Become a Volunteer.

Hands on Deck is forever indebted to our wonderful volunteers, their gracious hearts, and the wisdom they impart to us all.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer helps a child apply finish to wooden boat parts at a workshop table.

    Teaching

    Have a specialized skill you'd love to train others in? We'd love to work with you providing the resources and space needed to share your talents with our community.

  • Volunteer positions a piece of wood under a drill press in the workshop.

    Building

    There's always projects going on in the shop. We'd love your help fixing up old boats, building new ones, or even preparing class materials for our kids' woodworking shop.

  • Adult instructor guides a teenager using a handheld router on a wooden project.

    Mentoring

    Is one-on-one more your style? We have a need for volunteers with a passion to pour into our youth sharing your knowledge, and developing their skills.

John Seaman smiles while steering a sailboat on open water.

Volunteer Spotlight

John Seaman

John Seaman is our rowing director, boat hull manager, and as a board member he serves on our building committee. He is an all around critical volunteer at Hands On Deck. John has been rowing Adirondack Guide boats since he was a young man in New York, and has won the Willard Hanmar Guideboat race many times over the years. He is passionate about Austin Healy sports cars and is very active in the local British car club here in Wisconsin. If you want to speak with John about his volunteering experiences at HOD, please reach out to us and we will connect you!

Thank you John!

Two volunteers work on the interior of a docked cabin boat.

Volunteer with us!

Interested in volunteering? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly! We can't wait to hear from you!