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Volunteering at The ReBuilding Center
WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS: A group of hardcore volunteers pose after a Thanksgiving Day project.
Volunteers are always welcome at The ReBuilding Center. Volunteers help organize and move building materials, reducing the flow of materials into the waste-stream and making it easier for the community to find and reuse resources.
Volunteer groups and individuals are invited to join us any day of the week during store hours (see below). Also, each second and fourth Thursday of the month in the evening (6 to 8:30 pm), a volunteer group meets in the warehouse to work on a project. If interested visit handsonportland.org to register. We provide an educational, fun and often physically exhilarating experience for volunteers.
Some of the things you might do as a volunteer at The ReBuilding Center include: loading and unloading vehicles, carrying donated building materials into the warehouse, sorting materials (trim, lumber, electrical supplies, lighting), painting, pulling nails, sweeping, measuring doors and more. Our needs are different every day. Just show up with a positive attitude and we’ll find a way for you to help!
A few things to keep in mind before you come:
• Always wear closed-toed shoes. Work boots are great;
steel-toed shoes are best.
• Wear your grungiest old clothes. Plan on getting dirty.
• Bring work gloves if you have them. (We have extras, but it’s nice to wear your own.)
• Bring a water bottle (especially in the summer). You’ll be glad.
• Our warehouse is not climate controlled so expect it to be as warm or cold inside as it is outside.When you get here:
• Please complete and sign our volunteer application form, if you have not done so in the past. Copies are available at the front desk of the warehouse.
• Be sure to sign in when you arrive and sign out when you leave. A sign in/out notebook is also at the front desk. (We use this information to track volunteer hours for grants, etc.)
• BE SAFE! We are a very safety conscious organization. The nature of our inventory in the warehouse means that there are nails, sharp corners, tripping hazards, and sometimes unstable piles. If you lift anything, be sure to use safe lifting techniques. Know your restrictions. If you aren’t sure, ask a staff person. Be alert.Sign up in advance by contacting Samantha Schongalla, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator, at 503.467.4985 or volunteer@ourunitedvillages.org
Interested in helping out in the office, DeConstruction Services, or looking for a more long-term volunteer opportunity? Contact Megan(see above.)Dropping in? Sure, that’s fine! We like being prepared for volunteers, but if you’re in the neighborhood and just happen to have some time on your hands, we’ll take it!!
Store Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
Location: 3625 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland (one block north of Fremont on Mississippi)
Bus Line #4; Four blocks east of the Interstate Max stop
From the beginning, The Rebuilding Center of Our United Villages has been powered by hundreds of volunteers. We would not be here without your support.
Please contact us today:
Samantha Schongalla, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator, 503.467.4985 volunteer@ourunitedvillages.org
Thanks!
The ReBuilding Center of Our United Villages
3625 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
503-331-1877
Open to the Public Monday - Saturday 9-6, Sunday 10-5
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