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Habitat Canada

Volunteer Opportunities

Here are just a few of the many advantages and benefits of being a volunteer:

Provides an opportunity to develop existing skills and learn new ones
Meet old friends and other interesting people and make new friends
It's a chance to give something back to your community
Gives you a feeling of satisfaction and pride that you were able to help an organization which you believe in
Good experience to include on a resume when looking for work or applying to schools
Gain exposure to different work environments and careers
Share your time and skills to help further an organization's mission
Get out and have fun!

Habitat for Humanity Sarnia-Lambton is primarily a volunteer organization and in need of a variety of skills. Even if you have no experience in the building and construction industry, you likely have other skills that you could put to good use here. What kind of volunteer opportunities do we have available?

Building Homes...

Carpentry
Painting
Security
Clean-up
Publicity
Food Services

Office Work...

Mailing
Data Entry
Telephoning
Web page updates

ReStore Operation...

Retail sales
Refurbishing materials
Deconstruction of building
Picking up donations

Fundraising & Public Awareness

Distribution of promotional materials
Organizing speaking engagements
Represent Habitat at local home shows and mall displays
Work at a Habitat fundraising event (e.g. selling food and merchandise, collect donations)
Organize an event with your friends to help raise awareness

Join A Committee

Volunteer Coordinator
Public Relations
Fundraising
Speaker's Bureau
Family Selection/Partnering

How To Become A Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton (HFHSL). In order to fulfill our mission, we depend on people who will volunteer their time and skills to work together to provide that "hand up" which will help break the cycle of poverty in our community. We are always looking for people to volunteer a few hours of their time.

We have currently under gone some changes within our organization, with change there are new requirements in which all volunteers must complete. Please review the following new process:

Step 1: The Volunteer Application Form

All interested individuals must complete the Volunteer Application Form. Application forms are available by contacting our office, or online at www.habitatsarnia.org. Volunteer Application Forms must be submitted to our office by mail, fax, on line or by dropping it off to our Sarnia office:

Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton
460 Christina St North
Sarnia, ON N7T 5W4
Affiliate Phone: 519-336-7075
Fax Number: 519-336-7075

Step 2: Mandatory Safety, Health and Environmental Training (SHE) – ONLY FOR BUILD VOLUNTEERS

Health and safety is very important to us at Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton. We feel that it is our number one priority and duty to you, our volunteers, to train you before working on any of our build sites.

The Safety, Health and Environment Training, also referred to as SHE Training, is a mandatory element to our volunteer builds. We offer free training to those individuals that do not have Safety Training with their current employer. Those with Safety Training must provide a copy of certification in order to be exempt from this session. (Please see Events Calendar for schedule sessions).

Please contact the office for registration at 519-336-7075.

Step 3: Personal Safety Equipment – ONLY FOR BUILD VOLUNTEERS

All volunteers must provide their own CSA Approved Safety Footwear. This is mandatory piece of personal safety equipment that must be worn on-site and in the ReStore at all times. They can be either a pair of boots or shoes as long as they are CSA Approved.

For ReStore volunteer inquiries please contact 519-339-7957. Once again thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you on our up and coming builds.

Step: 4 Watch Safety Video

Click the play button to start the video.

Volunteer Registration Form

To register online, enter information in fields and click the Submit button below. You may also download this registration form in PDF format to be printed off and mailled.

You may print this form and mail to:
460 Christina St. North,
Sarnia, ON
N7T 5W4

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First Name:^(*) Last Name:^(*)

Street: City:

Province: Postal Code:

Home phone:^(*) Work phone:

Email address:^(*) Gender: Male Female

Employer: Occupation:

Days and Hours Available: eg Fri 9am-noon

Mon:
Tues:
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Fri:
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Building Homes:

Experienced Inexperienced

Framing

Carpentry

Roofing

Siding

Windows

Electrical

Plumbing

Insulation

Drywall

Flooring

Concrete

Painting

Cooking

Landscaping

Clean Up

Fundraising & PR:
Distribute materials
Mall Displays
Host an event
Public Speaking
Pop can collection
Event planning
Community
Awareness
Office/Admin
Communication

ReStore Operation:
Cashier
Refurbishing materials
Deconstruction
Pickup donations

Join a Committee:
Public Relations
Volunteer Coordination
Fundraising
Family Selection
Family Partnering
Site Selection
Faith Relations
Building

Are you a certified tradesperson? If so, in what areas?

Do you have a current certificate in
First Aid & CPR
WHMIS
Safety, Health & Environment training.

All volunteers must be sixteen years of age or older to participate in a build and to volunteer in the ReStore. Your date of birth

How did you hear about us?
Internet
Chamber of Commerce
Friend
Newsletter
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Other

What are some of your hobbies?

Please tell us about your background or experience if you think it might apply:

Shirt Size?

Do you have safety shoes?
Yes
No
No, but will obtain some.

Please Note: You must attend a Habitat for Humanity Safety Training Session prior to volunteering on a build site or have received workplace Safety Training through an outside agent. Please check the "What's New" page to see the next session date.

Type the letters you see in the box to the left.

We will contact you as soon as possible to talk to you about the current volunteer opportunities.

Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton Privacy Policy:

Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton respects your right to privacy and pledges to protect it. We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We collect your personal information if you volunteer it in a survey and /or guest book and /or other "on site" registrations and/or donation. We may use this information to contact you for support purposes, to answer any questions you submit to the site and/or keep you abreast of our future plans. All information is kept confidential.

When visiting our web site, our web server automatically logs (records) domain name and standard information about the operating system and web browser you are using, as provided by your web browser. This information is used for statistical purposes to help us manager our site, but it does not identity you in anyway.

If you supply us with your mailing address you may receive periodic mailings from us with information about new programs, services, or upcoming events. If at any time you no longer wish to be contact by Habitat for Humanity Sarnia/Lambton, please call us at 519-336-7075 or email us at habitatsarnia@xcelco.on.ca. We would ask that you provide us your exact name and address and then we will be more than happy to remove you from our confidential list.