Current Volunteer Opportunities 5.29.08

Current Volunteer Opportunities
www.NeedABreak.org

Summer Volunteer Opportunities
May 2008

We are working to accomplish A LOT this summer with volunteer projects and gifts in order to take advantage of the warmer weather. We have immediate and upcoming volunteer events and we really need commitments of time and funding in order to fulfill these needs. Please look over the options below and respond via phone or email with what you are interested in helping with. We need our volunteers to commit to these workdays NOW so that we can guarantee fulfillment of the gifts and plan accordingly so please respond ASAP.

Please help us make these gifts happen!

Warm Regards,
Julie Bodine
Executive Director


This weekend!
Saturday, May 31st
Moving help needed!

We have two households desperately in need of help to get out of their current home.

Disabled man needs help lifting and moving heavy objects to be moved in his home in Lakewood.
Please contact Jodie Moody at 253.502.2741 immediately to offer help!
Disabled lady needs to get moved out of her home, deemed unsafe to live in due to severe mold and sanitation issues. She needs to be moved this Saturday! Volunteers to help her and a moving truck is urgently needed! We also need a Project Captain to be in charge of this much-needed gift!
Please email Need-A-Break Services now to let us know if you can help with this!

Saturday, June 14th
Yard Cleanup Project

An elderly, disabled couple needs help removing junk from their property in Lakewood left their by previous occupants.
This project will take 2-4 volunteers a few hours to load a truck and dump the junk. It would make a huge difference to this family that cannot do this on their own.

We need unskilled volunteers, a truck and a Project Captain for this gift!

Please email or call Need-A-Break Services now to let us know if you can help with this!

Saturday, June 21st
Home Repair Project

An elderly lady in Tacoma needs help to keep her home in working order.

We need unskilled volunteers, gutter installation, bathroom fan installation, shower wall repair, and a Project Captain for this gift!

Please email or call Need-A-Break Services now to let us know if you can help with this!

Saturday, July 12th
TWO Home Repair Projects!

We need help on projects for two very deserving homes on July 21st.
The first project will include interior texturing and painting, exterior minor roofing, caulking on home, fence repair, gutter repair and yard cleanup

We need volunteers, gutter repair, painters, roofers, handymen, plywood, and a Project Captain for this gift!

The second project includes building a shed for stair cover and bathroom remodel/repair
We need unskilled volunteers, remodelers, carpenters, handymen, lumber and a Project Captain for this gift!

Please email or call Need-A-Break Services now to let us know if you can help with this!


July 2008
Major Home Painting Project

Need-A-Break Services will be partnering with Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful to perform a much needed repair and painting of a home in our community.

We need volunteers, painters, and painting supplies for this gift!

Volunteer to Help Individuals with Disabilities
The Center for Independence (CFI) in coordination with the Pierce County Auditors Office and the Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities (TACID), is conducting ADA accessibility evaluations for 57 Pierce County voting sites. We are recruiting volunteers who either have disabilities or who are familiar with or interest in disability and access issues. The volunteers would commit to the following:

· Attend orientation July 9th

· Participate in training July 12th

· Be part of a team of 3-4 people evaluating between two to eight sites during the week of July 14th through the 18th.

Orientation for volunteers and project staff will be on July 9th from 6-8 P.M. Training for site evaluations will be on Saturday, July 12th from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Volunteers will receive a ten dollar stipend per site evaluation, paid after the reports are all in the following week. Drivers assigned to a team would be reimbursed at .50 cents per mile for their mileage.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Sara Stiltner at saras@centerforindependence.org. Please feel free to forward this request to anyone you know who may be interested in volunteering for this important evaluation of the accessibility of Pierce County’s voting sites.

Please email or call Need-A-Break Services now to let us know if you can help with this!

Because of our volunteers we have already helped 50 families in 2008! Help us continue to make a difference in the community!

Thank you!
Again, immediate response is needed and donations of funding for these projects are imperative!
Contact Information
Need-A-Break Services
253.284.4282
2112 109th St So
Tacoma, WA 98444
www.NeedABreak.org
info@needabreak.org