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IN THIS ISSUE
Los Angeles Builders Ball
Magnolia Ave. Home Dedication
GMC's DIY Challenge
Homeownership and Home Repair Opportunities Now Available
Construction Underway on New Model for Affordable Home
2015 Mayoral Summit
Join our Team
Become part of Habitat LA!
Board of Directors 
Chairman:
Daniel Burgner
Burgner Experiential
 
Past Chairman:
Gerry Bross 
Hollywood Sierra Kitchens 

 Vice-Chair:
Bill Blake 
Zurich North America

Secretary:
John Manganiello
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Treasurer:
Alan Wright
California Bank & Trust

Tom Clarke
PricewaterhouseCoopers
 
Scott Farer
Vons, PepsiCo

Greg Ferree
Southern California Edison 
 
Ranjan Goswami
Delta Air Lines, Inc

Terri Haack
Terranea Resort

Carl Jordan 
US Bank

Eva Kalawski  
Platinum Equity, LLC 

Mike Lang
Lang Media Group

Kim McManus
Mosaic LA

Michelle Meghrouni
Southern California Gas Company

Matt Petersen  
City of Los Angeles
  
Lori Raya
Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions
 
Eric Remensperger
Proskauer 
 
Linda Russell   
Wells Fargo

Raul Salinas
AlvaradoSmith

Heidi Snyder
Union Bank

Troy Thrower  
The Woodward Group

Ken Walker
Ernst & Young




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 DONORS
July - Aug 2015 Gifts
 
Gold Hammer
$50,000+ 
Wells Fargo

*Urban Floor

Realty Mogul Co. 

Bronze Hammer 
$15,000+
Foundation for Financial Planning

Architects Circle 
$10,000+
Gerard Bross and Peter Grisdela

Centennial Group Fund

City National Bank

Ranjan Goswami

Honda North America, Inc.

Kim and Erwin McManus

The Ruth Allen Ziegler Foundation

Silver Nail 
$5,000+
AppDetex

Change a Life Foundation

El Paseo Center SPE, LLC

Cathy and Randy Farwell

*Ford & Harrison LLP

Fox Audience Strategy

*Hollywood Sierra Kitchens

Jones Day

Keller Williams Realty - Long Beach Coastal Properties

KPFF Consulting Engineers

*Los Angeles Business Journal

Mesa West Capital

One United Bank

St. James Catholic Church

*Terranea Resort

The West District of the United Methodist Church

Waste Management

*Variety

Bronze Nail 
$1,000+ 
AC Martin Partners

Helen and John Apostle

Architectural Mailboxes

Mark Barrera

Mary Burkhead

California Garden Clubs, Inc.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

CBRE Foundation, Inc.

Chicago Title Company

C.H. and Diane Eilers

Genentech

Google, Inc.

David and Cindy Hoag

Melissa Jeffries

Medina Construction

Fernando and Marilyn Morales

Morlin Asset Management

Irma Neumann Trust

Realty Mogul Co

Andrew Rogers

Christiano Sampaio

Nadya Scott

Shorewood Realtors Inc.

St. Monica Catholic Church

Brittany Stringfellow Otey

Swinerton Builders

Thrivent Financial

Warner Brothers
 Entertainment, Inc.

Wedgewood Inc


* Denotes GIK donor
THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR DONORS
Bank of America

Beach Cities Friends

California Community Foundation

California Department of Housing and Community Development

City of Downey

City of Los Angeles

City of Long Beach

City of Lynwood

City of Montebello

Cotton, Inc. *

County of Los Angeles

Delta Air Lines

Faithful Central Bible Church

The Gary Magness Foundation

Kendrick Lamar

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Grifols

The Home Depot Foundation

Malarkey Roofing Company *

Mosaic

Office of Mark Ridley-Thomas

Presbytery of the Pacific

Revco Industries, Inc. *

Sit 'n' Sleep *

Thrivent Financial

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Valspar *

Venice Santa Monica Free Methodist Church

The Vons Foundation
  
The Walt Disney Company

The Weingart Foundation

Wells Fargo

Whirlpool *

The W.M. Keck Foundation

*Denotes In-Kind Gifts
NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2015

We had a great summer of building here at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA)! New projects are in full swing and others have come to a close, which means we were able to welcome new partner homebuyers into the Habitat LA family. 

