<p align="center"><img height="159" border="0" width="499" alt="" src="/id0904f67a805ed421" /></p><p align="center"><strong>Join the SIUE Alumni Association for the SIUE Alumni Volunteer Day with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, September 19th!</strong></p><p>15 SIUE alumni, family and friends will join together and help Habitat for Humanity at one of their 28 new build sites in the JeffVanderLou Neighborhood in St. Louis.&nbsp; We will work from 8:00am - 4:30pm.&nbsp; We are also collecting a $10 donation from each volunteer which will be given to Habitat for Humanity St. Louis.&nbsp; The Alumni Volunteer Day is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with former classmates and give back to the community.&nbsp; Participants will also receive a free alumni volunteer t-shirt to wear during the event.</p><p>Habitat for Humanity volunteers can be skilled (often helping out as crew or task leaders), semi-skilled or just willing to learn!&nbsp; The on-site project managers will direct the work and coach us on safety, but you will not be expected to do something you are not ready to do.&nbsp; All tasks are important to the overall goal.</p><p><img height="188" border="0" width="205" alt="" src="/id0904f67a805ed40e" align="left" />All volunteers will be required to complete the <a href="/id0904f67a805ed40a" target="_blank">2009 Habitat for Humanity St. Louis volunteer waiver</a>.&nbsp; The waiver will need to be submitted to the Alumni Association as soon as possible by faxing it to 618-650-3694 or mailing it to the SIUE Alumni Association, Campus Box 1031, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1031.</p><p><strong>PLEASE NOTE that the 15 volunteer slots have been filled.</strong></p><p><strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong></p><ul> <li>What do I bring with me on Saturday?<br />Lunch and water will be provided.&nbsp; Bring work gloves and dress in layers.&nbsp; Wear clothes which can get dirty and stained and study shoes - no sandals, crocs, open toed or heeled shoes!.&nbsp; Bring gatorade, snacks, fruit, hat and towelettes for the porta potties.&nbsp; Bring rain and/or sun protection.</li> <li>What about tools?<br />Habitat for Humanity has tools but if you have then, you are welcome to bring a hammer, nail belt, tape measure, pencil, utility knife, chalk line, tin snips, speed square and any hand tools.&nbsp; Please have your name on your tools.&nbsp; Habitat will not be responsible for misplaced personal tools.</li> <li>Do I need safety equipment?<br />Safety equipment will be available including gloves, hard hats (when needed), safety goggles, ear protection and dust masks when appropriate.</li> <li>What will the full day be like?<br />All volunteers will be on Webster Avenue, just after Sheridan Avenue on the east side of the street at 7:50am.&nbsp; We will turn in our paperwork, sign in and get our ID buttons.&nbsp; Habitat staff will direct us to our house and answer any questions.&nbsp; We will break for lunch at the house leader discretion.&nbsp; After lunch, we will continue our tasks to completion, clean up, and return tools and materials.&nbsp; The work day will end when all of this is done around 3:30-4:30pm.</li> <li>Will I meet the homeowner?<br />Yes!&nbsp; Homeowners need 450 hours of sweat equity before they can move in after their house is finished so they will be working hard to get enough hours.&nbsp; Be sure and introduce yourself and take some time to get to know him/her and the family.</li></ul><p></p><p>For more information, please review the Habitat for Humanity St. Louis <a href="/id0904f67a805ed40b" target="_blank">volunteer brochure</a> and <a href="/id0904f67a805ed409" target="_blank">driving directions</a>.&nbsp; Check out photos from the <a href="/id0904f67a8058e777">2008 Alumni Volunteer Day</a>.</p>