March

     One of the most important elements of our project is the stairs. Because we have to construct the platforms at one and a half feet high, we must create a minimum of two stairs. The International Building Code requires the stairs for accessibility. We didn't have time to do the stairs last semester, so we are building it as well as adding embellishments to the stage now. The stairs will have to be built to code, and we need to fundraise to accomplish that goal. Grace has come up with a blueprint for the stages, and we all pitched in to make it the most mobile and affordable. Rachel has located a source of free lumber that we will be using to assist in the budget issues. Grace was especially helpful in communicating with our faculty advisor in order to ensure that our project would remain legal, and in taking the time to create the preliminary designs.
     We have also used our weekly group meeting time to develop a list of companies to ask for donations from, and a list of materials to ask for. This week will be spent calling and emailing the companies to try and acquire the materials for the stairs and for completing the platforms. We also plan to have one of our group meetings with the faculty advisor in order to finalize the stair design.