Habitat for Humanity - Sat, Sep 15 2012

Habitat for Humanity (9/15/2012)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:

Event Type:

Volunteer

Event Location:

70 Arlington Drive, St. Albert

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Sep 15 2012 8:00 AM

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Sep 1 2012 12:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

8-9 hours plus commute time

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Narmin
You must be logged in to get the Event Coordinator contact information.

Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

19 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Have you always wanted to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project? Here's your chance.

Habitat for Humanity Edmonton builds homes and hope in communities across Northern Alberta, including: Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, Edson, Wetaskiwin, Rocky Mountain House, Hinton, Barrhead, Grande Prairie, Whitecourt, and Stony Plain.

The EOC group that signs up for this event will help build a house in St. Albert.

Habitat for Humanity Edmonton was founded in 1991 and volunteers have helped to build 197 homes to date. In 2011, the Habitat for Humanity Edmonton helped 45 families; Habitat for Humanity Canada helped 227 families; and Habitat for Humanity International helped 81,399 families. Pretty impressive, eh?

Join me and be part of the vision to see a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.

Volunteers will perform a variety of construction tasks under the direct supervision of the site supervisor, crew leader and/ or trades person. Some tasks will use more labour than technical skill. Please be assured that whatever we are asked to do will be beneficial to the build.

Please read the Required Items to Bring and Recommended Items to Bring sections for specific and important information about equipment and clothing.

Lunch and cold drinks will be provided at noon. If you have special dietary needs, please bring a lunch and feel free to join in for any part of the meal that suits you. Water and coffee will be available on site.

Our volunteer team will meet on Tuesday, September 4 in order to complete the requisite paperwork and waivers. Sign-up for the mandatory pre-meeting here.

Meeting details will be confirmed with those who are signed-up and at the meeting we will finalize car pools (if required) and any other logistics that are required prior to our volunteer shift.

Please note: The registration cut-off is approximately two weeks before the event in order to ensure that we have sufficient volunteers on board to fulfill our commitment. Please keep in mind that if you need to cancel out of the event after the registration deadline, it's quite inconvenient since I may not be able to replace you on the volunteer team. This may, in turn, jeopardize our ability to proceed with this event. Please only sign-up for this event if you are sure you can attend.

Required Items to Bring:
Water
Work gloves
Dress appropriately for the weather (including clothing that you don't mind getting dirty).
T-shirts must have a 4" sleeve and long pants must be worn.
Habitat for Humanity recommends you don’t wear contact lenses. If you are wearing them, let the site supervisor know.
You will not be allowed on site in tank tops, sleeveless shirts, open toed shoes, shorts, or dresses.
Hair coverings must be snug.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

CSA standard (green triangle) footwear
Safety glasses
Hard hats
The above items will be provided by Habitat for Humanity but if you have your own, please bring them.

If you have a tool pouch, please bring it.
Bring snacks as you are likely to be hungry before lunch is served.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Map will be provided at the mandatory pre-meeting.

Notes:

Volunteers must have the following abilities:
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply new skills to different situations
- Independently follow the instructions of our Site Supervisor
- Ability to climb stairs comfortably
- Adequate vision to do detailed work
- Conversational English
- Ability to lift and carry at least 15 pounds

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!