Cheyenne General Information

Please read this entire post, it contains a lot of information and hopefully answers any questions you might have.   Topics covered below are:

• Hotel
• General
• Waivers
• Annual Meeting Event
• Pre-build
• Safety
• Tools
• Dedication
• Meet & Greet
• Transportation

Here are details you need to know:

Hotel:
Comfort Inn & Suites, 201 W Fox Farm Rd, Cheyenne, WY.
After you check in at the hotel front desk and get your room keys, go to the hospitality room to pick up your welcome bag with your event tickets, name badge and shirt(s).  You will also receive your house/crew assignment and be asked to fill out the event waivers if you have not already done so.
You are responsible for any incidentals that are charged to your room.  Please pay any incidental charges when you check out.
Breakfast at the hotel will be served every morning between 6:00 am and 10:00 am.  In the Hospitality Room at the hotel after the workday, beverages and light snacks will be available.  Freewill donations are expected from those consuming beverages and snacks. 

General:
We will be building in the Pronghorn Crossing subdivision.  There will be 6 duplexes built there.  Some will be ready for interior finish work, some ready for siding, and some ready to start framing.  We will be working on all of these.  We will not be doing any roofing this year.
The build site is located on the northeast side of Cheyenne, south of Storey Blvd, between Canyon Rd. and Ridge Rd.  3101 Storey Blvd. can be used for the general location.
Parking will be available on north side of Storey Blvd across from the build site.
Travel time between the hotel and build site is about 15 minutes.
Temperatures in Cheyenne should have daily highs in the mid to upper 70’s and lows in the low 50’s. 
Daily schedule:
7:00 am House and crew leads meet with Cheyenne construction team at job site.
7:15 am All volunteers assemble at job site hospitality tent for opening remarks.
7:30 am Morning meeting start.
8:00 am Get to work.
11:30 am to 12:30 pm Lunch break.
12:30 pm Resume construction; end of day will vary.
3:00 pm    Worksite clean-up and tools returned to storage.

Waivers:
You will need to complete 2 waivers to participate in the Cheyenne build.  One for Cheyenne Habitat and one for Blitz Home Builders.  An email for completing the waivers has already been sent to you.
 
Annual Meeting Event:
The Annual Meeting this year will take place on Saturday, 6/20, at Forum 619 located at 619 S Greeley Hwy.  Each of you received a ticket to the event with your registration.  Additional tickets for guests can be purchased from Barb Wicker for $45.
Schedule:
4:30 – Start of social time.
4:30 – 6:30 -Live Music.
5:45 – Dinner served.
6:30 – 7:30 – General Meeting.
8:00 – End of Event.
 
Pre-build:
There will be a pre-build on Monday, 6/15 at the job site starting at 9:00 am.  All House Leads and Crew Leads that are available, are encouraged to attend.  This may be a workday where we need to cut and mark plates for one of the units, and do whatever needs to be done to be ready to start the build Tuesday morning.  This will also give you an opportunity to get the lay of the land and ask any questions you may have.  More information about the pre-build will be provided as plans firm up.
 
Safety:
We support and encourage a safe work site.  To this end, we want everyone to watch out for each other, and correct or report any unsafe practices.  It would be a good idea to bring with you to Cheyenne a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and hearing protection.  Hard hats will be required on the work site and will be provided if you don’t bring your own.   We will be doing the roof decking but no shingling.  So, bring your harness if you want to work on the roof.  Habitat will also supply some harnesses. 

Tools:
In addition to the personal protection equipment listed under Safety, you can bring (but not required) a tool belt with a few of your favorite tools, hammer, tape measure, speed square, utility knife, nail puller, etc.  There will be hand tools available at the job site provided by Habitat for Humanity if you decide not to bring yours.
 
Dedication:
The dedication will be held on Friday 6/26, at the jobsite tent starting at 9:00 am.  Come together with the families, Blitz Home Builders, volunteers, sponsors and community members to celebrate the achievement of making a place for these homeowners to call HOME!
  
Meet & Greet:
There is a Meet & Greet gathering on Monday, 6/15, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St in downtown Cheyenne.  Habitat staff, Blitz Home Builders, Habitat Partner Families, Sponsors and community supporters will be there to get to know each other prior to the start of the build.   During our event, Blue Raven Brewery has offered to do a "Beer Blitz" and will donate 50 cents from EVERY beer sold. 

Transportation:
We encourage people to contact Barb Wicker to let her know if they need a ride to or from the job site, meeting site, etc., as well if anyone has extra seats and is willing to transport so she will have a list of those needing rides and those that have seats available to help with transportation.
Barb Wicker, (269) 449-3180, [email protected].