Building+Community+Day+on+Saturday,+October+9

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**Get Ready for Building Community Day -- Stevenson Style**
====Kudos to the more than 500 students, faculty, and staff who have signed up to participate in Building Community Day. A project of this magnitude takes organization and transportation. Here's what you need to know about the day.====

** Timeline for Saturday, October 9 **

 * At about 6 a.m., registration will be set up at the Owings Mill gymnasium.
 * Participants (500 strong) will gather at the Owings Mills gymnasium at 7:15 a.m. to leave for their service projects.
 * Twelve busses will transport people to either First Fruits Farm or the Habitat for Humanity site
 * About 230 people are going to the farm. The remainder are helping at Habitat and will refurbish several rowhomes, garden, and help paint a community mural.
 * Student groups represented include athletics, freshman seminars, clubs, SGA, Service Corps, as well as faculty and staff
 * At about noon, the 230 people from First Fruits Farm will return.
 * At about 4:30, the participants from Habitat will return.

** Overview **
Faculty, staff, and students -- lend a hand and sign-up for the annual Building Community Day. Aside from the good feeling that comes with helping, all volunteers will receive breakfast, transportation to the worksite, and a T-shirt. __Spaces are now filled, but there is a waiting list. Contact Kayla or Tom for details.__
 * Half-day option from 8 a.m. to noon:** First Fruits Farm to harvest fruits and vegetables for the homeless
 * Full-day option from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:** Habitat for Humanity to build homes, clear trash, and plant
 * RSVP: Kayla Tufares**, 443-352-4478, or **Tom Romanoff**, 443-352-4479