Get Involved
Cornerstones needs your generous support to continue helping communities restore their historic structures. Only sixty percent of our funding comes from government and private grants; forty percent comes from individual contributions, which are tax-deductible. Every dollar given to Cornerstones leverages a five-dollar impact on volunteer and in-kind donations. Aside from cash, contributions of all types - including building materials, tools and office equipment are gratefully accepted.
Contribute
The list of currently requested items includes:
Please e-mail us today to make an in-kind donation info@cstones.org
We also accept cash contributions:
Volunteer
Volunteers have been the backbone of Cornerstones since its inception. We are dependent on them to help small communities successfully complete restoration projects, help office staff track information and assist with mailings. Volunteers also provide technical expertise in areas ranging from engineering and architecture to public relations and photography.
Without question, the most popular way to volunteer is out in the field, doing hands-on restoration work in communities. Throughout the summer work season, participation in community workdays is a great way to interact with community members, learn more about local heritage and leave a little part of oneself behind in an historic building. People from all over the world have participated in Cornerstones workdays, and everyone seems to love the experience.
If you would like to become a Cornerstones volunteer, please call us today. 505-982-9521
Contribute
The list of currently requested items includes:
- Building Materials
- Equipment
- Books
- Articles
- Photos and Architectural Drawings
- Office and Computer Supplies
Please e-mail us today to make an in-kind donation info@cstones.org
We also accept cash contributions:
Volunteer
Volunteers have been the backbone of Cornerstones since its inception. We are dependent on them to help small communities successfully complete restoration projects, help office staff track information and assist with mailings. Volunteers also provide technical expertise in areas ranging from engineering and architecture to public relations and photography.
Without question, the most popular way to volunteer is out in the field, doing hands-on restoration work in communities. Throughout the summer work season, participation in community workdays is a great way to interact with community members, learn more about local heritage and leave a little part of oneself behind in an historic building. People from all over the world have participated in Cornerstones workdays, and everyone seems to love the experience.
If you would like to become a Cornerstones volunteer, please call us today. 505-982-9521
Adobe Workshops
Adobe Workshops 2011
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
May 19 - 21
May 26 - 28
June 1 - June 4
June 7 - June 11
There is no charge to attend but registration required: call 505-982-9521 or email rjones@cstones.org
You may sign up for as many days as you can come (even if it's just one day). You do not need to attend the entire week. 9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
Learn the traditional practice of adobe building - learn what adobe is and how it is manufactured, how to build with adobe, how to identify damaged and weakened adobe, and how to safely repair some adobe structures. The four workshops will focus on various aspects of these tasks. Participants will shovel and sift dirt, mix dirt with water and pre-prepare materials to be used for plaster and adobe. Prepared soils will be mixed with straw to make adobe bricks. Participants will learn both adobe making and wall repairs and plastering with earthen renders. Participants will remove weakened brick and use the new bricks to rebuild the walls, and then apply mud plaster to walls, protecting the walls from the natural forces of wind and rain. All these skills encourage the revival of traditional methods of construction, some that are on the verge of disappearing, along with the very buildings that were raised by these methods.
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
May 19 - 21
May 26 - 28
June 1 - June 4
June 7 - June 11
There is no charge to attend but registration required: call 505-982-9521 or email rjones@cstones.org
You may sign up for as many days as you can come (even if it's just one day). You do not need to attend the entire week. 9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
Learn the traditional practice of adobe building - learn what adobe is and how it is manufactured, how to build with adobe, how to identify damaged and weakened adobe, and how to safely repair some adobe structures. The four workshops will focus on various aspects of these tasks. Participants will shovel and sift dirt, mix dirt with water and pre-prepare materials to be used for plaster and adobe. Prepared soils will be mixed with straw to make adobe bricks. Participants will learn both adobe making and wall repairs and plastering with earthen renders. Participants will remove weakened brick and use the new bricks to rebuild the walls, and then apply mud plaster to walls, protecting the walls from the natural forces of wind and rain. All these skills encourage the revival of traditional methods of construction, some that are on the verge of disappearing, along with the very buildings that were raised by these methods.