Do you have physical or financial problems, or has the fact that you are not quite as spry as you used to be kept you from completing painting or other needed home improvement projects? Well, help is on the way! TeenServe, an Indiana based, non-profit corporation, along with local co-sponsors will be combining efforts to provide free home repairs for elderly, disabled and low-income residents when a one-week workcamp be held from June 24 – 30, 2018.
Approximately 400 teens and adult leaders will be coming from all over the USA and will be staying at Becker High School for the duration of the workcamp . Six person crews (at least one adult and five teens) will spend their days completing home repair or painting projects for the elderly or others who cannot complete the work themselves because of physical or financial need. TeenServe will work on approximately 80 individual homes within a 25-mile radius of Becker High School. There is no charge to these families for labor or materials.
Supported by numerous local volunteers, a TeenServe workcamp involves teens and adult leaders who each pay a fee for the privilege of lending a helping hand. Any elderly and needy families who are struggling to keep up their homes are urged to apply to be a worksite. Work will consist of building wheelchair ramps, weatherization, carpentry, and interior and exterior painting. To be considered for repairs to your home, call the Becker TeenServe Co-Sponsor Team at 1-800-596-3498.
The local co-sponsor team is also in need of help in the following areas: fundraising (for materials), publicity, worksite visitation and volunteer coordination. If you or your organization would like to get involved in this effort, or if you are just curious to find out more about TeenServe, the Co-Sponsor Team meets monthly at Grace Lutheran Church in Becker, 11185 – 27th Avenue SE. The next meeting is scheduled for Sun., Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, to donate, or to volunteer, please contact Kary Tillmann, co-sponsor team chair at 612-310-6514.
