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May 21, 2005 Workday at Ft Washington Light

Chapter volunteers returned to Ft Washington, under the watchful eyes of the Army National Guard, to renew their attach on wood rot and mold. The weather held and the volunteers were able to get a portion of the much needed repairs done before calling it a day.

The volunteers drew attention from park visitors with they questions about the lighthouse and its repairs as well as questions from the Guardsmen and women who are assinged there from the southwest US.

Sound like fun? The Chapter's next workday at Ft Washington is scheduled for July 23, 2005. To learn more about the Chapter's Volunteer Program, visit the Volunteer page on this site.

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Photos courtesy of Anne Puppa.

Fort Washington Light:
Salvaging parts of the wooden siding at Ft Washington.
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For A Larger View.		 The first cut is always the hardest! Marie, at the power tools and Ron determine what portion of the wooden siding strip can be saved and reused on the light.
Removing rotted wood siding and replacing with new siding.
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For A Larger View.		 Hobie and Robert, on the scaffling, work on the removal and replacement of the wooden siding.
Preparing the area.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers work on prepping the areas for siding replacement and treating mold and mildew areas prior to painting.
Time to paint.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers work on prepping the areas for painting by treating mold and mildew. How does she paint and not get any on her?
Cleaning up.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers move the "borrowed" picnic tables back outside the National Guard compound. Time to call it a day!
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