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**THANK*YOU**
We want to thank all of you~ our friends, fans and volunteers~ for all your hard work and contributions this year.
LOOK AT JUST SOME OF ALL YOU HAVE HELPED BUILD IN 2013!
PERVIOUS PAVERS PROJECT
FLEXI-PAVE WALKWAY
FLEXI-PAVE WALKWAY: Thanks to manufacturer, K.B. Industries, Inc., and installer, Recycled Surfaces, Inc., Florida House has a new Flexi-Pave walkway. KBI FlexiŽ-Pave is a structural, porous, non-cracking recycled tire construction sidewalk. It provides a secure surface for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchairs, and is ADA Compliant.
WINDOW INSTALL: PGT Industries is graciously donating all of the new windows and doors for the renovation of Florida House! The windows are hurricane impact rated and ENERGY STAR performance insulated Low-E.
WINDOW INSTALL: Clearview Windows and Doors Inc. has graciously committed to install all of the PGT windows and doors at the Florida House!
GETTING IT DONE: This crew of hardworking individuals includes, from left to right, Mitch Pecirep, Dale Lewis (Board Member & Project Manager), Robbie Gronbach, Cecil Carter, Larry Eger, and Scott Duink.
GETTING IT DONE: On Volunteer Day, Cecil Carter and Larry Eger worked on the south porch. Our Executive Director, John Lambie, took a spill off the ladder and we are all thanking the heavens he is okay!
NEW LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE FORMED
NEW LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE FORMED: A truly exciting mix of expert enthusiasts is pictured here! Back row from left to right: Don Anderson Cosgrove (Water Optimizer Inc.), Zach Glorioso (UF/IFAS Farm to School Coordinator), Rand Carter (FL House Volunteer Site Coordinator), Charlie Crowley (Crowley's Nursery/edibles expert), John Lambie (FL House Executive Director), Koreen Brennan (Site Plan Contributor), Steve Cottrell (Land use & food production planner), Erin Alvarez (UF/IFAS Commercial Horticulture Agent), Dick Singer (FL House Board Member). Front Row from left to right: Karen Anderson (Veteran FL Gardener), Barbara Powell Harris (Community Gardener/edibles expert), Karen Crete (Committee Chair), and Norm Carmel (FL House Veteran, Master Gardener, Master Conservationist), holding the new Landscape Plan by Landscape Architect, Mike Sosadeeter. (!)
LAST BUT NOT LEAST!
 LAST BUT NOT LEAST!: We want to take the opportunity to especially thank Volunteer Site Coordinator Extraordinaire, Rand Carter. Rand's dedication to consistent service has been critical and unmatched. Nobody has been working harder to bring FL House's vision of urban agriculture and edible landscaping to fruition. Thanks Rand! We love you and couldn't do it without you! *Thank you everyone!*
There is no way to thank each and every one of you here,
but still, because of you,
*2014 is going to be*
*Amazing!*
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FLORIDA HOUSE INSTITUTE
 Future by design.
4454 Beneva Road
Sarasota, FL
34233
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