Community Service Projects
British Virgin Islands II
17 Days | Summer 2018
Community Service Projects
British Virgin Islands II
17 Days | Summer 2018
- In partnership with the BVI Tourist Board:
- Constructed four 2-by-2-foot planters for the Pond Bay Trail.
- Installed rope handrails for the trail walkways.
- Constructed five benches.
- Cut pallets to make the bases and added two-by-sixes for seats and backrests.
- Constructed 16 planters of different sizes (ranging from 2-by-2 feet to 2-by-4 feet).
- In partnership with local contacts:
- With Mark Noel, cleared hurricane debris. Removed a fallen-down fence at North End basketball court;
- With Khoy Smith (on Tortola), demolished and cleared damaged poultry processor. Assisted in the preparation of the site and materials for concrete-and-cinder-block building at farm.
- In partnership with Humane Society Animal Shelter (on Tortola), raked and swept the grounds. Walked shelter dogs.
- With the National Park Trust:
- Constructed an 8-by-16-foot boardwalk at the end of the trail to the Baths, using two-by-sixes. Shoveled and shaped the pathway. Measured and cut wood. Installed support system and top boards.
- Cleared fallen branches and rubble at picnic area on Virgin Gorda Peak.
- Recycled wood from three destroyed picnic benches to make two new benches.
- Constructed four new A-frames using hand tools and a screw gun. Top boards were added and benches painted.
- At St. Mary’s Church,
- Cleared a dumpster of debris from the community center.
- Reclaimed 30 two-by-sixes at the community center, removing nails and screws.
- Built a second basketball court.
- Built a mosaic walkway to the bathrooms.
- Repaired broken-down walls inside St. Mary’s School.
- With Green Clean (Julie Schwartz),
- Cleared collapsed historical house and surrounding lot.
- Built four 4-by-8-foot planters out of pallets.
- Built two 4-by-8-foot compost bins out of pallets.
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Team BVI II
Leaders: Geza Tokes, Kodee Cloninger, Colt Deschenes, Georgios Sarailidis, Emily Ponten
Participants: Alyssa Berg, Arianna Gordon, Avery Epstein, Brandon Yee, Caroline West, Emily Kern, Jack Ashby, Jack Henderson, James Adams, Jenna Conn, Laisa Garcia, Michael Wright, Neelufa Beg, Rachel Kent-Susswein, Tsai-Fang Chiang, Walker Regalbuto, Yiwen Yin
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Leaders: Geza Tokes, Kodee Cloninger, Colt Deschenes, Georgios Sarailidis, Emily Ponten
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