HandsOn Battle Creek works with the desire to be a part of something bigger, the drive for change, the aspiration to make a difference, and turns it into action through volunteering.
Jim Pearl - Executive Director
Jim is a native of Battle Creek. He graduated from St. Philip Catholic Central, the University of St. Thomas and St. John’s Provincial Seminary. He is married to Samantha, who serves as the Executive Director of the Community HealthCare Connections. He is the proud father of eleven year old twin daughters, Emily and Hannah.
Jim is involved in the community as a member of the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools Board, the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools Foundation Board and the Girls on the Run Steering Committee.
Jim joined HandsOn Battle Creek in September of 2005, after serving as a development officer at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
We are collecting books, books, and more books. We have a drive going currently where individuals who donate children’s books at the HandsOn office can be in the running to win one of two $25 gift certificates to Walmart. Walmart has generously donated a $75 dollar gift card to HandsOn for our BarnRaising.
Please stop by the HandsOn Office to donate your children's book for 8:00 am till 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.