DIY Week 2

DIY Project Week #2

This Week:

       Throughout this week I have really just been thinking about how my group will be able to execute this project (mostly financially). We have so many wonderful ideas that I know we can finish and that will really improve the space and therefore benefit the team. However, all of the things that we really want to do are extremely costly.

My Grandma

      One huge chunk of the money would need to go towards a new TV and gaming system for the room. However, I have the solution :) My I asked my grandma about our spare room in the house that has no purpose but to accumulate clutter. There is a DVD player, flat screen TV, and Wii that hasn't been used in at least a year. She has decided to graciously donate all of these devices to our team room because she isn't using them anymore! Additionally, we have loads of paint and supplies that we can use to get the room looking spiffy.
      Also, we have made progress as a group: Conner has spoken to the water polo coaches and we have the "Okay" to begin the demolition whenever we are ready!

Next Week:
      Monday morning starts the season officially and it also begins the complaining about the team room. My plan is to get to work. First, I have to measure the dimensions of the room. Next, I am going to take pictures of the room for our "pitch" to the class. Then, I am going to assess what is underneath the god awful carpet on the floor of the room. I will also need to price shelves, cabinets, sofas, and carpet.
    Overall, I think that this will be really fun to work on. We have already gotten several members on the team involved to help us do the hard work cleaning, putting together, and re-doing the room.

    

     

DIY Week 1

DIY PROJECT

Team Room Re-model

       For the DIY project, Sarah Yao, Conner Reilly, and I have decided to demolish the disgusting, out-of-date, and dangerous "team room" for swimmers that spend time during meets and while waiting for practice in there. It is in desperate need of some TLC and a complete remodel. Conner has been impaled by random sharp objects sticking out of the couches and from the walls. Speaking of the couches, there are springs and stuffing spewing out of them that further dirties the room. Additionally, there are years of pictures dating back to 1998 lying on the floor and wishing to be hung up on the wall. Also, the coaches have to set up a table each time they want to set up the projector for a presentation. The door doesn't work, the carpet is disgusting, it's unpainted, and the curtains consist of make-shift towels; it needs help. That is where we come in. 

Coach Nichols

      I have already begun the first step for the project this week. I discussed all of our plans with the swim coach here at FVHS, Mike Nichols. He thought that it was a fantastic idea and even gave some input on how to accomplish it, what days we should work, and additional things that he can do to try to of set the cost. He suggested that we should call local companies to sponsor just like how the baseball and track teams are sponsored by Under armor. 

Here are the plans of what we have to do so far: 

• New couches
• shelves
• TV
• curtains
• carpet
• paint
• organize equipment room
• hang pictures
• projector mount

       This may seem like a hefty list...and one might ask, "How are three high school students going to pay for all of this?" We have decided to call companies for sponsorship, we have money from the booster board, and we can sell some of the materials already in the room. Also, we don't need to hire anyone to do the manual labor because we can organize a deck day to get the team working and we are three very able teenagers. 

     Our mentor will be Coach Nichols along with the deck manager Mr. Knott. The schedule will rely a lot on away swim meets. We have to do the demolition on the weeks when people won't be using the room and we can keep people out. A lot of the actual work wont begin for a few weeks but we will be planning what to buy and how to get it for a few weeks.