Next Steps for House Captains

Thanks to everyone for getting your Online Scopes in!  Here's what's next for us and for you as we prepare for a successful Rebuilding Day (RD):

1)  This week we're ordering paint, steps and other accessibility items, portable toilets, debris bins and appliances based on your surveys.  We'll have all of these items available for pick up the week before RD, with the exception of appliances and steps--which we will deliver.

2)  We'll be asking you to sign up for a pick-up time to get your supplies from our warehouse.  Look for that email next week sometime.  

3)  Credit cards are being mailed out to you this week so you can begin your shopping.

4)  If you have any questions, give us a call or email.  

408-578-9519 or deanne@rebuildingtogether-sv.org.

Who's Working on Your Project?

Here's how to find out who has signed up from your group AND/OR who we've assigned to your project:

Go to: https://rtsv.civicore.com

To Login as a House Captain or Volunteer Coordinator. You’ll need your email address and password you created when you signed in as a Volunteer. If you don't remember, you can ask to reset your password or sign in again.

To view the volunteers who’ve signed up from your group, click on the Groups tab on the left side. Then click on your group, then click on Volunteers  Assigned (or Not) to a Project and you’ll be able to see who has signed up so far from your group.

Once we begin assigning volunteers to your project, click on the Reports tab on the left side. Under Saved Reports, there are 2 reports for your use. Volunteer leader report gives you the volunteers names, phone numbers and email addresses for those volunteers who’ve been assigned to your project. The second report is Volunteer leader report with skills and tools. This report gives you your project’s volunteers with their different areas of skill and any tools they may have, as well as who has a truck for use. If you scroll to the far right of this report, you can click on email at the top of the report, and you’ll be able to email everyone in the report. Both reports allow you to export the information to excel and manipulate it however you’d like.

Welcome Aboard Spring 2012 House Captains and Sponsors!

Rebuilding Day--April 28 is just 2 months away.  Our Rebuilding season kick off happens February 27.  Here's who we've got on board so far:

Sponsors:

Advantest
Cupertino Rotary
Ernst and Young
First Congregational Church
Friends of Mark Smolley
GE
Milpitas Rotary
Sandisk
San Jose Water Company
Santa Clara Rotary
Seagate
Stryker Endoscopy
Swinerton Builders
Western Digital
Xilinx
XL Construction

House Captains:

Lynn Alens
Karan Bakhshi
Michael Barr
Rob Berrett
Henry Buffalow
Terry Caldwell
Howard Cohen
Robert Dartez
George DeLucchi
Terry Duffy
George Gluck
Mark Hathaway
Dan Jennings
Bob MacDonald
Olga Makovskaya
Brian Martin
Terry McIntyre
Sandy McMullin
Rolan Moldes
David More
Michael Pate
Nick Sandersfeld
Aaron Scott
Mark Smolley
Jeff Wenke
Rick White

Sign up for Pick Up!

Sign up for Pick Up!

NOW IS THE TIME to sign up to pick up your supplies from our warehouse: 2827 Aiello Drive, San Jose, 95111.

This is for House Captains, Project Coordinators and Resource Coordinators.  House Captains and Resource Coordinators can pick up anytime on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday (Oct. 19-21).  Volunteer Coordinators can pick up Thursday evening, Oct. 20 from 5pm-9pm or anytime Friday during the day.  If you want to coordinate pick ups and have one person pick up for all 3, that must be done on Thursday evening or Friday.  If you are picking up for multiple leaders, please add your name to each of the appropriate calendars.  We do need you to make an appointment so that we can have your items pulled.  With 38 projects leaders (x 3) picking up, we'll be staging pickups as we go.  You can either call the office (408-578-9519) to make an appointment or use our online calendars.  See links and instructions below.  Thanks everyone!!

