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Tag: volunteering

Bronze Plaques at Camp Boggy Creek

Posted on June 23, 2022July 15, 2022 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I restored 10 bronze plaques for Camp Boggy Creek. Here are some before and afters. I used the same process outlined here. Thank you again to the New Zealand RSA for this patina removal video. Camp Boggy Creek is a 230 acre non-profit camp and preserve dedicated to terminally ill children and their families….

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Painting at Camp Boggy Creek

Posted on April 14, 2022July 15, 2022 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I helped paint the barn, rodeo and petting zoo at Camp Boggy Creek with 3 other volunteers.   Camp Boggy Creek is a 230 acre non-profit camp and preserve dedicated to terminally ill children and their families. It was started and primarily funded by Paul Newman and General Norman Schwarzkopf in 1996. Additional private…

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Seal Coating at Camp Boggy Creek

Posted on February 10, 2022July 15, 2022 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I did some maintenance at Camp Boggy Creek, seal coating the lakeside fire pit benches and stage with a regular volunteer and my dad.   Camp Boggy Creek is a 230 acre non-profit camp and preserve dedicated to terminally ill children and their families. It was started and primarily funded by Paul Newman and…

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GKTW Keaton’s Korral Update

Posted on April 16, 2021July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I helped my dad and former coworkers renew the horse/pony loading ramp at Give Kids The World (Keaton’s Korral). The older ramp was worn out and potentially dangerous at this point. After the maintenance crew gutted the rotted wood, we replaced a few framing beams along with ALL of the deck boards. It was…

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Neighborhood Sign Restoration

Posted on July 27, 2020July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Recently, our voluntary neighborhood association looked into restoring the bronze signs that commemorate our historic neighborhood, which inevitably were covered with patina. We looked at various options, but ultimately decided to try restoring them ourselves. I had previously cleaned up a 30 year old bronze memorial in the area, so I had some practice. Below…

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Bronze Memorial Restoration

Posted on June 26, 2020June 29, 2020 by Joe Del Rocco

Behold, my first attempt at restoring a 30 year old bronze memorial (plaque). It took me a few hours, but I was taking pictures after each stage and waiting for it to dry (and heat up) between coatings. Here are some before and after pics:     Patina is an exterior surface change to a…

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NCS Hall of Fame 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Volunteered at our local National Center for Simulation (NCS)’s 2019 Hall of Fame Induction. This year they inducted: Dr. Peter Hancock, Dr. Randall Shumaker, and Michael Tschanz. In previous years, they have inducted the following modsim leaders. It was refreshing to see so many people from so many industries supporting the modeling and simulation community!

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PHA Volunteer of the Year

Posted on April 12, 2019July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Honored to be The Parke House Academy Volunteer of the Year 2019! Every teacher in the school prepared a special dish for the volunteers luncheon. It was really nice (and delicious). Love this school!

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Volunteer Fence Building

Posted on January 3, 2019July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I helped The Parke House Academy build a new fence for their little ones (lower division). A few of the 4×4 posts were reclaimed from my fence that I was replacing. After building, I sanded the low gateway fence to help avoid any unnecessary splinters 🙂

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