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PAHH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
CURRENTLY:
Volunteers are needed to
fill the following PAHH committee positions with some new faces! All
of these committees perform vital work in assisting our
program of providing decent, affordable and healthy houses to those
living in inadequate or substandard conditions whose incomes are too
low to enable them to secure conventional financing. Prior
experience is very beneficial but not necessarily mandatory.
Areas of Interest:
Following is a list of the various committees that can always use additional
volunteer assistance. For details on these committees, click on any
of the following committees listed below:
PLEASE NOTE: When you identify a
committee or committees on which you would like to serve, please contact PAHH
via telephone, e-mail, or
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT OUR ONLINE VOLUNTEER FORM.
If you are leaving a phone message or
emailing, please be sure to
give us your name, address, phone number (with the best time to reach you) and
the committee name(s) in which you are interested. Someone from that
committee will contact you.
Church Relations
– The Church Relations Committee encourages support from churches for PAHH's
Mission. This involves the committee supporting church leaders with
promotional materials, making presentations to churches, answering questions and
offering encouragement to church leaders. The committee also organizes
ground breaking and dedication ceremonies.
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Construction – If
you select this category, PAHH will provide you with additional forms to
complete.
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Family Partnership
– The Family Partnership Committee is responsible for nurturing the selected
homeowners through the pre-construction, construction and post-construction
phases of their houses. This involves assigning a mentor from the
Partnership Committee to work directly with a specific family. In addition
the entire committee works with homeowners who are occupying their homes,
assisting them when necessary. This committee also handles PAHH's
hospitality duties, including, but not limited to groundbreaking and dedication
ceremonies, folding parties, and socials.
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Family Selection
– The Selection Committee is responsible for drafting the selection criteria
used to select families for approval by the Board of Directors. The
committee is also responsible for:
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Informing prospective homeowners that
they may be eligible to apply;
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Developing an orientation program for
applicants;
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Screening applications;
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Interviewing prospective families;
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Recommending applicants to the Board
of Directors for approval.
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Finance Committee
– The Finance Committee prepares, tracks and analyzes the annual operating
budget and all house budgets. It provides the Executive Committee and
Board of Directors with advice/counsel on all financial matters relating to
PAHH.
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Fund Raising –
PAHH is seeking candidates to serve on this vital committee.
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Nominating Committee
– The Nominating Committee's chief function is to recruit and select a board
that is effective and representative of the entire community. It is the
committee's responsibility to identify and recruit prospective directors of the
affiliate and present a slate of nominees for election as directors at the
annual meeting. The Nominating Committee has an extremely important task
to be sure that the board has overall balance and representation.
This committee establishes the criteria for board membership and membership
retention; maintains a list of potential nominees to the board; nominates
persons to fill vacancies on the board; makes nominations for officers of the
corporation; advises the president of the board on nominations for membership of
standing committees; holds an orientation meeting for the directors; advises the
president of the board and the board on board size, composition, committee
structure and related matters.
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Office Work –
PAHH has an immediate need for one or more volunteers to work with our
database operations.
Office workers are always needed to work behind
the scenes supporting our Committee Chairs
by helping prepare for and following up
on PAHH's many events: the Benefit
Dance, Business Showcase, Community Health Fair,
Volunteer Fair, the new-this-year
"Rim Country Challenge" (a Half Marathon, 5K
and Young Athletes' Fun
Run on October 28th) ground
breaking and dedication ceremonies.
Men and women
are also needed to perform routine office work such as answering phones,
handling construction paperwork, photocopying,
printing labels, stamping & stuffing envelopes, filing, composing letters,
assisting grant writers and our Treasurer.
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Public Relations
- This Committee keeps our supporters and the public informed about
PAHH - House construction, Board of Director information, volunteer
needs, upcoming events, etc. Media utilized includes this website,
local newspapers, radio, TV, brochures, PAHH's quarterly newsletter "The
Homesteader", informational fliers and appearances at local events.
Persons capable of
assisting with any of the above communication tools - computer
operators, digital photographers, speakers and graphic artists to name a
few - are encouraged to volunteer for this Committee.
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Site Selection
– The Site Selection Committee identifies and researches possible building sites
and brings its recommendations for purchase to the Board of Directors.
This committee ideally is composed of men and women who have individually or
aggregately have 1) knowledge of the real estate market and PAHH's financial
guidelines on lot purchases; 2) understand the needs of the construction
committee regarding lot size, proximity to utilities and terrain; 3) consider
the potential lot's proximity to transportation, schools, employment, shopping.
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"WE HAVE A DREAM"
We have a dream today…
We dream that instead of a family waking up in a cramped
rental with mold, broken windows and broken appliances they wake up in a
decent home with working appliances.
We have a dream today.
We dream that little brothers and sisters wake up each day
in a nice house in their own bedrooms.
We have a dream today.
We dream that parents can buy a home with payments of no
more than 25% of their income. We have
a dream today.
We dream that there will be row after row of good
affordable housing and that those who want to work hard can have part of
this dream.
We have a dream today.
We dream that parents will no longer have to make the
choice between paying the rent or getting clothing for the children. We
have a dream today.
We dream that giving families an opportunity to have
affordable housing will produce a generation of children who become
better students, parents and citizens.
This is our dream, our hope.
But dreams don’t have to be just dreams. They can
become realities. You see, Payson Area Habitat for Humanity is a
"dream fulfilling" organization not
just a dreamer. However, we need YOU to give of yourself to help a
family achieve its dream of an affordable house. Join us today.
Submitted by former PAHH President Allan Gillingham
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