The Forever Gift
The following artilce was written for the Calvary Lutheran Church Newsletter by Kathry Lee, a HFH volunteer. It is reprinted with permission. Happy Father’s Day!
News & Announcements
First Habitat Home completed in Brandon!
Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County has accomplished what they set out to do months ago—build a home with a family in urgent need of one. The public is invited to the dedication of the newest Habitat for Humanity home.
On Monday, June 1 at 6:30 pm volunteers, donors, Habitat for Humanity representatives, and of course, the excited partner family will gather at 203-3rd St E in Brandon to celebrate the hard work, the generous financial backing and the community support that made this home possible.
3rd Annual Habitat for Humanity Motorcycle & Bicycle Ride
All Ages Welcome
Registration Form in PDF Format
2009_Sponsors.pdf
Sunday, May 24, 2009 Memorial Weekend
In conjunction with Awake the Lakes
Motorcycles ride around the Chain of Lakes
Bicycles ride the Central Lakes Trail
Start & End at the Big Ole Central Park
Did you Know?
We tithe 10% to build homes in Latin America and the Caribbean.
After living in a Habitat home:
• 69% experience increased income.
• 75% report positive change in
children’s behavior.
• 63% positive change in children’s
grades.
If approved for a Habitat home, you must be willing to put in 200 hours of “sweat equity” for each adult family member 18 years of age or older.
Featured Project
Habitat Builds Third Rehab Home
For a second year, the first build of the construction season has been a ‘rehab”. To “rehab” a home is to rehabilitate it, to refurbish it, and as much as possible, bring it up to current building and energy standards. The reasons we more frequently encounter the idea of re-hab today are several:
- Rehabbing an older home can be a cost effective option, especially now with many homes in foreclosure and reduced demand
- It is the “Green” thing to do, to recycle the home for succeeding generations
- Within limits it allows our affiliate to extend our building season doing inside work when weather conditions discourage outside work
- It opens opportunities for our affiliate to accept donations of existing homes that will ultimately be home for a Partner Family
Featured Volunteer
Joyce Hansen
Volunteers make Habitat for Humanity run. Without volunteers on the construction site at fundraising events and in the Habitat office we would not be able to achieve our mission of providing quality affordable homes for partner families who might otherwise not be able to have a home to call their own. We are fortunate, here in Douglas County to have many dedicated volunteers who are committed to our mission. Among our most dedicated volunteers is Joyce Hansen.