RB Sunrise Rotary Spruces Up Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead

 
Sikes Adobe Home from the south
On Saturday, September 20, over 20 RB Sunrise Rotarians,  spouses and family members converged on the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead armed with rakes, shovels, a chainsaw, a wheelbarrow  and various tree trimming tools.  Beginning at 7 am, the RB Sunrise Rotary workforce went to work.
 
Raking gravel on the path
The first task that our workforce completed was spreading and leveling decomposed granite gravel on the path from the parking lot.   Other volunteers did a general cleanup of the area west of the fenced in adobe home.  This included stacking stored wood and moving other material behind an enclosure.  A  Many of us worked on trimming several willow trees and then raking the ground under them to smooth out the ground.   Mark Berdan, assisted by a professional tree trimmer, trimmed two palm trees at the rear of the adobe house and removed dead branches from the willow trees.  A crew of Rotarians then collected all of the cut fronds and other debris and loaded it into the trailer Mark Berdan brought.  Plant cuttings and wood debris was removed to the southern edge of the property where ist is scheduled for removal.   Ralph Barbee did preliminary outlining of overflow parking lot for our event next Saturday. 
 
 
Garden, Creamery and Windmill Raking gravel on path
Raking and Hauling Away Debris Sikes Adobe Home from southwest
After this successful work project, the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead looked really good. Ann Cooper, the Sikes Adobe Museum Manager for the San Dieguito River Park remarked: "Thank you all so much for the superb job done out at the Sikes Adobe this morning!  The trees all look so much better, and I'm sure that you'll have a great event next week.  The work done 'behind the scenes' where the RV used to be was a much appreciated added bonus!"
 
This work project showed how Rotarians working together make a difference in the community because we go beyond the expectations of those we serve.