TNHG: 2022: Silver Award Take Action Project - Hillary, Kathy and Natalie
Below is the report of the girls' Take Action Project (TAP).
Our Take Action is to build an Outdoor Library, which consists of a large wooden shelf sectioned into 9 segments for books to be placed in. The segments are covered by 3 narrow doors with windows. Supporting the shelf is a wooden table, surrounded by succulents for an aesthetic touch. The library is painted to look like a cathedral, in honor of its home.
Here are some photos the girls took while designing the model of the Outdoor Library. Eventually, they would become the finalized design for the rest of the project.
Component Measurements: (Kathy)
Panels:
Shelves:
Doors:
Roof:
Library table (black)
(Top) the girls are doing a speech
(Bottom left) Hillary holding some books that were donated
(Bottom right) the three girls sorting out the books
Saint Maria Goretti Church Outdoor Library
Our Take Action is to build an Outdoor Library, which consists of a large wooden shelf sectioned into 9 segments for books to be placed in. The segments are covered by 3 narrow doors with windows. Supporting the shelf is a wooden table, surrounded by succulents for an aesthetic touch. The library is painted to look like a cathedral, in honor of its home.
Here are some photos the girls took while designing the model of the Outdoor Library. Eventually, they would become the finalized design for the rest of the project.
Another picture of the model depicts the need for precise measurements of the draft of the Outdoor Library
Panels:
- Side panels (2 pieces) 12in x 30in
- Top panel (1 piece)36in x 12in
- Bottom panel (1 piece)36in x 12in
- Back panel (1 piece) 31.50in x 36in
Shelves:
- Horizontal shelf panel (6 pieces)10.50in x 11inx0.75
- Vertical shelf panel (2 pieces)
Doors:
- Doors (3 pieces): each door will need
Roof:
- Left and right roof panels (4 pieces) 8.49in x 12in (2 per triangle)
- Left and right roof triangle front and back (2 pieces)
- Middle small roof Panels (2 pieces)6.93
- Middle roof triangle front and back (2 pieces)
Library table (black)
- Legs (4 pieces)
- Top panel
Flower container (gray)
Collecting Books
We asked for donations from our troop, Lien Doan Truong Giang by emailing Scout Leaders and parents.
On the first day of collecting books, we asked our troop for some books and what our project was about. On that day, we left a crate to put books in; however, when we emailed our troop, the email was sent too late so we weren’t able to get any books that day.
On the second day of collecting books, we put another crate at the pole and got so many more books! We left them at Hillary’s house so we could sort through them later. On the day we did sort through the books, the books were sorted by the age group. For example, there was a pile of books designated for the kids and another pile of books for the teens. After that, we sorted through the books again but this time we made a pile of books to put into the library. The books that weren’t chosen would be kept for storage so if any books were taken from the library, the church could refill the library with books.
Unfortunately, there weren’t many Vietnamese or Spanish books so on Wednesday, August 17, Hillary called a few public libraries to see if they could donate some books they had no use for. The Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch Library and the Tully Community Branch Library both donated some books. The Biblioteca donated some children’s spanish books while the Tully library donated some vietnamese books.
On the day of the installation, we put in the chosen books in the library. We also got more books but since we couldn’t fit those books into the library, we decided to put them into the storage.
- Left and right panels (2 pieces)43.5in x 10in x 0.75
- Front and back panels (2 pieces) 34in x 10in x 0.75in
- Bottom panel (1 piece)34in x 42in
- Legs (2 pieces) 4in x 15in x
Collecting Books
We asked for donations from our troop, Lien Doan Truong Giang by emailing Scout Leaders and parents.
On the first day of collecting books, we asked our troop for some books and what our project was about. On that day, we left a crate to put books in; however, when we emailed our troop, the email was sent too late so we weren’t able to get any books that day.
On the second day of collecting books, we put another crate at the pole and got so many more books! We left them at Hillary’s house so we could sort through them later. On the day we did sort through the books, the books were sorted by the age group. For example, there was a pile of books designated for the kids and another pile of books for the teens. After that, we sorted through the books again but this time we made a pile of books to put into the library. The books that weren’t chosen would be kept for storage so if any books were taken from the library, the church could refill the library with books.
Unfortunately, there weren’t many Vietnamese or Spanish books so on Wednesday, August 17, Hillary called a few public libraries to see if they could donate some books they had no use for. The Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch Library and the Tully Community Branch Library both donated some books. The Biblioteca donated some children’s spanish books while the Tully library donated some vietnamese books.
On the day of the installation, we put in the chosen books in the library. We also got more books but since we couldn’t fit those books into the library, we decided to put them into the storage.
(Top) the girls are doing a speech
(Bottom left) Hillary holding some books that were donated
(Bottom right) the three girls sorting out the books
Hillary, Kathy, and Natalie ’s Take Action days and Schedules:
Take Action Day 1: Saturday, August 6th, 2022:
Objective: Build bookcase part 1
Materials:
(top left) hillary’s dad cutting a panel out with table saw
(top right) Natalie hammering a nail into a part of the flower box
(bottom) Hillary and Kathy staining the bookcase with wood stain
Take Action Day 2: Sunday, August 7th, 2022:
Objective: build bookcase part 2
Take Action Day 3: Monday, August 8th.
Objective: Build bookcase part 3
(Bottom Right) The three of them sort books
Take Action Day 5: Friday, August 19th, 2022:
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 1
Take Action Day 6: Saturday, August 20th.
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 2
Take Action Day 7: Saturday, August 21th.
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 3
Take Action Day 8: Saturday, August 30th
Objective: hand over project to community leader
Take Action Day 1: Saturday, August 6th, 2022:
Objective: Build bookcase part 1
Materials:
With supervision and help from adults, the pieces of the Outdoor Library take shape and are assembled.
(top left) hillary’s dad cutting a panel out with table saw
(top right) Natalie hammering a nail into a part of the flower box
(bottom) Hillary and Kathy staining the bookcase with wood stain
Take Action Day 2: Sunday, August 7th, 2022:
Objective: build bookcase part 2
(The three girls painting)
Take Action Day 3: Monday, August 8th.
Objective: Build bookcase part 3
(On the left, Hillary and Kathy are painting the boards. On the right is what the outdoor library looks after they painted some of thee boards)
Take Action Day 4: Monday, August 15th, 2022:
Objective: Build bookcase part 4
(The library with the doors, Kathy paints some flowers and Hillary paint brick lines)
(Bottom Right) The three of them sort books
Take Action Day 5: Friday, August 19th, 2022:
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 1
(The three of them work on adding some final touches to the library so the library would look nice)
Take Action Day 6: Saturday, August 20th.
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 2
(The two girls work on covering the library so it won’t get spray painted)
Take Action Day 7: Saturday, August 21th.
Objective: Installing the reading corner Part 3
(from the night before)
(Hillary working on the stencils and the final product)
Take Action Day 8: Saturday, August 30th
Objective: hand over project to community leader
Total Project Cost
Fundraising amount after subtracting the fundraiser cost: $748.18
Fundraising amount after subtracting the fundraiser cost: $748.18
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