Joey’s final reflection

It’s hard to believe the project has finally come to a close.  Just three weeks ago, we started out with a clean slate and only two weeks ago we poured the foundation.  Even in the last few hours before the reveal, the kitchen, for example, looked nothing like a kitchen.  Everything was chaotic and everyone was rushing to get the house cleaned up.  Within the last hour, the kitchen transformed from a messy construction site into actually resembling kitchen functionality.

I have some experience in the construction industry and this has been an amazing experience for me even.  Normally the time frame isn’t so small and the atmosphere is really relaxed.  It’s incredibly different in this setting and makes everyone step up to the plate to simply get the project done.

All in all, I think Poly House 2010 turned out to be very successful.  For me, it was a growing opportunity to branch outside of my comfort zone and be more vocal.  I came into the project as the quiet one that just went along with everything.  I am now coming out of the project as a much more vocal person and I’m not as nervous to approach people, especially when it comes to business relations.  I’m still not especially crazy about asking for donations since I don’t like pestering people, but I’m more confident about my ability to do just that when the situation arises.  And more often than not, people are very willing to help out when they can.

I would like to personally say thank you to all of the contractors and workers who came out to donate time to the project.  There is no way we would have been able to accomplish such a huge scope without the dedication of every single person who helped.