Hello DOC students and alums! ***LODGE OPENING WEEKEND* is almost here: *Saturday, April 30th*!!!! Please come help us do the last remaining tasks before we open for business on Sunday! We ask that volunteers show up at 10 am (if you can't make it that early, we will still gladly take help later in the day). We will be working all day, with a break for lunch and then Lodge dinner served at 6:30 pm. Hot lunch, dinner, overnight, and breakfast Sunday morning are all FREE for volunteers - *but we still need you to make a reservation*. Please call us (603)764-5858 starting April 26th to let us know numbers and dietary restrictions for your group! We recommend bringing work clothes that you don't mind getting dirty and are appropriate for the weather (early May on Moosilauke is cold!). If you want to stay the night, bring a sleeping bag, etc. or let us know if you'd like us to provide you with linens. Lodgelove, Molly McBride '14, MRL Manager Becca Novello '14, Assistant Manager and Spring Crew 2016: Kristen Chalmers '17, Ben Ferguson '15, Nathaniel Friday '15, and Jonah Sternthal '18 ***To be sung to the tune of "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies* *It’s just ONE WEEK til OpeningNo glacier in the basement, we’re hopingFive months since we left the Lodge, sayingWe’ll miss you, but rodents will keep you comp’nyThrough the long and cold winterWhich turned out not so cold and now spring’s here!Already we’re daydreamingOf post-dinner service Baker skinny dippin’Reading on the porch at sunset,Are all the tables set?Ross McKenney - you know he’s the man!I summon students and alumsSaturday the 30thTo Lodge Op’ningCause it’s the freaking bomb diggity!Hot like bread right out of the oven,Spring crew is crusty,Chewy, perfect spread with butter.Just kidding but they’re mad cool!And they sure want youTo join them in Opening the Lodge.Gonna vacuum animal heads, clean the toolshedYou can help us scrub the bunkrooms.There’s Andrew Catllin! he’s the finest of timberframers!Gotta get these gratesOff the windowsSo the rays of sun can glowCause the main room’s so lovelyBathed in afternoon light.How can we hang signs and pathlights with no volunteers? Trying hard not to beg but we need you!I’m a manager who’s not afraid to ask for helpYou probably understand what I meancause it’s a big deal.I have a tendency to bake cookies and share them I have a history of feeding volunteers It’s been a few hours since Rory looked at meThrew his arms in the air and said “I was crazyTo hire you as manager.Just kidding, Molly - well most of the time…”It’s been three months since hiring the crewAnd I can’t wait for the two-thousand sixteen season!Yesterday, was feeling readyAnd now I’m reading all the things we need to get done! Volunteers, we can’t do it without you!Only 6 of us to get this place runnin.’We’ll arrive at the Lodge with no lights on,Also no water,Fingers crossed the dryer works again! Like Rory Gawler love contra dancingLike Chris, the Walk-inSarah Carson - stay a lady in the woods!Like Put Blodgett, make waterbarsOkay, fine, that’s trail crew...But if I did, he’d give me a hard time.Gonna get a set of sharper knivesGonna use them for chopping the chivesAnd other delicious herbs that are growing in Claire’s garden!Gotta get in tune with King ArthurCause that Briton has got the baked good recipesThat make the guests so happy! How can I help it if the Lodge’s pipes always clog? Sometimes just gotta laugh, plunger brigade.I’m the kind of girl who likes scrubbing toiletsCan’t understand what I mean?You soon will!I have a tendency to wear my shoes with closed toes,I have a history of Mistlewaffles!It’s just one week til Lodge Opening!Pick up the phone and make a reservation!Five months since we closed up shop and saidMoos’lauke, we’ll be back…and now look at us:Two days til we move up thereWe realize that’s really soon, and we just can’t wait! Today I can’t help but smiling,Cause I have a special season ahead of meI have a special season ahead of meI have a special season ahead of meMoos’lauke Ravine Lodge, famous for fine food!* -- In-Season*May - October **(603) 764-5858 <%28603%29%20764-5858>**Physical Address: *Ravine Lodge Rd., Warren, NH 03279*Mailing Address: *PO Box 65, Warren, NH 03279 Off-Season *November - April *(603) 646-6543PO Box 9, Hanover, NH 03755 -- In-Season*May - October **(603) 764-5858 <%28603%29%20764-5858>**Physical Address: *Ravine Lodge Rd., Warren, NH 03279*Mailing Address: *PO Box 65, Warren, NH 03279 Off-Season *November - April *(603) 646-6543PO Box 9, Hanover, NH 03755 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the DMC-ALUMNI list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=DMC-ALUMNI