tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39853074890823819632024-03-06T12:01:33.507-08:00Kids' Joy LandKids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-64473555092543710412015-06-23T18:52:00.003-07:002015-09-01T18:21:13.538-07:00WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BUILD THIS...<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
<b style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We still need volunteers to build this playground. We still need to borrow your tools for the week. It is not going to get done without your help.</span></b></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 44.7999992370606px;"><b>We are running 3 shifts a day, each about 4 hours each. No building experience needed or required. <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<b style="line-height: 1.4;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48aca72ea0fc1-kids" style="background-color: yellow;">Click here to sign up</a></span></i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;"> <b>and follow the directions</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;">These are posts relating to </span><a href="http://kidsjoylandmountjoy.blogspot.com/2015/05/volunteers-we-need-your-help.html" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span style="color: blue;">volunteers</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;"> and<b> </b></span><a href="http://kidsjoylandmountjoy.blogspot.com/2015/05/tools-tools-tools.html" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><b><span style="color: blue;">tools</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4;">If you have any questions, email kidsjoyland@gmail.com, or call 484.225.0435 (Ed's phone) or 717.653.5911 and ask for Joanne.</span></div>
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Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-91336510454142644782015-06-23T18:38:00.000-07:002015-09-01T18:27:27.738-07:00Pickets and Tiles... become a permanent part of KJLHow can your family name, childrens name, or grandchildrens name become a permanent part of the playground?<br />
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Pickets are sold out, but you can still buy a tile.<br />
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<strike>By purchasing a picket that will be a part of the fence around the tot lot, or create a tile that will become part of the playground.</strike> We are all sold out of Pickets, but tiles are still available.<br />
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<strike>Pickets are only $35.00 a piece, or a family of four for $120.00. Business can get in on the action for only $50.00</strike>.<br />
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Tiles are made at painting events. The next one will be held at the Donegal Fall Fest at the Donegal Primary School on Friday September 18th.<br />
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<br />Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-35143506336727461892015-06-23T17:43:00.000-07:002015-06-26T05:32:27.892-07:00Ground Breaking Ceremony!!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left to right: Rotarian Ed Bartakovits, Connie Hajioannou, Rotarian Joanne Pinkerton, Joshua Deering</td></tr>
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The Mount Joy Rotary is pleased to announce that the
fundraising is nearly complete, and the heavy equipment will be moving into
position in anticipation of the event of the season for kids 1-12 in the Mount
Joy area. Kids’ Joy Land is coming back
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A kick off event, the official ground breaking, will be held
on Sunday, July 12<sup>th</sup> beginning at 3 pm at the playground site at
Mount Joy Borough Park <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>adjacent to Kunkle Field. All are invited to celebrate with
family-friendly activities including Rita’s Water Ice, a coloring station, face
painting, and other activities. Families
may purchase pickets or purchase and create hand print tiles that will become
part of the playground that will be built in mid-September. Entertainment will be provided by local
children’s entertainer, Phredd!</div>
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Stop by for some fun, and connect with friends and neighbors as Kids' Joy Land rises from the ashes! Additional parking is available at The Gathering Place on Pine Street. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.</div>
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<br />Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-53235850232191421562015-06-23T17:33:00.002-07:002015-06-23T17:33:49.293-07:00What is a Construction Captain?<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Construction Captains </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">are volunteers who work alongside
the Leathers & Associates Consultant, overseeing and instructing crews and helping to
maintain quality. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They make it possible for the Leathers’ consultants
to keep hundreds of volunteers working efficiently. Strongly committed captains
take care of the details that make working on the project fun, safe, and
productive. Without them, volunteers become frustrated because they have to wait
for instructions, resulting in lost workers.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Most Important: </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Captains must be present for
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some captains will have tasks that involve
complex and precise carpentry. Others will oversee work that requires no
carpentry skills at all. All, however, will spend time supervising and
instructing others...sometimes 2 people, sometimes 20 or more. Some captains
will work on only 1 or 2 things the entire build. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Others may see 10 different tasks through to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Captains must enjoy working with people, be
strongly committed to the project, and be willing and physically able to “go
the distance” during construction. They should also be organized, flexible, and
able to keep their wits and humor about them under difficult circumstances.
