Door County Habitat for Humanity, Ltd
410 N 14th Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-743-2869

 doorhabitat@sbcglobal.net
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Volunteer Opportunities
 
Testimonial.....

My name is Chelsea Rouse and I just got back from a Habitat build in Mandeville Louisiana with my UWGB. I am interested in doing another build closer to my home town. Any information would be great so I can sign up right away! Thank you so much! Habitat is the most rewarding thing I have ever done.
-Chelsea Rouse

What Do You Like To Do?
Whatever you like to do I bet we could use your help! We have an unbelievable amount of activities planned this season. This means we have a vast array of talent areas you may not normally think Habitat needs. The following lists areas in which we need volunteers to help accomplish our planned goals.

  • Construction
  • Construction Site Truck Driver
  • Site Hostess/Host
  • Food for worksite meals
  • Child Care
  • Festivals
  • Parade Walkers
  • ReStore Volunteer
  • ReStore Pickup/Delivery Drivers
  • A Brush With Kindness Painters
  • Fruit Cake Baking
  • Committees
  • Deconstruction
  • Serve on Board of Directors
  • Social Media
    • (Yes! This means we need help with Facebook!
      Can you help??)

As you can see, we need many volunteers to make our affiliate function. So ask yourself, "What do I like to do?" I bet whatever the answer is we could use your expertise!


Fruit Cake Bake


Parade Walkers











Parade Walkers


Fundraising


Hazard Gear


Construction


A Brush with Kindness


Food Preparing

Construction Volunteers

  • Tools are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.
  • Please read the Safety Manual before starting work on site.
  • Wear sturdy shoes or boots and protective eye wear
  • Volunteer Interest Form, Release and Waiver of Liability and Accident Report Contact Information must be filled out before working on a job site.

A Brush with Kindness is a national partnership between Valspar Paint and Habitat for Humanity. Valspar provides the paint and the local Habitat affiliate provides the volunteer labor to paint homes. The Family Selection Committee determines financial eligibility & need. The applicant is asked to assist with the painting, provide food for the volunteers or do some other volunteer work for the affiliate. Lead safe work procedures will be followed in preparing the jobs. Two projects have been completed and three additional applicants have been approved. For eligibility requirements, application, or to volunteer please call the office at 920-743-2869 and speak with Rick Nelson, Executive Director.
Global Village


Global Village, Habitat for Humanity's international affordable housing program, builds homes outside of the United States with volunteers from North America and other developed regions of the world. While Global Village teams have been sent from many parts of the United States, Door County Habitat for Humanity had never recruited a work crew for foreign service -- until last year, that is.

Leaving Wisconsin on April 28th, five Wisconsin residents -- Carrie Link, Don Heeringa, Doreen Holt, Cindy LaRoque and Rick Nelson -- traveled to La Mosquitia, the isolated eastern region of Honduras. There, in the community of Puerto Lempira, the team worked with contractors, Habitat staff and the future homeowner's family to build a two bedroom home. This represents the first house in a 30 unit pilot project undertaken by Habitat Honduras. While nearly 11,000 homes have been constructed by Habitat for Humanity in Honduras, this is the first time that homes have been built among the Miskito People. The Door County Habitat for Humanity work crew was the first foreign team to venture into the region.

Jarly Rivas, the father of the family that now owns a new home, is a 44 year old former truck driver who was paralyzed in a fall and has been confined to a wheel chair for the past two years. His wife, Emelda, who works washing laundry, is currently the only source of income for the family of seven. Jarly, Emelda and the children were anxious to move out of their previous home which was constructed of wood and corrugated tin, had two beds, no plumbing and no bathroom. Orly, the eldest son of Jarly and Emelda, became a constant companion of North American workers, assisting not only in home construction, but also in impromptu Spanish lessons for the visitors.

The Wisconsinites shoveled fill, sifted sand, mixed lime/cement/sand/water to make mortar, laid concrete blocks, compacted fill within the structure, tied rebar, built foundation forms, hauled concrete blocks, carried water and generally helped out wherever William Suazo, the local mason, told them to. By the time that we left Puerto Lempira on May 7th, the four exterior walls were up. The Rivas house, along with 13 others in the project, was dedicated in December in time for Christmas.

Door County's second Global Village trip took place between January 26th and February 5, 2012. Stay tuned for updates and watch for news of a third Global Village trip in 2013.


It's easy to become a volunteer!
 Just print out and complete the Volunteer Interest Form.

 Fax to: 920-743-2869
Mail to or drop off at: 410 N 14th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Or Contact: Katy Moore, Volunteer Coordinator at 920-743-2869, or e-mail volunteer@doorhabitat.com.
 
Volunteer Recognition and Photo Gallery
We have a great time with our volunteers. We value each and every one of them. Click here and enjoy!

 

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