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Carpenter's Club Build Day - 8/6 8:15am
Land Acquisition Committee - 8/10 5:30pm
Youth United Steering Committee - 8/12 7:00pm
LPGA Safeway Classic - 8/16 12:00am
New Volunteer Orientation and Site Tour - 8/21 10:00am
Volunteer Spotlight
AmeriCorps Construction Site Assistants
Nicole Patterson, Bryce Kardon, and Nerissa Lindenfelser
Nicole, Bryce and Nerissa have worked hard all year on our construction sites through the AmeriCorps National Direct program. If you have been out to a Habitat site, chances are you recognize their smiling faces! Every morning, the construction site assistants help to get volunteers oriented and ready to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. They then spend their days on the construction sites working with partner families and volunteers to build affordable homes.
AmeriCorps is a national service program whose members serve in all 50 states nationwide. In exchange for a small living allowance and an education award, members serve at least 1,700 hours over ten and a half months with an agency that serves their community. Our current AmeriCorps members will finish their year of service at the end of July.
We are so thankful to Nicole, Bryce and Nerissa for all of their hard work on the construction sites. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!
Do you love volunteering for Habitat for Humanity? Tell us about it and win a prize!
We are asking volunteers to pick up a pen and share their favorite volunteer moment, a story about something cool learned on the build site, or why they choose to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
The Habitat staff will review the submissions and select finalists whose submissions will be posted online. We will then invite folks to choose from the finalists by voting for the winners on our website. The winning essayists will be the envy of all their friends, have their essays posted online and have their choice of a lovely prize [mp3 players, Habitat gear, digital cameras and other great stuff]! Deadline for submissions is August 15. Click here for complete information and contest rules.
Family Focus: Meet the Bounvassana Family!
Mary Bounvassana lives with her two children Jeremias, 12, and Alicia, 10. Mary is a single mom and works as a bank teller. They live in a two-bedroom apartment that is poorly insulated, with an extensive mold problem which has caused both of her children asthma. The bathroom sink, bathtub, and toilet all get clogged due to poor plumbing. Mary and her children would love to move into a new house where they could all have separate rooms and a safe area to play. Learn more.
