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IN THIS ISSUE
Nicaragua Global Village Trip
Advocacy Day
Thrivent Builds Dedication
Are You a DIY Expert
Skirball Cultural Center
Lent Build
New Year's Resolution
Texas Tenors
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

DECEMBER 2013

 

Silver Hammer

$25,000+ 

*Cotton Incorporated

  

Bronze Hammer

$15,000+ 

 

*The Valspar Corporation

 

Architects Circle

$10,000+

 

The Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation

             

 Kenneth and Tami Walker

 

Silver Nail

$5,000+ 

 

Edward Adams and Roberta Turner

            

William Blake

        

Bloomberg

               

Susan Booth

               

Creative Channel Services

              

Dermalogica, Inc.

               

Eleanor Eck

               

 Farmers Insurance Group

              

Shivaune Field

               

   The Jacqueline Glass Family

              

John and Hilda Arnold Foundation, Inc.

               

Michael and Laura Lang

              

Neutrogena

               

Michael Pill

               

Andrew and Dina Sale

              

Scorebig, Inc.

               

Sermoonjoy Entertainment, Inc.

              

Teles Properties

               

Towers Watson

               

Michael Vukadinovich and Janet Bregar 

 

Bronze Nail

$1,000+ 

Lynn Abess

               

*All Safety Products, Inc.

               

Blake Andrews

               

Jeff Bamond

               

Charles Baumer

               

Best Best & Krieger LLP

               

Julian and Pamela Bieber

              

Scott Boughton

               

      Antoine and Maria Boulin

               

George and Janet Buckley

               

Buuck Family Foundation

              

Caring Realty

               

Edward and Julie Chavannes

        

Annette Crump

               

Cuningham Group Foundation

     

Brendan Duffy

            

C.H. and Diane Eilers

              

Emergency Groups Office

       

Ellen Farrell

        

Sydney and Raymond Feeney

               

Alan and Nancy Gittelson

        

Grace First Presbyterian Church

      

Harvest Home

               

David Hinkelman

            

Samuel Hughes

            

Jack L. Weaver Elementary

         

Eva Kalawski and John Sutton

     

Elizabeth Kasimow

       

Renee Kaswan

     

Kavich Reynolds Productions

           

Verra and Earnest Klinkert

          

Steve and Aeran Koch

   

Marie Lanniello

              

Pamela Lifford

       

Edward and Lily Lin

     

Jay and Grace Lin

    

Jennifer Livingston

      

Los Altos United Church of Christ

         

Los Altos United Methodist Church

                

Erin McConahey

              

McMaster-Carr Supply Company

    

Paula Moczygemba

           

Michele Nasatir

               

*NYX, Los Angeles, Inc.

         

One Fine Stay

           

Glenn and Eleanor Padnick

              

Cheryl Perkey and Neil Canter

       

Ed Pieklo

               

The Sweat, Dustin Blood Trust

      

Gertrude Pomish

               

Brian and Marianne Ring

           

Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

       

Fern Ruiz

          

Nadya Scott

               

Dan and Stephanie Sernett

        

Anne and Mark Severns

               

Sheila Gold Foundation

              

James Simmons and Olga Mohan

           

Ronald and Margene Stevens

              

Troy Thrower and Michele Barney

      

William and Linda Tyrer

       

Michael Valerio

               

Nicolas Villegas

               

Eric Webber and Gerard Kraaijeveld

               

William and Winifred Weisinger

               

Donald and Virginia Whinfrey

      

Kerrilee Wong 

  

* 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
JANUARY 2014

Greetings!

 

Happy New Year! At Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA) our wish for 2014 is that many more hardworking, low-income families are able to experience the new beginning that homeownership provides. These dreams can only come true, however, when we come together to turn them into realities. Please consider making HFH GLA part of your New Year's resolution by volunteering, shopping in our ReStores, or making a donation!

NICARAGUA GLOBAL VILLAGE TRIP


In 2013, HFH GLA tithed to Habitat for Humanity Nicaragua in support of their San Cayetano community project. To kick off 2014, we were able to send a group on a Global Village trip to follow our tithe and build a couple of the homes that we helped to fund. 

 

HFH GLA's group of 17 was made up of board members, staff and major donors. In five days, our group built two homes in a duplex style structure for the Artola family, which included the grandparents, granddaughters and their young children. The group even finished pouring the concrete floors of the homes - a feature that will make a dramatic improvement in the lives of their young children. Replacing a dirt floor with a concrete floor is a very simple solution that dramatically improves health and secures a better path of development in a child's life. After learning what an important part of the home this would be, it was a highlight of the build to see the concrete being poured.

