Day of Caring Project

Get Connected Icon Happens On Sep 25, 2025

Description

Brief Description of Agency and Services
Nonprofit art studio and discovery play area located at the back of the Cedar Street Bridge in downtown Sandpoint, Idaho.


Project Description
Deep Clean our Discovery Play Area and Art Studio after use by thousands of kids and their families each year!
We are signing up for 5 volunteers for a half day and we are flexible: morning, afternoon or any number of volunteers 1-5 would be awesome! We use Day of Caring for our annual deep clean. We will have several our staff or board members to help the Deep Clean effort on this day!

Cleaning priority list:


Clean all floor surfaces to the walls
-Vacuum play area, including move all kids furniture to vacuum under.
-Shampoo the carpet, we will you rent a carpet cleaner for the day
-Vacuum and then wash all the brick floor in hallway (move stools under bar and tiny table/log bench etc. along hallways to clean the
floor along the walls)
-Vacuum and then wash the floor in the community area with lending library. Pull all the furniture to one side (don't block the bridge hallway) to clean and then pull it all to the other side to vacuum and wash under everything and along the edges
-Art studio floor - clean all the way to the edges, vacuum and wash, In the past we have sprayed cleaner, let soak and then scraped all the paint off
-Wash all the big windows on inside. Also wash the windows of the toy store on the hallway side of window

Art Studio:
-Wash paint off counters, sink, and wash the front of the art studio
cabinets

Play Area:
-Wet rag with a little cleaner wash every place in the play area where kids put their hands. For example the yellow bus can get very grungy
-Wash bar where parents can sit

Volunteers may bring but are not required to supply the following needs:

2 Windex, 2 Spray disinfectant cleaner, large package of paper towels, rags to clean with, a few small buckets for soapy water, green scrubby pads and regular sponges, broom and dust pan, mop, carpet cleaner rental.


The Art Alliance will provide lunch on-site for Day of Caring Volunteers.

Details

Get Connected Icon Requires: Day of Caring Waiver

Location

Get Connected Icon 334 N. First Ave, Suite 213
Sandpoint, ID  83864