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It's true. Work has begun to move the barn! Drive down 12300 S. and check it out!
My husband was motoring by, saw some wood pulled off the barn and thought he was going to have to put up his dukes to defend it against a vandal. But it was our friends, the Valgaardson brothers, doing their magic to get the Day Barn ready for its move in just a few weeks.
We are so grateful for all who have donated and helped so far to help provide this meaningful contribution to the Draper community. Please check out our donor page. It is amazing to see just how many folks are participating in this fun new "barn raising"
Below is the rough plan for the barn. If you, or someone you know, can help with materials or labor for these phases, please contact us to talk about a possible in-kind donation. Of course, cash donations are still needed :)
- Raise (not raze) the Barn and Mooooooooove it down the road to the new site near the Fitzgerald House on Pioneer Road
- The barn will be "staged" (up on blocks) over at the new site while we utilize cash and in-kind donations to get the utilities roughed in, footings and foundation poured. Tie it down.
- Pour the floor for the barn, walkways and grade for landscaping
- Scrape and paint the barn, repair/replace windows, doors and any other repairs
- Possible addition for restroom - or build the restroom in the barn
- Irrigation system and Landscaping
- Rough-in electrical and plumbing
- Finish carpenty, cabinet, etc.
- Finish electrical and plumbing
- Educational displays for walls and exterior
- Down the road sometime - new, old-timey roofing
OH! DON'T FORGET! OUR DAY BARN-YARD SALE AND HOG RIDE (that's motorcycles, not pork, friends) IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, MAY 8TH! PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TAKING UP TOO MUCH SPACE IN YOUR HOUSE, BARN OR GARAGE. WE'D LOVE TO TURN IT INTO A FINISHED BARN. CONTACT US FOR DONATION INFO.
We hear Dave Valgaardson, our wonderful friend and professional "house" mover, is ready to get started!!! He wants to work the barn in before his schedule gets too jam-packed to get our job done for the GREAT price he is giving us for the mooooooove.
So you'll start to see some action at the current barn site soon!
More pledges and donations have come in but we still need about 6K more to pay Dave, the power company and get the basic foundation and utility work done for the first phase. Not bad!
Our Barn-yard sale and motorcycle ride on May 8th should help a lot. Please contact us if you have any extra useables around your house to donate for sale. And come support too!!!
ALSO - please scroll down a bit for info on the fun Earth Day Event coming up this Saturday. We'll be there too!!! THANKS!
Hello friends,
LaRayne Day, our super-organized and all-round-wonderful secretary tells us that now we have nearly $17,000 in the bank!!! That puts us much closer to our $20,000 goal for the cost of the actual MOOving of the barn. 18K for the mover and some additional for little things like lifting power lines, etc. GREAT NEWS!
ALSO - You will find our Historic Preservation Commission booth at Draper's Earth Day event! Find out how Historic Preservation is GREEN, check out Day Barn progress, donate and have an all-round great time with family and friends. Here's the flyer below. OH, and keep in mind our Day Barn Yard Sale on May 8th. Please donate and attend if you can! Thanks!
Dear Friends!
If you are here that must mean you would like a bit-O information about the O-Day Dairy Barn relocation project. Well, things are really starting to pick up speed. I would say the "recession" added a bit-O discouragement to early fundraising efforts but NOW is the time. It's going to happen. With current donations we are up to nearly $15,000 in the bank and only need to raise another $3000 to pay the mover. That isn't too bad. Add on another 2-3K for other moving expenses (like raising power lines) and we'll almost there for the most urgent part of this first phase!!
A number of talented folks, including builder Tod Wadsworth, have stepped forward to donate professional contracting help, in-kind donations and expertise. Soon we will post a list of in-kind donations needed to totally complete and beautify this fun project.
And, of course, we still need cash money.
Every little bit helps. If you can, please send in a contribution today. (Check out our Donate and Barn Buddy pages)
PLUS - check back for more information about our BARN-yard sale coming up on MAY 8th and the amazing fundraiser being held by Fresh Hair Salon in Dillman Square!
Contact Rob Perry at 801-572-8222 for more information or email kshell@xmission.com