Leadership skills are a plus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Of all the qualities good captains may possess,
people skills are by far the most important. Most other things can be easily
learned on site.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At least three captains should be skilled in
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">All captains must attend Organization Day, which is July 21st, so
that our office representative can brief them about what’s ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Captains are always welcome to attend committee
meetings. At the very least, they must attend the job meeting the night before
construction begins — that’s when the construction consultant will describe the
various tasks, which are then assigned at 7:15 each morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Assignments for Captains</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We encourage you to read through the following
list of jobs and begin thinking about which ones you might enjoy doing. However,
please remain flexible until the construction consultants arrive and have a
chance to discuss various assignments with you. We need to be able to assign
people to the most pressing tasks — and to match all the captains with jobs
that best suit their abilities. We understand the sacrifice you’re making by
committing six days (or more) to this project, and we’ll do everything we can
to make it a great experience for you and every member of your community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Safety: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The Safety Captains primary responsibility will be to patrol the site looking for safety
hazards — improper tool use, overexertion, clutter that could cause accidents,
etc. This person should have some familiarity with power tools, a diplomatic
nature, and a strong feeling of personal responsibility for maintaining a safe
site. All committee members and captains will discuss specifics at the job
meeting the night before the build begins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Site: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The site captain’s job
begins shortly before Organization Day. We strongly encourage you to recruit a Parks
& Recreation employee for this job. This person is responsible for
preparing and staging the site for construction. On Organization Day, our
office representative will draw a map that shows where to stockpile materials,
pitch tents, and put the power supply. The site captain’s job is to see that
everything is in its proper place. Improper site setup can cause the loss of
countless volunteer hours — dumping the gravel in the middle of the playground
site and putting the power supply 400 feet from the prefab area are mistakes to
avoid. When everything is in place, the site setup captain continues to monitor
the site and keep things organized. The site captain will also work with a
surveyor to stake out the playground. This will happen twice. The first time is
for the Organization Day, when only a few reference points must be located. The
second time is a week or so before construction, when all the post-holes must
be located and staked out. Furthermore, the site captain will then supervise
drilling of the post holes right before our consultants return for build week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Electrical: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The electrical captain’s job
requires constant vigilance. While this person need not be an electrician, he
or she needs some knowledge of the electrical load capacities for cords of
various sizes and of the amount of “juice” required by various tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Equipment: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There will be a variety of
manufactured equipment (slides, swings, cable nets, etc.) that will be incorporated
into the project. Working with our Construction Consultants, this person will
take charge of the installation of these components.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Prefab: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">During construction, you’ll
set up a mini-factory under a tent next to the site and build many components
and pieces of equipment there. Taking charge of this part of the project
requires an ability to maintain high standards of quality and keep track of
many items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Post setting: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The captain for this
activity — someone positive and upbeat — makes sure the right posts go in the
right holes and that people don’t overexert themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Fence or perimeter: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This captain oversees the
construction of the fence or perimeter according to the site plan — usually in
a straight line around the perimeter of the playground. We generally look for
someone who can read blueprints and who is comfortable with simple carpentry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ground cover is spread to appropriate depths and in an orderly way. He or she
should be comfortable working with large numbers of people — and upbeat enough
to inspire the “troops.” Children aged 10 and older and unskilled adults
accomplish this task, using wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels, and strong backs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Framing and decking: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This captain — who should be
skilled in carpentry — first works with the construction consultant to learn
our techniques for building decks and then instructs the crews and oversees
their progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Special features and
details: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
captain will work with our construction consultants and the Design and Special
Features Committee on the special features of the project. Together this group
will organize, produce and install the details for the playground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Cleanup: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One captain may be assigned
to keep the site free of debris, separate lumber scraps from usable lumber, and
stack the usable lumber pieces in an accessible place. The site needs
continuous pickup to ensure safe working conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9a0000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Post-Construction: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One or more people should
plan on working several hours on the day after construction to continue cleanup,
tools repair and return, punch list items, and any other last-minute chores. It
may be a good idea to have a few “fresh faces” planned, as committee members
and other captains are pretty worn out by Monday morning.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So that is the breakdown of a very special kind of volunteer. Are you up for the task? Contact Ed (ed.bartakovits@gmail.com), Joanne (joanne@gatheringplacemj.com), or Joshua (psu1rules@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.</span></div>
Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-29998253056509638442015-05-20T06:38:00.000-07:002015-05-20T06:38:15.027-07:00Tools, Tools, Tools.<div class="MsoNormal">
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We need you and your tools to build this playground. To save cost, we are asking the community to
let us borrow your saws, drills, levels, ladders, miter saws, impact wrenches,
etc., so we don’t have to go out and buy them.</div>
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<b>Your tools will be safe.</b>
You will be given a number and every tool you let us borrow will be inventoried
and have that number written or engraved on it.
