Athens County Historical Society and Museum

							Ohio University is part of a larger community with many opportunities for involvement
and contribution. You’ll find on the next pages a few of the local non-profit organizations
that could use your assistance. This does not represent all of the opportunities in our
area but is representative of the variety of organizations and interests available in our
community.


Athens County Historical Society and Museum


Contacts
www.athenshistory.org

Kelee Riesbeck (pr. reesbek)

65 North Court Street, Athens
592-2280

Goals of the organization
       Exhibit
       Educate
       Collect

•   Exhibits are interactive and hands on
•   Extensive genealogy section and assistance




Assistance Needed:
       entering data for objects that are donated;
       fundraising;
       answering the phones and greeting guests

Membership Costs and Benefits
Individual: $15. Free admission to museum and museum events; discounts at local
restaurants and shops; reduced overnight rate at the Holiday Inn Express of Athens; The
Bulletin ; 10% off at ACHS&M Museum Store
Family: $30. Same as above + free admission to museum and museum events for family
members (must live in same home)
Friend of the ACHS&M: $100. Same as Family + able to rent the ACHS&M building at
reduced rate.
Business, group, or club: $175. Same as above for employees (must show card for free
admission) + reproduction of vintage photo of building they occupy (if available) or
reproduction of vintage photo of their choice
Sponsoring: $250. Same as above + free admission to museum for friends and family
Life: $500. Same as above + may schedule guided tours of ACHS&M collections for
themselves and their guests + name on plaque at ACHS&M
Patron: $1,000. Same as above + may schedule guided walking tours of uptown Athens
for themselves and their guests.

ACHS&M Membership Discounts at local businesses include:
$88/night room rate at The Holiday Inn Express, Athens
15% off all lunch or dinner entrees at The Oak Room

Current fundraising efforts planned are:
•  “Adopt an Artifact” ranging from $100 to $2000; contributions go toward
   preservation of specific artifact and storage.; donation will be noted on display or
   storage of artifact
•  August 22 at Casa Nueva – the band “Stella” will perform and there will be a silent
   auction related to this event
•  Raffling a scooter
•  Constructing a log cabin and can participate in ‘chinking’
On going fundraising efforts
Athens County Workstation
Center For Human Resource Development


Contacts
http://ws.athenscountygovernment.com/workforce.htm

Joe McGowan

70 N. Plains Road
The Plains, Ohio 45780

Phone: (740) 797-1405
Toll free: 1-877-351-0405
Fax: (740) 797-3105
TTY: (740) 797-2817

Email: workstation (at) athenscountygovernment.com

Goals of the organization

Free employment, training and support services for businesses, job seekers and the
community.

Primary offerings:
       Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)
       GED
       Computers for job searches

Assistance Needed:
This agency has experienced lay-offs recently so they cannot use volunteers while
employees are laid off.

This service, previously with Job and Family Services is now operating under the Board
of Regents. Funding is a little unstable at this point and looks to shift considerably with
new funding model.

No current or planned fundraising efforts.
Athens County Habitat For Humanity

Contacts
www.athenshabitat.org

Greg Ross
Executive Director

525 West Union Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740) 592-0032

Goals of the organization

Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, non-profit organization whose goal is to
eliminate sub-standard housing throughout Athens County. We work in partnership with
families to build safe, decent and affordable homes. Costs are kept low by using as much
volunteer labor and materials as possible. Families selected are chosen by the affiliate's
Family Selection Committee which reviews an applicant family's income, current debts,
ability to repay, and inadequate living conditions. Every affiliate follows a
nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in
choosing the families who receive Habitat houses. The selected families are required to
put in 250 hours of "sweat equity" into their home, by working side by side with Habitat
volunteers on building-related projects such as construction and fund raising.

Each Habitat for Humanity home is sold to a family in need at no profit and at no interest.
The cost of the home is then repaid by a no-interest mortgage over a fixed period of time.
These payments are then recycled to build more houses in Athens County. Homes have
been built in Athens, Coolville, Amesville, Nelsonville, Sharpsburg and Glouster. 23
homes have been built in Athens County since 1990, and we are preparing to start our
24rd home.



