What: Duncan High students build a shed for Creek Fire property owner
When: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022
Noon
Where: 37749 Peterson Rd. Auberry CA 93602
Students from the Construction Pathway at Duncan Polytechnical High School have partnered with several organizations to build sheds and pumphouses for families who lost their homes in the 2020 Creek Fire near Shaver Lake. Students, guided by teacher Ash Jones, built the shed components during class and will assemble onsite for the property owner on Feb. 19 (see pre-construction photos here). Dozens of families need pumphouses and sheds so they can safely store their tools and materials as they rebuild their homes.
Project partners include Rebuild Our Sierra, Mennonite Disaster Relief Service, Creek Fire Recovery Collaboration and Catholic Charities. Southern California Edison donated the lumber, made from logs salvaged from the fires. The logs were milled by Logs to Lumber and delivered to Duncan.
Duncan is accepting donations for materials so that it can continue building structures for those who lost their homes in the Creek Fire. To donate: Contact CTE coordinator Cara Jurado at (559) 248-7087.
“The work our Duncan students are doing for Creek Fire survivors is the embodiment of our Fresno Unified goals and values. Students engaging in and valuing our communities and expanding real-world learning experiences are key to our students achieving their greatest potential,” said Superintendent Bob Nelson.