From the Executive Director
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 Dear Friends, Because of your continued support, the first half of the
2010 build season has been a huge success. The Notre Dame Student house and the
Triumph (Sunnyside Presbyterian) house on Campeau have been completed and the
families have moved in. The ReStore house and the Rock the House student house
have been completed on Division
Street in Mishawaka. The Matthew 25 house is almost
finished, and World Build and Women Build are well underway. We will finish out
the season with a Community Build in South Bend and the start of another ND Student
Build. If you drive by 2411 S. Main Street in South Bend, you will see
that the construction of our new ReStore is well underway, and even the parking
lot is getting a make-over. With a deadline of October 1, crews
are working hard to transform the old building into a simple but beautiful
retail establishment that will help fund the mission of Habitat in St. Joseph County for many years to
come. Finally, two more families have paid off their mortgages
this year. Can you imagine how good it feels to not have a house payment? You
helped make it happen. Make It a Good Day, Jim |
The 2010 Matthew 25 house is complete!
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 Come celebrate with us! This year's Matthew 25 home, located at 3930 E. 3rd Street in Mishawaka, is now finished. We will be celebrating with the Herron family on Sunday, August 22, at 3 p.m. All sponsors, volunteers, friends, family and community members are welcome.
Partner family Denise Herron and her four children (daughter Nia, son Coy and twin sons Rayshaun and Adrian) were partnered with the Matthew 25 build this year.
Please join us!
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Home Depot awards building initiative grant
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 The Home Depot Partners in Sustainable Building (PSB) program is a nationwide
building initiative through Habitat International and Home Depot Foundation. This program gives Habitat affiliates additional resources and training needed to build
homes that are energy-efficient, healthy to live in and affordable for the
families to maintain long term. Building a home that meets green
building standards, such as Energy Star, EarthCraft, LEED and others, can save
a family on their energy bills and has less of an impact on the environment.
Recently, our affiliate was awarded this grant and will be able to draw $3,000 per home built to Energy Star standards (every new home built) this season. This is a two-year incentive program and will
bring extra support to our efforts to build "green."
Our
affiliate is always on the look-out for similar grant opportunities that fit
the mission of Habitat, and our Grant Administrator, Elena
Flynn, would welcome any suggestions or ideas about new
grants. Feel free to contact her at the
affiliate office.
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Help Habitat save an essential funding program
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HFHI's Government Relations and
Advocacy Office (GRA) needs your help today to save the SHOP program! Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) offered an amendment
(#106) on the House floor that would eliminate funding for the
SHOP program, Habitat's most important annual federal funding stream. You can
help by calling your House representative immediately and
urging that s/he oppose the Peters/Adler/Himes/Welch amendment #106 to the FY
2011 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act (HR 5850).
1. Go
to www.house.gov and enter your zip code to identify your representative.
2. Find your representative's homepage on the
house.gov site to find the number of the Washington office.
3. Call your representative's Washington office and ask
to speak to the legislative assistant (LA) who handles housing
issues.
4. When you reach the LA (or voicemail), request
that the representative oppose the Peters/Adler/Himes/Welch amendment #106 to
the FY 2011 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act (HR 5850).
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ReStore--Save 25 percent on furniture this month
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 All furniture is 25 percent off during the month of August at both the South Bend and the Mishawaka ReStores. Your discount will be taken at checkout. Some restrictions apply. Click here for details. For information on either the South Bend or Mishawaka stores, click here. |
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Thank you for all you do to support our mission and eliminate poverty housing in St. Joseph County!
Sincerely,
Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County |
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| Partner Family Spotlight:
The Gasigwa Family
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Elyse, Esther and their four children are the recipients of the World Build home at 530 W. 6th Street in Mishawaka. Their family comes from Rwanda, and they emigrated to the United States to start a new life. To learn more about the family and their house, click here. |
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