YWCA Gets Much Needed Makeover
Last Friday October 19, close to 200 volunteers descended on the YWCA on N. Highland Avenue to give the 88-year old building a much needed makeover.
Workers inside ripped out and replaced carpet, repainted walls and power-cleaned fixtures. Outside crews focused on pressure washing hard sufaces, trimming branches from trees, replacing rotten timbers in the playground and generally sprucing up the landscaping. Dignitaries were on hand for a dedication and morning photo session.
The volunteers were provided by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA) as part of their annual community service project. Scroll down to view photos of the clean-up as it happened. Click on any of the photos for a larger image.
Exterior shot before clean-up.
Volunteers were treated to coffee and pastries before getting to work.
Friendly staff greeted volunteers at the registration table.
These generous businesses sponsored the makeover.
BOMA staff and local elected officials posed for photographs before work began.
Work gets underway in the playground area along Hudson Drive.
Volunteers replaced rotten timbers in the playground area.
Out with the old carpet...
...and in with the new carpet.
Volunteers prep the inside for painting.
New paint going on the walls.
Volunteers had assistance reaching hard-to-get-to places.
Progress was made quickly with so many folks on hand to help.
Volunteers had to reach some tough to get to places.
All the old carpet was removed and new carpet was installed throughout.
Interior fixtures received a deep cleaning.
Stairwells were gutted and cleaned.
The lift was indispensable in reaching the tall ceiling.
Here comes the new carpet.
Pressure washing the front steps.
Trimming limbs from a large tree in the property's front yard.
Volunteers doing some repair work at the entranceway.
More playground work.
Landscaping and timber replacement near the corner of N. Highland Ave. and Hudson Dr.
Pressure washing front sidewalk.
Inside looking newer and cleaner.
'After' shot of front of building, pressure washed and with some spruced-up landscaping.