Assistance Needed
•  No current building opportunities except for women – Women Raise the Roof
•  Expect to break ground in July for another house that would accept male and female
   volunteers
Happy to have people volunteer their ‘daytime’ skills to help – examples would include
an accountant, IT professional or a fundraiser. They will take your volunteer offering and
try to fit you where you could help and be comfortable.

Always take monetary donations


Many committees available; board is comprised of people who have volunteered in one
of the committees but need not be long time volunteer to advance to chair on of the
committees. Ex: Chris Moberg is chairing a finance committee. Chris is a finance
professor. Mick Harris is on the Board and began working with Habitat when the OU
Coalition was working.
A listing of specific committee meetings open to volunteers is available at:
http://www.athenshabitat.org/events.php


Current fundraising efforts

Selling notecards – a pack of 12 for $15
Looking for a building of approximately 5,000 square feet for storing supplies and
donations.
Accept used car donations for resale
Cash offerings
Land donations
Stocks, bonds, beneficiary designations


Additional information
Used to have an OU coalition – ended probably four or 5 years ago; group raised money
and built the house with mostly staff and faculty – some students. They would love to see
that revived. ( I think it happened a lot faster and generated more PR for them than some
of the other groups.)

There are a lot of OU employees involved in different ways but not as reps of OU – as
reps of churches or on their own.

Happy to talk to us more about specific fit for individuals or groups but also for more
general info if we want to try to organize for a bigger effort. They also will be happy to
come to a group to speak about needs and efforts.
Factory Street Studio

Contacts
www.factorystreetstudio.org



37 Ohio Avenue, Athens
594-2302

Goals of organization
Factory Street Studio provides an educational program in the Southeastern Ohio region,
dedicated to teaching and promoting creative dance, movement and other artistic
expressions through classes, mentoring, and performances. The program is designed to
maximize self-esteem, dance technique, personal growth, and cooperative spirit in the
studio and the community.

Assistance needed
•  monetary donations
•  a drinking fountain
•  large mirrors
•  snacks for our snack machines
•  a fax machine

Advisory and governance
Board selected from parents of dancers
Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association,
Hospice and Health Services, Inc.

Contacts
http://www.acvna.org/

Patti Mercer –volunteer coordinator extension 475/ Christy Truly will be taking over at
the end of June

30 Herrold Avenue, Athens
594-8226



Goals of the organization

The organization provides nursing care, assistance with daily living tasks, or anything in
between to make recovering from a hospital stay or coping with a terminal illness at
home a reality. We are dedicated to providing cost effective, high quality home health
services to the people in our Appalachian Community.

They provide services to Medicaid clients through Ohio Home Care programs as well as
for clients with Workers' Compensation, Veteran's Administration, Medicare and other
payor sources. Private pay services are also available for their clients.



Assistance needed
•  They train volunteers to go into homes for respite care – to give providers a break.
   There is an upfront time commitment for the training: paper work completion,
   approximately 6 hours of video on how to do the jobs involved in respite work,
   approximately 2 hours to review a manual; a few quizzes to insure that information is
   recognized – those portions probably take 10 to15 hours. There is an additional 2
   hours of hands on training- working with another to get experience with patients.

•   They are happy to take donations from the community for patients – many patients
    can’t afford services so they are dependent of financial donations to maintain services
    to everyone regardless of ability to pay.
•   They also welcome expertise/skills for special projects or assistance with running
    their operations. Examples of appreciated expertise or skill donation are training on
    topics of organizational development; computer assistance – understanding why
    computer or software problems occur and how to remedy them/installation of
    software/maintenance; coordinating fundraisers or special community projects.

•   Advisory Board is comprised of volunteers and slots open occasionally. Board
    members are attached to the organization by a relationship with patients or a history
    with the organization

Current fundraising efforts

•   They are happy to work with anyone for whatever they can contribute.
•   They are currently in the middle of an annual fund drive.
•   Their primary fundraiser is a raffle for quilts. The Quilt Auction date this year is June
    28 at the Athens Community Center. Raffle tickets are available at selected locations.
Stuart’s Opera House

Contacts
www.stuartsoperahouse.org

Adam Fischer, Chief Operating Officer

52 Public Square
P.O. Box 217
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
740-753-1924


Goals of organization
An historical community-based arts center where nationally and internationally
recognized performers provide first-class performances and community events are held.
They do about 40 shows per year and an additional 40 – 50 events. They have about
20,000 people pass through their doors each year.

