At Habitat Bucks, volunteers build homes, work in the office, plan special events, raise funds and spread the word about Habitat. From seniors to youth and from every skill set, volunteers learn valuable job and life skills. They have the ability to unite with others to improve their community and make a difference in the lives of people within it. Volunteering also creates a unique sense of pride, self-achievement and camaraderie.

For further information regarding volunteering with Habitat, contact Laura McClellan, volunteer associate, at l.mcclellan@habitatbucks.org or 215.822.2812 x302. And, be sure to check out Volunteer News at the bottom of this page!

Volunteers who have served 250 hours: Manuel Alfonso, Margie Horton, Monroe Hunsberger, Rick Ottinger, Maureen Schmidt, Beverly Cupo, Jack Richard, Peter Hurt, Paul Payton, Robert Wozniak, John Benincasa, Sandi Ives, Flo Kelly, Mark Hillman, Bud Naylor - NEW!

> ReStore Volunteer
Volunteers are needed to assist in Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in Chalfont. Volunteer tasks will include unloading deliveries, cleaning and testing donations, stocking merchandise and assisting customers. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.

> Faith Relations Support Volunteer
Want to help reach out to the Faith community, but prefer to work behind the scenes? We have need for someone that can help us with research, updating contact information, checking church websites and more.

Thak you, Day Sponsors!
Thank you to Habitat for Humanity’s day sponsor groups who pledged both donations and volunteer labor toward the Emerald Hollow project. 2008 day sponsors are Physician’s Endoscopy, Gilmore & Associates, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc, Merck/Schering Plough, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Volunteers help welcome home six families.
On Thursday, March 13, Habitat for Humanity held a dedication ceremony to welcome six new homeowners to Emerald Hollow! Pastor Robert Mitman of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Perkasie joined us to dedicate the homes of the Andrew, Allen, Dorn, Staats, Lewis, and Gicuki-Thiga families. Keys were presented by Family Support Committee members Brian Haigh, Pat Petersman, and Susan Vincent, Collegiate Challenge volunteers from Avon Old Farms School and Miss Porter’s School, Sandi Stachelek representing Buffini & Company, and Jim Walker and Tom Ritter from Lowe’s in Warrington and Quakertown. Welcome gifts for the families were provided by the Faith Relations Committee, Ed Neff, Buckingham Friends School, the Upper Bucks County Thrivent Chapter, and Carols Scents n Soaps. Bibles donated by Berean Christian Store were presented to each family, and volunteer Jill Sonlin provided delicious refreshments for the ceremony. Thank you to everyone whose contributions helped these six families achieve their dream of homeownership!

For extensive listings of volunteer opportunities in the Bucks County area, visit:

> VolunteerMatch database, where opportunities are searchable by location and area of interest

> Central Bucks Healthier Community Team Volunteer Database

> United Way Volunteer Solutions