News In Brief
 Global Village Trips to Anchorage, Alaska
Kat Williams, a Habitat supporter from Wellfleet, is leading a trip to Anchorage Alaska July 28 to August 11, 2013. Global Village trips are designed for those who like to travel to unique parts of the world and participate in a build at the same time. you will work hard, but there will also be time for cultural activities. To learn more about this trip, check out Kat's blog. You can learn more about the Global Village program and Habitat for humanity International's website. q
Church Breakfasts
Church Breakfasts provide us with the opportunity to thank the faith community for their support, and keep everyone informed about our upcoming projects. They are open to the public, and we do hope you can attend. You can help us by spreading the word. If you know of a good spot for a poster advertising these breakfasts, or you can help us get the news out through your church newsletter, contact
Dawn Walnut at dawn@habitatcapecod.org or 508-362-3559 ex. 16. The 2013 church Breakfast schedule can be found below, under "save the date."
 Recurring Gifts
Many people have asked us to make it easier for them to set up a monthly giving program. You can now make a recurring gift right from our webpage. Or use this link:
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Construction Update
Eastham We are currently finishing volunteer work in house number one, and will have contractors completing the home soon. We are finishing with flooring in house number two and will start on trim soon. We expect to have a dedication ceremony in early March.
Mashpee
The home recently re-opened to volunteers and we are currently flooring. We will be hanging doors and working on trim over the next few weeks, with a goal of dedicating the home in March.
Truro
The home will re-open to volunteers Monday, February 11th. We will start by blueboarding, and then take a short recess while the home gets plastered.
Falmouth, Centerville, Mashpee, OrleansThese builds are still in permitting and infrastructure stages, and start dates are a moving target right now. If all goes well, we will stagger the Wall Raisings on these ten homes, starting in May and continuing through October. Our Orleans Blitz Build, in which one home will be built by the Homebuilders Association of Cape Cod in just one week, is scheduled to start September 23rd.
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Save the Date
Thursday, March 7th Church BreakfastWaquoit Congregational Church 15 Parsons Lane, East Falmouth8:00am Thursday, March 21st Church BreakfastFederated Church of Orleans 162 Main St, East Orleans8:00am Saturday, March 23rd Church BreakfastFederated Church of Hyannis 320 Main St, Hyannis8:00am  | |
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What's YOUR Story?
Have a funny, poignant, or interesting story about your experiences with Habitat? We want to hear about it - call or email Dawn Walnut dawn@habitatcapecod.org or 508-362-3559 ex. 16. Your stories are important to us. 
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Greetings!
It seems the weather here on Cape Cod can't quite decide what to do these days. We don't have that problem at Habitat. We just keep on building! In the rain, in the snow, or in the sunshine. Read on to learn more about our work.
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Ginger Lane, Centerville
Applications for a 3-bedroom home on Ginger Lane in Centerville are open as of today, February 7th. Applications are available at:
- Habitat for Humanity Office, 411 Route 6A, Yarmouthport
- Centerville Public Library, 585 Main Street, Centerville
- Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street, Hyannis
- Growth Management Office, 3rd Floor, Barnstable Town Hall , 367 Main Street, Hyannis
Application information sessions will be held at the Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, Hyannis on: Saturday, February 23 at 10:30am
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Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30pm
Applications are due Monday, April 8, 2013
For more information, see our website. And... Please help us spread the word - Applications are still available for Orleans. Information on our website here. The land at Ginger Lane was privately donated to Habitat, after an unfortunate fire that resulted in the previous home burning down. We currently have a CPC grant application pending with the town of Barnstable to help us fund this home, and we are actively fundraising to support this build. Your donation counts! To donate to a specific build, contact our office at 508-362-3559 or click here - and be sure to specify which home you would like your donation to support, using the "comments" box.  Last December, when we first publicly announced that we would be building a new home on Ginger Lane, we received a phone call from Gus Riley of the Centerville-Osterville-Marston's Mills Fire Department. Gus told us that the firefighters at C-O-MM wanted to donate their services to help roof the new home. These same firefighters attended the fire at Ginger Lane, and they now want to give back to the community by helping to re-build a new home at that spot. At Habitat, we are lucky to witness generosity of this sort again and again - town departments, the staff of an entire town, contractors, individuals, students, and businesses who give of themselves to help others. We benefit from this generosity in countless ways - this type of support, naturally, enables us to build more homes, but it also renews our conviction and warms our hearts. Too often, we hear troubling news about the world we live in. But Gus's phone call, like so many other offers of assistance we see, remind us that our world is also filled with grace - and that we should never stop working to improve it.
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Cars for Homes
 Car donations are another way to support the mission of Habitat for Humanity. If you have an older car, truck, van, trailer, RV or boat taking up valuable space in your yard, consider donating it to support our affordable housing mission. It is quick and easy to donate a vehicle whether it runs or not! Plus, you may be eligible for a tax deduction (consult your tax advisor or the IRS for details).
To donate, call (877) 277-4344 toll free - or learn more about donating a car to Habitat online. It's a convenient way to support Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod - and create more space in your driveway!
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What can you donate?- Car
- Truck
- Boat
- RV
- Motorcycle
- Construction or farm equipment
- Any other vehicle - running or not!
Why donate? - Proceeds from the sale of your car help your local Habitat for Humanity build houses with families in need.
- You may receive a tax deduction if you itemize.
- Recycling your car saves energy and natural resources.
Vehicle donations are processed by Habitat for Humanity's nationally authorized agent, Advanced Remarketing Services, who properly transfers titles, arranges towing, sells donated vehicles, provides tax receipts to donors and reports to the IRS, as necessary.
Net proceeds and donor contact information are distributed to affiliates by matching the zip code of the donor to the Habitat for Humanity affiliate who services the donor's community. A donor who wishes to designate a vehicle donation to benefit a specific HFHI program or a Habitat for Humanity affiliate outside their local community can do so by calling the Cars for Homes toll free number, 1-877-277-4344, and giving the customer service representative the name of the affiliate that they wish to support. |
We  our Donors!
 Thank you to everyone who gave as part of our annual appeal. With ten homes planned for 2013, your support is appreciated. |
Volunteer Spotlight
We our Volunteers!
A Great Big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who made our build at 6 Flintlock Lane, Bourne such a terrific experience. More than 70 community volunteers put in over 1300 hours to make this house a reality - from construction to coordinating volunteer schedules, providing food to offering devotions, staffing the registration table to sending thank-yous. Everyone's contribution was appreciated, but we would like to mention a few whose participation was above-and-beyond.
100-Club
Volunteers who worked over 100 hours apiece:
Frank Almeida
Tim Lynch
Pete Silva
50-Club
Volunteers who worked at least 50 hours each
Deana Richardson
Doc Taylor
Crew Favorite
A"volunteer's volunteer" - a special someone that everyone looked forward to seeing each day
Herb Ellis
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