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Habitat Reaches Milestone
January, 2009
Habitat For Humanity will mark a major milestone Nov. 13 - 14 when construction begins on the ministry's 300,000th house in Collier County, Florida, and the 300,001st house in Zacapa, Guatemala. Habitat volunteers and homeowners will raise the walls as part of the builds hosted by HFH of Collier County and Guatemala HFH. The 200,000th house was completed in 2005 in Knoxville, TN. We hope to reach 400,000 homes by 2011. With your help, we can exceed our goal and reach 400,000 on year early. For more information on homes built abroad, visit Habitat for Humanity International's website at www.habitat.org.
Local Student & Habitat Volunteer featured on ABC News
January, 2009
When Daniel Greene, an upcoming senior at Roswell High School and Habitat North Central volunteer, saw devastating floods hit Iowa earlier this summer, he was moved into action. With the help of his father, he linked up with a volunteer organization, Hands on Disaster Response, and took the next flight out to Cedar Rapids. He then spent the remainder of the summer demolishing houses that were destroyed by the floods, helping to remove some of the 10,000 cubic yards of debris from the 122 homes that Hands on Disaster Reponse has cleaned out. "We're not really hear to fix these houses. It's really just to fix their spirits," Daniel says. His hard work and generosity did not go unnoticed. On August 1, 2008, ABC News chose to feature Daniel as their "Person of the Week." To watch the video, click here.
Although Daniel just got back from Iowa, he has already been volunteering at one of our build sites. We are looking forward to continuing to work with Daniel throughout the year.
Historic Housing Law Passed!
January, 2009
Congress and the President have enacted the largest federal housing package in decades. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HR 3221) includes two important items for which Habitat has advocated extensively: a new affordable housing fund and neighborhood stabilization funding. Both of these provisions will provide new opportunities for affiliates to access federal funds to support their work.
The compassion and dedication of Habitat for Humanity supporters like you helped make this possible. Congress made this legislation a top priority because, together, we stood up for this important bill and the families it will serve.
Habitat for Humanity Ranks 14th on 2007 Builder 100 List
January, 2009
Due to the combined building efforts of U.S. affiliates, Habitat for Humanity ranked 14th on Builder magazine's 2007 top 100 builders list. In fiscal year 2007, 5,619 homes were completed by affiliates in the United States. Builder magazine accepted fiscal year production information as calendar year data was not available when the ranking was conducted. Click here to view the 2007 Builder 100 list.
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
January, 2009
Habitat North Central has some of the best volunteers around. Our volunteers contribute over 50,000 volunteer hours each year, and if it were not for their assistance, we would never have been able to help 158 families from our area become homeowners! We recently honored our volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in Alpharetta on Sunday, April 13th. During the event, we recognized thirteen of our long-time volunteers for their service by awarding them with our "1,000 Points of Light Award". Congratulations to the recipients: Sue Waite, Dal Zierk, Jill Peterson, Walter Weeks, Jim Wallace, Tom Scheuerer, Jan Wharton, Sharon O'Kelley, Anice Foster, Ira Higginbotham, Rod Calvert, Martha Pease, and Al Fuehrer. Thank you to all of our award winners and to all of our outstanding volunteers for the time and talent you devote to our ministry!
Our Very Own Super Hero!
January, 2009Our Youth United Intern, Maria Binney, was recognized as an "Everyday Super Hero" by Habitat for Humanity International in the March edition of Habitat World magazine. Maria was one of only fourteen people that HFHI chose to profile from all over the world for the article. Maria is a senior at Roswell High School and the president of its Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter. She has been involved with Habitat since her parents introduced her to the organization as a child, and she plans to stay involved next year at college. Maria started her internship with Habitat North Central in June 2007, and she has done a great job over the past 10 months leading our Youth United program. We already knew what a wonderful young lady Maria is, and we are happy to see her get the recognition she deserves! To view the magazine online, click here.
Tool Trailer Theft
January, 2009Our construction staff arrived at Centennial Village the morning of April 2nd to find that our tool trailer had been broken into during the night. Thieves made off with over $5,000 worth of tools. If you would like to help us replace our tool supply, please make a donation today!
