Imagine the impact you can make by fixing a toilet that has been in disrepair for years, installing handrails on unsafe stairways or making sure homeowners have heat. The 2001 Rebuilding Weekend, April 28th-29th, will focus work on 40 homes and 20 facilities. Rebuilding Weekend volunteers make a home safer and more comfortable for homeowners who, due to financial and or health issues, have simply not been able to maintain their homes.
All work is done by volunteers, both skilled and unskilled.
Volunteer teams come from corporations, congregations, and community groups who provide financial sponsorship, volunteer captains and teams of volunteers. The construction captain works closely with the volunteer captain to coordinate all aspects of the project before Rebuilding Weekend. Rebuilding Together is currently in the process of choosing projects and matching teams and sponsors with them, and is in great need of skilled volunteers. Skilled volunteers include plumbers, carpenters, electricians, residential heating technicians, painting professionals, and other tradespeople. Under the guidance of a skilled volunteer, it's amazing what can be done by an enthusiastic team, many who might have never before picked up a hammer or paintbrush.