Hi friends!

Today's work party was inspiring. Y'all sanded and primed a lot of surface area, and prepped our reclaimed wood for building tables and shelves. And more importantly, we built community — which is the whole reason we're doing this.

It might not have felt like much progress in the moment, but I gurarantee you, it's a lot. More at the bottom of this email.

My heart is full. Thank you.

If you'd like to join us for the next work party, it will be Friday, Jan 2, noon-4pm. Add it to your calendar if you'd like.

All are welcome! We'll be finishing the painting job and generally going through our punchlist of things we need to do before we open.

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Wishing you all the best for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.

Janet & Chip

Today's work party was incredible.

Thank you to:

• All of our wonderful community members and your partners who showed up and picked up a hammer or a crowbar or a paint roller;
• Emily for loaning Chip a Sawzall when his kicked the bucket, and being generally handy and helpful;
• Susie for fixing Chip's Sawzall, dealing with the morning glories coming through the ceiling, making sure our roof has no leaks and taking on the extra-difficult jobs;
• Gene for doing All The Things;
• Claire (my daughter) for sanding and painting and working the spray gun;
• Nat (my husband) for directing people, leading the charge in the warehouse area, and generally being wonderful;
• and everyone who showed up, even for a moment, to drop by, see the space, and wish us well.

I am so grateful to our community. When we launch, it will be because of you all.

You are such an important part of what we're launching together.

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

768 Stewart Ct, Alameda, CA 94501
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