House Captains:  We are making appointments beginning Wed, Oct. 19 - Friday, Oct. 21.  You'll be picking up your House Kit, Paint and Paint Kits (if applicable), Ladders, Accessibility Items such as grab bars and toilet seats, and smaller appliances you may have requested.  Large appliances and Steps will be delivered.


Volunteer Coordinators: Your Project Box and supplies will be available to pick up on Thursday evening, Oct. 20 from 5pm - 9pm and Friday, Oct. 21 only.  You'll be picking up a tote with your t-shirts, first aid kit, extra waivers, safety poster, plates and napkins, cookies, fruit; in addition you'll pick up a 5 gallon water container, project sign and bucket(s) of soda.  If you have a small car, be sure it's empty before you come so you can fit everything in.  

Resource Coordinators: You'll be picking up your Green Kit.  Most of your supplies fit into a 5 gallon bucket.

Please use our online calendars to sign up:

House Captains:  http://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/HCSIGNUP

Volunteer Coordinators: http://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/VCSIGNUP

Resource Coordinators:  http://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/RCSIGNUP

Instructions for Signing Up:
Choose a time that doesn't already have a project # and name by it, double click on the time and a new screen will open.  Under "Modify the Text", replace the text with your project # and name; for example:  "Project 10/Deanne Everton".  Then click on "Replace Event" and you're all signed up.

Roofing/Furnace Update

I'd just like to clarify that if roofing or furnace work was on your original profile task list, and you confirmed with us that this was definitely an issue, and you are NOT taking care of it yourself (which is most often the case), then these items did NOT go on your Scope of Work.  The Scope of Work is only for items you are overseeing.  We will be contacting our roofer and HVAC company and scheduling this work, so we will work separately with the homeowner on these matters.

Projects we are sending our HVAC company out to:
7, 14, 38

Projects we're getting roofing bids on for repair or replacement:
2, 5, 14, 19, 21, 29, 37

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give Deanne a call.
408-578-9519

If you asked for grab bars, 1/2 steps, railings, etc....?

Here's the scoop:
1/2 steps:  Steps are being pre-built for the following projects:  2, 16, 24, 30, 35 and 38.  These will be delivered prior to Rebuilding Day and your team will be removing the old steps and installing the new.

Railings: Due to the complexities of each project regarding railings, it's best if you call the Rebuilding Together office and talk with Jerry Zuniga, our Safe at Home Project Manager, about what you need. He can be reached at 578-9519 or email him at jzuniga@rebuildingtogether-sv.org.

Grab Bars:  We will have your requested grab bars here at the warehouse when you come to pick up supplies.  We will also have Toggler Brand Toggle Bolts if you need them.  These can be used if one end of your grab bar is not going into a stud or if you are installing in tile or fiberglass.  Check out this video on how these work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC1ZuxuZ2PU&feature=related

When you install a grab bar using these bolts, use a 1/2" drill bit and move it around a bit once you've made your hole because these togglebolts are slightly larger than 1/2".  Be sure to use a glass/tile bit if drilling into tile.  It is suggested that you use clear silicon on the back of the grab bar before screwing it into the wall for added strength.

Other Accessibility Items (such as shower seats and handheld showers):  We will have these items when you pick up supplies as well.

Important Lead Test Results

Lead Testing has been completed.  We only had 4 homes come back positive of the ones we tested:  1, 11, 15, and 29.  The prepping of these houses will happen prior to Rebuilding Day. 

1. If your home was NOT tested but is pre 1978, then you CANNOT disturb any paint when prepping.  No powerwashing allowed--only the use of a water hose as long as paint is not flaking.  No scraping or sanding.  Some of your homes may have small areas (less than 20 square feet) that are peeling; in that case you can scrape those areas lightly but only take care of those minimal areas that are already peeling.
2. If your home was tested, is pre 1978 and came back negative, you may prep in whatever way is necessary.
3. If your home is 1978 or later, then you may prep in whatever way is necessary. 

Thanks for helping us follow the EPA Lead Safe guidelines.