint parking lot stripes, PLUS general clean-up","updated":"Dec 4, 2007 2:35:26 PM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20071126"},{"body":"\n\n\n\n<p>We will be landscaping and possibly framing from 9 am to 5 pm, so bring your landscaping and framing tools!<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to volunteer, bring a <a href=\"http:\/\/freedomhouse.info\/release.pdf\" target=\"_self\">signed waiver<\/a> with you on Saturday. Students are welcome &amp; will be teamed with adults. Students, please bring waivers signed by your parents. Groups of six or more, please contact Charles Small directly at (816) 883-2429 to be sure we have a project ready for you.<\/p><p>There will be more workdays Saturdays in December. Watch this space for details as they become available.<\/p><ul><li>December 1<\/li><li>December 8<\/li><li>December 15<\/li><li>December 22<\/li><li>December 29<\/li><\/ul>","author":"Kathye Denney","title":"Nov. 24 -- Landsaping and Framing","updated":"Nov 19, 2007 11:53:46 AM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20071119"},{"body":"Coming soon... We will soon begin posting opportunities for volunteer weekend labor in this space.<br><br>Every week, the Freedom House website will list the projects to be worked on the coming week-end along with the tools you will need to bring with you. The project that will be done that week-end will be up on the Freedom House website by the Tuesday preceding the Saturday workday beginning Tuesday, November 20.<br>","author":"Ryan Calder","title":"Watch this space","updated":"Nov 18, 2007 1:46:38 PM","link":"http:\/\/blogs.chandlerbap.org\/freedomhouse\/entry\/20071118"}]} );