They’ve begun a children’s educational opportunity and hope to expand. They’ve
partnered with a company to bring four shows in this past year – each show from a
different country highlighting their unique culture and talents. The show’s participants
visit area schools during the day and then the schools’ children attend shows at Stuart’s.
Families then can attend a night performance. They have reached Nelsonville York
schools, Amesville Elementary and hope to expand to Athens City and Hocking County
schools

For summer (June through September) they have, on the second Thursday of the month, a
closed parking lot and band set up outside in the parking lot. They sell beer and had a
great crowd for the first month. That’s an easy way to experience Stuarts’ offerings
without long term commitment. Advertising about the events is in The Messenger, at
Casa, The Farmacy




Assistance needed
•  This organization is interested in assistance from volunteers or individuals and the
   volunteerism can be sporadic or periodic. They can use help doing anything from
   staffing envelopes to selling concessions, ushering at events to cash contributions.
•   They have a volunteer Board of Advisors. The board meets monthly on the third
    Monday at 5:30.

           o    They are interested in board members who have expertise in specialized
                areas. Right now they need an attorney. There are no minimum donation
                amounts to be a board member. They hope to do some renovation to the
                facility so an architect would be helpful.
•   They also have a supporting Guild
            o Active: Those who wish to support the Opera House through the payment
                of dues and by volunteering at various functions at the Opera House, such
                as serving refreshments at performances, fundraising, and ushering.
            o Sustaining: Those who wish to support the Opera House financially
                through the payment of dues.
            o Individual membership: $15
            o Couple membership: $25
                Some of the duties include:
                *Acting as ushers during events
                *Hand out programs/take tickets
                *Run concessions
                *Operate merchandise sales
•   Monthly meetings held at the Opera House on the first Wednesday of every month at
    6:00 PM.
•   Individual Support - Friend of Stuart's
    Become a friend of the opera house through the Friends of Stuart's Opera House
    Program. A number of levels are available and with each level, Stuart's Opera House
    offers benefits ranging from the purchase of tickets prior to public ticket sale dates to
    opera house merchandise and a subscription to the Stuart's Opera House email
    newsletter. Gifts may be tax-deductible.
        Examples
        •   Donation - $50.00
        Purchase up to two tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
        Name listed in programs
        •   Donation - $100.00
        Purchase up to four tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
        Name listed in programs
        •   Donation - $1000.00
        Ten complimentary tickets for shows produced by SOH (limit 2 per show)
        Purchase up to twenty tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
        Name listed in programs
        •   Donation - $10,000.00
        Six complimentary tickets for all shows produced by SOH
        Purchase tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
        Name publicly displayed in Stuart's Opera
        Name listed in programs
Southeastern Ohio Regional Food Center

Contact
http://www.hapcap.org/seorfc.htm

Marilyn Sloan

A Division of Hocking . Athens . Perry Community Action
1005 C.I.C. Drive
Logan, Ohio 43138
800-385-6813

Goals of the organization
They serve 10 counties. They are the source of food for foodbanks and pantries and free
meals in that 10 county area. They do direct distributions to those food pantries and
kitchens. Individual food pantries or meal service is arranged through each individual
place – they only supply to those with services like Lottridge in Coolville, Salvation
Army, St Paul’s, United Methodist Church, Church of Christ, etc.

This service provides services to those in need directly and to those providers who make
available food boxes or meals to those in need. The smaller food pantries or meal service
providers arrange schedules and provisions according to their operating principles and
availability. This service supplies to those with services like Lottridge in Coolville,
Salvation Army, St Paul’s, United Methodist Church, Church of Christ, etc.


Assistance needed
       •  Monetary donations are accepted and appreciated - $1 provides the equivalent
          of 10 meals


       •   Senior food distribution –
                  o Meet at Athens County Fairgrounds and pass boxes to senior
                      recipients once a month.
                  o Currently distributing 4400 boxes a month. Each box contains 13
                      items in the box.
                  o The distributions are directly to people who need help.
                  o This is a 2 hour time commitment and it occurs each month – 9 am
                      to 11 am with scheduled dates of June 24, July 22, August 26,
                      September 23.
                  o Marilyn needs one day notice of number of volunteers so she can
                    have others stay in Logan if we have help down here.

