Here are some updates for the 2024 Blitz Home Builders event in Mayfield, Kentucky!
 
Dedication:
The time for the dedication will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am the morning on Friday, 6/21, at the jobsite tent.  We hope you will plan to attend this inportant event celebrating the completion of the 4 family homes build during the Blitz Build. Come together with the families, Blitz Home Builders, volunteers, sponsors and community members to celebrate the achievement of making a place for these homeowners to call HOME! 

Waivers:
Everyone participating in the build is required to complete 2 waivers, one for the Fuller Center and one for Blitz Home Builders.  Please complete these prior to your arrival in Mayfield. 
Fuller Center  Mayfield Graves 2024 waiver
Blitz Home Builders. BHB waiver

Hotel:
Wingfield Inn, 1101 West Housman Street, Mayfield, Kentucky.
After you check in at the hotel front desk and get your room keys, come to the Hospitality Room to pick up your welcome bag.   It will include your event tickets, name badge and shirt(s), and other goodies.  You will also receive your house assignment. The Hospitality Room will be staffed Sunday afternoon, 6/9, and all day Monday, 6/10 for you to pick up your welcome bag.  To pick up your bag at other times, contact Barb Wicker, (269) 449-3180. 
You are responsible for any incidentals that are charged to your room.  Please pay any incidental charges when you check out.
Breakfast service at the hotel will begin at 6:00 am.
There are laundry facilities at the hotel.
In the Hospitality Room at the hotel after the workday, beverages and light snacks will be available.  Freewill donations are expected from those consuming beverages and snacks.
 
General:
During the first week, the primary task will be building 4 houses to dry in.  In the second week, will be finishing a second set of 4 houses that have already been completed through drywall.
The build site is located at 160 Tice Street which puts the lots running between Tice Road and Jenkins and
between E. Broadway St. and E. South St. (closer to South).
Travel time between the hotel and build site is about 10 minutes.
Temperatures in Mayfield should have daily highs in the upper 80's to low 90's and lows near 70 with humidity.  Sorry about that, it's going to be another warm one.  It’s been a strange weather year.
Daily schedule:
7:00 am House and crew leads meet with Mayfield construction team at job site
7:15 am All volunteers assemble at job site hospitality tent for opening remarks
7:30 am Teams disperse to houses for individual assignments from house leads
11:30 am to 12:30 pm Lunch break
12:30 pm Resume construction; end of day will vary
4:00 pm  Worksite clean-up and tools returned to storage

Things you should bring:
A reusable water bottle.
Something you can get wet and wear around your neck to keep you cool.

Pre-build:
There will be a pre-build workday on Monday, 6/10 at the job site.  Start time is 8:00 am.  We will be completing any tasks necessary to be ready to start the build on Tuesday.  Tasks include marking the slabs with wall locations, verifying the pre-built wall sections and making any needed corrections, etc.  House Leads and Crew Leads should plan to attend.  All other volunteers that are available, are encouraged to attend.

Meet & Greet:
There is a Meet & Greet gathering on Monday, 6/10, starting at 5:30 pm at Trace Creek Baptist Church, 3577 State Route 131, Mayfield, KY.  Enter through the North Wing 2 entrance.  Fuller Center staff, Blitz Home Builders, Fuller Center Partner Families, Sponsors and community supporters will be there to get to know each other at this fun event.  Dinner and dessert, hosted and prepared by the church, will be served.
The church is about 10 minutes from the hotel.
  
Annual Meeting Event:
The Annual Meeting this year will take place on Saturday, 6/15.  The venue opens at 5:00 pm.  
The location of the event is Fancy Farms Winery, 115 Hayden Street, Fancy Farm, KY 42039. 
Travel time from the hotel is about 15 minutes.
Wine and beer will be available at a cash bar.  Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
Schedule:
5:00 - 6:00 – Social time
6:00 - 9:00  - Dinner and General Meeting

Dedication:
The dedication will be held in the morning on Friday, 6/21, at the jobsite tent.  The starting time will be communicated later.  Celebrate the completion of the 4 family homes build during the Blitz Build. Come together with the families, Blitz Home Builders, volunteers, sponsors and community members to celebrate the achievement of making a place for these homeowners to call HOME! 

Safety:
We made great strides last year in providing a safe working environment for our volunteers and we want to continue and improve upon that this year. Those individuals who want to work on the roof will need to supply their own
safety gear, i.e., Roofing Bucket Kit. These are available at home improvement stores, roofing suppliers or online for $100-$150. 

Tools:
Unlike other years, there will not be many tools furnished by Mayfield, so, I ask that you all bring whatever you think you need to build these houses. Ladders will be furnished by local residents, churches etc and there is no need for anyone to bring table saws or sawhorses. The previously dried in houses will be utilized for on site tool storage. Temporary power will be available for each house.
 
Transportation:
We encourage people to contact Barb Wicker to let her know if they have transportation needs, a ride to or from the job site, meeting site, etc., as well if anyone has extra seats and is willing to transport others so she will have a list of those needing rides and those that have seats available to help with transportation.
Barb Wicker, (269) 449-3180, [email protected]

Registration
Registrations will be handled electronically through our website. Please go to our website at www.BlitzHomeBuilders.org, click the Register Now button, fill out the registration form, and pay the $100 non-refundable registration fee using PayPal.

Remember, you must specifically register for the Mayfield build and pay the registration fee in order to guarantee a spot at the build.  If you want to register for someone else (e.g., spouse, friend, partner, etc.), you MUST use a different email address for them.  You will need to go to the Blitz Home Builders website, register them separately in their name using that different email address, and pay the registration fee.  

Lodging
If you request lodging on your registration form, you will be sent an invoice from PayPal to pay for that lodging around the first of March.  This lodging will be at the Wingfield Inn in Mayfield.  We are finalizing hotel arrangements, but you can budget approximately $50 per person/night based on double occupancy ($100 per room).  These hotel rates apply to June 8th through June 22.
If you have any questions about or need to make changes to your lodging at the Wingfield Inn, please contact us at [email protected].  Please DO NOT contact the hotel directly.

​Donations
Mayfield continues to rebuild their town following the devastation caused by an EF4 tornado that tore through the center of town in December, 2021.  We would like to provide an opportunity for you to make a donation to the Fuller Center for Housing in Mayfield to assist them in this effort.  Should you desire to do so, anything you can provide will help in this recovery effort and will be greatly appreciated.
 
Go to Fuller Center Donation to make a donation. 

The 2024 blitz build will be in Mayfield Kentucky.  Dates for the build have not been set but will be in June.  Registration will open in mid December.