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Facilities and grounds
SECOM has been in operation for six years now at 1545 Buchanan Ave SW where we moved from where we started at Olivet Church at 1933 Buchanan.
We have struggled with poor drainage in the parking lot as long as we have been at this site. This spring the drain grate fell into the hole that has washed out below the asphalt, leaving a large, dangerous hole. We are working with the plumber. We need 2 drains with concrete crocks inside and pipes to divert the water to additional underground areas.
We need your help. We need donors to help us pay for the plumbing needed. Also, if you need any plumbing at your home or business, if you call McDonald Plumbing at 616-698-6771, and tell them that we referred you, we will get $20 off our bill. See their Website at www.mcdonaldplumbing.com
(To help with the plumbing needed, contact Robert Heys.)
In the past fiscal year, we also added more pallet rack shelving within the pantry store and warehouse, adding much more cubic feet of usable storage space.
Below are the new shelves now in the store area.
Our Fundraising Tile project is a unique artwork of recognition tiles created by Mary Kuilema in our lobby area and main office hallway. Some of the tiles depict 3-dimensional hands which represent our initial Capital Campaign slogan “helping hands; healing hearts”. (To add your name to a waiting list for recognition tiles or to donate to the building fund, contact Robert Heys.)
Since we own the lot south of our main building, we have been able to garden “on the hill”. In the month of July 2010, we harvested over 100 pounds of food for the Food Pantry. Six of our neighbors garden plots in our community garden.