North Whidbey
Hearts & Hammers
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Dinner
Join us at The Center for dinner and a show. Learn about how to help our neighbors. What is Hearts & Hammers. Dinner is by donation.
51 SE Jerome St, Oak Harbor
4th Annual Workday
On May 18th, 2024 We will make a huge diffence in our community. Working on 12 home repair projects and 100 volunteers.
Our Mission
North Whidbey Hearts & Hammers organizes an Annual Workday of "Neighbors helping Neighbors".
We bring together volunteers to make repairs for homeowners who are physically or financially unable to do the work.
What is Workday?
Each year we organize our workday, to make repairs to homes of some of our neighbors, who cannot financially and physically do the repairs. Our goal is to keep our neighbors living in a safe environment. We bring together volunteers, building materials, and leadership to perform home repairs for our neighbors.
For 2024, we plan to work on the homes for 12 homeowner. Each worksite will have several different projects being peformed, yard-work, painting, building decks, replacing flooring, replacing windows, installing smoke detectors, and CO monitors and the list goes on and on.
We start the workday, by gathering to meet your house captain and team, grab a coffee and some breakfast, and a quick orientation meeting. Then each team meets at the worksite for the project for the day. and works on several different projects to make the homeowners life safer and better.
We will deliver sack lunches to each work sit,e and at the end of the day we a gather together, homeowner, volunteers and baord memebers for a celebratory dinner.
You will go home with a full belly and a warm heart, for you have done good things today.
Money
It takes money to purchase the building materials to make these home repairs. We raise these funds from from individuals, organizations and businesses in our community.
People
North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers is a 100% volunteer organiztion. Our board members, house captains, and everyone are volunteers. This an an amazing opportunity to make a difference in our community. Be one of out neighbors helping neighbors.
Homeowners Application
We are still accepting application. The plan it to accept application until February 29th. We may close applications early due to the number received.
Requirements:
- Must live on North Whidbey. (our service are is defined by the Oak Harbor School District boundaries)
- Must own your home.
- Must have a financial need.
There are three Hearts & Hammers organizations here on Whidbey Island. If you do not live in the Oak Harbor School District. (North of Penn Cove) please check with:
The Process:
- Submit your application
- We will call you, to review your information and answer questions.
- We will schedule a visit at your home to look at the work needed first hand. This allows us to determine if the projects fit with the scope of work we can do in 1 day with our volunteers.
- We will choose 12 homeowners for our 2024 workday by May 18, 2024
- Every applicant will receive a letter telling them if they were accepted for workday or not by March 15th.
- Accepted homeowners will receive a 2nd visit from the house captain in charge of their project to make a more detailed plan and determine the materials needed for workday.
- On May 18th a team of volunteers will show up around 9AM to begin work. They will work on the tope priority projects until the work is complete or 4:30 PM
- Homeowners will be invited to join us for a celebratory dinner with all of our volunteers.
Applications for Homeowner Assistance are closed for our 2024 Workday.
Volunteer
We are a 100% volunteer organization from the board to the person fixing the door, replacing a window or painting the house. We are community of volunteers and we encourage you to join us meet some of your amazing neighbors and make a difference in someone's life. We can use people with talents of all kinds. Join us in building a community and making a difference by neighbors, helping neighbors.
- Yardwork
- Painter
- Carpenter
- Handman
- Landscaper
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Cook
- Server
- Driver
- Organizer
- Photographer
- Social Media Guru
- Contractor
- Supervisor
- Grant Writer
- Fundraiser
- Coordinator
Let's Make a Diffrence
We look forward to meeting you.
Support us Finacially
Nothing happens for free. We have materials to purchase and insurance to pay for. We are 100% supported by businesses, local organization, and individuals in the Oak Harbor community. Your donation to North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers makes a difference in someone's life. We are a small but effective and efficient. You can be sure that your donation will directly make a difference in someone's life. We make every dollar go as far as possible. No paid staff. No office. Just volunteers helping neighbors. Please consider making a generous donation today.
Make a Donation
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit
Prefer to write a check? We accept checks too. We appreciate your support.
Mail your donations to:
North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers
316 SE Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Thank you to our Supporters
Thank you to each of our 2023 supporters. Without your finacial support we could not purchase the materials necessary to do the work that we do.
Would you like to be a supporter of our mission. - Email Reid Schwartz nwheartsandhammers@gmail.com
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