Birdhouse blitz

By admin | Published April 13, 2011
birdhouses packed into car trunk

Derek Tetlow loads up the birdhouses.

One highlight of the Housing Resources Board’s annual Rise & Shine Breakfast on Nov. 5 was a stunning array of 30 artist-decorated birdhouses built by members of Bainbridge Island Community Woodshop.
Derek Tetlow headed the project and donated use of his shop. Derek cut all the pieces himself, using wood donated by ProBuild. He and five other members then assembled the houses and delivered them to the Housing Resources Board. Then the artists worked their magic, and the birdhouses were on display for the auction during the breakfast.
The breakfast was a fundraiser for programs aimed at providing lower-cost housing so that Bainbridge can continue to be a diverse community open to people of all income levels.

screwing birdhouses together

Birdhouse-building day

The Housing Resources Board is one of four local social-service agencies that take advantage of the Woodshop’s commitment to provide free community service work.

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