       •   Pack boxes for distribution –
                  o Opportunity to pack boxes for distributions at warehouse in Logan.
                  o Need 7 to help and they work 7 am to 3 pm weekdays.
                  o If there is a desire to help on Saturdays need to give her 2 week
                     notice to set up availability

•   On and near campus food collection during move-out
          o Coordinating with Ed Newman to gather food students will be throwing
              away at move out on campus and hopefully around campus.
          o On June 11, 12 and 13 they will be working with him to gather food that
              students may be getting rid of before going home.
          o Working 9 am to 5 pm those days – see Ed for locations and assistance
              needed.



Additional information
See powerpoint presentation; Tribune article; 60 minutes segment transcript
My Sister’s Place

Contacts

Rachael Parry – Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 1158
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-7125
740-594-8337 volunteer line


Goals of organization

My Sister’s Place provides a safe haven for battered women and their children. They
provide short term housing and resources for victims of domestic violence. The location
of housing is confidential. Counselors and advisors are involved in assisting women and
children with transitions for housing, transportation and legal issues.

Assistance needed
Volunteers participate in training for one hour per week for four weeks. They are
expected to commit four hours per week for one year with scheduling flexibility.
Volunteers must undergo a background check ($26 preferably paid for by the volunteer
but the shelter will pay if financial hardships exist) and a clear TB check (available for
free at Athens County health Department).

Volunteers help with household tasks for the shelter. Cleaning, food preparation, daycare
and administrative tasks are commonly assigned tasks.

They also accept donations of:
•  money
•  household items – cleaners, trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, sheets, towels,
   detergent, dishwashing liquids
•  non-perishable food items

They would be willing to work with individuals and organizations who want to sponsor
fundraisers also.
ATCO Adult Services

Contact

http://www.athenscbmrdd.org/services-for-adults/atco-workshop.htm

Teresa Fulk
740-592-6659, ext. 215

Jeff Bierlein
740-592-6659 ext. 254

21 South Campbell Street
Athens, OH

Goals of organization

ATCO has been opening doors for people with disabilities since 1969. It is a department
of the Athens County Board of MRDD. Currently providing services to 189 adults in
Athens County, ATCO is a non-profit corporation that provides employment and training
to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities.

       Businesses of ATCO: ProPoint, Packaging, and Passion Works Studio

        Services for clients include:
        Community inclusion activities that provide recreational opportunities,
        Life Skills Training classes on topics like self-advocacy, assault prevention,
assertiveness, cooking and nutrition, and living on your own.
        Nursing services for monitoring health and safety, and providing direct nursing
care.

Assistance needed
Depending on how the volunteer’s availability possibilities are listed below. Only those
volunteers who need more than 20 hours per quarter are needed to volunteer within the
Atco facility. All other volunteers will be helping with activities that take place in the
community.
•  Monday Lunch, noon-1pm
   Between 12-15 individuals go up from Atco.
   Volunteers help people carry their food trays thru the line, and join us for lunch as
   well. Lots of socializing.
•   Tuesday Rec Night, between 3:30-6pm
    Between 45-55 people attend each week.
    People bowl, shoot pool, do crafts, play uno, and just hang out.
    Volunteers help people bowl, keep score, shoot pool, play uno, and cheer folks on.
•   Wednesday Bowling League, 5-7pm
    Happens Fall, Winter, and Spring, 8 nights each quarter.
    8 teams of 5, with about half of the participants with a disability and the other half
    being OU students.
    Volunteers assist folks with bowling, keeping score, and cheering their teammates on.
    Volunteers must be willing to commit to the eight Wednesdays, since you will be on a
    team, and your teammates will be counting on you each week.
•   Movement Dance Group at Putnam, day and time varies each quarter
    One day a week for an hour at Putnam, Fall, Winter, and Spring.
    OU Dance majors lead the group.
    5 to 6 individuals participate.
    Volunteers don’t need to be dance majors, they just help participants follow the
    activities.
•   Movie Night, one Tuesday night each month after Tues Rec Night, about 40-45
    consumers attend
•   Amusement Park trip each summer, about 30 individuals attend
•   OU sporting events such as football, volleyball basketball, baseball, and softball
•   Plays, musical performances, dance concerts, outdoor drama, Copperheads games,
    Clippers games, Indians game
•   Athens County Fair, Franklin Park, Bake Sale, Car Wash, Pool tournaments, Canoe
    Picnic, Fishing trip,
•   Halloween Dance, Valentines Dance, Dinner for Two
•   Disability Awareness Festival each March
•   Passion Works events
•   For volunteers who can donate more than 20 hours each quarter additional
    opportunities exist.


