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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Dear GSBN folks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>The Ti Kay Pay (pronounced te kai pie in Kreyol and
means Small house of straw) team is in the final stages of completing the first
bale structure in Haiti! It has been a challenging yet incredibly rewarding
experience for us all and the building itself is receiving much praise
from the local community. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>The last component of the building to be completed is
the earthen floor. Our team is struggling with securing an effective and
durable, topically applied oil or penetrant that can be found within
country. We assume that avocado and palm oils are available however, we are
coming up empty handed on how to process them as a
sealer/penetrant.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>We would welcome any and all ideas, comments and/or
suggestions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>To learn more about our project please visit the
Builder's Without Borders website <A
href="http://www.builderswithoutborders.org">www.builderswithoutborders.org</A>
or visit my blog at <A
href="http://tikaypay.wordpress.com/">http://tikaypay.wordpress.com/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>andy mueller</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>GreenSpace Collaborative<BR><A
href="http://www.greenspacecollaborative.com">www.greenspacecollaborative.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>