Donations Needed!

So far 2008 has been a year of great success and impact on the community through Need-A-Break Services. However, with great amounts of work comes greater amounts of costs. We need continuous and generous donations in order to sustain our life-changing work in the community. Please consider a donation to enable our work to continue!

Volunteer Opportunity-Plumber and/or Handyman Needed

Minor home repair work is needed to be completed by a skilled plumber or handyman. This work will be done for an elderly woman in Lakewood, WA living all alone without family to turn to for help. Please contact us as soon as possible if you may be able to help with this project.

Volunteer Opportunity-Wrap Up On White Center Project

We need volunteers to help us finish the project for the family in White Center. There will be a work day on March 8th to complete the last pieces of work needed. Please let us know if you can help with this! We need you to make this project complete for a family that has dealt with tragedy!

Announcing Good Nhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeighbor Day-Applicants and Volunteers Needed!

Need-A-Break Services is putting on a community service day for 10 families in need of extra help this spring.

Get Involved with Good Neighbor Day

We are sponsoring a special day to help you spread the love of Christ by helping others in their community who need a break. Another objective that is equally important to us is creating
long-lasting relationships with people in the churches and groups that get involved. We will be
taking applications from the community for minor home repair and yard service. Ten applicants will be selected based on factors within our application process. We will then perform all ten
repairs across the community on one day, May 10th 2008.

How It Works

Groups (10-20 people) of family, friends, small groups or other can sign up as crews to adopt a home that has been selected. This will include volunteering your time and donating the
materials or funds needed for the project. We will give your crew the information on the applicant after they have already been selected through our application process so that when you arrive on site all the details will have been worked out before.
If you are an individual we need you too! We will plug you into a group and your help will be greatly needed and appreciated. You can meet new friends while making a difference for your community.
There is also always the opportunity for you to make donations to Need-A-Break to help with the overall cost of this project and our other gifts we give to the community.

Sign up today!

Register online as a volunteer here.
Beginning March 1st, you can register a a group here.
Or, donate online here.

Call or email us with any questions and to officially sign up for this project.

Do you know someone who can use this help?

They can apply by clicking here and filling out an application
How It Works:
Fill out our Good Neighbor Day Application and submit it for review. Be as detailed as possible about your situation when applying.

Application Time:
Once all the needed information is received from the applicant, the application will be submitted for review and notification of approval will be given in mid-April

Donate a Vehicle!

You can now donate a vehicle to our partner organization, Community Garage! These donations will benefit those needing vehicle repairs from Need-A-Break Services and make a huge difference in someone's life. Learn more by contacting us today!

Donate Furniture!

You can now donate new or gently used furniture to our partner organization, Northwest Furniture Bank. This organization supplies the requests we receive for furniture from gift applicants. Learn more by clicking here

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Volunteer Opportunity for elderly woman-Help Needed!

Need-A-Break Services is working with Pierce County Volunteer Chore Services to help an elderly woman in need be saved from impending homelessness. She needs vital home repairs to be able to move back into her home. We have until February 28th to get her back in her house or she will be homeless. We are close to being finished but we need lots of hands and all your talents to join us!!!

We will be helping to do the work on this Saturday, the 16th from 9am-4pm.

Here is what is still needed:
-Skilled and unskilled volunteers
-Gutters
-Cabinets
-Decor to make the home more comfortable

It will be wonderful to see Eva, the homeowner, finally move back into her home!!!

Contact Need-A-Break Services NOW to get involved in this project.

Service Project for Flood Victim

Saturday, February 16th Need-A-Break Services will be restoring the home of a family that lost possessions due to flooding. We will be performing a cleanup of the flood damage as well as organization and cleanup to leave the home even better than before. We will be gifting her some new appliances as well. She is a single mother who is working to make life better for her and her family but she needs our help! Unskilled workers are welcomed and needed for this project!

Please contact Need-A-Break TODAY to volunteer this Saturday!

Help Support Need-A-Break Services this Valentine's Day

Looking to buy something special for Valentine's Day? Flowers for a loved one or a relative? It's not too late!! Follow the YellowBrickMall when you shop online for flowers and gifts and help support Need-A-Break Services at the same time.

You can go directly to the Flowers online merchant links here: www.yellowbrickmall.com/needabreak.php#Flo

You'll see all of the popular online flowers merchants as well as how much of your purchase gets donated to Need-A-Break Services. Your personal information is never shared with the YellowBrickMall and your shopping experience is not altered in any way!

So remember to "Click Inside the Brick!" and help support Need-A-Break Services with all of your online purchases at the YellowBrickMall.

www.yellowbrickmall.com/needabreak.php

Seattle, WA: More Volunteers and Materials Needed

Need-A-Break Services needs more volunteers to commit to working on our project this Saturday, February 9th in Seattle, WA. The work will begin at 8:00 am and should be finished by 5:00 pm. We are in need of both skilled and unskilled workers. The work includes installing trim, insulation, doors, siding, roofing, and more. There will also be general organization and painting help needed.

We also are in extreme need of donations of materials for this project! Items needed include:

Insulation
MDF
Window/Door Trim
Window Liners
Wall Base
Crown Molding
Roofing
Hardy Lapsiding (wood grain)
Bathroom Counter Top
Decking (redwood)
Mantle
Hardibacker
Cedar
Window Curtains


This work will be done to restore and complete a home for a family who had their father killed by burglars in October.

Read about the tragic event here:

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