Volunteer Opportunities:
The ReSale
Store needs Volunteers on the following days:
Monday,
July 7th
Saturday,
July 12th
Wednesday,
July 23rd
Saturday,
July 26th
If you
would like to volunteer in the Store, please stop in and
familiarize yourself with the store.
Other Opportunities:
August 9th :
Spotsylvania Towne Centre Fundraiser : HFH information share.
Sept 20th:
Habitat Harvest Festival: HFH information share, run raffle booth, kids
build activities, parking
October 17th-19th:
Fall Home Show @ Fredericksburg Expo Center: HFH information share.
October 25th:
Make a Difference Day build activities 9a-4p: HFH information share,
kids build activities, shed &/or wall builds.
-Committees
(click
here for descriptions)
Our Committees
need Chairpersons for the following:
-Finance & Budget
-Legal
-Office Management
-Public Relations
-Family Support
-Site Selection
-Volunteer & Human Relations
-Leadership Recruitment &
Development
-Church Relations
-Worship, Celebration, &
Hospitality
-Youth
-Collegiate Relations
-Resource Development
-Board member
(click
here
for more information. )
WE NEED YOU!
Our Board needs
Representatives for the following:
-Finance & Budget
-Building
-Volunteer & Human Relations
-Church Relations
-Youth
Specific Volunteer
Opportunities:
Family Sponsor:
A Family sponsor works directly with
the family(s) while their house is under construction. The family sponsor
works with the build committee in helping the family choose build options,
build schedule and work out any build related questions or concerns. The
family sponsor represents the family in Build Committee Meetings and attends
the Family Support meeting. In addition the Family Sponsor helps the
families prepare for closing and either provides or requests assistance for
helping the family have a budget prior to closing on their house
Commitment summary: <10
hrs a month
-
2 evening meetings a
month (Family support 7pm 2nd Monday of the month and the
Build Committee meeting 2nd Wednesday of the month
-
Be able to meet or
work with Homeowner as needed (mostly phone call or email conversations)
-
Interested persons
should like working closely with families, providing advice as needed
understand or be willing to learn the build process
-
Training provided
Home Owner Education:
Manage and assure that families have meet the HUD, VHDA and Habitat training
requirements. The training material is completed and this role is to either
walk homeowners through the training modules or to arrange subject matter
experts to present the material. Training modules are covered in the Family
Support meetings. No experience is required and training is offered for
interested parties.
Commitment Summary: < 5hrs
a month
- 1
meeting a month 2nd Monday of every month at 7
-
VHDA Certification
training (every 2 years) (training provided)
-
Arranging guest
speakers or working with the training materials in preparation for the
monthly meeting
Habitat Home Owner
relations: This
is a new role and we are looking for some one to build a program for
existing homeowners to build and maintain relationships with them and the
affiliate. There are a lot of reference materials and sample programs in
other Habitat Affiliates so this is not starting from total scratch.
Commitment Summary: TBD
since this is a new program. Interested parties should be willing to invest
time to research and build a program. Sample ideas are: establishing
homeowner workshops (finances, home maintenance, education etc) Homeowner
newsletters, home owner events. The main goal is to help encourage an
ongoing relationship with the Habitat Affiliate
If you are
interested in volunteering, please fill out a
Skill Survey and a
Liability Waiver, attach to an email or bring
completed forms to the event. If you have any questions,
contact the office at 540 891 5009 or send an
e-mail message.
Youth Volunteers should go
here for more information.
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