Newsletters Help gather information from board members, meeting minutes, etc. to include in a bi-monthly newsletter to be sent to all individuals and businesses on our mailing list. Help with printing, folding, stuffing envelopes, mailing as needed.

Church Relations Become involved with creating relationships between Habitat and the churches in Perry County through Habitat's Church Relations Committee.

Become involved with the Development Committee. This is the committee that comes up with the ideas for fund-raising and publicity for the organization and then directs the execution of those ideas.

Office Workers Help to maintain the mailing list ­ either through data entry or searching out current address information. Volunteer to work in the office in New Bloomfield on a part-time basis (a couple hours each week) to answer phones, do filing, computer work,etc.

Advertising Create posters, tickets, etc. as needed for fund-raising events. Contact newspapers, radio and TV stations to advertise events.

Historian Clip articles about Habitat for Humanity from area newspapers. Create scrapbooks of articles, photos, newsletters, event advertising, etc. to provide a visual history of Habitat for Humanity Perry County. These scrapbooks will be used at fairs, seminars and events to generate conversation and provide documentation of our progress to those interested in learning more about Habitat.

Building We are always looking for volunteers willing to come out to our current site and donate some hours in a labor of love. General building skills are desirable, but not necessary.
*** Children under age 16 are not allowed to work on a construction site in accordance with national child labor laws.

Volunteer Time We also need people to man informational booths throughout the year.

Photographer Take candid pictures at special events and at current project sites to provide a pictorial history of HFHPC. These pictures could be used in newsletters, news articles, pamphlets, brochures or by the historian.

Become a Faith Partner ­ you can help by pledging to make monthly donations in any amount.

The future of this movement lies with the young people!
Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International

Here are some examples of how youth from schools, churches and youth-serving organizations have been involved in Habitat:

Ages 5-7

--Make a welcome basket for the homeowner family and sing a song at dedication.
--Stock the pantry for a new Habitat for Humanity partner family
--Draw greeting cards to be sold at a Habitat fund-raiser
--Construct house banks as a fund-raising tool for affiliates

Ages 7-10

--Landscape, learn about the local environment and plant environmentally friendly trees and gardens.
--Make wooden key holders, picture frames or doorstops from scraps from the site
--Coordinate a birthday gift project for partner family children

Ages 10-12

--Speak to classmates about the mission of Habitat with the help of a local campus chapter or homeowner family
--Construct and paint window boxes to be used as housewarming gifts or as fund-raising items
--Help clear the construction site of debris before or after construction
--Design a T-shirt to be sold at a Habitat event
--Help fold or stuff newsletters or mailings
--Help serve at local fundraising luncheons and dinners

Ages 12-14

--Design an affiliate Web page or newsletter
--Build birdhouses as housewarming gifts
--Register volunteers at a construction site information table
--Paint doors and baseboards off site before they are put into the house
--Design and sew a quilt for a partner family
--Volunteer to man an informational booth at a local fair or carnival

Ages 15-17

--Build picnic or lunch tables for the work site
--Tutor or mentor younger partner family children
--Provider babysitting for children of homeowners or volunteers
--Clean a Habitat house before the dedication
--Talk to a partner family about how Habitat has impacted them. Write about their experience and publish one of their reflections in the next newsletter
--Organize and serve meals to volunteers builders