Construction of four duplex style homes will begin at the end of July 2009, and we need volunteers!
How can the community help?
We need Construction Team Leaders to volunteer. This is the area of greatest need. This is a great opportunity to lead and teach on the project. You do not need construction knowledge or experience. You will spend a day each week learning skills and then another day each week leading a team of three or four volunteers. They would like a four week (eight day) commitment. This is a wonderful opportunity for college students home for the summer, retirees, school teachers, or committed volunteers willing to use vacation to give to a wonderful project in our community. Contact Habitat for the Humanity East King County directly at scheduleco@habitatekc.org or call 425-869-6007 and be sure to tell them you want to volunteer in Issaquah Highlands. Know someone who may enjoy this project? Pass the opportunity along to them.
Sign-ups for individuals wanting to build on a project will begin soon. Go to the Habitat for Humanity of East King County website www.habitatekc.org and find the online registration page. Organize your club, neighborhood, friends, playgroup, church, and choose a day to participate. With adequate Team Leaders, we can have 20 people per day working on getting these homes up before winter. Port Blakely Communities has been assigned seven special work dates for our community leadership. Members of the IHCA Board of Directors, Voting Members, Neighborhood Captains Port Blakely staff, and the City of Issaquah MDRT will have their own dates to work alongside committee members and co-workers on this fun project.
We would love to have clubs, or neighborhood groups sponsor one of these dates in August and September and provide either lunch or an afternoon snack. Can’t build? Bake cookies for the teams, make lunches, find donor businesses to bring in lunch or snacks. Contact Cyndi Johnson cyndij@ihmail.com or Jim Warrick jim@warrickcpa.com, Issaquah Highlands 2009 Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Co-Chairs, with questions, ideas, or to volunteer to help support our teams.
Construction Team Leaders Recruitment
Beside group work parties there is volunteer opportunities for individual participation. Consider serving as a construction team leader and develop great skills, build your resume, feel great about your community – all for the benefit of a great program.
For more information please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at scheduleco@habitatekc.org, or 425-869-6007. Please include a resume and/or explanation of your previous leadership experience. Feel free to describe any previous construction experience if you have it.