As a core team leader for Sleep in Heavenly Peace — PA Lock Haven, I help run the chapter's public bed builds: setting up the miter saws, drill presses, sanders, and the stain line, and keeping a floor full of community volunteers cutting, drilling, and assembling safely. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national nonprofit that builds and delivers twin bunk beds to local kids who don't have a bed of their own — so no kid sleeps on the floor in our town.
- RoleCore team leader
- ChapterSHP — PA Lock Haven
- EventPublic community bed build
- My focusMachine setup & tool safety
How the job was done
- Set up and dial in the power tools before doors open — miter-saw cut stations, drill presses, sanders, and the stain line — so every station is safe and ready for volunteers.
- Open with a group safety and orientation briefing, then assign volunteers to stations across the floor.
- Cut the standardized bed components to length at the miter-saw stations.
- Drill the pieces at the drill-press stations for the bolt-together joinery.
- Sand every part smooth — no splinters for the kids who will sleep in these beds.
- Stain and finish the rails and panels on the tarp line, then set them out to dry.
- Assemble, label, and bundle each bed as a complete set, ready to deliver to a child in the community.
- Move between stations the whole build, coaching first-time volunteers on the tools and keeping everyone working safely.