MIA orders replacement swings and carpenters repairs on equipment >MIA applies for a Harbel Neighborhood Grant > Grant application is presented and  successfully defended at application meeting > Parents Group collects $200 in donations >MIA makes $800 purchase of mulch, sets up delivery > sends out a variety of list serve announcements > receives delivery and low and behold…..

 Wheel barrels, trash cans, shovels and rakes appear at the Mayfield Neighborhood  playground Saturday around a virtual mountain of mulch.  It was 32 yards to be exact.  Ever order a couple of yards of mulch?  Fortunately for those who showed up, their numbers proved a good turn out.  The objective was to transfer that huge pile of mulch to the 2400 sq. ft of playground and spread it to a bounce-able six inch depth.   By 9:15 the place was a beehive of activity.   Shovelers kept 5 wheel barrels continuously rolling for three hours, rakers kept spreading  and about 20 miniatures raced around, pitching in and pitching out, helping themselves to a great good time.  Division of labor stepped into the needed tasks magically and found no need for a leader.  The pile yielded to this indomitable force and by noon we were sweeping the last bits into a scoop shovel.

 When you think back from the day help was clearly needed in the playground, the trail of    events tells a tale of many hands over 6 months with large and small parts, interdependent, persistent; all  joined in making this something good happen.   Have a great summer Mayfield.