CATALYST PARTNERSHIPS

A Non-Profit (501c3) Community-Based Organization

 

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Catalyst Partnerships started in September 2007, as a grass-roots movement consisting of a few families and individuals who simply wanted to help neighbors who needed assistance with home repairs due to physical or financial limitations. Catalyst Partnerships was registered as a public-benefit non-profit corporation on August 1, 2008. Since our inception we have worked with almost 800 volunteers who have donated over 4,800 hours for projects in Oregon and Washington.  We call them RESTORATION PROJECTS.
 
Catalyst Partnerships has a nine member Board of Directors. Our aim is to mobilize volunteers to provide home repairs, maintenance, and remodeling for elderly, disabled, and under-resourced property owners for low, and sometimes no, fee.  Our volunteers range from highly-skilled trades professionals, to 'barely-skilled' novices who just want to pitch-in to help.  We encourage parents to bring children, and are delighted to enable handicapped citizens to serve as well.  Projects include yard reclamation, property accessibility upgrades, and construction repairs/remodeling as needed.  All construction trades, including electrical, plumbing, and roofing work, are performed and/or overseen by licensed, bonded & insured contractors.  Recipient property owners are selected according to legitimate needs by application process, and contribute funds and/or labor as able.

Catalyst Partnerships, based in Beaverton, OR, inspires people, builds hope, and nurtures community by bringing together useful resources and loving volunteers to meet the needs of under-resourced people in our communities.

VALUES:
Serving others with no strings attached 
Equipping individuals for personal, social, and spiritual development
Cultivating authentic & healthy relationships
Collaborating with diverse people & organizations
Empowering ordinary people for involvement & leadership
Earning trusted partnerships with local organizations & government

Shawn Mitchell, Executive Director

Apply To Have Us Work On Your Property

 

Download Recipient Application

We provide volunteer home maintenance & repairs for elderly, disabled, & low-income homeowners for low, and sometimes no, fee.

• Volunteers perform home & yard maintenance (cleaning, yard work, etc.), cosmetic upgrades (painting, wallpaper, powerwashing, etc.), and construction repairs/remodeling as needed.
• Electrical and Plumbing work to be performed by appropriately licensed volunteers and/or paid individuals
• All activities are overseen by Shawn Mitchell (General Contractor) and/or other appropriately licensed and recognized individuals.
• These projects create a highly relational atmosphere that cultivates relationship building.
• We ask, but do not strictly require, that homeowners and/or their friends & family & neighbors join us for the workday whenever feasible.  We also ask that homeowners contribute to the cost of materials and repairs as they are able.

Potential projects are evaluated by application process.  To apply, please print out the above application and mail to us at P.O. Box 1922, Beaverton, OR 97075.

IRONMAN GOLF MARATHON - May 20, 2011

• TO REGISTER AS A PARTICIPANT  FOR THE GOLF MARATHON, CLICK THIS PHOTO:

 

• TO DONATE TOWARD THE GOLF MARATHON, HIT BUTTON FOR 'PAYPAL' (Please enter golfer's name in Paypal's donation screen):

This will be an incredibly fun event, which will raise some serious bucks for Catalyst Partnerships. It is a way for golfers, both duffer and low handicapper alike, to rally support while doing something they will really enjoy - playing golf. When compared to a traditional golf tournament, golf marathons are more fun and substantially more profitable. 

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE: You are not required to play golf to participate in this event!  To register, click HERE.

IMPORTANT DATES:
• ANNOUNCEMENT MEETING: Monday, March 7, 7pm. Hosted at Club Sport
• TEE-OFF MEETING: Tuesday, April 5, 7pm. Hosted at Club Sport
• IRONMAN GOLF MARATHON EVENT: Friday, May 20.  Charbonneau Golf Club

DETAILS OF THE GAME:
Golfers will play 100 holes. No, we're not kidding. One hundred holes are very doable. Many golfers in past marathons have been able to play more than 100 holes. In fact, the record for a golf marathon is an amazing 409 holes in one day! Several changes in the format of the game are made to speed up the play...
• Every golfer has his own cart, and plays at his own speed.
• Golfers may hit multiple balls on par 3’s, and each ball counts as one hole played.
• We play "ready golf" with a maximum field of 48 golfers.
• No looking for lost balls, OB's etc. Merely drop another ball and keep hitting.
• Whenever your score on a hole reaches double bogey, pick up, score the hole as completed, and move on to the next hole.
• You may play any hole, or series of holes, in any order as many times as you want.
• On the green, any putt inside the leather is a "gimme."
• On Course games (ie Longest Drive and Closest-to-Pin) contests all-day long

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
Besides a lot of fun and the satisfaction of helping Catalyst Partnerships in a big way, you will receive...
• Meals and continuous, nutritious refreshments
• Plenty of golf balls to smack away.
• The opportunity to earn some great prizes, depending on the amount of pledges that you have raised.
• A tax write-off for any donated funds. Catalyst Partnerships is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
• Make a BIG Difference and impact lives for Catalyst Partnerships. For more information please visit our web site catalyst-partnerships.com

