Author Archives: Laura

There is still work to be done, but she is in from the outside now.

Here is the financial picture

Donations

1203 – You Caring donations from our communities

315 – Private donations from friends and family

1318 – TOTAL

Costs

692 – Arruda and Lowes

100 – Walmart

735 – Lowes

50   – Mattress

123 – lock, door knob, adhesive and flooring Lowes

1600 TOTAL

We also had roughly $300 in materials and the delivery van donated by Lowes in Hamilton.

A solar light was donated by Susan Dunkley, of Lowes

A gorgeous little antique school chair was donated by Mary Harris

Bedding was donated by Wendy Young and by Hj and I.

We have not covered all the costs so far and we do not have the heater, propane tank and fuel, pipes for  venting the heater, thimble (which is the part where the heat vent goes though the wall), or gas line.

We do not have a kitchen cupboard (24 inch max) lower and upper would be nice.  We do not have a butane cooker, or butane cartridges, a pot, a cup, a bowl a spoon and a tub to wash dishes in.

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Still one panel trim, roofing, solar light and paint to go on the outside, but…

She is in!

Candle heater that I bought the materials for and donated. This will provide enough heat in the tiny space when it is above zero. So this is her heat source for now and it is significantly better than nothing.

I have sent an email or private messaged  all the people who are coming to volunteer on Saturday (I HOPE).  If you did not get the message please send me a reminder here or on Facebook with your email address.  We are meeting at 9:00 at my house in Hamilton.  December the 12th.

Please bring if you have them:

Cordless drill/driver

Cordless saw

Measuring tape

Hammer

Staple gun

Caulking gun

level

gloves

step-ladder

AND someone else to help!  If you know any other good people that is.

We’ll start at 9.  and with all of us this should be a four-five hour job.

If anyone as a spare base kitchen cupboard 24 inches wide that is in reasonable condition, I would really love to see one donated.  I have a piece of counter top that will fit it.

HAMILTON Ontario and area people. Fred’s House needs volunteers for building the house. Even if you can’t come, please share if you are local!
Please inbox here or on Facebook with contact details if you are available.

NEED: Today or Tuesday with a truck for 1.5 hours. (to pick up some building supplies).  Please bring work gloves.
ALSO NEED: daytime Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to finish two frames and to insulate and close them in.  Even if you have only an hour or two, please.

REALLY NEED: Many people Saturday December 12th (morning to complete) to put the house together like a jigsaw puzzle.

If you can come to help with labour, and you have them, please bring gloves, charged cordless drill/driver with a 10 robertson bit, charged cordless circular saw, hammer, tape measure, saw horses.

ALSO FOR SATURDAY NEED: Fred’s House also needs a truck or two on Saturday, early morning for pick up at Laura’s house and drop off at Fred’s

Also if you have been thinking about making a donation and have not done so, we are still a long way away from what we need to make this happen.  There is just enough money for the structure, if there is NOTHING that comes up.  We do not have heat, a bed, storage, hooks, a counter, a butane cooker.  Which is to say that all she is gaining at this point is protection from the wind and rain as well as a locked door.  I hope we can do better! Lets get her a warm place two weeks before Christmas!  It is getting so cold out there!

Fred’s current house

(Follow up on the topic of Fred’s House – see the next post down)

Good morning everyone!  I just picked up the 2×4’s and screws at Arruda’s hardware store.  The 2×4’s cost a little more and will all need to be trimmed because they don’t carry stud sized, but they donated the delivery and will come shortly (today).

Receipt number one!

We have collected $938. in less than 24 hours, so we are a pretty united community here!  Thank you to all of you who donated, shared and sent will wishes!  This means that Fred’s house is not far from being a reality.  Just heat and a light to go!

MEET:   We expect a nice weather day tomorrow, thus, I think we should start by framing the panels. I don’t want to put my address and phone number on the internet so, I ask that you meet me tomorrow morning at the Tim Horton’s on Barton Street (the new one between Wellington and Ferguson) at 9:15.  This is 9:15 SHARP.  Please don’t be late. because I will stay only five minutes to collect the volunteers.  I have a car, and other volunteers will too, so if you are taking the bus, we can hopefully car pool to my house.

If you have a drill, circular saw, gloves, please bring them.  I have only got one of each of these things.  I am also hoping someone will bring a set of saw horses.

If anyone in the group has a truck, it would be seriously appreciated if you could do a plywood pick up with me some time today (or very early tomorrow morning before we meet).  Arruda does not carry thin – light cheap plywood (they start at $20 sheets and we need and want to have the $10 stuff.)  If anyone can do this, please comment here or on Facebook PRIVATELY with your number and I will call you ASAP to arrange).

Next weekend when we build, I will also need a truck or two, and some people to help lift the panels on the truck at my house and off the truck, at Fred’s house site.  So I am looking for volunteers for this (otherwise I will have to rent one).

Depending on how many come, I think that we can frame all the panels in one short day.  But if we don’t get the hands, I will be back here Saturday asking for people to come.