[NJARC] Re: Help get Camp Evans looking good for VJ Day+60 Dedication

[Fred Carl]

Hello All,

  Saturday is almost here.  This past weekend Warren Cochran, Phyllis 
Heinle, Michelle Heinle, Dave Snellman, Evan Koblentz, Matt Ryan, Ron 
Olender, Henry Stinga, Pat Stinga, Frank O'Brien and Rob Flory were at 
work in this heat.    The place is 95% ready.

   Wall DPW sweep the parking lot today, for a second time.  We have 
three old air-conditioners cooling the hotel as best they can.  Wall BOE 
will be lending us 100 chairs.  Mike Ruane has arranged for a color 
guard, WW2 vehicles to be here and his son Tom Ruane will setup his 
sound system.  

    We will be doing last minute stuff, hanging the many posters and 
setting up the artifacts in the display cases on Thursday and Friday 
evenings.  All are welcome to join in.

    For the day of the event.  We need four persons to direct parking 
from 9AM to 11AM.   A few greeters to point people where the front door 
is, where the ceremony is etc..  A person to ask visitors to sign in.   
So if you are game to help out in the morning, please email me. 

   We got a call from the daughter of a 94 year old camp Evans radar 
developer.  He is in the hospital negotiating with his doctor to let him 
out for the ceremony...he promises to return,  it is that important to 
him to be here.    We are doing a good thing, saying thank you to those 
who answered the nation's call 60 years ago.

  Thank you,
   Fred
  732 299-0894

  

Fred Carl wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>  This is our last weekend before the dedication and open house. 
>  In spite of the hot weather we are close to having the hotel and 
> library looking acceptable.   If you can spare any time between 9am to 
> 5PM Saturday and 12PM to 5PM Sunday it will make a difference.  
> Contact me if you can work other times.
>
>  As of today we need to finish painting the foyer, entrance office and 
> dining room.  Finish removing the boards off the rear downstairs 
> windows, clean the restrooms, some spot painting, some leaf raking and 
> general clean-up.  We also need to setup the display cases for the WW2 
> artifacts.
>
>  If possible we will start hanging the WW2 posters.
>
>  In spite of the terrible heat this past weekend our volunteers Dan 
> Lieb, Warren Cockran, Reid Cashour, Dan Lieb, Karin Carl, Ray Chase 
> and his grandson got alot done.  The hedges infront of the hotel are 
> trimmed and the cuttings removed.  The 10 years of leaves on the front 
> porch are removed.   The window boards are removed from the porch 
> windows.  The fallen limbs are removed from the lawns and roads.  And 
> we painted half the dining room.
>  Yesterday Mike Ruane, his son Tom visited to look over the sound 
> system layout, the speaker podium placement etc.  Nels Warren also 
> visited.  His group restores WW2 military vehicles and he will have 
> three here for our event. 
>  So things are shaping up.  We have alot to do but we can make it with 
> help.....please help if you can.
>
> Thank you,
> Fred Carl
> 732 299-0894
>
> Fred Carl wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>  The hot hot weather the past weekend was a killer.  Only Ray Chase 
>> and Phil and Mrs. Vourtsis helped out.  We made good progress, but we 
>> were just a few.  We mowed around the hotel and library, cut the 
>> bushes behind the hotel, cut vines out of some of the fence and 
>> nearly completed painting the hotel entrance foyer.   Much to my 
>> surprise the Army removed the piles of dirt and contractor debris 
>> from the parking lot.  So things look better, especially considering 
>> the heat.
>>
>>  We now have a men's room and a woman's restroom working...with hot 
>> water even.  We also have two showers working in the hotel men's room.
>>
>>  If you can spare some time to paint, remove boards from the 
>> downstairs hotel windows, or clean the hotel porch or help cut the 
>> bushes infront of the hotel it would help make the site look better 
>> for the dedication.   If we scare potential donors, it will not help 
>> our efforts.
>>
>>  If four persons help for 2 hours each we get a day worth of work.
>>
>>  Please help!   If you can make it during the week I can arrange so 
>> you can get inside.  Just email me.
>>
>> There are just two weekends until the 13th!!!
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Fred
>> 732 299-0894
>>  
>>
>> Fred Carl wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>>   On Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11AM we will dedicate Camp Evans 
>>> as the WWII Living Memorial.  Students and visitors will be learning 
>>> science and history in the very same buildings important WWII 
>>> science and history was made.
>>>
>>>   Wall Township, Belmar and the County of Monmouth have passed 
>>> resolutions naming Camp Evans the WWII Living Memorial.   You are 
>>> invited to help get the Marconi hotel and grounds ready for the 
>>> dedication ceremony.
>>>
>>>    There are just three work weekend left.
>>>    July 23rd   July 30th and August 6th.
>>>
>>>    We are close, but so is August 13th/
>>>
>>>    Your help is really needed.  We have some painting in the hotel, 
>>> grounds work and general clean up left.  Then on Sunday August 7th 
>>> we will start arranging the dozens, if not hundreds of WWII photos, 
>>> posters and artifacts in the freshly painted rooms for the 
>>> dedication visitors to learn how the Signal Corps helped win WWII 
>>> and the roll Camp Evans played.  Hopefully we will find some new 
>>> members and donations.
>>>
>>>    A few hours of your time on any of these Saturdays will help save 
>>> historic Camp Evans, Honor veterans on the last Saturday prior to VJ 
>>> Day + 60 and position Infoage to help education.  Three noble 
>>> benefits with one gift of time, talent and some sweat.
>>>
>>>    Please invite members of your organization, or foward this 
>>> request to friends who are not afraid of some work.
>>>
>>>    Bring your favorite paint brush or roller, or hedge clippers, 
>>> rake etc.
>>>    If you RSVP I can be sure to have enough donuts, drinks etc on hand.
>>>
>>>    Please, your help is needed.
>>>     On this historic anniversary, do more than just reflect upon the 
>>> sacrifices of WWII veterans, show them you care by helping the WWII 
>>> Living Memorial
>>>
>>>    Thank you,
>>>     Fred Carl
>>>
>>>     .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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