CEO Patrick Propst
COMMUNIT Y CONNECTIONS SERVE NOBLESVILLE ENDEAVORS TO UNITE THE LOCAL COMMUNIT Y Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Amy Payne
77 projects in four days, mobilizing 770 volunteers.
SERVE Noblesville, a partnership of neighbors, churches, businesses and organizations whose goal is to connect compassionate neighbors, has served the Noblesville community for the past nine years. The organization has designated the dates of August 6-8, 13-15, and 20-22 this year to perform a number of service projects to create a sense of pride and ownership in Noblesville.
The projects, which primarily serve the elderly and disabled as well as those with a low or fixed income, change each year but often include roof repairs, bathroom remodels, painting, planting and building. Several years ago the local high school football team demolished an old garage that was in disrepair, then hauled away the debris. Other projects include minor repairs at the Hamilton Heights girls soccer club, painting at a golf course driving range, and a patio installation at the local Boys & Girls Club.
“We call that our SERVE week,” says Patrick Propst, CEO of SERVE Noblesville. Last year the organization completed
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“We like to help wherever the need arises,” says Propst, who estimates that each project costs roughly $250. SERVE has an open application season for submission of project ideas. Each project application must include three pieces of information - a project leader, the resources and funding behind it, and a team of volunteers. The application must identify the materials, time, tools and number of volunteers necessary to complete the project. “We always have a good group of volunteers who come out,” Propst says. These include local contractors, landscapers and other professionals. Local residents pitch in as well - in fact, SERVE typically draws folks who schedule their annual vacations around the last week of June in order to be a part of
