June 12, 2019

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You Get the Weekend Off!

 

There is no scheduled public build day for this coming Saturday.

 

Looking forward:

There are 2 homes currently under construction that are about 75% complete. After this, we will build 4 more. Two of those will be used as part of the overall camp housing stock and two will be placed upfront to replace the overnight tent.
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Sign Up Here for June 29

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June 7, 2019

This Saturday is the 2019 White Center Refresh! 

The White Center Community Development Association will be hosting a neighborhood wide project that will include a large scale painting event at Camp Second chance plus they will be taking over our construction tent for the day to continue building tiny homes.

Details from WCCDA:
The White Center Refresh is back again! There are opportunities for you to build, paint, and clean up parts of the wonderful White Center community in this event where White Center residents and friends are invited to come together to contribute time and effort to continuously build a healthy, inclusive, and lively place to live and play.

All participants are invited to the bbq lunch celebration at the end of the day and will also receive a new I ♥ White Center t-shirt!

Register Here

 

June 8th, 2019 8:30AM – 2:15PM
Location: Camp Second Chance

(NOTE: SFNW won’t have a signup link for that day, please use the WCCDA link provided above)

In other news, the last tent at C2C has been removed and replaced with tiny home #024. A big accomplishment for everyone who helped to make that happen! Thank you all for the ongoing support.

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

Would you like to provide a lunch for the build team?

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

 

Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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May 13, 2019

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We are building a community one tiny home at a time.

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Greetings tiny home builders and friends,

The next build day is set for Saturday, May 18th. We hope you can join us for another fun and meaningful day of community service. We have started construction on house #22 and #23. Come have fun, work a little and make a meaningful impact in someone’s life. Sign up today.

We will have a Spanish Speaking Refugee joining us. If anyone who speaks good spanish could sign up to help with translation that would be greatly appreciated.

This Saturday tasks will include:
-Interior paneling
-Insulation
-Wall jig assembly and Wall tilt ups
-Exterior caulking and trim
-possible flooring and roofing if we get that far.
NOTE: Please wear work appropriate clothing and covered footwear

Photos from Last week’s event.

Also a very special thank you to Chris Chrisman for providing a wonderful lunch. We really appreciate the support!

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Would you like to provide a lunch for the build team?

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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May 9, 2019

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Tiny house # 20 and 21 are almost done. Sign up today!

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Greetings tiny home builders and friends,

The next build day is set for Saturday, May 11th. I have a feeling the volunteer slots will fill up fast so register earlyLast Friday we made tremendous progress on tiny homes number 20 and 21. Thank you to all who came early, put their tool belts on and got the job done right! (and we do have fun in the process!!)

Photos from last Friday build day

Also a very special thank you to Chris Chrisman for providing a wonderful lunch. We really appreciate the support!

This Saturday tasks will include:
-Roofing
-Interior and exterior caulking and painting
-On the end of the day the plan is to push the two finished homes out of the construction tent.

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NOTE: This week wear work clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on.
Below are a few photos of folks who have recently moved into our new tiny homes (or are about to move in). A reminder why we build for, by, and with our neighbours. Pictured is Randy, Seth, Kammie, Sonia and Gary.

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Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Would you like to provide a lunch for the build team?

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities. 
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May 1, 2019

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THIS WEEK WE BUILD ON FRIDAY

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Greetings tiny home builders and friends,

This week we are trying something different. Instead of Saturday only days, we are testing a Friday build day (Friday May 3rd) to see what the interest might be. We hope to have a good team assembled. Sign up today!  If this works out, we hope to mix or alternate Fridays and Saturdays throughout the months ahead.

Friday tasks include:

-Caulking and painting exterior (please wear clothing suited for painting!)
-Install roof structure
-Install wall and roof insulation
-Install interior panels
-Exterior trim and possibly interior flooring
-Build walls on jigs for future homes if time allows

Please note there will be no Saturday build day this week.

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In other news:

We have reached a milestone of 20 tiny homes built! Great job team!

Photos from last Saturday build day

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Would you like to provide a lunch for the build team?

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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April 23, 2019

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Two More Tiny Homes Completed

Over the last week volunteers finished the two homes in the work tent and we got them moved outside on Saturday. We have a clean slate and all the materials to start the next two this Saturday, April 27th.  

