2013 BHP Room Service
Community Service Project Continues at the Black Hills Playhouse
Are you a handy person who knows how to fix things? Do you like to decorate, paint or work with interior design? Do you love live theater? If so, BHP ROOM SERVICE, is just the kind of project for you!
Every summer, the BHP hires and houses approximately 65 theater students and professionals from around the country to provide high quality entertainment in Custer State Park. Almost $700,000 worth of improvements have been made to the facility and the grounds and more are on the way for 2013. Last year’s Room Service project was a huge success. Volunteers renovated 35 rooms and received much praise and adulation from every one of our BHP Company members.
How can you or your company help? The staff housing dormitories have been in use for more than 30 years, and are showing their age. We’re looking for volunteers who would be interested in providing materials and renovating these rooms to make life a little more comfortable for the artists who give us their all…all summer long. It can be as simple as putting up a fresh coat of paint, making simple repairs and providing a new bed, desk or carpet, or as in-depth as replacing drywall or flooring; the depth depends on you.
Work on the rooms must be accomplished in May 18th of 2013 before the cast and crew arrive for the season. Rooms generally need new mattresses on beds, upgraded furnishings, paint, window covers and small repairs. Interested? Please contact Jason Reuter jreuter@blackhillsplayhouse.com or on the phone at (605) 255-4910 and let us know you want to join this dynamic group.
Every summer, the BHP hires and houses approximately 65 theater students and professionals from around the country to provide high quality entertainment in Custer State Park. Almost $700,000 worth of improvements have been made to the facility and the grounds and more are on the way for 2013. Last year’s Room Service project was a huge success. Volunteers renovated 35 rooms and received much praise and adulation from every one of our BHP Company members.
How can you or your company help? The staff housing dormitories have been in use for more than 30 years, and are showing their age. We’re looking for volunteers who would be interested in providing materials and renovating these rooms to make life a little more comfortable for the artists who give us their all…all summer long. It can be as simple as putting up a fresh coat of paint, making simple repairs and providing a new bed, desk or carpet, or as in-depth as replacing drywall or flooring; the depth depends on you.
Work on the rooms must be accomplished in May 18th of 2013 before the cast and crew arrive for the season. Rooms generally need new mattresses on beds, upgraded furnishings, paint, window covers and small repairs. Interested? Please contact Jason Reuter jreuter@blackhillsplayhouse.com or on the phone at (605) 255-4910 and let us know you want to join this dynamic group.
Room Service 2012
We are so grateful to these folks who contributed over $15,000 in materials and 3000 volunteer hours to renovate 35 dormitory spaces in 2012. This project significantly improved living conditions for the BHP Company and we are very grateful for their service!
Karen & Gerald Baldwin
Judy Baldwin
Ken & Mary Bauman
Jason & Kristine Bogner
Christian Boy
Helen Carney
Rich Cunningham
Deanna Dar
Corinne Darrow
Norm Dathe
Mike & Carol Fellner
Gene & Linda Fennell
Perry Holmes
Deb Kuehn
Dave Lampert
Brian Langley
Bruce & Kathy Larsen
Leon & Barb Melstad
Gary and Beth Merkel
Warren Meyer
John Moranti
Rachel & Leon Nepper
Paul & Nancy Nettinga
Joe & Nancy Reinart
Rowena Richardson
Eileen Rossow
Bernie & Nancy Roth
Phyllis Stotz
Skip & Bonnie Swensen
Ron & Vicky Tozier
Lois Wells
Les Wermers
Craig & Diane Wolosyn
We are also grateful to the following donors of materials and furnishings: Jim Scull, All American Glass, Fischer Furniture, Freed's Fine Furnishings & Roger Frye Paint & Supply.
Karen & Gerald Baldwin
Judy Baldwin
Ken & Mary Bauman
Jason & Kristine Bogner
Christian Boy
Helen Carney
Rich Cunningham
Deanna Dar
Corinne Darrow
Norm Dathe
Mike & Carol Fellner
Gene & Linda Fennell
Perry Holmes
Deb Kuehn
Dave Lampert
Brian Langley
Bruce & Kathy Larsen
Leon & Barb Melstad
Gary and Beth Merkel
Warren Meyer
John Moranti
Rachel & Leon Nepper
Paul & Nancy Nettinga
Joe & Nancy Reinart
Rowena Richardson
Eileen Rossow
Bernie & Nancy Roth
Phyllis Stotz
Skip & Bonnie Swensen
Ron & Vicky Tozier
Lois Wells
Les Wermers
Craig & Diane Wolosyn
We are also grateful to the following donors of materials and furnishings: Jim Scull, All American Glass, Fischer Furniture, Freed's Fine Furnishings & Roger Frye Paint & Supply.
Example of how one group made a difference
The Joyful Noise Quartet + Two of the Custer Community Church took advantage of the nice weather and completed renovation of the Sands rooms 13, 14 and 15 and the hallway. All that is left is the delivery of new mattresses.
Each freshly painted room has
The freshly painted hallway has
Outside you will find
The project took six people approximately 110 volunteer hours at a cost of $2,740.24. Our thanks go out to Bruce and Kathy Larsen, Paul and Nancy Nettinga and Skip and Bonnie Swenson for their generosity, ingenuity and dedication to the BHP!
Each freshly painted room has
- a desk with power strip and chair,
- shelving over the desk and bed,
- two clip on lamps,
- a towel bar,
- extra hooks
- full length mirror
- smoke alarm
- closet inserts to take place of a dresser
- headboards for the beds
- new ceiling fans
- new shower curtain, mats and curtains for the bathroom
The freshly painted hallway has
- A refurbished coat rack
- A new floor mat
- New microwave oven
- New refrigerator
Outside you will find
- Two new storm windows
- New storm door
- Pavers leading up to the front stoop
- New outside light
The project took six people approximately 110 volunteer hours at a cost of $2,740.24. Our thanks go out to Bruce and Kathy Larsen, Paul and Nancy Nettinga and Skip and Bonnie Swenson for their generosity, ingenuity and dedication to the BHP!
