Fwd: urgent:call for volunteers Homouroboros loading and installation in Oakland and San Jose

[Will Chase]

this is a fun opportunity to work on an amazing art project in need.  peter hudson's great to work with.  help him out if you can.

-will

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From: Melissa Alexander <mel...@blackrockarts.org>

Date: May 7, 2008 11:32:28 AM PDT

To: RealGirl Girl <real...@southbayburners.org>, Arthur Zwern <art...@sbcglobal.net>, josie schimke <jo...@blackrockarts.org>, tomm...@aol.com, Bruce Labadie <brucel...@yahoo.com>, Jennifer Clines <jennife...@yahoo.com>

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Subject: urgent:call for  volunteers Homouroboros loading and installation in Oakland and  San Jose  

With deep apologies  for this 11th hour call for hands  

We need load and install crew  for the Homouroboros /Monkeys  

Peter's Volunteer Coordinator  has had an emergency--unbeknownst  to Peter until  this morning. Said coordinator  has not  organized any of the install volunteers.  Please spread the  word on all lists you have access to.

Please ask people to  email  real...@southbayburners.org  cc jennife...@yahoo.com and me at mel...@blackrockarts.org

We are asking for the following:

Sunday  5/11 in Oakland at American Steel- 10-12 people to break down Homouroboros

Monday 5/12 in Oakland at  American Steel-10-12 people to load the truck

Tuesday 5/13  7am  to 9pm    IN San Jose at Discovery Meadow Park  (corner of West San Carlos and Woz Way-directions from SF below- approximately 60 minutes south of  Oakland  and SF)  

10-12 people to do the following:

• unload the truck 

• lay out  base and I-beams on the site and mark their  position-then  remove

• Operate a sod cutter and cut sod away  (approx 50' plus 6 14' lengths  in a starburst at base)  

• around 8 am trenching will begin (I believe we have a trencher operator)  

• Place dirt from trench in buckets/on tarps 

• Assemble Base 

• Assemble Canopy

Weds  

• Continue assembly  

• cover put dirt back in holes/tamp

• replace sod

Directions  to location from SF:

the site is near  Childrens Discovery Museum Station  on the San Jose light Rail

•US-101 S to San Jose 43.8 mi

• Take the Guadalupe Pkwy/CA-87 exit 0.3 mi, Slight left at CA-87 S/Guadalupe Pkwy 3.2 mi

• Take the Park Ave exit toward San Carlos St/CA-82 0.2 mi

• Merge onto Delmas Ave 0.1 mi

• Turn left at W San Carlos St 449 ft

 •Turn right at Woz Way

Melissa Alexander

Executive Director

Black Rock Arts Foundation

1900 3rd Street, 1st Floor

San Francisco, CA 94158

00•1•415•626•1248

mel...@blackrockarts.org