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Welcome to Hearts and Hammers 2008!
There will be training for New Team
Captains on Thursday, May 1st. It is a must for new team captains but
returning captains are welcome as well. We encourage all of you to attend and
bring your co-captains and some team members. Just let us know how many folks
will be coming.
All teams come choose a home at House Pick
Night, Thursday, May 8th. We will have a short meeting first, which all teams
must attend, then we'll choose homes. There is a
$100 sign up donation for each house. Please bring your check to this meeting.
We're looking forward to another
successful year and we're so happy you'll be a part of it. Please let us know if
you have a new captain this year or any changes to your team information. Also,
let us know if you'd like a member of the council to come to your office or
church to show our short videos and photos and answer questions.
Thanks for all you do.
New
Project Tips Page
Team Captain's Responsibilities
Simply explained: Recruit volunteers +
Choose a home + Coordinate project activities
Realistically explained:
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April
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General recruiting of 20 to 30 volunteers.
Know the abilities and resources of your volunteers as this will be a factor in
choosing a home.
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Determine a co-captain to help you with
the planning. |
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May
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Thursday, May 1st, New Captains'
training. |
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Thursday, May 8th, choose a home for
your team. |
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Saturday, May 17th, meet your
homeowner, meet with your technical and team zone coordinators at the home
that you selected.
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Tips: Bring your co-captain, your
materials pick up coordinator and a camera. Use the photos for both
technical reference and the before/after results for your volunteers.
Today is a good opportunity for kids who need community service for school
credit. Bring the kids so that they can help take the photos. |
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Discuss/meet with your technical
coordinator to assess the house and cover the needs on the take-off sheets
and scope of work forms. |
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June
- July
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Keep volunteers enthused and informed
about the upcoming project by sending memos or e-mails, creating calendars,
submitting items to your company or church newsletter, displaying posters of
past house successes, giving mini classes to teach and assign tasks. |
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Order your team's H&H t-shirts. See
the link below for online ordering form. The sales help to fund the H&H
project. |
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Thursday, July 31st - T-Shirt orders
due. |
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August
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Determine and obtain any items or
funds your company/organization will provide for your project. |
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Organize your volunteers. Discuss who
will:
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Pick up materials from the H&H
warehouse with a truck, the day before work day. |
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Communicate/connect with your
homeowner on project day. |
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Be the runner on project day. They
will need a truck. |
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Organize the team's lunch. |
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Coordinate each task group:
scrapers, caulkers, painters, tools, ladders, power washers, etc. |
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Present scope of work to volunteers
and divide into task teams; pass out the checklist of things to bring on
project day and information on safety and lead paint guidelines. |
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Saturday, August 23rd, attend
Captain's meeting. Schedule material pick up time. All teams must be
represented. Meeting at the warehouse,
1300 Corinth Street, Dallas, 75215, 9 am. |
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September
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Have a team meeting. Topics:
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General schedule/flow of activities
for project day. |
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Scope of work on the home. |
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Safety guidelines. |
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Things to bring. |
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Go over the waiver that the
volunteers will sign. |
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Plan for communicating last minute
information changes. |
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Meeting place/car pool/parking. |
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Neighborhood security. |
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Answer questions. |
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Friday, September 12th, materials pick
up at designated schedule time. |
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Saturday, September 13th,
POWER WASH DAY. Team to power wash, scrape and do general preparation for next week's
project day. |
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Friday, September 19th, materials pick
up at designated schedule time. |
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Saturday, September 20th,
PROJECT DAY. You're
ready and have prepared your team. Have a great day! |
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T-Shirts Ordering Form
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