Birdhouses for the annual St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club birdhouse building event on March 19 were pre cut by retired carpenters as well as St. Joseph Rod and Gun members Peter Giroux, Ron Rennie, Niel Loso, Marvin Bierschbach, Al Kalla and friends. Supplies were donated by Ace Hardware St. Joseph and Manions, St. Cloud. All wood was donated by the Rod and Gun Club.
Amanda Roles of St. Joseph helps her daughter, Avery, 6, build a blue bird house during their first visit to the 25th annual St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club birdhouse building event Mar 19 at the American Legion in St. Joseph. The event brings roughly 200 families out each year to build pre-cut wood duck, blue bird and wren houses, which they can bring home at no charge to help the bird habitats in the area. But, Al Kalla, event organizer, says, it has always been about bringing families together for a fun activity.
St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club volunteers, like Ron Rennie of St. Joseph (center), make the event possible by helping pre cut the wood for the birdhouses and assisting families at the event. Here (left to right), Colleen Klein enjoys making birdhouses and memories with her granddaughters, Libby Klein, 3, while Rennie lends a helping hand to Olivia, 10, and Lucy, 5, all of St. Joseph.
Peyton Kalscheuer, 9, of St. Joseph helps her mom, Christy, with the electric drill, the only thing participants are required to bring to the birdhouse building event. All other materials are donated by generous community individuals and businesses.