<b>We promise to return your tools at the end of the week in the same
condition we received it.</b> All tools with
blades will have new blades installed before we use them. You get to keep the blade. We will check to make sure all safety
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<b>All tools will be stored in a locked trailer.</b> There will be security cameras on site. There will also be security personal patrolling
the constructions site at night. The
site will be well lit all night. The tool
coordinators will check the tools in and out.
We will know where your tools are at all times. <b>If we break it or lose it, we’ll replace it.</b></div>
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We need you to check in and register your tools the weekend
before construction starts. Others will
be using them. We will publish a
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<b>Heavy equipment:</b> 2 Boom auger trucks with 12” and 16-18”
drills for drilling the 200+ post holes.
A backhoe with front bucket to move mulch, stone, dirt. A crane to set the cones. A forklift/bobcat with forks to unload trucks
and move materials. IF YOU OR YOUR
COMPANY CAN PROVIDE ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY.</div>
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<b>Tools:</b> 10”-12” portable table saw, Chainsaw, <b>3 sliding compound miter saws</b>, 4 power
miter boxes, 2 electric impact wrenches, 6 jigsaws, 2 small sledge hammers, 2
100’ tape measures, 3 digging bars, bolt cutter, 5 brooms, 15 paint brushes, 4
scrub brushes, 15 5gal plastic buckets, 10 large C-clamps, 6 bar clamps 4-8’
long, 50 empty coffee cans or plastic jugs, 2 cats paws, 20’ chain with hooks
on each end, 2 chisel sets, 2 come-alongs 2-ton, pancake compressor with hose
and attachments, 3 crowbars<b>, 75+ 3/8”
drills variable speed and reversible – half cordless with extra batteries and
half corded</b>, <b>10 impact drill drivers</b>,
4 heavy duty drills, dumpster, <b>5 100’
electric cords, 5 50’ electric lead cords, 12 gang boxes, 20 electric
splitters, 60+ 25’ extension cords</b>, extension ladder, 2 fire extinguishers,
120 pairs of heavy cotton work gloves, 2 angle grinders, 3 pickaxes, <b>50+ carpentry hammers</b>, 20 hard hats,
garden hose, 30 36” or longer levels, 60 Nail aprons, lots of pencils, pipe
cutter, 10 post hole diggers, 25 heavy rakes, 12 3/8” routers, 40 pair safety
glasses, 2 belt sanders, band saw, <b>25
circular saws heavy duty</b>, 25 pair of sawhorses, 2 sawzalls, 15
screwdrivers, <b>35 shovels</b>, bevel
square, 35 speed squares, 2 framing squares, 6 stepladders 6-8’, 3 stepladders
10-12’, 50 tape measures, 5 tarps, awning, laser level and tripod, trash cans,
3 vise grips, <b>30 wheelbarrows</b>, 4
crescent wrenches, 2 allen wrenches, open end wrench set, extra 9/16 open end
wrenches, ratchets with deep sockets especially 9/16.</div>
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Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-40068269679192127032015-05-20T06:35:00.000-07:002015-05-20T06:35:05.875-07:00Volunteers - We need your help<b id="docs-internal-guid-ff5de90e-7182-0ea9-f1c1-bdb495fddad9" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking for </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b><i>fun, energetic, and enthusiastic</i></b></u></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> people to help with the rebuilding of Kids’ Joy Land. We have all types of jobs for all types of people. Here is a list of the main categories where we need people to help. Tools, Materials, Food, Childcare, Construction Captains, Volunteers, Public Relations, Special Features (Art and Design), Children. Each of these categories has their own planning guide to help you along. You don't have to invent the wheel. We need help in every category. We need help filling chair positions that will require behind the scenes work leading up to the Build Week. These positions will require a few hours a week over the summer. If you have a friend that you like to work with, become co-chairs and brainstorm together. You will have as much help from the Project Chairs (Joanne, Ed, and Josh) as you need.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Construction Captains are special. You will be on site all day, several days during the build week. You will be leading small groups of volunteers doing specific projects. You don’t have to know a lot about construction, but you have to be a fun, motivating, people person and keep your group having fun and working. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During build week, 9/22-9/27 we will need even more help. We need help with organizing, painting, sanding, shoveling, drilling, and raking to start. We need help with childcare, food service, in the art tent, etc. etc. etc. You don’t have to know how to use tools. It doesn't matter what you are good at, we can use you. