Extreme  Build for Youth Began November 3rd Extreme Build 2007 is our third annual building event where young people across our community from different schools, churches, organizations, faiths, age groups, races, and backgrounds are coming together to sponsor and build TWO Habitat homes for TWO families in need. Due to the overwhelming response to our inaugural build with youth, we are doubling our energy with Extreme Build 2007. Extreme Build provides an opportunity for area youth (ages 7 to 25) to learn new skills, participate in rewarding community service, earn service hours, and work as a diverse team to plan, sponsor, and build two homes for deserving families in need. Exciting Things about our Extreme Build:

HONORARY CHAIRPERSON CARLY PATTERSON is a former American gymnast and is currently an aspiring professional singer. She won her gold medal as the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. She became the first American woman to ever win this title in a fully attended Olympic Games. In 2005, Carly announced her interest in becoming a professional singer and her first album is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2007. (click on the picture to learn more about Carly)

• NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. All training is done on the site.
• Young people in our community with adult supervision will build the two homes simultaneously next to each other.
• Extreme Build for Youth provides young people the opportunity to learn new skills, while participating in rewarding community service.
• Extreme Build for Youth will eliminate substandard living conditions for two families.

Ways You Can Help:

Become a Financial Sponsor:

Habitat depends on financial donations to build houses for families in need.  Donations cover the cost of purchasing land and building materials.

Become an iBuild Member:

Designed for students, 14 years of age or older, and their families to become individually involved at a sponsorship level.

Become a Partner:

Provide in-kind donations of products and services in support of the volunteer work crews and overall project.

Building will be done on Saturdays with priority given to Financial Sponsors, iBuild members, and Partners when assigning volunteer slots for building. (Open slots will be filled on an available basis.)

Extreme Build for Youth breakdown by ages:

• 18 years of age or older can be on the roof
• 16-17 years of age can be on a ladder
• 14-15 years of age will have feet on the ground. They will be brought into the build once the house is “in the dry” for painting, dry wall, trim, landscaping, insulation, lower level siding work, etc.
• Under 14 are used for landscaping, tools and materials management, supplying/serving meals or snacks to volunteer crews, stocking the house with supplies for the new homeowner, house dedications, off site construction projects, etc.

Extreme Build for Youth is all about learning something new, bringing your friends along, meeting new friends, having fun, and making a real difference to deserving families in our community!

Please consider joining us for this fun and worthwhile event starting in November!

Questions? Want to learn more? Contact us at: youth@habitat-scc.org

Note: All volunteers who work on a Habitat site in South Collin County, Texas must complete and sign a current Volunteer Release Form. Completed, executed forms should then be taken to the site. Click link below to download a copy.

Related links:

• Extreme Build for Youth Sponsors
• Extreme Build for Youth Build Schedule
• Extreme Build for Youth Wish List
• Volunteer Liability Release Form (42KB PDF)
• Release and Waiver of Liability for Minors (148KB PDF)
• What to Wear, What to Bring to Extreme Build (72KB PDF)
• Community Service Hours Form (26KB PDF)
• Map and Directions to the Site (112KB PDF)
• Memories of our 2005 Youth Power Build
• Memories of our 2006 Extreme Build