Habitat for Humanity

Habitat Build Needs Volunteers:

The TTU Habitat for Humanity house has been moved to its final location at 119 McClellan Court, off HWY 70. Thank you to all volunteers that worked on the house at the 12th street site and those that supported the Putnam County Habitat office by working on other builds in the county. We are in the process of wrapping up the build and have new opportunities for TTU students, staff, and faculty to get involved. Please stop by the University Service Center (RUC 108) to sign up for a time to volunteer. We are requesting volunteers for the following dates and times:

DIRECTIONS TO 119 McClellan Court From Willow Avenue, travel west up Broad Street (HWY 70) toward Bob’s Body Shop. Just prior to getting to Bob’s Body Shop you will see Trinity Baptist Church on the right. TURN LEFT on to Garrett Avenue. Travel just 0.1 – 0.2 of a mile and McClellan Court is on the right.  (not McClellan Ave). Parking will be available at the McClellan Church of Christ. The job site is just ahead on McClellan Court on the left. Another route is turn right on 4th St off of Willow Ave and you’ll end up at Spring/Highway 70 and Trinity Baptist Church. Then you just shoot straight across the road to get to Garrett Ave.

For more information please contact Dr. Theresa Ennis at 372-3069 or tennis@tntech.edu.

Habitat for Humanity Project Description

Tennessee Tech is hosting a Habitat for Humanity house build on campus starting October 15 through November 20, 2008. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to get involved. The TTU build site is located at 12th Street next to campus across from the student fitness center. The final location of the house will be on McClellan Court.

Tech Times Press Release

http://www.tntech.edu/techtimes/2008/08_09/09_19/habitat.html

Volunteer Details

To volunteer, please come to the Service Center to see the available shifts for participation. Each shift is approximately four hours long and you should plan to work the entire shift. The shifts will begin with a safety briefing, and instructional plans and training on the work that will be done on that day. If you sign up to work on a specific day for a specific job activity, keep in mind that inclement weather will push back scheduled days of work and job activities will shift as well. If you agree to work on a specific day, you MUST attend on that day regardless of the activity on that day. You may sign up for more than one day, if desired. We encourage student groups to sign up as well. We will try to accommodate your group so that you may work all on the same shift.You should plan to arrive on time and sign in at the volunteer registration table located on the building site.

Schedule

Please show up to the job site 10 minutes before your shift begins to register. The schedule below will be updated daily to provide you with the current open times and days to volunteer. Slots will fill up quickly so visit the Service Center, RUC 108, at your earliest convenience to confirm your time to volunteer. We will try to accommodate your requests for available slots. Additional Slots will be held for TTU faculty and staff, please contact the center to see available faculty and staff slots for service.

Please see the above schedule for volunteering! Thank you!

What to wear

Wear your TTU COLORS! Please wear old cloths that can get dirty or even paint splattered. Sturdy shoes are a must. Work gloves will protect your hands. NO OPEN TOE SHOES. NO Tivas, Crocs, Sport Sandals, or other similar shoes, and NO IPods. Tools and water will be provided.

Waiver of Liability

Habitat for Humanity requires that all volunteers sign a waiver of liability before working on the site. The waiver is good for one year. A parent or legal guardian must sign waivers for minors, and volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Please print the following waiver forms. Complete and bring them to the center when you sign up to volunteer. You will also be required to fill out a Putnam County Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Application. This application is provided below. ALL forms must be completed and turned in to the Center by October 10.

Volunteer_Form

Release and Waiver of Liability

Minor Waiver of Liability

Other Ways to Get Involved

Collect Children's books for the Habitat Families of Putnam County.

Design informational brochures for the Putnam County Habitat office to disseminate. Topics include: Productive Educational Learning Environments and Practices; Personal Finance; Landscaping Tips; Nutrition Guides; and other ideas you may have.

Habitat is looking for engineering students to look at house plans to formulate a building guide for volunteers, and in addition, looking for ideas to modify houses to be more green.

We are encouraging student organizations to do a fundraising activity for financing the build. We are raising the final $20,000 as we speak. Please consider doing an activity that will help us to do this.You may do any kind of fundraising activity you choose to finance the TTU Habitat for Humanity house. Any funds raised by your group should be brought to Mr. Mark Hutchins, Vice President of University Development, Derryberry Hall room 300. The funds will be allocated to the Habitat House under our service learning initiative.

Any ideas for other ways to get involved can be approved through the Service Center RUC 108. Please come by.

Important Dates to Remember

December 5 - Dedication 4:00 PM at 119 McClellan Court .

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity

http://www.habitat.org/cd/frame/frameset.aspx?url=www.pchabitat.org

Other Active Projects

CHRISTMAS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Contact the Center to get involved!

TTU RUC 108 * 931-372-6120