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are running three shifts a day... 8:00-noon is AM, 12:30-5:00 is Mid, and 5:30-9:00 is PM. You can work one, two, or all three shifts. We’ll even feed you between shifts, with snacks in between meals. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Workers during the Build Week are divided into two groups, skilled and unskilled. Skilled workers know how to use a power circular saw. Unskilled workers do not have that experience. There is an age requirement. Children under 10 are not allowed on the construction site. Age 10-13 may work with their parent or guardian. Teens age 14-17 may work independently, but may not use any saws. 18 is considered an adult.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday 9/21</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We need 20 skilled and 20 unskilled for the Mid shift only. This is to help set up and organize the site for the week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuesday 9/22-Friday 9/25</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It begins. We need 70 skilled and 70 unskilled for the AM and Mid shifts. 85 and 85 for the PM shift. That is 440 bodies every day for the first four days.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday 9/26</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We need 100 skilled and 100 unskilled for both the AM and Mid shifts. 75 and 75 for the PM shift. That is 475 bodies.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sunday 9/27</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We work the first two shifts only. We need 75 skilled and 75 unskilled, for a total of 300 people </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All told, that is over 2,600 people working 17 shifts. We need your help.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Does your church or Sunday School class have groups that do volunteer work? Does your company have community work days? You can sign up as a group and work the same shifts and use it as a team building event. We can provide you with a signup form for your group. We love groups.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will need your name, phone number, age (if under 18) and email.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To sign up to help, or to ask questions, please contact us thru </span><a href="mailto:kidsjoyland@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">kidsjoyland@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or kidsjoyland-out of the ashes on facebook, or contact Joanne Pinkerton, Volunteer Chairperson, at </span><a href="mailto:joanne@gatheringplacemj.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">joanne@gatheringplacemj.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
<br />Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-74958954733837113482015-05-19T21:05:00.001-07:002015-05-27T14:45:06.748-07:00Donate to KJL online <div class="MsoNormal">
Kids’ Joy Land now has online giving through the Lancaster County Community Foundation (LCCF). This link will
take you to the <a href="http://lancfound.org/fund/kids-joy-land-fund/">Kids' Joy Land Fund page</a>. LCCF is a local nonprofit
that enables you to deduct your gift to
Kids’ Joy Land. You will receive a tax
receipt from LCCF for your gift. (Please
consult your tax consultant for specifics on tax deductions)</div>
Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-8027445767781814152015-04-05T21:04:00.000-07:002015-04-05T21:04:21.959-07:00Rebuild, Recreate, Rejoice<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rebuild, Recreate, Rejoice was selected as the name of the
Kids’ Joy Land Capital Campaign. The
co-chairs of the campaign are Randy Wolgemuth, Betsy Wolgemuth, and Joshua
Deering. Tim Smedick is a special
consultant. Tim ran the successful Milanof Shock Library
Campaign in 1999. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The initial kickoff for Rebuild, Recreate, Rejoice was April 9<sup>th</sup> at the home of
Randy and Betsy. Up to now, over half of what we
need is already raised, thanks to the community and business of Mount Joy. We need to raise the other half.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our goal for the campaign is $110,000, with a stretch goal
of $140,000. Any moneys raised over and
above will be put in an account marked for future maintenance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our 12,000 square foot playground will be made of 95% recycled structural composite material
that is guaranteed to last 50 years. It is
not inexpensive. The cost for this material alone
is over $92,000. The components of
the playground (swings, teeter totters, climbing wall, slides, digger, tunnels,
etc) cost in excess of $35,000.
Professional services, design, consultations are over $38,000. And we have a long way to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many way you can help support this project. You can purchase a component… OR… You can do
an individual / corporate / extended family sponsorship from $500.00 and up… OR… or
you can make a donation for whatever you can.
