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Habitat for Humanity Fund
Torrance ReStore Grand Opening
Act! Speak! Build! Week
General Hospital Fan Build Day
LA Galaxy Build Day
Habitat LA Mobile App
Meet Alberth Mimila
2015 Sustainability Summit
Thrivent Builds Kickoff 2015
Long Beach Prayer Walk
Planned Giving
Habitat Insider
Board of Directors 

Our Vision

 

A world where everyone has a decent place to live. 

  

Our Mission

 

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. 

 

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

February 2015 Gifts

 

Bronze Hammer

$15,000+

Union Pacific Railroad

 

Silver Nail

$5,000+

Cummins Pacific, LLC

 

Nordstrom

 

Bronze Nail

$1,000+ 

 *American Red Cross Los Angeles Region

 

America's Charities

 

Nelson Benitez-Ruiz

 

Centennial Group Fund

 

CityView

 

Employees Charity Organization (ECHO) of Northrop Grumman

 

High Point University

 

*Cindy and David Hoag

 

Kinecta Federal Credit Union

 

Long Beach Rescue Mission

 

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

 

Jon Merritt

 

Mor Financial Services Inc.

 

Louisa Moreau

 

Perkowitz + Ruth Architects

 

Jimmi Petulla

 

Prologis

 

Cathy Reid

 

Robert Rizzardi

 

*Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.

 

Thrivent Financial

 

*Denotes GIK Donor

THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR DONORS
NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2015

Recently we announced that out of 1,400 Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the country, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) is one of 14 Affiliates of Distinction for 2015-2017! This is the second time that we have been recognized by Habitat for Humanity International with this honor. We would not be able to do the work that we do without all of you - our volunteers, supporter and advocates. Thank you and we have many upcoming opportunities for you to stay involved!


 
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUND 
 

  
 
  

Assembly Bill 1765 was signed into law, which means Habitat for Humanity of California is now listed as an official Voluntary Contribution Fund on the 2014 CA State Income Tax Return!


 

Making a donation on your 2014 CA Tax Return is easy:
1) Find the Voluntary Contributions list on your 540 CA tax return form. 
2) Find box #428 "Habitat for Humanity Fund".
3) Simply designate how much you would like to donate and help us build a greater Los Angeles and California!

 

 

TORRANCE ReSTORE GRAND OPENING!

 

 

 

Habitat LA invites you to join us for the Grand Opening of our Torrance ReStore (18600 Crenshaw Blvd.) on Saturday, April 11th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.


Shoppers will find great deals on new and gently used furniture, building materials, home appliances and more all while supporting a great cause!


Attendees will also have the chance to win prizes, participate in free, on-site workshops and enter a raffle for a new grill!


For more information on our Grand Opening event, click

HERE.

 

ACT! SPEAK! BUILD! WEEK

 

Habitat LA is excited to announce that actor Donis Leonard Jr. of the SHOWTIME hit series, 'House of Lies' is Habitat LA's 2015 Act! Speak! Buld! Week (ASBW) youth ambassador. 

 

Students  in the greater Los Angeles area are encouraged to participate in ASBW by signing up as a youth advocate  and participating in our door decorating contest or one of our other advocacy activities.


For more information on this year's ASBW, click HERE. 

 

 HABITAT LA GENERAL HOSPITAL FAN BUILD DAY

    

 

 

Are you a General Hospital fan? If so, you are in luck as there are still spots available for Habitat LA's 6th Annual General Hospital Fan and Cast Build Day!

 

General Hospital  actors Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri) and Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri) will host the event, and many of their cast members will confirm attendance as the event nears.

 

Registration for this event is $275 and will include breakfast, lunch and commemorative t-shirt.

 

Space is very limited for this event, so register today!

 

LA GALAXY BUILD DAY

 

   
 

The LA Galaxy kicked off their 20 For Twenty campaign by joining Habitat LA for a build day.  

 

This community initiative is honoring the Galaxy's 20th season with 20 service projects in LA. Staff members, players Gyasi Zardes and Rafael Garcia, as well as the president of the team, Chris Klein, came out to help build seven homes in Lynwood. Even the Galaxy Star Squad got their hands dirty while lending a helping hand. The team ended the day covered in paint, dust, drywall, and smiles.

 

Read more and check out photos HERE.

 

 HABITAT LA MOBILE APP!

 

 
Have you downloaded our Habitat LA mobile app? If not, do so today! We recently updated it and are working on integrating more features, such as volunteer sign ups and scheduling ReStore pick-ups. You can download the iPhone app HERE or Android app HERE.  

 

 MEET ABC7 COOL KID- ALBERTH MIMILA

 

 

ABC7 recently named Alberth Mimila, who is the son of one of our Long Beach partner homeowners, as their "Cool Kid" of the week.

 

Ever since the passing of his mother, Alberth adopted the saying, "One person can make a difference," and he is definitely doing his part to live up to these great words.

 

Alberth helped his father, Ignacio Mimila, build thier Habitat LA home and complete 500 hours of sweat equity. He also volunteers with the Action Sports Kids Foundation, where he shares his love of skateboarding with fellow youth in the Long Beach area.

 

To see the ABC7 Cool Kid feature on Alberth, click HERE.

 

2015 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT

 

Habitat LA and the Los Angeles Business Council invite you to register now for the 2015 Sustainability Summit: California Leading Environmental and Economic Sustainability. We want to offer you the special LABC membership price!

 

To view the complete flyer, click HERE.

To register, click HERE.

 

THRIVENT BUILDS KICKOFF 2015

 

We will celebrate the 10th and 11th homes made possible by Thrivent Financial and Habitat LA church partners. Save the date for Tuesday, April 14th! 

Click HERE to view the invite.

 

LONG BEACH PRAYER WALK

 

Last Thursday, Habitat LA invited congregations from Long Beach to join in on a prayer walk in the city's Washington neighborhood. The afternoon began at 14th St. and Pine Ave. in prayer. Several attendees shared from their hearts reasons why, as Christians, they serve with Habitat LA. 

 

The first stop was a home that Delta Air Lines sponsored and helped to rehabilitate. Habitat LA shared information on the importance of the rehab and home repair programs. The final destination was a one acre plot of land off of Locust and 14th where we are looking to build up to 50 town homes, which will be Habitat LA's biggest development to date. 


 
All of the stops on the prayer walk gave the pastors, mission leaders, and church service organizers a firsthand look at Habitat LA's work. The walk ended with a final prayer and an invitation to the congregations to join Habitat LA for a build day at the end of April. For more information contact Shauna Mason, Habitat LA's Faith Relations Coordinator.

 

PLANNED GIVING

 

In last month's planned giving article, "Who Needs a Will?," we provided an incorrect link to some tools that are helpful for planning your estate. We apologize. The correct link for these resources on our website is: http://habitatla.plannedgiving.org/

 Did you know that Habitat LA has a Legacy Society whose purpose is to recognize individuals during their lifetime who have included a planned gift for our affiliate?

The gifts from this group of forward-thinking benefactors will help Habitat LA continue our life-changing work far beyond our lifetimes.  For more information or to declare your entry into the Legacy Society, contact Director of Leadership Gifts and Campaigns, Les Fujimoto, CFRE at (424) 246- 3634 or [email protected].

BECOME PART OF THE HABITAT MOVEMENT!

BUILD AWARENESS

   

 

DONATE to Habitat LA! 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