Volunteers
The Bridge House has always enjoyed the generous contribution of time and skills from its many volunteers. Students, retirees, business leaders, community organizations, etc. have helped the Bridge House staff and participants find solutions to life issues.We heartily welcome your help!
Contact us to explore possibilities.
Volunteers and Board Members - Please report your donated time and mileage to The Bridge House. Click here to email your info monthly starting July 2009. Your reported hours / mileage will be added to the Volunteer Hours Chart (see below). This is important information for our donors! THANK YOU!
Volunteer Hours Chart
Bridge House participants at their Volunteering Best! Planting the garden on a sunny July day!
Special Volunteers need special mention: Holly McCahan and Michaela Brand have
been fundraising for the BH children - proving that teens make a difference! And we
can't imagine the Community Fun Fair without Frank Jones - our Volunteer of the Year
(though he is so self-effacing that he didn't even show up to receive his award!)
2010 Wish List
- Postage Stamps
- Copy Paper
- Non-allergenic Pillows
- Non-allergenic single Sheet sets
- Towels / dishcloths / wash cloths
- Bleach
- HE Powered Laundry Detergent
- Gift cert to TAV for ink cartridges
- Jars of spaghetti sauce
- Cans of tuna fish
- Flat screen computer monitor
(please call Holly at 254-9848 to inquire
about specific food items)
Some of the folks at the BH would like to do some volunteer work themselves.
So if anyone has a job or project please let us know!
Volunteers needed to ...
- help at the desk or to help organize the director...that would be me
- assist with the program at the Humane Society in Meredith
- help research grant/donor opportunities
- use your organizational skills in assisting BH in any number of ways
Funding
Since the beginning, The Bridge House has received generous support to achieve its mission. In 2002 TBH became independent from CAP and gained its 501c3 status as a tax exempt nonprofit corporation. The board of TBH, with the Town of Plymouth, applied for and received a Grafton County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $700,000 to build a new facility on the grounds of the Whole Village Family Resource Center (WVFRC) on Highland Street. The total projected cost of the project was less than $1,000,000. It was this low in part because WVFRC donated the land, valued at $80,000, on which the building was to be constructed. In addition to the CDBG investment, the project used $95,000 of our own in funds which were raised through a $50,000 matching grant from the Dailey Family Trust.
Construction of our new shelter was completed in the spring of 2005. The TBH staff moved in on the 15th of May and dedicated the facility in July of that year.
Going forward The Bridge House is supported through generous contributions from its Partners (see partner logos on our homepage, local businesses and organizations and through fundraising Events.
TBH needs to raise $70,000 annually to continue its mission.
Contributions
Contributions to support The Bridge House mission come from many segments of our community. From socks donated by
the local Walmart to beautiful quilts made by the ladies of the Congegational Church to toiletries donated by a PSU sorority -
the shelter is the fortunate recipient of useful gifts from residents / businesses from the Plymouth area.
Quilts made and donated by
Susan Wei and Nancy Kolb
Recently seven lovely quilts were donated to The Bridge House by Nancy Kolb to be raffled off at the sock Hop fundraiser! The lucky winners were thrilled with their prizes and delighted to donate to such a worthy cause.
Many businesses, churches and community organizations give
their time, energy and resources to help continue the good work and shelter the Bridge House provides. If you would like to join them with ANY contribution - please contact us!