All house members are required to do 5 hours of work party per
term. Of the required hours, the goal is to do a balance of both fluff and non-fluff projects. Seek approval from house or job coord for community service as work party.
- Fluff work party tends to be either a particularly simple task
or things that will only benefit the house for the current term (week
or day).
- Non-fluff work party tends to benefit future co-opers as
well. Permanent improvements or alterations are non-fluff. If any materials are needed to complete a non-fluff work party project, the project and the materials need to be proposed and approved at a house meeting.
- Community service involves doing some work for an organization
outside the SCA.
Fluff Work Party- Washing windows
- Scrubbing kitchen cabinetry
- Defrosting freezers
- Re-organizing kitchen contents (removing old tupperware, making sure everything is in labeled spots, etc.)
- Re-organizing a tool or storage room
- Organizing/debreeding the free pile
- Organizing/debreeding the woodshed/compost area/behind the house.
- Taking old items/furniture/etc. to the dump/St. Vincent dePaul's/etc.
- Weeding the garden (technically part of Houseplants/Porch/Yard job, but it can get overwhelming).
- Hosing off the front porch and wheelchair ramp (may need a pressure washer).
- Vacuuming upholstered furniture
- Polishing wooden furniture
Non-Fluff Work Party
- Extra Historian work: supplying the historian with pictures of house events, helping the historian come up with descriptions and projects, etc.
- Refinishing hardwood floors in the foyer, living rooms, dining room, and/or guest room. (Should be done once every five years.)
- Foyer last refinished (?)
- Front living room last refinished (?)
- Back living room last refinished (?)
- Dining room last refinished fall 2006.
- Guest room last refinished (?)
- Scrubbing wood floors and applying a sealant afterward. (Should be done once a term.)
- Foyer last scrubbed (?)
- Front living room last scrubbed (?)
- Back living room last scrubbed (?)
- Dining room last scrubbed (?)
- Guest room last scrubbed (?)
- Painting the walls of a common room or area
- Foyer last painted 2005
- Front living room last painted (?)
- Back living room last painted spring 2008
- Dining room last painted spring 2008
- Kitchen last painted summer 2005
- Pantry last painted fall 2008
- Basement hallways last painted summer 2005
- Basement bathroom last painted summer 2005
- First floor hallways last painted summer 2005
- First floor bathroom last painted summer 2005
- Second floor hallways last painted summer 2005
- Second floor bathroom last painted summer 2005
- Second floor nook last painted summer 2008
- Guest room last painted (?)
- Installing/repairing basement storage shelves
- Installing/repairing bicycle storage/racks
- Repairing exterior steps (kitchen stairs, stairwell stairs, porch stairs, deck stairs). (In good order as of Fall 2010)
- Repairing the deck or deck benches. (In good order as of Fall 2010).
- Repairing the exterior hatch to the roof. (High Priority repair as of Fall 2010.)
- Trimming tree branches and removing volunteer saplings.
- Patching holes in the walls or ceiling or improving poorly done past patch jobs.
- Spraying moss off the roof
- Cleaning the gutters
Community Service- Volunteering in the community gardens for Food for Lane County
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