Volunteer Highlights -- Robert Chong

Along with our Sunday morning stewardship sessions at Herrontown Woods, we also have volunteers come at other times of the week to help with particular projects. 

A great example of this is Princeton Junction resident Robert Chong. A skilled carpenter, Robert has been helping us with all sorts of repairs and building projects. Recent much appreciated interventions include repairs to the gazebo at the Barden, repair of a garage door spring, and

 

adding a roof to a shed extension. The roof, donated by another friend of the woods, Perry Jones, will channel rainwater to a rainbarrel that Robert recently contributed to FOHW. With this added collection capacity, we'll have more water stored, the next time a three month drought comes along.

When we needed a mini-shed to store tools at Princeton High School, where we take care of native plants growing in two detention basins, Robert offered to build it out of scrap wood we've been collecting. That one, too, will collect rainwater to sustain new plantings.

Robert's wife, Shefali, is on the FOHW board. We're grateful for the skill and positive attitude they bring to all they do for Herrontown Woods.