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IN THIS ISSUE
Adopt-a-Family Holiday Program
Monica Potter's Holiday Gift Basket
Donate, Shop & Recycle at the ReStore
Donor Holiday Reception
Habitat Insider
Board of Directors 
Chairman:

Gerry Bross 

Hollywood Sierra Kitchens

 

Past Chairman:

Tom Clarke  

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

 

 Vice-Chair:

Daniel Burgner
Caruso Affiliated

 

Secretary:

Jennifer Livingston

Union Bank

 

Treasurer:

Alan Wright

California Bank & Trust

 
Bill Blake

Zurich North America

 

Celine Cordero
Englander, Knabe and Allen
 
Scott Farer
PepsiCo 
 
Ranjan Goswami
Delta Air Lines, Inc

Mike Gipson
City of Carson

 

Carl Jordan 

US Bank

 

Eva Kalawski  

Platinum Equity, LLC 

 

Mike Lang

Lang Media Group

 

Edward Lin
Konami Digital Entertainment

John Manganiello
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

Kim McManus
Awaken Humanity

 David Mead

Southern California Edison

 

Arnold Ng

Apex Commercial Real Estate

 

Matt Petersen  

City of Los Angeles

  

Lori Raya

Vons 

 

Craig Russell

Walt Disney Imagineering

 

Linda Russell   

Wells Fargo

 

Jay Stark

JH Stark Companies

 

Troy Thrower  

The Woodward Group

 

Ken Walker

Ernst & Young

 

 

Our Mission

 

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles builds and renovates homes in partnership with God and people everywhere with a goal of eliminating

substandard housing

by making decent,

affordable housing a matter of conscience and action in our communities.

 

310-323-HOME
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THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED $1,000 -$250,000 DONORS

NOVEMBER 2013

 

Bronze Hammer

$15,000+

Major League Baseball

 

Architects Circle

$10,000+

Capital One

 

Silver Nail

$5,000+ 

HBO Original Programming

 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

 

Stacy McDaniel

 

Michael and Patricia Roth

 

Bronze Nail

$1,000+ 

Amag Technology

 

Gregory Breen and Cindy Quane

 

*Buca di Beppo

 

Combined Federal Campaign - Greater Los Angeles

 

*Dermologica, Inc.

 

*EnviroGreen

 

Faith United Methodist Church

 

Don and Deanna Ferrera

 

Goodwin Procter LLP

 

Jeff Littrell and Sunni Won

 

Daniela Lockwood

 

Kathy Mangum

 

Marriott International, Inc.

 

*Mattel, Inc

 

Patricia McVerry

 

Robin Mikawa

 

Victoria Mortensen

 

Oarsmen Foundation

 

Pacific Premier Bank

 

*Peddler's Creamery

 

Phillips Van Heusen Corporation - PVH Neckwear

 

*Radiant Photography

 

Reliable Energy Management, Inc.

 

Arthur and Janice Ronci

 

Stephen and Beth Sferrino

 

Shoestring Digital Media, Inc.

 

*Skye Rentals

 

*The Vons Foundation

 

Wells Fargo Foundation

 

*Whirlpool Corporation 

  

* Denotes In-Kind Gifts 

THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR DONORS
The Ahmanson Foundation

Bank of America

California Department of Housing and Community Development

Delta Air Lines

Faithful Central Bible Church

The Gary D. Magness Foundation

Homax

The Home Depot Foundation

JCPenney

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Mosaic L.A.

Sit 'N Sleep

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

The Valspar Corporation

Wells Fargo

Whirlpool Corporation

NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2013

Greetings!

 

This year was an exciting year for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA), full of extraordinary growth.  We served 108 families, the most we have ever served in a year! We have made an impact not only in the lives of those 108 families for years to come but we have also made a significant investment to revitalize their neighborhoods. In the last year, we have made a direct economic investment of $25 million into our communities, translating to an economic impact of $175 million. 

 

By making our homes affordable, our partner homeowners are able to realize a savings value of $7,620 per year that they can use towards savings, investment, purchases of consumer goods, including a better diet for their children and higher education.  All of these economic activities have a direct benefit to our whole community. 

 

As we come to the end of the year, I ask you to think about HFH GLA regarding your year-end giving.  As a reminder, your contribution to us is tax deductible.  On average, the actual cost of a $100 donation is only $67 after tax deductions. You can make a donation via our web site by clicking here or by sending a check to our offices. 

 

Again, thank you for all you have done.  I wish you and your family a very blessed holiday season and a peaceful and healthy new year.

 

With gratitude, 

Erin Rank
President & CEO
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles

ADOPT-A-FAMILY HOLIDAY PROGRAM


It is going to be a happy holiday for 40 HFH GLA partner families who benefited from our 2013 Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program! Donors, HFH GLA board members and staff, personally presented 35 new homebuyers and five veteran/home repair families with holiday necessities such as grocery and gas gift cards, toys and other items at a reception at Christian Life Church in Long Beach on Saturday, December 7th. 

 

The annual Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program began in 2011 as a way to provide some much needed support for HFH GLA partner homeowners during the holiday season. This year, more than $11,000 was raised. Funds were raised online, in the ReStores and through staff and board member donations. Gift-in-kind donations were also received from Dermalogica, NYX Cosmetics, and Mattel, and Wells Fargo made a generous donation of $2,500, thanks to the efforts of HFH GLA Board Member Linda Russell. Click HERE for more photos!

 

MONICA POTTER'S HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET

 

 

Monica Potter (Parenthood) is a woman of all trades! She is a talented actress who is just as comfortable swinging a hammer on our build sites as she is in her kitchen and garden making artisanal holiday goods. This holiday season she combined her passion for all and crafted a holiday gift basket that she sold on eBay and then generously donated the proceeds to us so that we can continue doing the work that she is so passionate about. This is a great example of one of the many creative ways that you can help HFH GLA build hope, lives and communities. Click HERE to check out a video of Monica at our Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity Build-A-Thon in November.

DONATE, SHOP & RECYCLE AT THE ReSTORE!
Check out the latest post from the ReStore Don't Dump It. Donate It & Deduct It! on our Building a Greater Los Angeles blog HERE.

Our ReStores are open 5 days/week (Tuesday - Saturday, 9am-6pm) at 2 Locations:

 

17700 S. Figueroa St.

Gardena, CA 90248

 

11029 Alondra Blvd.

Norwalk, CA 90650

  

  

 

DONOR HOLIDAY RECEPTION
Many HFH GLA board members, donors and sponsors joined us at San Antonio Winery on Wednesday, December 11 for our annual Donor Holiday Reception. This was the second year in a row that the reception was held at the historic winery in Los Angeles and we were fortunate that the winery donated 15% of every purchase made by attendees back to us. In addition to mingling with fellow HFH GLA supporters, attendees also had the opportunity to bid on auction items donated by the LA Kings, NYX Cosmetics, Microsoft, LA Dodgers, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel and Tommy Hilfiger. Thank you to Union Pacific Railroad for helping to sponsor this great event and to all of our generous donors for your support throughout the year!

BECOME PART OF THE HABITAT MOVEMENT!

BUILD AWARENESS

   

 

DONATE to HFH GLA! Your donations change lives!

 

Pick up your hammers and join us as a VOLUNTEER on site today! No construction experience is required - just a smile  

and a willingness to help!   

 

 To become part of the Habitat Movement call or visit us: 

310.323-HOME(4663)  

www.habitatla.org