A volunteer must compete the volunteer orientation before volunteering. There is a
application packet that must be completed prior to service as well that includes a limited
background checks and reference requests.


Board – There are two current vacancies but conditions must be met before appointment.
Each County Board of Developmental Disabilities is comprised of seven members. The
qualifications and appointment of board members are addressed in ORC Section
5126.029. Five members shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, with
at least two of those five being an immediate family member of an individual eligible for
services by the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ACBDD).
Whenever possible, the commissioners are to ensure one of those two is an immediate
family member of an individual eligible for adult services, while the other is to be an
immediate family member of an individual eligible for early intervention, pre-school or
school-age services.




Two appointments are to be made by the senior probate judge, specifying one of those
two is to be an immediate family member of an individual eligible for residential services
or supported living. So, in total, at least three of the seven board members are to be
family members of individuals eligible for county board services.

Qualifications of a County Board Member include:
•  Resident of the County;
•  Citizen of the United States;
•  Interest and knowledge in the field of developmental disabilities and other allied
   fields;
•  Professional training and/or experience in business management, finance, law, health
   care practice, personnel administration or government service; and,
•  Membership of the board shall reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the
   composition of the county.
Athens County Red Cross

Contact

www.athensohredcross.org

Pamela Martino – Executive Director
100 South May Avenue
Athens, OH 45701

740-593-5273

Goals of organization

The American Red Cross offers services:
•  domestic disaster relief
•  community services that help the needy;
•  support and comfort for military members and their families;
•  the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products;
•  educational programs that promote health and safety;
•  international relief and development programs.

The Athens chapter services Athens and Vinton Counties.


Assistance needed
Disaster relief - Volunteers can be trained for responding to emergency situations like the
scene of fires or weather related destruction to help with making arrangements for
families, helping with tasks in the days following the emergency until the family can get
settled again.

Assistance with blood drives – Volunteers assist with registering donors, arranging for
food during blood drives, transporting blood to Columbus following a drive

Provisions - Comfort kits are provided to those experiencing emergency loss of housing.
Comfort kits contain personal hygiene articles for children and adults. Kits can also
include blankets, towels, sheets, dishes, etc. for basic living needs.

Administrative and fund-raising -Volunteers staff information tables, assist with
administrative tasks at the chapter house, teach first aid and CPR, fund raise
Advisory board made up of volunteers with experience in previous Red Cross events

On-line calendar of events and meetings at
http://www.athensohredcross.org/calendar.html
Athens Sandlot Baseball/Softball League

Contact

www.athenssandlot.com

George McCarthy
P.O. Box 958
Athens, OH 45701

740-593-3357

Goals of the organization
1. Playing Baseball Should Be Fun for Everyone Involved!
2. The children should be given all of the tools they need to be the best players that
they can be!
3. Sportsmanship and developing baseball skills take precedent over “winning at all
cost!"

In meeting those goals, the following rules and guidelines are in effect:
•   We do not turn away any children
•   All teams are evenly matched
•   Baseball skills are stressed
•   All parents, players and coaches must agree to a code of conduct
•   Baseball should be fun!
•   There should be opportunities for more competitive children
Statistically, only a small percentage of the kids that will play in our league will play
baseball at the high school level or beyond. Recognizing that, we want to develop
children that love and appreciate the game of baseball and have fond memories of when
they were competing as kids.

The organization has extensively renovated fields and facilities and provided scholarships
for those who could not otherwise afford registration, gloves and cleats.

Assistance Needed
Concessions stands are open during games and tournaments, usually Monday through
Thursday evenings and all day Saturdays from April through June. Staffing the
concession stands is appreciated.

