We can't thank everyone enough for giving their time, love, and power tools to the Arc of San Diego! Everyone's hard work turned six crooked, ugly little planter boxes into beautiful works of art (the Arc flowers design was created by Teresa and Tanika)!
A chilly morning gave way to warm smiles as everyone started to arrive at the North Shores Vocational Center. The show of power tools, saw horses and power drills for the project was beyond any of our expectations and thanks to that we pumped out bottoms, sides and legs like factory machines. A beautiful, sunny day helped dry the primer on the sides of the boxes so that we were ready to attach them after lunch. Putting on the sides of the boxes and trying to get them to fit nicely with the frame of the boxes was a challenge to say the least. But everyone's sense of humor about the awkward situation helped ease the frustration. Once the sides were attached they weren't perfect, but what's a box without a little character? After a little trimming and adjusting the sides were finally on and the planter boxes were moved to their proper places. By now it was almost time to go but people's enthusiasm to see the finished product was stunning! Volunteers stayed past the event end time and by 3:15 we had 6 beautiful, bright boxes.
From start to finish, we were so impressed by everyone's hard work and dedication. Seeing volunteer's talking, sharing and working together really shows how beautiful it is to have faith in people's kindness. More than six boxes we ended up building friendships that we will never forget. The legacy of all the hard work we all put into this project to help the Arc will last beyond the season of rain the education system is going though, thank you everyone for bringing in a break of sunlight from the clouds.
