Outreach Weekend Project Database                
        March 30-31,2001                
Scheduled Outreach Weekend Date Community Partner Project Description Site Location Contact Person Meeting Time Pre-Visit Meeting Time Site Supervisor(s) Tools/Equipment required by ESLARP Tools/Equipment/Supplies to be provided by Community Partners # of Volunteers needed Friday # of Volunteers needed Saturday Scope of Work/Background
3/30/01 NTAC Set up 3 computers at NTAC office NTAC Cathy Klump n/a n/a Varkki George computers, scanners, printer n/a 2 n/a Office Upgrade
3/31/01 Hudlin Building Unscrew equipment from wall/check for any left supplies/equipment 512 Missouri, ESL Hudlin Insurance (618)271-3850 until 5 on Fri. or 10am-2pm Sat. n/a Vicki Eddings Screwdriver, socket set, knife n/a 1 n/a Reclaim  NTAC equipment
3/30/01 Adventures in Motivation Development of recreation/sports fields 8321 Church Lane, East St. Louis, IL Standford Scott: 618-397-2467 1pm Friday 3/23/2001  Friday 2PM Sagar Prasai gloves, garbage bags                  Look for library carasels n/a 10 n/a The building AIM currently uses for their concession stand, has four other rooms.  They are needing space to store their sports equipment.  We will be focusing on three rooms, the first room just needs to be reorganized, and the second and third rooms we will be discarding all material into the dumpster.  After we are completed they will be boarding up the exterior doorways, cutting new doorways within, and siding the building.
3/30/01  3/31/01 Alta Sita Neighbors, Inc. Restoration of Community Park 3519 Converse Ave., East St. Louis, IL Sandra Reeves:618-274-4227 (hm.#); 618-583-8414 (business #) open n/a Bruce Wicks tiller n/a 5 5 Trying to get funding to build a community center in park.  She's contacted Walmart(approx $1,000), Sam's Club ($2,000), Actsol Resin (), which is two blocks from the park, to get funding to install water lines to start community building process.  Need $6,000 for plumbing  For March Outreach weekend possibility to install railroad tie planter boxes.
3/30/01 Bride of Christ Community Outreach Mission Green Acres Mini-Park 1807 Gay Avenue, East St. Louis, IL Lillie Prude: 618-274-1763 1pm Friday 9am on Friday 3/23/01 Jassen Johnson/LaTonya Wheel barrow, shovels, rakes, gloves, string, spray paint, garden hose trees, bushes, dirt, mulch,  weed blocker, fertilizer, peatmoss 12 10 Putting together bids to create two parks.  Residents do not want playground equipment.  Park strictly for beautification purposes.  Neighborhood residents have finished their wish list for park after 3 design charretts.  Received 3 bids on rough grade landscaping for second park.  Meeting with urban resource office (funding) to ok further action.  Jassen, Craig, and Ms. Prude developed the plan for the park and made the material supply list 3/23/01.  ESLARP to create proposed burms, plant veg., and mulch when finished. Jassen has plan.
  Carver Community Center Renovation of community center 1024 N. 2nd St., East St. Louis, IL Ohala Ward:314-889-1138   postponed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Need debre moved out of lower area
3/30/01 3/31/01 Community Investment Group Historic research of building Centreville, IL Rodney Lewis: 618-271-2050 (hm.#); 618-583-8200 (business #) www.members.primary.net/~qps8017 1pm Friday unavailable Bob Selby - Fri  Varkki George - Sat gloves, garbage bags, grass wips, hammers, screw drivers wood and bolts to board up windows 12 8 Have just finsished 501 tax package, talked to Tracy Sckully at Preservation Agency for State Histrical Registry, wants to have list has historical building.  Needs research done on historical significance at Bellville and Springfield.  Sat. needs architectural students to go over plans and give suggestions, flyer the neighborhood.  Fri. clear debris, and board up bottom two floors of building.
3/31/01 Community Mission Child Care Center Development of Playscape 518 Washington Place, East St. Louis, IL Ms. Lang: 618-874-1512 and Tebogo tebogo.schulz@christnerinc.com (314) 725-2927 ext. 230 9am Saturday Saturday before 10am 3/24/01 Tebogo Schulz Wheel barrow, shovels, rakes, gloves, stakes, sledge hammer, big drill bit (size of stakes), drill, drop chord landscape ties, mulch, weed barrier n/a 5 Playground equipment up, ESLARP needs to remove excess concrete, rake, put down weed barrier, install 12" of mulch, and boarder with landscape timbers.
3/30/01 Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities Tree planting 1005 Pennsylvania Ave., East St. Louis, IL Ms. Jeanelle Stovall: 618-271-3367or 618-531-0434 open 11am Friday 3/23/01 Yoon Park/Vicki Eddings Wheel barrow, shovels, rakes, gloves, gardening equip. bucket, and garbage bags n/a 8 n/a Wants to plant some Ginko trees because their Ms. Duhams favorites, and wants to plant something to help block the noise from the Metro link  March 30-31 ESLARP to remove 3 dead trees where new trees will be planted(trees have fungis hanging off them), clean-up from where sprinkler system installed, and general maintance around whole building including remulching all grounds where fabric is exposed.  
3/30/01 Holy Angels Shelter Install basketball goal 1410 N. 37th St., East St. Louis, IL Pat Lewis: 618-874-4079 open n/a Craig Miller Adaptor kit, ladder, and socket set or cresent wrench basketball hoop and post 2 n/a New basketball hoop does not match the new post.  Modification kit needs to be purchased, and ESLARP to install
3/30/01  3/31/01 Pilgrim Green Baptist Church Boarding up windows 3700 Caseyville Ave., East St. Louis, IL Pastor P.D. Johnson: 618-321-8006 (pgr. #) & 618-274-2270 (business #)  Deacon Wilson 618-271-8694 open   Craig Miller - Friday  James Eshleman & Jeff Cowsert - Sat. hammers, carpenter's aprons, ladders, crowbars, circular saws and saw horses,hammer drill, masonry bit, tap-cons, chalk line, tape measure (A-1 Rentals = Ladder Jacks & walk plank) (materials = 35 - 8' 2X4, 22 - 10' 2X4) sheathing for windows 13 9 Need to board up windows on old catholic school building Craig Miller to start off project Friday, James and Jeff to set up two teams and finish project on Saturday.
  New Beginning Outreach Ministries Renovation of church Centreville, IL Dr. Rose Scott-Lusk: 618-667-3202 rscott8147@aol.com   Friday 3/23/01 3:30 p.m. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Needs help jacking up santuary and replacing the floor joist.  Note:  New Church situation - Have been approved for up to $250,000 for loan, has $26,000 saved already, don't think it’s a problem to raise $30,000 more, owns the six lots around church, is free and clear on all financial matters, has 31 members, but services around 200.  E-mail rscott8147@aol.com - send pictures.
3/30/01 3/31/01 Lansdowne Steering Committee Neighborhood Sumit Lansdowne, IL Janni Sorensen open n/a Janni - Friday  Bob, Janni, Gary, Latonya - Sat   2 Easels with pads, 100 folders, Name Tags, Paper plates/cups/napkins/forks/spoons, plastic table clothes (8), Coffee maker, coffee, sugar, cream, lemonade, donuts, Barbeque lunch, drinks and cookies, bateries for digital camera 9 40 Flyer neighborhood for sumit Friday, and set-up.  Develop a neighborhood improvement plan, to outline specific programs of action that can be undertaken to improve conditions in Lansdowne.  Residents participation will be vital to the success of the programs being developed.
  Total Volunteers                 74 77  
  Materials Needed                 74 77