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Rebuild Haiti
Builders Outreach Foundation (BOF) & BATC have an Opportunity for you!
Let’s Rebuild Haiti Together
The world’s response to the Haitian Earthquake has been substantial, but there is still a need for people and their hands to do the work!
BOF has arranged for a one-week building trip to Haiti for interested members. We’ve chosen World Wide Village to partner with, as they have projects we can plug into, a place for us to stay, and connections to make sure the work we do has a lasting impact on the people of Haiti. Send me more information!
Click here to download the Handbook >>
Click here to download the Application >>
Click here to download the Official Timeline >>
Trip Volunteers:
Curt Christensen +2 - Lee Lyn Construction, LLC
Blair George +2 - Ideal Construction Inc.
Steve Henjum - SJ Henjum Design Build, LLC
Michael Hoppe - Corporate 4 insurance Agency, Inc.
Jolynn Johnson - Crystal Kitchen Center
Tarry Logdson - RBC Tile & Stone
James Madsen +3 - James Barton Design Build, Inc.
Tasha Soundara, Tish Watson +2 - Ryland Homes
Chris Thompson, Matt Hanish +1 - On the Level Inc.
Steven Weakly - Brush Masters
Tracy & Mark Dahlin, Melissa Friederichs +1 - Iron River Construction
The Basics:
One-week Trip to Haiti Potential Weeks Are:
December 1 – 8
December 8 – 15
The Cost:
Your cost: $1,050 (Includes lodging, meals and materials)
BOF contribution: $600 (Air Fare)
BATC sponsors: $??? (BATC could hold a Rebuild Haiti sponsor fundraiser to help if the need is there.)
Total cost: $1,650
BOF is fundraising to cover the airfare for all willing to commit. Your total cost would be $1,050 for a week that will change your life, and a Haitian family’s as well.
Your stay:
A secured home where you’ll share a room with only one other person, and have breakfast and dinner prepared for you. Transportation to & from airport covered.
Work in Haiti:
World Wide Village will match skills to needs as best they can, new homes will be started, and others finished up.
Your Benefits:
To make sure your commitment to this cause is worthwhile to your business as well as your personal life, we’ll be supporting volunteers with a full force Public Relations Campaign, and giving you personalized tools to get the most mileage out of your trip and work. Campaign to include: Articles in both the fall and spring Parade of HomesSM guidebook, a donation button on our Parade of HomesSM website, press releases and stories pitched to the local press, and social media updates throughout.
Trip Sponsors:
We are offering two ways for our members Help ReBuild Haiti:
Sponsor a Fall Parade of HomesSM house: (or builder with multiple homes).
Sponsorship would entail donating $1 per visitor during the Parade of HomesSM. This would be a great way to get your name associated with a great cause, and build local buzz. The money raised would help cover costs of the Haiti trip. The average number of people through a home this spring was 425.
Trip Sponsors: Donate directly to the general fund and the total raised will be divided among the volunteers and go towards trip costs.
Information Session at BATC office went great!
The June 22nd info session was a success!
We went over the trip timeline, costs, benefits and what to expect; from passports to life on the ground in Haiti. You met your trip coordinator, Sarah from World Wide Village.
Contact Michelle with any questions at 651-697-7574 or michelle@batc.org.
Rough Timeline: |
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Dates |
Event |
| June 22nd | $100 deposit at the info session |
| July | Have fun planning and getting assigned to the most appropriate project for you! |
| July 12th | Registration Deadline! |
| August | Local press inundated with great info on the upcoming trip, and raising $$ by going to Dream Homes. Press Kits from BATC on how to write a Press release for your local newspaper, how to blog about your trip, and get the most PR value. |
| August 27th | Parade of HomesSM Guidebooks are delivered to Holiday StationStores metro-wide- with an article on Members going to build and Sponsors supporting them! |
| September 11th - October 3rd |
Parade of HomesSM Dream Homes & BOF Raising money for trip! |
| October 11th | Total up fund-raised $$ and get that to World Wide Village. We’ll let members know remainder due to WWV by Oct 15th, get to WWV by Oct. 22nd. |
| December 1st or 8th |
Leave for Haiti - and the building begins! |
| January | Report in Builders' Digest on how the building went. |
| March, 2011 | Review of construction accomplished in Spring Parade of HomesSM Guidebook. |
Questions? Contact Michelle at 651-697-7574 or michelle@batc.org. |
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