 

Every time we break ground on a new home or have a home dedication, I am reminded of the incredibly generous gifts of time and funds that come together to make an impact on families and communities. We have a busy Fall ahead as we continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary, so please join us at an upcoming build or event!

 

LOS ANGELES BUILDERS BALL

 

We will host our Los Angeles Builders Ball on Wednesday, October 14 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This year's event marks our 25th Anniversary and will honor Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bank of America and Bernards for their commitment to transforming neighborhoods across greater Los Angeles. We will celebrate with a special performance by Jeffrey Osborne. Individual tickets and tables are available for purchase HERE. All event proceeds will help Habitat LA revitalize distressed communities throughout Los Angeles and provide hope for families currently living in substandard housing. For more information, email events@habitatla.org or click HERE.
 
MAGNOLIA AVE. HOME DEDICATION
 
Construction on a seven home development in the City of Lynwood began during our Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity Build-A-Thon in November of 2013. Since then, the site has been host to many special build days and the most exciting of them all was our dedication celebration on August 29th.

We were joined by sponsors, volunteers, Senator Isadore Hall III, Assemblymember Anthony Rendon, Mayor Jose Luis Solache as well as representatives from the City of Lynwood and the Office of Congresswoman Hahn. A highlight of the event was having leaders from different faith traditions come together to bless the site and families.

Most importantly these seven partner families were welcomed home:
The Hernandez Family
The Magana Family
The Payton Family
The Ramirez Family
The Rendon Family
The Renteria Family
The Tan Family

The building of this seven home development would not have been possible without the following lead supporters:
JCPenney Cares
City of Lynwood
The Catholic Coalition
The Gary D. Magness Foundation
Grifols
Wells Fargo
Vons

Read the full press release HERE.


 
GMC'S DIY CHALLENGE
 
GMC's DIY challenge, in partnership with This Old House, recently tasked Southern California based DIY influencers with creating one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture using only salvaged materials! Three do-it-yourself experts - Dinah Wulf from DIY Inspired, Timothy Dahl from Charles & Hudson and Brad Pennington from DoItYourself.com - did an amazing job picking out materials from our Torrance ReStore and crafting them into new pieces. 

Kathryn O'Shea Evans, design expert and staff editor at This Old House, was the host and judge. She was joined by our ReStore's very own, Karen Moore, for the judging portion of the competition. 

GMC's DIY Challenge
GMC's DIY Challenge


We are so thankful to GMC for this fun opportunity and to the GM Foundation for helping to build and sponsor one of our homes in South LA that will feature the finished furniture pieces! 

 HOMEOWNERSHIP AND HOME REPAIR OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE!
 
Habitat LA will be accepting applications for new homes that we are building in greater Los Angeles September 14 through October 16, 2015! If you are interested in becoming a Habitat homeowner, please attend one of our upcoming homeownership information sessions to receive an application! No reservations are needed, but adults only please as childcare will not be provided. Click HERE for more information. 

In addition, we also have a home repair and manufactured home repair loan program that assists low-income homeowners with health and safety related repairs. For a complete list of eligibility requirements and repairs offered, visit www.habitatla.org  or call Renne Sanchez at 310.323.4663 ext. 141.
CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON NEW MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOME!
 
We officially kicked off construction on a new home being built in partnership with Los Angeles County 2nd District, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), General Motors Foundation and Bernards!

The backdrop for our kickoff celebration was the first walls of a three-bedroom home that is progressive in both design and building materials.

Our collaboration with SCI-Arc began with the idea for students to gain real-world experience designing and building an affordable home. During the fall semester students designed the home, then completed the documentation process during the spring semester and have been working with Habitat LA staff, Bernards and volunteers this summer to help with the home's construction.

This project would not be possible without the support and contributions of the LA County Community Development Commission, the Office of LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and The GM Foundation.

We are all looking forward to the finished product and seeing a veteran partner family enjoy this home for many years to come. Read more about this project HERE.

2015 MAYORAL HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION & JOBS SUMMIT

Habitat LA will be participating in the 2015 Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit: Building a Smart Region. This year's event will take place at UCLA's Korn Convocation Hall on October 23rd, from 7am to 2pm. One issue the summit will focus on is innovative solutions to increase housing production and support affordable housing development in the City and County of Los Angeles.

Click HERE to view the flyer and learn how you can register to attend!

JOIN OUR TEAM!
Habitat LA is looking for motivated future employees who want to join us in creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We have a few open positions and encourage qualified and passionate individuals to apply! Click HERE.

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