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Building Homes...Changing Lives... Preserving Community
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Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod V-Mail
March 12, 2012 Update
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Upcoming Events
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| Upper Cape Chapter Meeting:
Monday April 2nd at 7 PM, Mashpee Senior Center, Route 151/Frank E. Hicks Drive, Mashpee. All are welcome!
ReStore Volunteer Orientations:
Tuesdays at 10 AM and Thursdays at 5 PM. Please visit Volunteer Up to sign up for an orientation, you must complete an orientation before signing up to work at the ReStore.These sessions take place at the ReStore, 28 Whites Path, South Yarmouth.
HHCC Spring Breakfast Gatherings: Saturday, March 17th at the First Congregational Church in Wellfleet and Saturday, March 24th at the Bourne United Methodist Church. 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
Coming this Summer:
3rd Annual "You've Got Mail" mailbox auction. Thursday, June 21st at the Cape Cod Cultural Center.
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Volunteers needed!
| | ReStore volunteers needed. If you are interested in working in our new ReStore on Whites Path in South Yarmouth (off Exit 8 on Route 6) please contact the Habitat office or register on Volunteer Up (if you haven't already) and sign up for an orientation. Once you have completed the orientation you will be able to sign up for shifts at the store. Whatever schedule works best for you! The ReStore is open Wednesdays-Saturdays.
"You've Got Mail" Committee volunteers needed: Habitat's signature summer event is looking for volunteers to help with planning. If interested please contact Sarah Tribuzio, Director of Resource Development at 508-362-3559 ext.14 or sarah@habitatcapecod.org Stay tuned, more details to come!
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Update from Haiti
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All Habitat affiliates received a letter in mid-February from the Vice President of Haiti Recovery, Mark Andrews, reporting on his time in Haiti on Valentine's Day to help celebrate with 155 Haitian families left homeless by the 2010 earthquake as they took possession of their new Habitat houses in our Santo community in Léogâne. Click here to visit our web site and read Mark's letter.
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Greetings! Things are very lively at Habitat for Humanity these days. The dedication of our 75th volunteer-built home takes place Sunday March 18, and we are hosting our church breakfasts around the Cape this month as well. Other events and important dates to save are listed below. Detailed preparation is in progress to prepare for our builds around the Cape this year. We are working to be ready to raise walls in Bourne in May, Eastham in June, Mashpee in late July ... (and we'll have more to share soon). The schedules will go up on VolunteerUP 3-6 weeks in advance, and of course, we will be having kick-off events in each community to welcome new and continuing volunteers, and to introduce our new family partners. So, please read on for some of what's happening around the Cape (and the world). I look forward to seeing you soon - on the site, at breakfast, at the ReStore ... Warmly, Vicki Goldsmith
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Orleans Home Dedication
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Come celebrate with us as we dedicate the 75th Habitat for Humanity home on Cape Cod
Sunday, March 18th @ 3:00 pm
49 Nickerson Road, Orleans
Land donation and home sponsorship by The Federated Church of Orleans. Other major funding by the Bennett Charitable Foundation. This home was built with volunteer labor, the sweat equity of the future owner, and many generous contributions from the community.
Please arrive early to view the home.
We encourage carpooling.
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| Church Breakfasts | |  Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
Appreciation and Thank You Breakfasts
Come Celebrate
- What church support for Habitat has accomplished here on Cape Cod: It's quite a story.
- Sharing of plans and dreams for the future: There are impressive plans in the works already; largely supported by churches.
You are invited to attend a breakfast in your area:
Saturday, March 17th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
First Congregational Church
200 Main Street, Wellfleet
Saturday, March 24th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Bourne United Methodist Church
37 Sandwich Road, Bourne
The places are ready. the cooks are ready. the presenters are ready. We hope you will be ready to celebrate with us!
Please RSVP to office@habitatcapecod.org or (508) 362-3559. Be sure to let us know which breakfast you are planning to attend. |
| Welcome Desmond | |  Please welcome: We hope you will join us in welcoming Desmond McMahon to Habitat's staff as our new "Lead Carpenter" (assistant to the Director of Construction). Desmond brings with him years of experience as a professional builder. He has also distinguished himself as a 10 year Habitat for Humanity volunteer and has most recently worked with us during the disaster relief trip to Monson, MA, and as a lead volunteer during portions of the Mashpee builds last year.
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ReStore Storage Space needed!
| |  We are seeking a storage area for donated ReStore merchandise. The ideal would be 2500 square feet of clean, dry, secure space, within 10 miles of the ReStore (28 Whites Path, South Yarmouth- near Exit 8); 18 month lease, donated or at a Habitat-friendly price. Please call or email office@habitatcapecod.org 508-362-3559 ext. 10 with any leads or offers.
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A Note from Fred Yarger, our disaster relief trip coordinator
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Training Opportunities for volunteers interested in learning more and gaining certification in Early Response Training.*
To All Friends of Habitat -
As many of you are aware from the past, Habitat has been involved in Disaster Relief work for the last six years. For five years, starting shortly after Katrina, a group of 25-40 people from Habitat and Northside UMC went to Mississippi and Texas to help rebuild. This past Oct., 50 people from the two groups spent a week in Monson, MA doing rebuilding. (The June tornado ripped a 1/2 mile by 30 mile gap through five-six communities.)
On Saturday, April 28, 8:30-5:00 pm, we have the opportunity to gain some accreditation to further our disaster relief response abilities. At the Northside UMC, 701 Airline Rd, on the Brewster/Dennis line, a trainer from the United Methodist Committee on Relief will offer an Early Response Training (ERT) session and certification. This is being offered in partnership between Northside and Habitat. It is open to all who are interested.
There is a $25 cost for lunch, refreshments, manual, t-shirt and certification. The certification is non-denominational and allows the bearer into disaster areas where otherwise you would be turned away from this early level of disaster response. The hope is that many "Habitaters" will take the course, if for no other reason than to get the overall training and certification. The larger hope is to create a Cape-wide cadre of local responders to join together as a team when called upon to go to an area when disaster calls.
Northside UMC has recently purchased a relief responder's trailer and stocked it with tools for such a purpose. There is a need for at least 15 people to be on emergency call when such a need arises. We can respond to whatever situation we feel we can handle in relation to the composition of the team.
Please sign up now by calling the Habitat office and registering. For more info, contact Fred Yarger at 774-212-1851 or yargerfred@gmail.com.
* Please note that while Habitat for Humanity stays focused on repairing and building homes, we are pleased to publicize this training opportunity to our volunteer corps, knowing there is a high interest in raising skills to participate closely with activities such as emergency response.
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Please stop by our new ReStore. Open Wed-Fri, 9-5;
Saturday, 8-3. New and gently used doors, windows,
plumbing and light fixtures, bureaus, dining room tables,
desks, and more!
28 Whites Path, South Yarmouth, MA 02664
(just off Exit 8 on Route 6)
call 508-394-6400 for pick up
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For more information on Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, please visit our web site, call or visit our office or if you live in the Upper Cape area, come to a Upper Cape 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 Sarah Tribuzio, Director of Development at 508-362-3559 ext. 14 or sarah@habitatcapecod.org
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