December 2008
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Vol 1, Issue 8
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| Holiday Gift Ideas |
Your local Habitat has lots of gift ideas for those special people in your life. Consider these gift ideas this holiday season!
- A donation to Habitat in a colleague or loved one's name is a great gift during the holiday season. We'll make sure they receive a special "present" acknowledging your gift. Visit our website and click "Donate Now" on the left side bar, or click the "Donate!" button on the right side of this newsletter.
- Purchase a beautiful Suellen J. Parker glass plate for $35 from the Habitat office! Five different designs are available and 100% of the proceeds come back to Habitat to help families in need in our community. Stop by the office or call 734-677-1558 ext. 105 for more information.
- Purchase gift cards to over 100 different stores nation-wide at your local Kroger store with your Habitat Kroger gift card. With your special Habitat Kroger card that you can get from the Habitat office, we will receive a 5% kickback from any gift cards (Home Depot, Showcase Cinemas, Nike, just to name a few) you purchase at Kroger. You can't beat that!
- Purchase a Habitat ReStore gift certificate for that remodeler or do-it-yourselfer in your life. Gift certificates are available at the ReStore counter during business hours, Monday - Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 8am-4pm.
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| Future Homeowners |
Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is now accepting future homeowner applications.
In order to qualify, you must be able to demonstrate:
- A need for simple, decent housing
- A willingness to partner with Habitat
- The ability to pay
Applicants must be:
- A U.S. citizen or have permanent residency status (green card).
- Not have gone through a bankruptcy in the past three years, or have any legal judgments of more than $2,000 against you.
- Have lived or worked in Washtenaw County for the past 12 months.
- An income that is 30-60% of the median income for Washtenaw County (by family size). As an example, the median income guideline for a family of four in 2008 is between $2,058-$4,116/month before taxes.
- Be willing to partner with Habitat by fulfilling a minimum of 300 sweat-equity hours per adult family member on the construction of your (or another) Habitat home.
To apply, please call 734-677-1558 | |
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Our Mission
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Enriching our whole community through a legacy of affordable home ownership for low-income families
Thank
you for joining with us in this work of eliminating poverty housing and making
safe, decent housing a matter of conscience and
action!
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| Board of Directors |
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Alan Barr, President
Rob Nissly, Vice-PresidentJim Sterken, Treasurer
Ron Thomas, SecretaryAndrew Bennett
Robert Andrus
Susie Cannell
William (Nick) Collins
Mike Folk
John Ford R. James Gorenflo
Don Hawkins
Susan Moeller
Nancy Merdzinski |
| Staff |
- Sarah Stanton
Executive Director
- Crystal Stevens
Office Manager/Finance Assistant
- Theresa Finney Dumais
Development Director
- Bill Dunphy
Construction Manager
- Lynne Punnett
Faith Relations &
Volunteer Coordinator
- Jacquelyn Mally-Hermann
ReStore Manager
- John Hock
Finance Director
- Floyd Robinson
Family Support Coordinator
- Sarah Teare
Housing Grants Manager
- Chris Kazckowski
Field Supervisor
- Laura Webb
E-Newsletter Editor
- Stephanie Schmoldt
ReStore Assistant - Adam Metzger
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| 113 & 117 Miles Street, Ypsilanti |
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The two side-by-side homes being renovated on Miles Street in Ypsilanti are progressing nicely, thanks to the sponsors who have raised money and generously volunteered their time. All rough mechanical, framing and insulation inspections passed, drywall is finished and painting is well underway at 113 Miles. A new roof and new windows are in at 117 Miles with new siding about 90% complete. This home will also have all new plumbing, a new furnace, new insulation upstairs, and some new electrical.
Pictured: Volunteers working at 113 Miles Street
Lead sponsors of these homes include MAV Development and University of Michigan Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity along with the University of Michigan Baseball Team, General Motors, Home Depot, Ford Motor Company, Washtenaw Community College Counseling Dept., DTE Energy, the Ervin Foundation and already more than 200 individuals who have volunteered their time to help.
Pictured: Members of the University of Michigan baseball team putting up siding |
| Garland Street, Ypsilanti |
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Pictured: 328 Garland Street before rehab work has began
Renovations will begin after the first of the year on this home, our most recently purchased rehab. It is located right next door to the home of partner family Robert Kraft, which was completed this summer and dedicated in September. |
| Bens Street, Ann Arbor |
Congratulations to the Selemani partner family who will begin working alongside volunteers on their home in Ann Arbor in early December. This too is a rehab of a pre-owned home. The sponsorship (cost to renovate) for this project is $10,000! What a wonderful opportunity for someone here in our community to make a real difference in the lives of a deserving family. For more information please contact our office.
Pictured: Selemani Family |
| Proud Partners |
| Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is so fortunate and thankful to have the support of amazing companies and individuals in our community who share our passion for helping families. Below are three stories of partners we are proud to have on our side!
Corrigan Moving helped Habitat homeowner Karen Tooson move in October.
Pictured left to right: Damon Cottrell (Corrigan), Eric Thill (Corrigan), Cathy Groosbeck (Corrigan), Karen Tooson (Habitat homeowner)
Corrigan Moving helps Habitat Families
Corrigan Moving is a family owned moving company headquartered in Farmington Hills that contacted us in September to see if they could donate moving services for one of our families. It just so happened that we had a closing the following week for Donna Robinson who had to be out of her apartment the same day as her closing! While Donna was at work in the morning, the Corrigan driver and truck met Donna's son and nephew at the apartment and moved all of the family's items to the new home. Donna closed on her home at 3:00 that afternoon and went home to her new home with all of her belongings already inside!
Since then, Corrigan has helped two of our other families move and has offered to help families of other Habitat affiliates. It is such a relief for our families to not have to worry about finding friends to help them move or renting a moving a truck. It is truly a pleasure to work with the Corrigan staff and movers who make the whole moving experience so easy for our families. Thank you Corrigan!
Scouts Collect Tools
Gage (5th grade) and Tanner (3rd grade) Wiedmeyer of Saline organized a Tool Drive in their neighborhood to benefit families in-need here in Washtenaw County. Gage and Tanner distributed letters to their neighbors during the month of October asking for new and used tools to be used in Habitat's upcoming build projects. On November 1st, the boys collected many useful items from their community and delivered them to the Habitat office. Gage and Tanner have made a habit of doing good things for their community. Every other year, they take their birthday gifts and birthday money and donate them to various local charitable causes to benefit families and youth. Thank you so much, Gage and Tanner! We are proud to have you in the Habitat family.
 Pictured: Tanner and Gage Wiedmeyer with their collected donations
Toyota Donates & Board Members Volunteer
Board members Jim Sterken and John Ford donated many hours updating the Habitat office IT server and computers. The much needed updates will help Habitat run more efficiently. We received donated IT equipment from Toyota and bought the remaining IT equipment needs with a grant from the Sterken Family Foundation. Thank you so much, John and Jim!
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| Habitat for Humanity Model Train Event |
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Sunday, December 28, 2008 2 - 6pm
10461 Pauline Drive on Wolf Lake Road, Napoleon Township, Jackson County
(south of Cady, north of Sharon Valley)
The home of John and Karol Morris
For the fifth year running, John and Karol Morris give the "ALL ABOARD" call to come and enjoy their 27 x 34 foot model train display. The display includes mountains, rivers, vineyards, farms, a drive-in theater, and more. Over 1300 persons, 300+ cars & trucks, 200+ buildings, and 30+ action buttons round off the set.
There are no admission fees, but donations are welcome. In the past 6 years, Habitat For Humanity has received over $10,000 in donations from this event!
ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE STATION!
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