Fundraising is currently focused on paying for lighting for the fields. Any donation or
assistance with fundraising would be appreciated.
Goodworks

Contact

http://www.good-works.net/

Keith Wasserman – Executive Director
P.O. Box 4
Athens, OH 45701

740-594-3339

Goal of Organization

We are a community of hope for those struggling with poverty in rural Appalachia. We
provide biblical hospitality through The Timothy House (our shelter for the rural
homeless), The Hannah House (our long-term residential care community), jobs
programs, volunteer service opportunities, and community development ministries in the
context of Christian Community.


Assistance needed
•  The Timothy House: Providing shelter for the rural homeless since 1981
   1. Weekday Mornings: Volunteers come to the Timothy House at 8:30 am and work
       until noon or 1 pm once a week. Greeting the residents in the morning, sharing
       morning responsibilities, answering the doorbell, assisting families with child
       care, helping residents with morning tasks, doing laundry and preparing a
       lunchtime meal for those in the house constitute much of the morning
       responsibilities. This commitment is once a week for 10 weeks.
   2. Weekday Evenings: Volunteers come to the Timothy House from 5:00 pm to 9:00
       pm once a week. Assisting with the dinner meal preparation, visiting with the
       residents, answering the doorbell, assisting families with child care, helping the
       residents with specific tasks--daily household chores, filling out job application
       forms, assisting with educational projects, social activities--constitute much of the
       evening responsibilities. At the end of the evening, you are given the opportunity
       to write in your journal about some of your experiences. This commitment is once
       a week for 10 weeks
   3. Weekend (Saturday or Sunday once a month, morning, afternoon or evening): In
       partnership with several local churches, Good Works sponsors a weekend
       volunteer opportunity for individuals or families in the faith community wanting
       to serve the homeless once a month for 4-5 hours
    4. Food Pantry Worker: At a time arranged between you and our staff, volunteers
        commit to coming to The Timothy House or The Good Works Luhrig Road
        location once a week to help organize the food pantry.
•   FRIDAY NIGHT LIFE a weekly event where community members, homeless
    individuals, formerly homeless people, families, and college students join together to
    provide a public meal to an estimated 120-150 people.
            o Participate in the supper as an informal mentor serving once a week from
                4:30-7:30 pm for an 8-10 week commitment.
            o Sponsor a supper. Organize a group (not less then 7 and no more than 14)
                to provide the meal and help with the clean up once or twice a year.
            o Participate in our KIDS CLUB held every Friday night. This will involve
                working with other KIDS CLUB volunteers in one of several areas with
                children: pre-K children, K-6 grade children, and teens. The Good Works
                KIDS CLUB relies on volunteers who make a minimum 20 week
                commitment.
            o Volunteer driver: Because transportation is a major problem for so many
                of our friends living in poverty here in SE Ohio, Good Works attempts to
                organize and provide some transportation to help people get to Friday
                Night Life. We need volunteers who are willing to drive their own cars or
                use one of our vans to pick up kids and adults who want to come to the
                supper.
            o Help organize adult activities which will take place before and after the
                supper: share music, drama, art or something else which can enrich Friday
                Night Life.
            o Food Recovery: In partnership with Ohio University, volunteers pick up
                food from the Ohio University dining hall stores and transport it to the
                Good Works locations once a week. This food is set aside and distributed
                to participants in our Friday Night Life community each week. On an
                average week, we provide food for about 40 families to take home. We
                will provide a vehicle for volunteers to pick up and transport the food.
•   THE GOOD WORKS HEALTH EDUCATION We are seeking an RN or LPN
    who would like to be involved as a volunteer in the Health Education program on a
    once-a-month or once-a-week basis. We are also seeking presenters who are willing
    to provide a 30-45 minute seminar on a heath topic that you are qualified to speak and
    feel passionate about. Previous topics included nutrition, diabetes, heart disease and
    cancer. Workshops are provided at 6:30 pm each Friday at our Friday Night Life
    program.
•   TRAINING FOR LIFE COMPUTER CLASS We assist people of all ages by
    teaching typing, internet access and Microsoft Office. Most of those who participate
    are residents of The Timothy House and are homeless. The long-term goal is to
    broaden the student's computer usage skills and increase their attractiveness to
    prospective employers. For more information on when the class meets and how you
