What is this?: The basic plan is that some of us will build a little good karma (and a house) by volunteering for a morning at a Habitat For Humanity build up in Old North City.   Immediately afterwards, we will squander all that cosmic goodwill on the debauchery of a beer-soaked, turkey-friendly ghetto hash.  The hash is open to all, even if you don't volunteer.  We should have our build crew set already, but if you want to try to join in, check with $5, $5, $5, and I'll try to get extra people signed up in the day or two beforehand.

I'm acquiring and/or donating all the hash beer for free (via A-B), so **volunteers will pay no hash cash**, and for those who just come hash afterwards, the beer portion of your $7 will be donated (by me) to Habitat.  The hash will circle up at 4:00pm, and you don't have to volunteer, or give half a shit about poor people, to attend.  It will be a normal hash from then on out, with no further positive behavior, and I will reward our day-laborers with a relatively short & pleasant trail.

Schedule:
Build:  Arrive 7:45, Start 8:00, free lunch somewhere in the middle, finish between 3 & 3:30.
Hash:  Meet at 3:30pm, chalk-talk at 4pm, on-out a little while later.

Location:  Jackson Place Park, in Old North City.  This is right next to the build site.  Ideally, we can park in the fenced lot of Webster School, adjacent to the south side of the park.  We'll see if Habitat lets us stay there past 4.  Otherwise, just park on the street around the park.  (Don't leave valuables in sight in your car.  This is the type of neighborhood that could use a Habitat build.)

D'Erections: 
From the East/South/Southwest/Center:  Do what you need to do (44/55/etc) to get on Highway 70 going West (really North) past the Arch/Edward Jones Dome.  The 1st exit north of the Dome, no more than a mile past it, is Monroe.  Get off at the Monroe sign, and take the exit street (10th street) to Madison.  Make a left on Madison, crossing over 70.  Turn right onto Hadley Street.  There will be Habitat Parking signs.  The school is on your right, then the park.  Look for Hashers.

From the Northwest:  Take Highway 70 East.  Get off at exit 248C, Saint Louis Ave.  It will merge onto 11th Street.  Less than half a mile ahead on your left is the park & school.  If you get to Monroe, you passed it.  Make a right.  See Habitat signs.

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On-after:  Watch this space.  It will have TVs showing sportsball.  And probably beer.  Contact $5, $5, $5 at 314.707.7622 for directions, questions regarding the habitat project, or late night happy calls.