Elk Road Project Underway

	Volunteer Info Night

Interested in getting involved with the Westside build? We'll be holding an information and safety orientation meeting for volunteers. Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Wednesday, Sept. 8 Place: Multi-purpose room Westbank United Church 3672 Brown Road, West Kelowna Please note: volunteers must have steel-toed safety boots to participate in the building phase of construction.

	Construction Garage Sale
Time: 9:00 am to Noon Date: Saturday, Sept. 11 Place: 3030 Pandosy Street (near KLO; walk through to rear of building facing alley). We've teamed up with SOPA Square Developments and the Royal Bank Pandosy & Cedar Branch for a garage sale of used building materials -- doors, lumber, toilets, sinks, door hardware, lighting, and more. Bargain prices. All proceeds to Habitat for Humanity Kelowna.

	Thank you to.....

Fortis BC for their donation of energy-efficient lighting and their donation through their Community Involvement Fund. OK Builders Supplies for their generous support. Royal Bank at Plaza 33 in Rutland for collecting donations for Habitat for Humanity during their recent client appreciation BBQ.

HFH Kelowna is a community-based, non-profit, faith-based organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.

ALL ABOARD

Westside Duplex Project

We're ready to go! Construction will soon commence on our first of two duplexes on Elk Road.

We're holding a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate and introduce our
two newest partner families!

Time: 5:00 pm
Date: Wednesday, September 8
Place: Habitat build site on Elk Road near East Boundary Road and Pheasant Lane.

Thanks to the following businesses for coming on board!

Major Funding:

Financing by Interior Savings Credit Union

Insurance services provided by

Security fencing courtesy of Moduloc Fence Rentals.

Construction schduling and project management
software provided by BuildIt Systems.

Equipment rentals courtesy of Pat Conroy and
Westside Equipment Sales & Rentals.

Elk Road project drawing by Jason Besse

The US Housing Industry Crisis

Fewer construction jobs hurts poor and minority families

The bursting of the US housing bubble means fewer construction jobs.
The Institute on Religion and Public Life, reports that "[t]he sectors of the economy in which workers with less educational attainment were likely to find employment will continue to shrink. Foremost among these is home construction, where recovery may be decades away. By some estimates the US faces a 40 percent oversupply of large lot family homes by 2020, as the great retirement wave of the Baby Boomers leaves empty nesters with larger homes than they require."
Habitat affiliates in the United States are adjusting to the new reality by emphasizing rehabbing and renovating existing homes, rather than building new homes.

"In the ministry of Habitat for Humanity, the only thing given away is an opportunity." -- Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity.

Donations are tax-deductible. Revenue Canada No.:89319 8176 RR0001.
We tithe 10% of unrestricted donations to HFH Lesotho in Africa, who build homes for orphans and their foster mothers. We can accept donations of some building materials, please contact us for more information.