June 4-6, 2006
Hello all,
Builder Blitz has begun!
Construction began on
Saturday June 3 and will end
on Sat June 10. All 6
houses had roofs by then end
of the first day. Now
most are in the stages of
drywall finishing and
trim. Here are some
pictures.
This was the site on
Friday afternoon before the
Blitz began.
Saturday morning.
Construction began at 7am.
This picture was taken
around 9am.
On
house 11, Abrahamse and Ace
(2 local builders) built the
roof on the ground and then
craned it to cap the house.
Craning the roof trusses
on house 16.
What a beautiful picture!
The combination of the
ominous sky and the deft
framers working on their
perch. There is a
special story that goes
along with this Artisan
(local builder) framing
crew. When they heard
the nature of this
Habitat Builder Blitz
project they elected to work
without pay on a Saturday!
Sheathing the roof
on house 15.
On
Saturday, Barbara drove the
shuttle bus between the job
site and the satellite
parking lot at Cherry and
7 1/2 St.
Here is the future
Nunley Street on
Tuesday morning.
House
11 Tuesday morning.
House 13 Tuesday morning.
Lunch
has been donated each day.
Here is a picture from lunch
Tuesday, donated by A
Pimento.
(Editor's Note:
Click here for more
photos by photographer Mick Carrier)
*Attention supporters of
Habitat and environmental
responsibility! The
following is a very acute
need: the Habitat Store
(http://www.cvillehabitatstore.org/)
(which has the spectacular
goal of supporting Habitat
through the sale of salvaged
or donated building
supplies, thereby reducing
the stream of trash to the
landfill!!) needs 30-40
volunteers to help in the
positions of Cashier
(answering phones and
conducting transactions) and
Sales Associate (meet and
greet customers, assist
customers and staff as
needed). Volunteering
would mean committing to a 4
hour shift on a regular
basis (weekly, biweekly,
monthly). Please let
me know if you are
interested.
*Join Habitat for
Humanity and General Mills
in rebuilding the Gulf
coast! Young people, ages 18
through 25, are being
invited to apply for an
exciting new opportunity.
Thanks to a generous grant
from General Mills, the
Campus Chapters and Youth
Programs (CCYP) department
is organizing three FREE
service trips in the
coming year to the Gulf
coast for youth to get their
hands dirty and help rebuild
with Habitat for
Humanity!The trips will be
run through CCYP’s
Collegiate Challenge
program, but youth will
apply on an individual
basis. There will be one
summer trip, one winter trip
and one spring trip. The
trips are all-expenses paid,
but participants will be
required to go through an
application process. 25
spots will be available for
each trip.
Winter trip: January
3-13, 2007
Participants will arrive
in the New Orleans area on
Wednesday and spend four
days actively learning about
poverty housing in the Gulf
coast and the effects of
natural disasters on this
area. Team members will
start work on Sunday with a
local affiliate and continue
work throughout the week.
Team members will depart on
Saturday afternoon. This
trip will focus on education
and advocacy, as well as
building.
Application deadline:
October 31, 2006.
Spring trip: March 18-24
Participants will arrive
on Sunday and work with a
local affiliate building
on-site each weekday. Team
members will depart Saturday
afternoon. This trip will
focus on building.
Application deadline:
November 31, 2006.
If you have read all the
information above, then you
are ready to download the
application. The application
is available at
http://www.habitat.org/ccyp/suppdocs/General_Mills_application_no_GM.rtf
.
Want to Volunteer?
Please let me know.
We would love your help.
If you are interested in
construction volunteering
this is where we can use
people with or without
any skill. Let me know
if you are interested.
1. Any Wednesday,
Thursday, or Friday--place
and tasks change from week
to week, refer to weekly
schedule below.
(Usually must be 16 or
older).
2. Any Saturday after
June 11 in Cville or Greene
County.
Want to go on a Habitat
Tour?
I would like to include any
interested community
members on a Habitat Tour.
On the tour we will see and
discuss the past, present,
and future of Habitat. This
is a good way to get the big
picture of Habitat. A
sandwich lunch is provided
in the office where we will
talk about some of Partner
Families and how Habitat
works. Then everyone
jumps in the Habitat
Tour Van and we go around to
some of the past houses and
present and future building
sites. The Van time is
a good Q and A time.
These tours usually take an
hour--around noon to 1:00.
Let me know if you are
interested in doing this
and if the following time is
good for you:
Friday June 16,
12:00-1:00
Habitat is looking for
AmeriCorps Construction
Supervisors
We are looking for
AmeriCorps (like Peace
Corps, except domestic and
only a one year commitment)
Construction Supervisors for
this coming year (August
2006 to August 2007).
No construction experience
is necessary.
AmeriCorps Construction
Supervisors learn how to
build houses and
thoughtfully lead
volunteers. Please let
me know if you know anyone
who would be interested.
Teacher and Professor
Summer Help
In the summer we have a
decrease in volunteers with
most UVa students being out
town. As part of a
plan to mitigate this
problem, I would like to
make a special effort to
invite any teachers or
professors who might have
more free time during the
summer. Please help me
get the word out.
Thanks.
Special Needs and
Projects
1. We need more
Midweek Construction
Volunteers: Wed, Thur, Fri,
9am to 3:30. No time
commitment. No skills
necessary.
2. Providing lunches
for our Saturday
volunteers in Greene County.
3. This June 3 to June 10 is
Builders Blitz.
Professional builders and
architects are gathering in
the community to build 6
houses in that one week.
For such an event there will
be much activity--builders,
building suppliers, media,
spectators. The job
site will be active from
around 6am to 9pm. We
will need people to help
control the traffic.
Can you let me know if you
would be willing to sign up
for a shift of traffic
control?
4. Financial
Tracker--at least mediocre
skill with excel (bonus:
familiar with building
supplies), 20 hours start
up, 4 hours/week, assign
values to donated building
supplies, track building
supplies buying.
5. On Site Saturday
Volunteer
Coordinators--welcome and
sign in Saturday volunteers
on Saturday mornings
(commitment is 8:30 to
9:30). I will train
you with everything you need
to know.
6. Vehicle
Maintenance- someone to make
sure that the vehicles are
all receiving routine
scheduled maintenance,
repairs, inspections, and
that the papers are all up
to date. Practically, this
means shuttling vehicles to
the shop once needs are
determined, or doing repairs
if the person is capable and
available. They can consult
with Ken, construction
supervisor, regarding
vehicle needs.
7. Tool Maintenance-
Marking, inventorying,
lubricating tools. Repairing
damaged plugs, nicked cords,
etc. Taking tools to the
shop for serious repairs.
Ken, construction
supervisor, can train you
for this task; you don't
have to be an expert.
8. Midweek Crew
Photographer--stop by the
job site at least once a
week to take some digital
photos of the Midweek Crew
9. We need to get
the word out about all of
these needs: TV, radio,
church newsletters, etc.
Let me know if you can
help with any of these
needs.
Thanks,
Jesse Straight
Volunteer Coordinator
434-293-9066
Midweek Work: Midweek
work begins everyday at 9am.
Anybody is encouraged to
just show up where our
midweek crew is working.
Remember to bring a sack
lunch.
Rain/Snow Policy:
Call the office 293-9066
after 8:30am. If we
are cancelled, the voicemail
will say so.
