The entire concept of Project Five-Star is to have 4 dormitory buildings, one administrative building, a small factory building, perhaps a separate classroom building, and numerous shops surrounding the grounds, accessible to the general public.
Ambitious? Yes. Knowing full-well that the chances of getting the funding together - to put all that into action at once - are very small, I plan to start small. If appropriate funding can be found, I plan to rent office space, hopefully large enough for one class: a computer class, which I will personally train to get computer certifications in various fields, including A+, Red Hat (since they are in the Raleigh area), Cisco (same), and hopefully Microsoft. In addition to the office space, I would need enough computers or computer parts to teach the initial members how to build and repair a computer and then how to use the operating system well enough to pass A+ certification, which would be funded by either business or private donations. Once that is complete and the organization has a track-record I hope to repeat the process with additional funding until our track record shows that we can handle more.
The next step would be to secure funding to buy the appropriate amount of land, build the administrative building and the first dormitory. The labor would be provided by members, taught by a hired professional, or by one or more of the members if they have the skills needed.
The entire grounds on which the project will be built will be surrounded by an iron fence, not to keep people in, but to keep people who do not belong on the grounds out.
The administrative building, in the center of the complex, will house administrative offices, intake staff, classrooms and medical/dental/optical facilities.
The dormitory will house 25 members per floor, up to 10 floors of living space. The basement of the building will hold laundry facilities for cleaning sheets, the main food preparation area, and the HVAC as well as general maintenance facilities. The first floor will hold a meeting area large enough to hold the entire building population, as well as several classrooms and offices.
Each living space floor will have a dining area, with food that has been prepared by the Five-Star cooking staff raised to that level by a dumb-waiter-type elevator. Three-Star members will place the food in a buffet-style setting, or on certain nights, the Five-Star staff may wait tables as if it were a restaurant setting, in order to gain Five-Star waiter experience. A supply of fresh fruit, drinks of all sorts and snacks should be available at all times.
The floor will be monitored by video by the security staff of each building (one of the offices on the first floor). Security Staff should be Five-Star trained. Each floor should also have two floor monitors on call at all times, also from the Five-Star Security program.
Each room, as stated in an earlier document, should be roughly 10 feet by 10 feet, with a shower, toilet and sink; one double bed per room, one occupant at all times, strictly enforced; one dresser, one nightstand, lamps and overhead lighting. Each room will contain a small washer and electric dryer. Each room should be wired for Internet, with WiFi also available.
Until the program can be fully activated, no One-Star members will be allowed into the program, however I expect the initial 250 rooms to be filled with 5 or 3-Star members very quickly.
The top of each building should be covered with solar panels, with the resulting electricity integrated into the power supply. This is to give the building staff and maintenance staff experience with high-tech building. The power, air and temperature of the building should be computer-controlled.
Once the administrative and dormitory buildings are set, work should begin on a small factory. I would like Five-Star members to be allowed to learn how to design and build the furniture used for the complex, as well as being sold in one of our retail shops at a later time. The factory would build furniture, including mattresses, small electronics and computers, and would use robotics programmed by our Five-Star Computer pros.
Once the initial group of men are situated into the program and are in their respective training programs, thought should be given to building the various shops that will surround the complex, all run by Five-Star members.. I expect a computer sales/repair shop, a Five-Star Restaurant, a furniture store, a Credit Union, a landscaping service, a movie theater (showing Five-Star films) and possibly other shops. Any money that comes from the sales and services goes toward the monthly expenses of the complex.
Also within the administrative building will be a recording studio, which will allow members to record their music or videos. Proceeds from sales of that music and video will be split with the artist.
And once those buildings are complete and the system has shown its effectiveness, additional dormitories and support buildings should be build. I would like to see a constant stream of building on the grounds.
And, of course, that needs a steady stream of money coming in.
It is an ambitious project, no doubt, but I believe it can work, and that is why I’m putting forth the effort to get it off the ground. If you are a philanthropist, looking for a project filled with hope for the future, this is the project for you. As I stated earlier, I’m quite willing to start out small and work my way up. One donation can go a long way.
