February 2009

Monthly Archive

Registration for Clerking Workshop with Arthur Larabee

Posted on Feb. 24, 2009 | Tagged as: Business, Committees, Events

Registration for Clerking Workshop with Arthur Larabee
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:30 a.m. Gathering 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Workshop
Twin Cities Friends Meeting
1725 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
Registration by March 31: $ 30/person (early birds and all that!)
Registration after April 1: $ 50/person
If you are able to contribute more so that we [...]

Volunteers Needed for Project Home

Posted on Feb. 22, 2009 | Tagged as: News

The Saint Paul area Council of Churches is looking for partners to help out with Project Home, which houses homeless families.  This year Friends School of Minnesota will be volunteering time  for the entire month of March to help out at:
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (285 North Dale Street – [...]

Do we need a Friend IN Residence, or is an offsite caretaker OK?

Posted on Feb. 18, 2009 | Tagged as: Clerk's Blog

Having investigated our needs for classrooms, we now turn our attention to the FIR side of the equation.
Does TCFM need a Friend in Residence (FIR)?
Would a non-resident caretaker be able to perform the same functions adequately?
We will have information-sharing and discussion of the issues on
Sunday, February 22, at the Meetinghouse, from 1-2:30PM.
This meeting will be [...]

“Phase I,” as of 2/10/09

Posted on Feb. 12, 2009 | Tagged as: MOMSAH/House Care

Updated 2/10/09 by: Mike Cregan, following the 2/9 MOMSAH meeting
General Description of work:
Roof Apartment and Meeting Room
1.    Remove ceilings.  Identify plywood roof sheathing to be removed from above.
2.    Meeting room ductwork may have mold – cleanable?
3.    Soda blast plywood and trusses.  New drywall ceiling throughout (required over foam insulation).
4.    Spray foam per St. Paul Bldg. [...]

Minutes from the 2/9/09 MOMSAH Meeting

Posted on Feb. 12, 2009 | Tagged as: MOMSAH/House Care

From: Mike Cregan
Attending: EB, Mike C., Jeremy M., Anne H., Hobbie P., Joe, Lynn, Richard F.
* Anne H. will increase the urgency for Lane’s environmental contact to connect with Whole Builders via Jeremy or Mike, as we are at a critical decision point.
o    The group as a whole is open to have either WB’s environmental [...]

Preparing for the 2/9/09 MOMSAH meeting

Posted on Feb. 12, 2009 | Tagged as: MOMSAH/House Care

MOMSAH met Monday February 9.
In anticipation of that meeting the team of  Carolyn, EB, Jeremy & Mike got the following two documents:
1. An updated “Cost Summary Report” from Whole Builders.
wb-report-090206
An earlier version had been the subject of much discussion with Whole Builders, and this was their attempt to summarize our mutual understandings, at that point.
2. [...]