The Story of Our Build-Out

In 2016, our all-volunteer crew spent 56 days building Lane County's only tool lending library. See the slideshow below to view the build process, and scroll down for a list of the volunteers and community partners who made this happen.

ToolBox Project Site Buildout Partners

The following people, businesses, organizations and agencies made it possible to build a brand-new, beautiful tool library for this community. We couldn’t have done it without their generous donations of time, money, and materials. We thank you from the bottom of our ToolBox Project hearts!

Build-out Volunteer Crew: Justin Gillen, Clayton Williams, Chase McVeigh-Walker, Stephen Denton, Claudia Denton, Andrew Jensen, Jeem Peterson, Joaquin Provines, Joe DeAngelo, Seth Young, Beth Sweeney, Anya Dobrowolski, Ryann Crowley, Sam Jervey, Shawn McMurtrey, Clay Stilwell, Grace Montkelley, Casey Montkelley, Taryn Kennedy, Scott Crawford, Keli Osborn, Carl Watkins, Deveron Musgrave, Astrid Braun, Eric T. Jones, Allie Breyer, Marcus Kauffman, Babe O'Sullivan, Gary Spizizen, Tree Bressen, Jason Blazar, Hope Crandall, Brandon Durocher
Site Donation: Mike Mugford and Jenny Elliott, Friendly Street Church of God
General Contracting, Building Design & Permitting: Justin Gillen
Excavation: Kevin Groat Construction
Concrete Contracting: Mike McGovern Concrete Construction, Bill’s Pumping Service
Site & Architectural Design: Alex Froehlich, Lorena Burbano, Sebastian Oviedo, Neal DeGhetaldi
Landscape Design: Greg Oldson, Landwise Landscape Design
Engineering: Robert Johnson, Johnson Broderick Engineering
Building Materials: Weatherly’s, Inc., Springfield-Eugene Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Home Depot, BRING Recycling, Lane Forest Products, Rexius, Springfield Rentals, Gene Stringfield Building Materials Co., Allied Building Products, Paul Modell Construction, Accuracy Gutters, Eugene Sand & Gravel, Miller Paint, Hertz Equipment Rental, Lowe's, Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah, City of Eugene Native Plant Nursery, Fox Hollow Creek Nursery, Western Asphalt
Project Funding: City of Eugene Waste Prevention and Green Building Services, Lane County Waste Management, the R.W. Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, ToolBox Project members and supporters, ToolBox Project "Build With Us" Crowdfunding Campaign Donors, Oregon Country Fair Board Donation
Project Bookkeeping: Deb Jones
ToolBox Project Co-Founders: Anya Dobrowolski and Beth Sweeney
ToolBox Project Board of Directors: Anya Dobrowolski, Eric T. Jones, Scott Morris, Deveron Musgrave, Keli Osborn, Beth Sweeney
Build-out Project Management and Volunteer Coordination: Beth Sweeney