Tuesday, January 14, 2025

2026 Spreading Guidelines (Feb 21-22)

Important Contact:

Mulch HQ: Janet Botha: (312) 810-6044 
drop off folders at the end of each day: 803 N Lake Davis Dr, Orlando, FL 32806

Start Times & Team Assignments:

  • Saturday: 8:00 AM at realife church parking lot by the gym. 
    • 2565 E Kaley Ave, Orlando, FL 32806
    • https://maps.app.goo.gl/7zWyJDxWWr8uB5wMA
    • South Region: 8 teams - 20 total cubic yards per team (each team spreads approximately 20 cubic yards).
  • Sunday: 8:30 AM at Real Life SoDo
    • North Region: 6 teams
On either day, Mulch HQ may redirect your team to additional orders to help the whole group finish faster!

On-Site Tasks:

  • Distribute and spread mulch according to customer instructions.
  • Pick up any trash and ensure a clean worksite.
  • Stay Connected & Flexible: After finishing a house, before heading to your next conquest, text the mulch hotline with your team letter and the completed yard order number (e.g., "Team G finished 20-308"). This helps us keep track of progress, potentially add team members, assign new orders, or even redeploy your team to assist others. The goal? A synchronized mulch-spreading finish time for everyone!
  • Always Check: Even if you have instructions, please check to see if anyone is home when you arrive at a house. 
  • No One Home? If no one is home, please look for instructions and payment. They should be placed on the porch or on the mulch stack.
  • Secure Payments: As soon as you receive a payment, please put it in your MULCH FOLDER envelope. This will help prevent any misplaced payments.
  • After conquering a house (one mulch pile at a time!), fill out your team's section of the order form, noting the total donation amount and payment type (cash or check – may the best tender win!). No need to list individual times or team member names.
  • For cash donations, be a receipt-giving hero and provide the customer with a record of their generosity, including their name, order number, and donation amount. 
  • Keep all the stuff customers give us – maps, notes, envelopes, the whole shebang!

No Instructions/Payment? Here's the Plan:

  1. Contact First: If you arrive at a house with no instructions or payment, or unclear instructions, try calling and/or texting the customer.
  2. No Payment, No Spreading: We do not spread mulch at any house without payment.
  3. Can't Reach Them? Leave a message (call and/or text) asking the customer to contact you back.
  4. Wait Briefly: Give the customer a few minutes to respond.
  5. Hotline Time: If you still haven't heard back, call the hotline for further assistance.
  6. Suggested tip is $30 per cubic yard.  

CY

$25/cy

$30/cy

$35/cy

1

$25

$30

$35

2

$50

$60

$70

3

$75

$90

$105

4

$100

$120

$140

5

$125

$150

$175

6

$150

$180

$210

7

$175

$210

$245

8

$200

$240

$280

9

$225

$270

$315

10

$250

$300

$350

11

$275

$330

$385

12

$300

$360

$420

13

$325

$390

$455

14

$350

$420

$490

15

$375

$450

$525

16

$400

$480

$560

17

$425

$510

$595

18

$450

$540

$630

19

$475

$570

$665

20

$500

$600

$700



What to Bring (Essentials for Everyone):
  • Gloves
  • Utility knives
  • Rakes (both iron and leaf)
  • Hats
  • Multiple water bottles
  • Lunch (either packed or money to purchase lunch)
  • Red Class B shirt — please remember that you will likely get dirty. Red mulch, in particular, can stain, so keep this in mind when choosing jackets and pants to wear.
  • Comfortable sneakers or work boots. NO open-toed shoes or sandals.

Equipment (If You Have It):

  • Highly Recommended: Gorilla Carts or Yard Wagons. These are the most efficient for mulch spreading.
  • Not as Effective: Smaller wagons or hand truck dollies.
  • Pens/Pencils
  • Rakes to spread mulch. the small fan rakes are very helpful
  • A broom to clean off hard surfaces like sidewalks and driveways. A blower also works well, just be careful because the city of winter park requires electric blowers only.  
  • Put your name on EVERYTHING you bring - jackets, gloves, water bottles, knives, gardening stuff!

Drivers:

  • Please bring coolers to keep water bottles cold.
  • Vehicles capable of carrying Gorilla Carts are highly beneficial for transporting equipment.
  • Team Changes: If team members come or go throughout the day, the team leader must text the mulch hotline immediately to keep us in the loop.
  • End of Day Report: When your team finishes for the day, the team leader should text the hotline with the team letter and the completion time of your last house.
  • Break Time: Please keep lunch breaks to 30 minutes or less, and minimize convenience store, gas station, and restroom breaks. Let's hustle so we can all wrap up sooner!


Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making Mulcharama a success! We appreciate your efforts in making our community beautiful!

2026 Delivery Guidelines (Feb 14-15)


 

Safety First

  • Always know where Scouts are and what they are doing.
  • Lift properly (use your legs) and avoid carrying more than you can handle.
  • Use a spotter when backing up mulch trucks.
  • No one under 18 is allowed to ride in Ameriscapes mulch trucks.

Service Excellence

  • Be courteous and assume customers may observe your actions and words.
  • Avoid leaving messes on driveways or sidewalks.
  • Keep personal items (phones, food, water bottles) in vehicles to prevent distractions.

Locations and Start Times

Ferncreek Church


·         Saturday: 7:30 AM at Ferncreek Church.  

Address: 3839 S Ferncreek Ave, Orlando, FL 32806.  

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/L2ta6fwdFmXYM8qx6 

For most drivers, stick to the green lines and green labeled parking areas.



Winter Park High School

·         Sunday: 8:00 AM at Winter Park High School.  

Use this address in your GPS: 3074 Lindale Ave, Orlando, FL 32814.  
North mulch yard location at Winter Park HS is just north of the softball field, entering Lindale Ave. Gate. Use the address or google maps link to locate the gate.


 Delivery Guidelines

At Customer Locations

  • A Scout delivers the receipt, confirms instructions, and ensures neat stacking of bags (in sets of five).
  • Double-check counts with both a Scout and an adult.
  • Leave the customer copy of the receipt at their door if they are not home.

Post-Delivery

  • Return to the distribution location for restroom breaks, snacks, and reloading.
  • Mulch truck drivers must check in with the assignment table and report issues.
  • No one should attempt to resolve delivery problems independently.

Key Notes Throughout the Day

  • Scouts must sign in and out for credit.
  • Keep pit stops to a minimum by taking breaks at the mulch yard between loads.
  • Snacks, drinks and lunch available at mulch central. 

What to Expect

Saturday

  • Begin with South orders at Ferncreek Church.
  • Transition to North orders at Winter Park High School in the afternoon.
  • Mulch truck drivers: ensure Scouts and drivers return to Ferncreek Church to retrieve vehicles.

Sunday

  • Continue with North orders from Winter Park High School.
  • Large orders may require collaboration between teams.
  • Cleanup and truck returns to Ameriscapes will occur after deliveries.

What to Bring

  • water bottle (cups not available at mulch central)
  • gloves
  • troop t-shirt
  • sunscreen

Important Contacts

Immediate Assistance:

Ardith: 407-694-5124

Cheryl: 407-758-6143

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making Mulcharama a success!