Calling for Committee Volunteers!

Welcome to our cabin blog! Use this site to check for upcoming events and schedule the cabin (see link on sidebar). It's a work in progress so patience and input on how to make it better would be appreciated.

There have been a few volunteers for the cabin committees, but more are needed! Remember, these are not lifelong commitments and it should only involve several hours of work for the year. Please let Duran know if you'll help by commenting on the blog, emailing him, or calling him.

The three committees are:
Activities/Events
Maintenance/Improvements
Rules/Checklists

Also, mark your calendars and RSVP for the Spring Clean UP. Click on the scheduling/calendar side bar to view dates.


In case you missed the first email about the committees:
Hello everyone!

Spring is coming and we'd like to continue with our plans with the cabin. We'll have the first Cabin Clean-up over Memorial Day weekend. As we discussed last summer, everyone who wants to use the cabin needs to pitch in on at least on of the two clean up days we'll have each year. If you can't help on that specific weekend, there will be a list of projects you can work on when you are able to go to the cabin, in addition to the regular cleaning up that will take place with each use.

Thank you to everyone who has offered to participate--I'd like to have the committees formed in the next two weeks. I'm thinking 4 to 6 people on each committee. I'm sure we'll need to make changes as we identify what works and what doesn't but for now the goal is to volunteer in a specific committee through Fall, when we can change things up and select new leaders, etc.

The following four committees are essential for this year so take a look and email let me know which you'd be willing to help with:

1. Activities/Events: Schedule one or two family gatherings (this doesn't need to be extravagant, mostly just setting specific dates and having one or two activities scheduled). Also, planning one fun activity to do during our Spring and Fall clean-ups. The committee would also be in charge of getting the word out about upcoming events.

2. Maintenance/Improvements: Identifying which projects need to be done, prioritizing them and organizing the labor, etc. Much of this can be accomplished on the Spring/Fall clean up days. This committee would organize any additional/emergency work that comes up during the year and can make a "wish list" of things the cabin needs that everyone can be watching for.

3. Rules/Checklists (This may not be needed after a year or two, except for occasional review of how things are working): This one is important--as we discussed last summer, we'd like a set of policies/procedures that everyone can follow each time they use the cabin, including: a checklist for when you arrive and depart (what needs to be cleaned, emptied, etc.), where things should be stored, how much each family should pitch in to cover operating expenses, cost to non-family, etc. It would also create a Spring/Fall cleaning checklist for opening and closing the cabin.

I will get a basic website up and running for this summer so that everyone can look at a calendar and schedule use, etc., but anyone with skills in this area could definitely improve upon anything I can do--let me know if it's something you're interested in.

A reminder that you DO NOT have to be living in Utah to participate. I anticipate that most of the planning will take place via email or at the clean-up days.


Thanks!