The Nudge Report (4/9/2021)
THREE THINGS TODAY!
(1) National Rebuilding Day (NRD) - Saturday, April 24th!
We’ve identified the four neighbors we’ll be serving. We’ve identified the volunteers and site leaders. Scott is getting the materials and tool list together. The sign at The Peoples Bank will be displayed for the next two weeks acknowledging our $1000 NRD sponsor. T-shirts are being ordered. Publicity is planned. New volunteer waivers have been created. (These now include a COVID clause.) Training for the various team leads is being planned. We’ve arranged for good weather. We’re ready!
This is the [Re]Start we’ve all been waiting for!
Terry & Perry NRD Visit! Terry Scott - The Master [Re]Builder himself and the Best Eastern Regional Director - Perry Bird - will be attending our NRD activities.
(2) New [Re]Visit Initiative!
This past week I spoke to several of the neighbors we served over the past 2 years. I’ll share some of their responses and my insights at the next board meeting. As a reminder, I’ll be revisiting our contractors, vendors, donors, volunteers, foundations and neighbors - neighbors we’ve served - and neighbors that applied and we were unable to help. My goal is to contact people over the next 100 days to see how they remember their experience with us. I’ll report each week about my progress and their responses.
(3) National [Re]Building Day… and beyond.
Genevieve, Scott & I are working to ensure that we cover all the bases with this initial effort engaging volunteers on an RTKC project for our neighbors in more than a year. There are many “moving parts” to a successful day. Once we have this event in our rear-view mirror, we’ll be looking to engage volunteers on the last Saturday of every month serving our neighbors.
I will be talking with our existing contractors about the new insurance requirements. Scott has hit the ground running and has already met almost all of the neighbors that have requested repairs!
Two weeks from tomorrow, we’ll begin, again.
I appreciate all of your support and encouragement over the past two years. I’m thankful for the opportunity to walk alongside all of you!
- Wayne
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