Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Current volunteer opportunities

Check out our How to Help page for a list of ongoing volunteer opportunities, and the Join Us page for information about joining our community as a volunteer living in the houses. Here are some special needs we have right now (this list was last updated May 2011):

Communal work day: June 4, 9 am - 12 pm. We will be working on a variety of projects at the houses; come for the whole morning, or just part. Some of the projects we'll be working on:

  • sealing holes in the foundations of both houses
  • preparing the Bethany House front porch for painting
  • repaint indoor trim at Bethany House
  • wash windows
  • clean venetian blinds
Garlic harvest: mid-July. This will involve one or two days of work digging, cleaning, and hanging to dry the garlic we've been growing in the backyard.

Summer work week. We will be closing the houses for a few weeks over the summer to accommodate a break for our live-in volunteers and to get some major repair work done. Please join us July 11-16 for our Summer Work Week; some of the projects we'll be taking on include:
  • repairing the stucco on the exterior of the Dan Corcoran House
  • replacing the kitchen countertop at Bethany House (the current one is rotten)
  • installing a new shower stall at Bethany House
Join our volunteer teams! To help out on a more regular basis, join one of our volunteer teams; find out more on our How to Help page.