Description
The Process: From Interest to Arrival
- Skills & Qualifications Assessment: Before approval, we evaluate your background and technical skills. Please be honest—knowing that you welded once in high school is different from being a current certified welder. We need to match your actual skills with the specific restoration tasks scheduled for your trip.
- Introduction Conference Call: Once your skills assessment is reviewed, we will schedule a mandatory conference call to discuss the trip’s objectives, safety protocols, and logistical details.
- Approval & Booking: Following a successful call, you will be cleared to book your transportation.
Trip Details & Logistics
- Schedule: Our standard trips run from Thursday to Monday.
- Guidance: An FPTower crew member will always accompany you to ensure safety and provide guidance on restoration efforts.
- Work/Life Balance: Volunteers are expected to contribute 6 hours of work per day, leaving plenty of downtime for recreation, fishing, and enjoying the unique environment.
- Seaworthiness Check: For the safety of everyone on board, each passenger and their gear will be inspected before departure.
- Documentation: All volunteers must sign a comprehensive release waiver and strictly adhere to all safety rules.
Planning Your Trip
- Packing: Pack light! We provide tools, safety glasses, and gloves. Please bring only one small, light backpack or duffle bag.
- Clothing: Dress for expected weather with layers and at least one full change of clothes.
- Facilities: Laundry facilities are available on the tower for your convenience.
- Prohibited Items: No illegal drugs or pets are allowed. Safety is our absolute priority.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- General Cancellations: Requests made more than two weeks prior to the trip date are eligible for a 100% refund.
- Late Cancellations: Requests made two weeks or less before the trip date forfeit 100% of the payment.
- Weather Safety: If FPTower Inc. cancels a trip due to inclement weather or safety concerns, you will have the choice of a full refund or rescheduling to a future date.
Please note: you cannot deduct the value of your time or services to do volunteer work. However, transportation costs to do volunteer work for a registered nonprofit may be a tax-deductible expense. Please check the IRS website or your tax professional to see if you qualify.
