Carpet is done!

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

And it is beautiful!

Yesterday the rest of the carpeting was put in the main room.  Kim returned 
and cut, measured, and glued.  Don's lads hauled carpet segments and glue 
buckets, rinsed glue knives, and generally made themselves useful.  Peter 
finished putting backing boards on our big wooden bookshelves (might as 
well make some improvements while they were cleaned off).

Connie and Alex Gillis and Anne O'Connor brought food for the hungry 
workers and we had a feast while waiting for glue to get tacky.

Today Don brought in another energetic crew, who moved furniture back into 
place (carefully so as not to disturb the fresh glue).  They then emptied 
out the walk-in storage closet and the front window, and cut carpet pieces 
for those spots too!

Dan came in and reconnected all the computers, and still more young men 
arrived in the evening to work with me on putting everything back in its 
place.  We dusted it all, too, before putting things back, so it's nice and 
clean in there.  The library has been reshelved (although Ashley will be 
going through it to make sure it's all in proper order) and all the stuff 
for the kitchen area, chairs, window display, etc. is in order.  We're back 
in business!

Come in and admire the carpeting!  It is wonderful.  I am one happy 
environmentalist this evening.

Enormous thanks to:

Don McGorman
Peter McLarty
Jack Donald
Jim Dew
Dan Brosemer
Jeff Robertson
Connie Gillis
Alex Gillis
Anne O'Connor
David Trowbridge
Ashley Peters
Stephanie Cook
Kim the carpet man
and about thirty young men from various high schools