Summertime in the Warehouse District means it’s a perfect time for a cleanup workday in and around StarkFresh’s Food Justice Campus! That means not only is it time lend a hand with physical organization and general building a grounds cleanup, but we’ll tackle the growing “to-do” lists we’ve been adding to all summer long. We’re partnering with Deli Ohio to cleanup some of the neighboring properties and we’ll have things that can be done for all skill levels, from sweeping and painting to tearing down walls and other construction-type work. Many hands make light work, come for a couple of hours or stay for the whole day!

Some of the more skilled tasks include:

Changing lamps and installing LED light fixtures in our office area

Replacing ceiling tiles throughout Campus

Patch Rust areas on vehicle wheel well

Move slop sink wall

Patching gaps/holes in building soffits

Remove a divider wall in Community Room

Put castor wheels on oven and other appliances/tables

Replace hand truck wheels

Remove closet wall in Grocery to allow for additional freezers to be installed

The tasks that don’t involve any heavy skills, but equally as important are:

Painting outside shipping/storage containers

Painting inside building murals

Painting outside of van

Painting interior walls

Shampooing carpets and chairs

Scanning documents into computer

Deep clean kitchen equipment/appliances

Spot painting/touch-up of outside door jams, windows, etc

Cleaning out trash cans

Dusting and cleaning offices

Spot painting in Grocery Store and Community Room

Painting outside window frames on second floor

Clean and Put together racking

Sweep, shovel and remove sand build-up on curbside from Winter

We can never have enough 6-8’ step ladders for volunteers to use, as we only have a few.  For individuals who can help with some construction/electrical tasks, if they bring their own hand tools/battery drills that would be helpful too.