    can volunteer one morning or evening a week to assist in computer software training
•   GOOD GIFTS The Good Gifts Store is a small non-profit fair-trade business (we are
    a Ten Thousand Village Store) located on the Good Works Luhrig Road property.
    Good Gifts also goes off-site to civic groups, churches and other organizations for a
    one day, 2-4 hour sale.
    The purpose of Good Gifts is twofold. First, we purchase hand-crafted items from
    citizens living in developing (third-world) nations which helps to provide for their
    families. We then re-sell these items here in Southeast Ohio. Second, the money
    from these products becomes a source of income to allow Good Works to hire and
    train individuals who participate in our Life in Transition long-term housing program.
    Volunteers can assist with inventory management or can sign up to be on call to
    manage a Good Gifts sales-event in the community
•   WORK-GROUP PROJECTS: One-time service projects. Organize a group of 5-10
    volunteers to help with a 1 or 2 day service project? Good Works relies on volunteers
    for all of our labor-intensive and skilled projects. There are many service
    opportunities at both of Good Works’ two properties which are particularly conducive
    for small groups, but can also be suitable for individuals. Good Works Timothy
    House has several one-day service opportunities. The Hannah House, located five
    minutes from Athens on the Good Works Luhrig Road property, is an eight bedroom
    farmhouse that houses some of our offices, a 30 bed dormitory and our Life In
    Transition program which offers long-term shelter to the recovering homeless. Both
    Good Works properties provide volunteer opportunities for groups of 5-30 people
    interested in landscaping, cutting & splitting wood, trail maintenance, home
    maintenance/repair, painting, carpentry, and other similar tasks.
             a. GOOD WORKS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Good Works relies on
                 volunteers, skilled or unskilled, to assist with the task of maintaining both
                 of our properties. Volunteers can assist once a week or once every two
                 weeks with different projects on our properties at an arranged time.
                 Projects include lawn mowing, yard work, cleaning, painting, wood
                 cutting, etc. Those who have skills to offer can help us with various
                 carpentry, plumbing and electrical projects
•   FIXING BICYCLES: Good Works has several bicycles donated from the
    community that need constant repair and maintenance. We are seeking a volunteer
    who could come on occasion to assist us in the repair and maintenance of our bicycles
•   FIXING AUTOMOBILES: Good Works has several cars donated from the
    community that often need repair and maintenance. We are seeking a volunteer who
    could come on occasion to assist us in the repair and maintenance of our automobiles
•   HELP WITH MAILINGS: At Good Works, we send out newsletters to the
    community and to those who donate to us. We are looking for volunteers who would
    like to assist us with these projects. We need people that we could call or e-mail when
    we have an up-coming mailing project.
•   SAMARITAN PROJECTS This is an outreach which provides opportunities for
    small groups of volunteers to visit the homes of widows, senior citizens and people
    with disabilities in our community who are no longer able to care for their property
    and do not have the income to pay someone to do the work for them. Small groups of
    volunteers are organized to visit and serve at the homes of citizens in rural
    Appalachia. Home maintenance, lawn and garden care and other small projects are
    the focus of this service opportunity. We welcome volunteers in groups of 2 to 8,
    depending on the project.
•   SENIOR VISITS - The Good Works Senior Care program was developed to connect
    volunteers with seniors in Athens County who have requested visitation. We ask
    volunteers to commit to visiting weekly or bi-weekly for 2-3 hours. Senior Care
    usually involves volunteers who are willing to build long term relationships with
    seniors over a period of months
•   THE HOPE CENTER: We have begun construction on a new building on the
    Luhrig Road property behind our Administrative Office building. The Hope Center
    will provide desperately needed meeting space for visiting work groups, volunteers
    and staff. This facility will also provide new opportunities for education and a place
    to strengthen and build community. Funds for this project are currently being
    solicited from individuals and organizations
•   SUMMER SERVICE: Good Works sponsors a summer KIDS DISCOVERY CLUB
    for children (K-6) each summer. The program goes from 9:00 am–1:00 pm, includes
    lunch and three volunteer opportunities. You can volunteer to provide support to the
    summer staff assisting with oversight of the children, assist in the preparation of
    lunch for about 50-60 children and adults, and/or participate in the summer program
    by offering a 30-60 minute one-time presentation of various topics from health care to
    education about animals.


To complete the application, you will need three personal references so please bring e-
mail or telephone contact information about your references with you.