Home for the Holidays
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Give the gift of HRB membership
 What better gift than to support our community through diverse affordable housing? This
holiday more of our neighbors are in need than ever before.
Consider giving a gift of membership in HRB to your family and
friends. It's green, it's sustainable, and most importantly your gift
will keep on giving by helping HRB protect, preserve and enhance the Island's sense of place through diverse housing. Your
contribution to HRB can be dedicated as a gift to whoever you would
like to acknowledge. We will provide a card acknowledging your
contribution, complete with a 2010 HRB membership. Get your gift card
by contacting HRB at (206)842.1909 or going online.
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Did You Know?
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50% of Islanders can't afford to buy a home on Bainbridge
According to the American Community Service Survey, 50% of households currently living on Bainbridge Island cannot afford to buy a median-priced home here.
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Over the Fence, HRB enews
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Holiday Wish from our Interim Director
Greetings!,
 With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, it becomes even more important to stop and reflect on what the season truly means. Is it all about buying the gifts, making cookies and decorating or is it something much more that drives us? Growing up as a young girl in the Midwest and being part of a big Italian family, the holidays equaled stress for me. With so many lists to make and check off, I found myself focusing on duties and obligations rather than enjoying this special time of year. One year, finding myself in a position with no money for gifts, I began making homemade gifts for all my family members. Some years were great, with gifts of potpourri lighted Christmas jars, while others fell short; for example the year I made fragrance balls out of oranges and cloves. As I take a moment now reminiscing on past holidays, what comes to mind are not necessarily the gifts I made or received, but the memories I made with family and friends and the love we shared. Now, as I begin holiday traditions with my young family, they will join with me as we sit around the table sharing stories of family and friends while crafting our homemade gifts. My wish for everyone this season is that you are able to take just a moment to appreciate what you have, share what you can, and remember your loved ones in a special way. Happy holiday season!  Kathy Cooper, Interim Executive Director |
Ferncliff Update
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 HRB Ferncliff Project nearing completion of pre-application process
HRB met with the City of Bainbridge Island on December 1st for the pre-application conference for the Ferncliff project. The formal application submittal will begin later this month with an anticipated meeting with the COBI Design Review Board. We expect that the next public meeting will be with the planning commission in early 2010. If you are interested in updates on the Ferncliff project, please email Wendy Johnson. |
Welcome to HRB New Board Members
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 Four new board members join HRB
HRB is delighted to welcome several new board members:
Sean Gabriel has been a volunteer at HRB since 2008 and is featured in the organization's brochure. He served in the Marines and the Arizona National Guard. As a civilian, he worked at the Bureau of Land Management in Arizona and for AECON Buildings in the Seattle area. He currently writes, blogs, and plays competitive wheelchair rugby. He moved to Bainbridge Island in 2007 and lives in VillageHome.
Tina Gilbert served on the HRB board from 2004 to 2009. She was Chair for 2007 and 2008, Vice Chair for 2005 and 2006. She is co-owner and principal of Avatar Associates, a project management firm on Bainbridge Island. She has worked for 35 years in construction management for commercial, residential, public and private projects in the Northwest and has experience in owner representation, budgeting, scheduling and staff communication. She has lived on the Island since 1989.
Charles Wenzlau is the principal at Wenzlau Architects, a Bainbridge Island firm, and an advocate for affordable housing. He has served on numerous citizen committees and was the chair of the Mayor's Task Force on Affordable Housing. Charles has experience working with a variety of housing and building types, from single-family residences to mixed-use projects and neighborhood planning. He has consulted throughout the Northwest on a variety of town planning projects and has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Washington.
Ann Wilkinson served on the HRB board from 2007 to 2008 as a client representative from IslandHome. She participated in HRB's transitional housing program, and credits her participation, and stay at IslandHome, with her current financial stability. Ann is a frozen fruit broker with a history in film production and a love of music and theater. She is a lifelong Island resident.
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Vote for HRB!
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 HRB is listed in the facebook Chase Community Giving Contest
HRB needs your help! Just vote for Housing Resources Board through Chase Community Giving. It doesn't cost anything and won't take more than a moment; and who knows, it might just change lives and our community for the better. If you have a facebook account -- you can go on the Chase Community Giving site, register and vote for HRB. There's a possibility of HRB receiving $25,000! So please, if you have an facebook account, go online and vote for Housing Resources Board. If you don't have an account yet and were looking for a reason to start one up, this may be the right time. |
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