New Opportunity: iHeartVolunteers

We are volunteers! It’s what we do, but why? There are a number of reasons, such as, socialization, personal growth, stress reduction, a resume builder or to simply serve. Although we get a lot from volunteering, organizations and the individuals they serve are equally impacted by our service.

Volunteering for Rebuilding Together Twin Cities (RTTC) offers all of the above. The social aspect is covered; working with a team is a great way to bond and network. Personally, you can learn valuable skills that can be applied to everyday life, like installing kitchen appliances. Nothing reduces stress like upgrading a home; there is a lot of satisfaction that comes from repairing a wall or doing landscaping. Volunteerism always boosts the resume, being an RTTC volunteer will let employers know you are a team player that can get things done. To top it all off, RTTC service improves the lives of the people in our communities.

Volunteers are awesome. We realized this one day and set about to make the world a better place, a place where volunteers can meet other volunteers. We started iHeartVolunteers, the dating site for people who volunteer. We know a lot of couples that married after meeting as volunteers, in fact, it is a great place to do so, but it’s not always possible to make those connections on site while volunteering.

Have no fear, iHeartVolunteers is here to help. We want to make meeting other volunteers easy, fun, and charitable. We donate 10% of our profits back to our members’ organizations, and we verify that people have actually volunteered. Bringing great people together is our mission.

Rebuilding Together Twin Cities is an amazing organization, and being an RTTC volunteer is a fulfilling experience. If you are looking to socialize, relieve some stress, or learn new skills RTTC is the place to do it. If you are looking to meet a partner that shares your core volunteer values, check out iHeartVolunteers. Currently, we are offering a limited time, free 3-month subscription to all verified volunteers while our community grows. Sign up today and join our community of like-minded individuals!

Do good. Together.

Shelly & Chris Zenner, Co-founders, iHeartVolunteers

Wells Fargo Repairs Three Homes

Thanks to Wells Fargo and more than 100 employee volunteers who joined us earlier this month to provide repairs for three low-income families in our community.  One of the families we assisted, Jim and Sai, worked side-by-side with the volunteers to repair their Saint Paul home.  Volunteers from Wells Fargo installed over 80 feet of gutter and 150 feet of connected drain tile to help control and repair damage caused by erosion at the home.  Volunteers also painted two rooms and laid new flooring in another room.

In addition, we removed and replaced 11 windows and constructed a handicap-accessible ramp to enable Silvia and David to live more independently and safely in their home. Volunteers also painted the living room, the dining room, and the window trim.

We are very grateful to Wells Fargo for their continued support and investment in our community!

Honeywell and Cooper High School Students Revitalize Weida Park in Saint Paul

On May 7th, more than 100 volunteers from Honeywell and Cooper High School came together to provide improvements and upgrades at Eileen Weida Park in St. Paul.  The Honeywell volunteers and Cooper High School students spent the day installing new basketball hoops, building a community garden and benches, installing another access point to the park, refilling the sandbox area and performing other landscaping work.

“The City maintains hundreds of parks, and volunteer efforts such as this can take a neighborhood park from good to great,” said Amy Brendmoen, Saint Paul Councilmember, Ward 5. “We are so grateful for the work performed today by our friends at Honeywell and Cooper High.”

Weida Park is located in the Railroad Island neighborhood in St. Paul, designated as the sixth poorest area in Minnesota as indicated by geographic delineation. The City of St. Paul has been working in partnership with the Railroad Island Task Force and East Side Neighborhood Development Company to improve the area and support projects like this one.

This project is the 37th local collaborative project between Honeywell and Rebuilding Together Twin Cities. Honeywell has been a national sponsor for Rebuilding Together since 2003; and to date, approximately 17,500 Honeywell volunteers have repaired more than 500 homes and nonprofit centers in communities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  We really appreciate the support and hard work of Honeywell and Cooper High School!

Tech Dump Is Coming Here!

Mark your calendar! Bring your old electronics to our office and help raise money to repairs homes through Tech Dump on May 30th! More information is available here.