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Thursday, May 14
Homeownership Application Deadline
for new homes to be built in Eastham and West Barnstable
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Saturday, April 11
Homeownership Information Meeting
Learn about how to apply for a Habitat home
10:30-noon
Shepley Room, Hyannis Youth and Community Center
141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis
Tuesday, April 14
Celebrate Earth Day at a Lunch and Learn
 Learn about Habitat's pilot solar program, our heat pumps, and other green building techniques. 11:30 am to tour the site -
program and lunch at noon
Sesame Street, Barnstable
Wednesday, April 15
Homeownership Information Meeting
Learn about how to apply for a Habitat home
6:30-8:00 pm
Shepley Room, Hyannis Youth and Community Center
141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis
Monday, May 11
St. John's Episcopal Church Golf Tournament
to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Calling all Foursomes! There will be some great prizes!
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News In Brief
Don't forget to support your favorite Roll the Rock team:
Bank Rollers - Stephanie Lopez, Ruta Disma, Ellen Taylor, and Andrea Naviaux
Bowl Busters - Bob Leary, Jim Sardella, Roy Colby, and Mike Briana
Habi-Rollers - Nancy Smith, Wendy Cullinan, Cathy Kautz, and Trisha Favulli
Lebowski Dudes - Jamey "Magic Fingers" Unger, Paul "Knuckles" McGrath, Jeff "Gutter-Ball" Schwartz, and Todd "Candle Killa" Druskat
Plumb Bobs - John O'Reilly, Keith Fernandes, Genghis Burdulis, and Matthew Farrell
Stars and Strikes - Peter Kimball, Bob Ryley, and Doug Velie
Straight to the Gutter - Jason Hart, Terry Smily, Bill O'Neil, and Spencer Hallet
The Surgical Strikes - Lisa Bushy, Kathy Berry, Barbara Bodansky, and Laura Scanlon
Donate to your favorite team! Check the "Roll the Rock" option on Cape Cod Charitable FunRaisers' donation page, open up the drop-down menu for a list of team names, pick your team and the dollar amount, and check out - easy! 100% of your donation comes right back to Habitat to help us build more homes for more families.
We thank our generous FunRaisers sponsors: Real Estate Associates, Sol Optics/Board Stiff, and ReStore
What a Great Event!
Thanks to the team at Church of the Holy Spirit for a terrific concert by We are the Men. Not only was the music great, the food delicious, and the company superb - but they also raised $4,000 for Habitat! Thanks, CHS!
Lego Blitz Build
Roe Osborn, Bob Ryley and Matt Anderson participated in a Lego Blitz Build at a recent meeting of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod. Congratulations to the winning team of Leah Fennell, Rhonda Ciocca, and Bill Ciocca.
Thanks to Marc Sitkin
Marc Sitkin, of digitalMomentum, gave us a generous donation of these beautiful retractable displays. You may remember that Marc is also a photographer, whose gorgeous panoramic images of Cape Cod grace our office walls - and in the past, Marc has generously allowed his photos to be used as a Habitat fundraiser. Check out his website!
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Construction Update
Volunteers may sign up with VolunteerUP, our on-line calendar, to work at any active construction site.
We have a certificate of occupancy for 16 Bevan Way and the house closing is scheduled for next week. Over at 10 Bevan Way, the wall board is up and plastered, and we are starting work on the interior. Work days at this site are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Barnstable
Wallboard is complete and the site will be closed to volunteers for about two weeks, to allow the plaster to go up and dry. We will be back in the house to complete the interior later in April. Work days at this site will be Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Harwich
Snow covering this site is starting to melt, and it is now safe to drive down the road without fear of getting stuck. We still hope to start volunteer construction in the late spring. Before we can raise walls, the site needs water mains, electrical conduit, and asphalt roads, and we are working to schedule those crews now. A little more snow melted will help.
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If you are placing an order through Amazon, remember to use Amazon Smile and specify Habitat Cape Cod - Habitat will receive a .5% of the purchase price. Here's a link to help: Amazon Smile 
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Greetings!
We hope you are enjoying the longer daylight each evening. The snow is slowly melting, and we have never been more eager to see what emerges from under all those piles. We're especially looking forward to seeing the foundations we poured last fall in Harwich. We are itching to get to work there once the ground clears - alongside all seven of Habitat's newest homeowner families!
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Applications Open
 Applications are now open for two affordable two-bedroom homes on Old Stage Road, West Barnstable and one affordable three-bedroom home on Rabbit Run in Eastham.
Two-bedroom homes: house price: $126,000, estimated monthly payment: $600/month.
Three-bedroom home: house price: $140,250, estimated monthly payment: $675/month.
For more information, including where to pick up applications and information sessions, please go to our website.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday May 14, 2015
Income Guidelines: a family must earn less than 65% of median income as adjusted by household size.
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Family Size
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65%
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1
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$37,456
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2
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$42,778
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3
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$48,141
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4
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$53,463
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5
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$57,769
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| $62,034
| 7
| $66,300
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We do not accept or reply to e-mail communications about applications.
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod does not discriminate in the selection of applicants. Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod is a not-for-profit organization and we do business in accordance with Federal and Massachusetts Fair Lending Laws.
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 Join the team at the ReStore! We're looking for a new ReStore Associate. Support Habitat's retail operations at front desk/sales floor and back of shop, including cash register, phones, pricing and warehouse assistance. Must possess exceptional customer service skills, positive attitude, and work well with volunteers. Heavy lifting and ability to stand for much of work day. Tues-Sat/40 hrs. $12/hour plus benefits, including health and 401(k).
Please respond with cover letter and application by 4/5/15 to hr@habitatcapecod.org or call us at 508-362-3559. Employment Application
Job Description Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
411 Main St. - Suite 6 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 Equal Opportunity Employer
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Golf Tournament
Check out these great hole in one prizes!
More information here.
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Volunteer Spotlight
 We are sad to report that Dick Soule, one of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod's co-founders, has died at the age of 95. Dick and his wife Phoebe, of Orleans, were inspired to spread the good word about Habitat for Humanity back in 1988, after volunteering on Habitat for Humanity build sites around the country. Dick and Phoebe spoke at their church about the good work they had seen the organization accomplish in other parts of the country, and their talk was so inspiring that a group of people decided to take action to start a Habitat affiliate here on the Cape. Dick and Phoebe remained active Habitat volunteers, both on Cape Cod and nationally, for many years. Dick especially liked to help with finish work on the homes.
Dick served in the Army during World War II, and again during the Korean War. He was a building contractor, with his own business in Lexington, MA. In 1971, he sold his business so that he and Phoebe could join the Peace Corps, and they traveled to Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Fiji, before settling on Cape Cod in 1977. On the Cape, Dick ran a company producing Shaker boxes and fine furniture.
In addition to his work with Habitat for Humanity International and Habitat Cape Cod, Dick worked for Star Island conference center, was a leader in the Boy Scouts, worked as an instructor for Minuteman Technical School, was an officer of the Unitarian Laymen's League, and was an active leader at the Unitarian Meeting House of Chatham, MA.
Sign the on-line guest book for Dick Soule.
Memorial donations may be made to:
Star Island Corporation
c/o Morton Benedict House, 30 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
or
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
411 Main Street - Suite 6, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
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