Won’t you help?
Ambitious? Yes. Knowing full-well that the chances of getting the funding together - to put all that into action at once - are very small, I plan to start small. If appropriate funding can be found, I plan to rent office space, hopefully large enough for one class: a computer class, which I will personally train to get computer certifications in various fields, including A+, Red Hat (since they are in the Raleigh area), Cisco (same), and hopefully Microsoft. In addition to the office space, I would need enough computers or computer parts to teach the initial members how to build and repair a computer and then how to use the operating system well enough to pass A+ certification, which would be funded by either business or private donations. Once that is complete and the organization has a track-record I hope to repeat the process with additional funding until our track record shows that we can handle more.
The next step would be to secure funding to buy the appropriate amount of land, build the administrative building and the first dormitory. The labor would be provided by members, taught by a hired professional, or by one or more of the members if they have the skills needed.
The entire grounds on which the project will be built will be surrounded by an iron fence, not to keep people in, but to keep people who do not belong on the grounds out.
The administrative building, in the center of the complex, will house administrative offices, intake staff, classrooms and medical/dental/optical facilities.
The dormitory will house 25 members per floor, up to 10 floors of living space. The basement of the building will hold laundry facilities for cleaning sheets, the main food preparation area, and the HVAC as well as general maintenance facilities. The first floor will hold a meeting area large enough to hold the entire building population, as well as several classrooms and offices.
Each living space floor will have a dining area, with food that has been prepared by the Five-Star cooking staff raised to that level by a dumb-waiter-type elevator. Three-Star members will place the food in a buffet-style setting, or on certain nights, the Five-Star staff may wait tables as if it were a restaurant setting, in order to gain Five-Star waiter experience. A supply of fresh fruit, drinks of all sorts and snacks should be available at all times.
The floor will be monitored by video by the security staff of each building (one of the offices on the first floor). Security Staff should be Five-Star trained. Each floor should also have two floor monitors on call at all times, also from the Five-Star Security program.
Each room, as stated in an earlier document, should be roughly 10 feet by 10 feet, with a shower, toilet and sink; one double bed per room, one occupant at all times, strictly enforced; one dresser, one nightstand, lamps and overhead lighting. Each room will contain a small washer and electric dryer. Each room should be wired for Internet, with WiFi also available.
Until the program can be fully activated, no One-Star members will be allowed into the program, however I expect the initial 250 rooms to be filled with 5 or 3-Star members very quickly.
The top of each building should be covered with solar panels, with the resulting electricity integrated into the power supply. This is to give the building staff and maintenance staff experience with high-tech building. The power, air and temperature of the building should be computer-controlled.
Once the administrative and dormitory buildings are set, work should begin on a small factory. I would like Five-Star members to be allowed to learn how to design and build the furniture used for the complex, as well as being sold in one of our retail shops at a later time. The factory would build furniture, including mattresses, small electronics and computers, and would use robotics programmed by our Five-Star Computer pros.
Once the initial group of men are situated into the program and are in their respective training programs, thought should be given to building the various shops that will surround the complex, all run by Five-Star members.. I expect a computer sales/repair shop, a Five-Star Restaurant, a furniture store, a Credit Union, a landscaping service, a movie theater (showing Five-Star films) and possibly other shops. Any money that comes from the sales and services goes toward the monthly expenses of the complex.
Also within the administrative building will be a recording studio, which will allow members to record their music or videos. Proceeds from sales of that music and video will be split with the artist.
And once those buildings are complete and the system has shown its effectiveness, additional dormitories and support buildings should be build. I would like to see a constant stream of building on the grounds.
And, of course, that needs a steady stream of money coming in.
It is an ambitious project, no doubt, but I believe it can work, and that is why I’m putting forth the effort to get it off the ground. If you are a philanthropist, looking for a project filled with hope for the future, this is the project for you. As I stated earlier, I’m quite willing to start out small and work my way up. One donation can go a long way.
Won’t you help?
No comments:
Post a Comment