All is appreciated and will be put to good use. Details can
be found in the “Become a KJL Super Hero” post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another way to help is to volunteer your time and/or tools. We are looking for several
leaders to head up certain aspects and committees of the build. You can chair a committee, or enroll a friend/spouse/neighbor to help you co-chair one of the committees. I can’t stress this enough… You don’t have to
re-invent the wheel. Everything is
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chairs for Fundraising, Materials, Volunteers, Public Relations,
and Special Features & Design are filled, but are all still looking for
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tools, Special Needs, Food, Construction Captains, General
Contractor, and Child Care still need people to step up to the plate. As mentioned before, every committee comes
with a planning guide and time table to help you along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will all be spelled out in future posts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for reading this far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ed Bartakovits, DC</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Co-Chair Kids’ Joy Land</span></span>Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-33538109467668373932015-04-05T20:30:00.000-07:002015-05-20T06:40:23.035-07:00Create History!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest Blogger: Susan Heydt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
seems like a lifetime ago that Kids’ Joy Land was first built. In fact, it actually was. I was 8 months pregnant during the build week
in mid-October, 1993 with my daughter, Kristin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The early nineties was a time of community projects. The community members of Manheim and
Elizabethtown, as well as other neighboring communities, had taken on the task
of community-built playgrounds, and a small group of folks in Mount Joy saw the
potential for improvement in the “Park Next to Kunkle.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kickoff fundraiser was a <i>Money Mile. </i>The vision was
children and adults placing coins on the curb, end to end, for an entire mile
down Main Street. And while I no longer
recall the exact total raised by that endeavor, we were successful in engaging
the community in the excitement of our vision for both money, as far as the eye
could see, as well as the vision for a playground designed by kids and for
kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 1993 playground was designed and built based on the
history of Mount Joy. The Good Ship Mount Joy was the center design element in
the first set of plans, and many a shipmate climbed its cargo net and whispered
in its secret walkie-talkie pipes. Most
of those sailors had learned in school that Mount Joy is not named for a
mountain, but for a vessel that brought settlers here from Europe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of history supported the building of the first Kids’
Joy Land, and the committee is working to continue that history as the new
project progresses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In March of 2013, the children at Donegal Primary and
Donegal Intermediate Schools offered their ideas to Jane Holman, an architect
with the same firm who designed the original playground. Jane finished her day gathering information
about our community, and developing the preliminary sketches for Kids’ Joy Land
2.0, by talking to a very important Mount Joy community member, the late Vera
Albert.Vera’s passion for history inspired Jane, as she incorporated the design
for the future playground, using the ideas of the current generation, while
honoring the past.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane Holman from Leathers & Associates at Donegal Primary School</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re
halfway through the fundraising goals for the new playground, and the history
books can now record a new motivation for this project. The Rotary Club of Mount Joy has taken the wheel, and
is navigating the project, “full steam ahead.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The volunteer committee members
from the original build are now welcoming grandchildren into their lives,
knowing that in a few short years they’ll be sharing stories of sailing ships,
community support, and the love of Mount Joy with the <i>next </i>generation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile,
stay tuned here for tales from the past and stories of dreams for the
future. There’s a place for everyone in
this latest historical project, and you won’t want to be left out of your place
in the books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please feel free to post your comments and pictures.</span></div>
Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985307489082381963.post-87346709093773127282015-03-27T09:22:00.001-07:002015-05-19T21:09:47.120-07:00Welcome to the Kids' Joy Land Blog - We're building a playground<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to the blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our build date is set. September 22-27, 2015. Mark the dates. Opportunities abound. Come out and join the fun. Be a part of something big.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here you will find everything concerning the rebuilding the Kids' Joy Land playground in Mount Joy, PA.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Hopefully in an easy to find format</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Every event will have it's own post, including:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">History - where we came from, where we are</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Rebuild, Recreate, Rejoice Capital Campaign</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">How to become a Super Hero for the Park</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Leaders - we are looking for a few good people to take leadership roles. Everything is already spelled out, you don't have to re-invent the wheel.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Volunteering - when and how. We have 2,640 slots to fill</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tools - we need to borrow tools, and lots of them</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Materials - All the "stuff" needed to build a playground</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Childcare - Help with the kids, while the parents build a playground</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Food - we need help to feed the volunteers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Special Events - Each will have it's own post, including the Memorial Day Parade in a few weeks. We are having a float, and need help and ideas.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">That's it for now. See ya soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The KJL Co-Chairs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Ed Bartakovits, DC Joshua Deering, Joanne Pinkerton</span>Kids' Joy Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577101012701632049noreply@blogger.com2