Sign up here for the available spots on the build team. Mark and I have worked hard to make the project as accessible as possible to all skill levels. We hope you come and join us this Saturday and make your community a better place.  “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness”

BIG THANK YOU to all who provided mattresses and bed frames to the residents of the camp. It is greatly appreciated!

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Are you interested in volunteering during the week?

We often have a small volunteer crew during the week. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to arrange what days are typically good for you.

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Provide a Lunch for the Build Team

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities. 
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April 8, 2019

Time lapse video of this week’s events.

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Greetings tiny home builders and friends

Today two more homes were placed and leveled. A young couple and a senior lady moved into two new warm clean homes and out of the cold dark tents. It’s all the work we do as a community that is making a real difference. Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who made this happen. 

LET’S KEEP IT UP!

There are still a few slots available for this Saturday (April 13th) There is a diverse list of task on the two current “in construction” homes including trim work, painting, interior panels, possibly flooring and roofing. We can also start building the walls for the next set of homes if time allows.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS ACTION LIST 

We have an immediate need for beds and mattresses. There are a few older and frail folks who currently sleep on the floor of the tents. The new homes we delivered today also need beds. I have created a wish list on amazon. Please help us get these folks off the ground!

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Are you interested in volunteering during the week?

 

We often have a small volunteer crew during the week. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to arrange what days are typically good for you.

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Provide a Lunch for the Build Team

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities. 
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March 27, 2019

 

 

Greetings tiny home builders and friends,

There are still a few slots available for this Saturday (March 30th) The homes are almost done so it’s mostly painting this Saturday. Please wear appropriate clothing for paint.  Hopefully we can push the Model “T” (Tiny) out of the factory on Saturday to make room for the next two!

IMMEDIATE NEEDS ACTION LIST 
Here is a much needed tools wish list to keep the project moving forward successfully. Your help and support is greatly appreciated. The build team will put these items to immediate good use.

Are you interested in volunteering during the week? We often have a small volunteer crew during the week. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to arrange what days are typically good for you.

PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEKS BUILD DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Provide a Lunch for the build team

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

 

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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March 20, 2019

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Greetings tiny home builders and friends

There are still a few slots available for this Saturday (March 23rd) There is a good chance that we will be painting this Saturday. Please wear appropriate clothing. We will also be installing interior panels and trim.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS ACTION LIST 
Here is a much needed tools wish list to keep the project moving forward successfully. Your help and support is greatly appreciated. The build team will put these items to immediate good use.

Are you interested in volunteering during the week? We often have a small volunteer crew during the week. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to arrange what days are typically good for you.

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Camp Second Change Open House A Success!

 

Click here for PHOTOS FROM THE MARCH 17th OPEN HOUSE

Thanks to all who participated in the open house!

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Provide a Lunch for the build team

If you would like to donate a lunch for the build team, please coordinate with Michelle Gaither at gaithermj@gmail.com A big Thank You! to Chris Chrisman for providing lunches for the team over the past few months!

Good Day,
Tomasz Biernacki
Building Coordinator
Sound Foundations NW
soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com
www.soundfoundationsnw.org
Sign up for this newsletter here
Sound Foundations NW is a community based outreach project of Alki United Church of Christ.

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Company Team Building Opportunities

Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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March 12, 2019

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Greetings Tiny Home Builders and Friends!

The last two homes have been placed on site. Alki Lumber yard has delivered the needed lumber. Time to start the next two homes! Come join us this Saturday, March 16th for a build day. 

OPEN HOUSE This Sunday, March 17th is the Camp Second Chance open house from 1PM-4PM. There will be food, music, and art. Tomasz and Mark will be giving tours of the tiny home building facility. More information

FUNDRAISER Thank you to all who contributed to our fundraiser. We are still a long way from our goal to build 18-20 more homes.  Please help us meet the goal on Go Fund Me. Remember, 100% of your donation goes to materials. We have no paid staff. Your contribution is tax deductible.

PROGRESS! Serena and Shelley got their keys to their brand new tiny homes today!

 

 

Company Team Building Opportunities
Build dates are now available during the week for company team building parties or community service. Please contact Tomasz Biernacki at 707-339-1144 or soundfoundationshomes@gmail.com to schedule a private team building event. Select weekdays are available for company team building events.  Saturdays are generally reserved for individual volunteer opportunities.
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