OK, WHAT'S THE CATCH?
Well, there really isn't any catch. Each golfer who participates in the Golf Marathon will be required to do three things.
• Give a day to play golf at the golf course. Shotgun start right after breakfast.
• Sponsor yourself for at least $1 per hole. Your $100 donation is payable in advance and is tax deductible.
• Solicit sponsorships from business associates and friends with a goal of raising an additional $24 per hole...that amounts to $2,500 each golfer can raise for this most worthwhile cause. So, you can see with a field of 40 golfers, each raising $2,500, we could reach our goal of $100,000. WOW!
What if I don’t play golf?
No problem! You can sponsor a golfer and then solicit sponsors to match your pledge for that golfer with a goal of raising $2,500. You can still be a champion for Catalyst Partnerships.

OK, 'GIMME' THE DETAILS:
The Catalyst Partnerships IRONMAN Golf Marathon will be played on Friday, May 20th at the Charbonneau Golf Club with the location details to follow in upcoming newsletters. The Marathon will give you a very rare opportunity to play on a golf course, almost by yourself, and complete the equivalent of a month's worth of golf in one day! Our day's agenda will be something like this...
• Breakfast around sun up.
• Shot gun start.
• Flail away for at least 100 holes.
• Marathon stops when it either gets too dark to see, or the course staff runs us off.
• Go home, soak your muscles, and rub on some Ben Gay!
• Smile a lot - you've done a great thing today!

DID YOU SAY I COULD WIN SOME GREAT PRIZES?
Yep! All golfers/non-golfers who participate have a chance to reap the following....
• Golfing Prizes (Longest Drive & KP)– TBA
• Fundraising Prizes (Most Pledges & Most Sponsors)- TBA

BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS:
Good! Pick up the phone and give us a call. Rick Hoggan is not only organizing this event, but Rick is going to play as well. Serving as Player Captain of the campaign, Rick believes wholeheartedly in the mission and vision of Catalyst Partnerships and is dedicated to this campaign's success. We need your help! Join us!

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE: 
You are not required to play golf to participate in this event!  To register, click HERE.
For more info contact Rick Hoggan, (503) 639-1259, papah1996@aol.com 

Upcoming Restoration Projects

(Subject to change according to availability of volunteers, materials, & funds. Costs shown are approximate value of materials, fees, & oversight)

DANITA PROJECT - DECEMBER 14-18, 2011:

Our next project is scheduled for the weekend (and the days surrounding) of December 17-18.
Why are we doing a project so close to Christmas, you may ask?  Two reasons: First, because of the special, time-sensitive needs of the homeowner; Second, because Christmas is the season of giving.
We will be serving inside & outside the home of a woman named Danita, who has had a very difficult year. She was referred to us by our partners at Habitat for Humanity.

Danita is 57 years old, is low income, and recently lost her husband only 6 months ago following his struggle with spinal cord injuries which left him confined to a wheelchair.  We were already in the process of planning the project, when she called last week to inform us that she had gone to the hospital for headaches & fainting, and was told she had brain tumors.  She had surgery the next day, and was subsequently informed that she has stage 4 Glioblastoma cancer...and was given 18-months or less to live. That was two days ago.  She is out of the hospital, and is staying with a friend.  Our Board wishes to help Danita in any way we can, as quickly as possible, so that we can play our part in making her final days as peaceful and caring as possible.  We hope you can join us for a few hours.  We'll be refinishing her badly damaged wood floors, replacing a few broken doors, resurfacing her kitchen floor, and removing a dangerously rotten deck in the backyard.

PROJECT DETAILS:

• Wed., 12/14  Clear-out living/dining rooms. Move all to den/guestroom. Demo moldings. Repair Woodfloors
• Thur., 12/15  Sand woodfloors, Door replacements, pre-cut/paint new moldings, stain floor
• Fri., 12/16  3 finish coats on woodfloors, preps in back yard
• Sat., 12/17  Inside: Install kitchen tiles, install new moldings...Outside: Demo/remove 20'x20' deck, Redo walkways using existing materials
• Sun., 12/18  Finishing touches, move everything back into rooms, cleanup, etc.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

• WORK CREWS: To schedule your volunteer WORK CREW time, email Judith McLean at judithmclean@comcast.net
• MEAL SUPPORT: To bring breakfast/coffee or lunch/drinks for a work crew, email Judith McLean at judithmclean@comcast.net
• To download the Volunteer Application, click HERE.  (All volunteers must have an application on file)

In addition to the above project, we are also working on other service opportunities for the coming weeks/months.  To get on our email list of upcoming projects, or for more information, please email shawn@catalyst-project.com

Contact Information

CATALYST PARTNERSHIPS
P.O. Box 1922
Beaverton, OR 97075

  

Shawn Mitchell
Executive Director
503-705-2847
shawn@catalyst-project.com