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Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod V-Mail
October 2010 Update |
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| Volunteer Needs | | |
If you can help with any of the below items, please contact Hilary Greene
Registration Coordinator for Fox Hill Road Mashpee site! We need someone to coordinate the registration crew for each build day (Tuesdays and Saturdays)- and we also need registration crew members at all 3 Mashpee sites.
Women Build experienced construction volunteers!
We need 3-4 experienced women construction volunteers to help lead our volunteers at our Women Build project on Timberlane Drive in Mashpee. |
| Volunteer Coordinator Contacts | | | Volunteer Coordinator for Dennis & Wellfleet Builds:
Joanne Broderick
Saturdays for the Dennis sites:
Volunteer Coordinator for Mashpee Builds:
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| Build updates | | | Be sure to check out our Volunteer Up calendar- we do need volunteers at our sites! Please sign up!
Dennis Port: started April 3, Tuesdays & Saturdays build days. The site is closed until November 2 for contractor work.
Wellfleet: started May 8, Thursdays & Saturday build days. We are starting work on the trimwork on October 21.
South Dennis: started June 5, Tuesdays & Saturdays build days. The site is closed until October 19 when we will start work on the flooring.
Mashpee, Fox Hill: started July 17, Tuesdays & Saturdays build days. The site is closed until October 23 when we will paint the front of the house.
Mashpee, Women Build, Timberlane Drive: started on August 21, Thursdays & Saturdays build days. Sidewall continues October 16 and then the site is closed until November 18 for contractor work.
Mashpee, Lakewood Drive: started on September 18, Tuesdays & Saturdays build days. After trim work on October 16 the site will be closed until October 30 for contractor work. |
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Habitat merchandise for sale!
Want to look official next time you're at a Habitat site or event? Get some HHCC gear: hats, short & long-sleeved tees, sweatshirts, polo shirts, denim shirts...just download the order form and let us know what you want!
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Greetings!
All site Habitat build sites are up and running...phew! We have almost 1000 volunteers registered to work at any or all of these sites, thank you! But please know we still need your help...as one home may be getting closer to completion, another site may be closed for contractor work and four other sites may need lots of volunteers at once. All the information is on our on-line calendar on Volunteer Up. You can also call the Volunteer Coordinator for the build you are interested in to check on the specific needs. If you are a new volunteer, just go to our web site, www.habitatcapecod.org
Our first home, Cross Street in Dennisport, started back in April and should be finishing up around the end of November. Then each month another home will be finished and our new homeowners will be moving in. So join us now to experience all that is the Habitat building experience! Thank you for all you do for us- we couldn't do it without you! |
| Volunteer News & Events | |
- Kayak Raffle drawing at the Wellfleet OysterFest! Sunday, October 17 at 5 PM
- Volunteer Orientation Thursday, October 28 at 4 PM, HHCC office, 657 Route 28, West Yarmouth
- Upper Cape Chapter Meeting, Monday, November 1 at 7 PM, Mashpee Senior Center, Route 151
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| Annual Meeting Award Winners | | |
Ev Stoyle Spirit of Service Award
Nancy and Bill Erskine were this year's recipients of our only "Secret" award at our Annual Meeting on September 29. Though surprised and honored, Nancy took a moment to thank everyone and Bill added that he has learned so much from all the volunteers who helped him out when he first started with Habitat. Jan Stoyle and her daughter Kimberly Wohlbold presented the award.
Congratulations to the Erskines!
Habitat Partner Award
Jim Murphy, trustee for the Bennett Charitable Foundation, accepted the award for his family. Jim mentioned that though they are a small family foundation, they have been so impressed with the work of Habitat that they had given a second gift this year to support the building of the Wellfleet house after sponsoring a house at Gomes Way in Harwich in 2009. Thank you Bennett Charitable Foundation!
Golden Hammer Award
National Grid has supported Habitat's work for the past several years with grant funds and teams of volunteers to help build at our sites. Bill Ciocca accepted the award
on behalf of National Grid. Thank you National Grid! |
| Cheers & Kudos & tidbits | | |
Cheers and get well wishes:
Anne Corrieri, our office manager had knee replacement surgery on October 1 and is doing well. She should be back at her desk by mid-November. We all miss her smiling face and can't wait for her return!
Good luck and Godspeed:
To Sue Daggett, our Director of Resource Development, who left our organization on October 1 after 5 years of doing a great job of raising money, working with volunteers and lending a hand wherever she could (including on our build sites, she is very handy with a hammer!). We wish her the best and thank her for all she has done for our organization.
Congratulations: 
To our Director of Construction, Mike Williams, on being the first (and only?) recipient of the Patience of Job award presented to him by Richard Carroll on behalf of his House Leaders at our Annual Meeting. A well-deserved and very appropriate award! |
| Vote No on 2 | |  Vote No on 2 This election day, November 2, there is a ballot initiative to repeal the state affordable housing law- also known as Chapter 40B. This law was enacted in 1969 to address local zoning and land use restrictions that make it impossible or economically infeasible to build affordable housing under local zoning. Since 2001 Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod has built 60 homes in towns on Cape Cod. 47 of those were made possible by Chapter 40B- over 78%. A NO vote on November 2 will keep the affordable housing law on the books and Habitat will be able to continue building more homes for our neighbors in need of safe, decent, affordable housing. |
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For more information on Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, please visit our web site, come to one of our monthly volunteer orientations or if you live in the Upper Cape area, come to a chapter meeting on the first Monday night of every month at the Mashpee Senior Center at 7 PM.
If you would like to support Habitat's work in our community by making a donation, you can do so on-line Donate to HHCC or you can contact Vicki Goldsmith, Executive Director at 508-775-3559 ext. 15 or vg @habitatcapecod.org
Sincerely, hilary
Hilary V. Greene
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Coordinator of Volunteer Programs
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