 

It was a week filled with hard work and new experiences. The week also served as a reminder that while our work is not able to impact everyone it makes a world of difference to the families that we are able to serve.

 

ADVOCACY DAY

 

 

 

Habitat for Humanity California held its third annual Advocacy Day in Sacramento January 14th through 15th, 2014.  Representatives from HFH GLA included volunteer, Randy Dobbs; Habitat Homeowner and staff member Sylvia Bautista; as well as staff members Belen Bernal, Joshua Butler and Veronica Garcia.

 

Nearly half of the 49 Habitat affiliates in California were represented and more than 109 meetings were held with legislators from throughout California.  Our main goal was to educate our elected representatives about the need for affordable housing and the importance of creating a permanent source of funding for affordable housing.  Our legislative priorities include The California Homes and Jobs Act (SB391) and the concept of including affordable housing in IFD's (Infrastructure Finance Districts), which cities and counties currently use to pay for regional scale public works.

 

For more information about SB391, visit www.californiahomesandjobsact.org 

THRIVENT BUILDS DEDICATION

 

On a recent sunny Saturday in Long Beach, we dedicated the eighth home in greater Los Angeles to be built in partnership with Thrivent Financial. The not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization is responsible for building more than 2,900 Habitat for Humanity homes through its Thrivent Builds program.

 

We were also honored to have Long Beach City Councilmember Dee Andrews, representatives from the HFH GLA Lutheran coalition and many volunteers who worked on the four bedroom, two bathroom home in attendance to see our partner family receive their keys.

 

Thrivent Financial also announced their commitment to build a ninth home with us in 2014!

ARE YOU A DIY EXPERT?
We are looking for passionate do-it-yourselfers to lead DIY workshops at our Norwalk ReStore. If you are interested in sharing your talent and expertise with others all while giving back - this is the opportunity! Possibilities for workshops include refinishing furniture, upholstery, holiday crafting and more. Interested? Please tell us a little about yourself in an email and send it to restore@habitatla.org .

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

  

  

 

HFH GLA at the SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
 
Last weekend HFH GLA hosted the Skirball Cultural Center's "Last Weekend of the Month" event. Skirball currently has a running exhibit on Moshe Safdie, the famous architect, making us the perfect community partner to tie into the exhibit's overall theme. We had an arts and crafts table for kids to decorate paper construction hats or make color by number tool-kits. We also asked kids to answer the question, "What does home mean to you?". Our main attraction, however, was a station to construct houses out of marshmallows and straws. Our affiliate connected with more than 400 children over the course of the two days. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who supported us over the weekend!

LENT BUILD
Join us for our annual Lent Build 2014: 40 Days of Building on Faith! March 5th through April 19th we will help build and repair homes for those in need across greater Los Angeles. Weekday group build days are available for $500 and Saturdays for $2,500. Space is limited so contact Chris Untiet today to register!

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: REVIEW ESTATE PLAN

Estate planners recommend reviewing your estate plan at least every five years keeping the questions below in mind.

 

  • Does your will included everyone to whom you wish to make a bequest?
  • Does your will include provisions for those with special needs?
  • Do you have more grandchildren than when you last prepared your will?
  • Have any of your heirs passed away or are no longer in need of your bequest?
  • Have you included bequests to your favorite charities?

 

Without a will or trust, state laws dictate the distribution of estate assets. These state laws are not likely to be the same as your specific wishes and also do not include charitable bequests. There are many estate-planning strategies that can save tax dollars and allow you to make larger gifts than you think possible, to your loved ones and charity. HFH GLA can provide guidance in this area.

 

To request more information contact:  Jennifer M. Wise, Vice President of Resource Development, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, 17700 S. Figueroa Street, Gardena, CA 90248; Direct: (424) 246-3627, jwise@habitatla.org.

 


ON SITE with the TEXAS TENORS

 

The Texas Tenors, who rose to fame after appearing on America's Got Talent, came out to build with us this past month.   JC Fisher, Marcus Collins and John Hagen traded in microphones for hammers and helped to weatherize our seven affordable and sustainable homes being constructed in the City of Lynwood for hardworking, low-income families. Check out more photos HERE. 


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