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| Habitat Happenings |
News for the Crew
January 12, 2011 |
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This week at Habitat . . .
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MCHFH starts the year with a new home dedication!
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New homeowners, Angela and her daughter, Samantha.
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On Thursday, January 6th, the Jones family became the first family of 2011 to dedicate their new MCHFH Habitat home! The event was attended by friends, relatives, volunteers and Habitat supporters.
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| Brody explores his new home. |
The Jones home was the first of our 25th Anniversary homes to be completed and its dedication was a great way to start a new year! We are looking forward to dedicating the neighboring Anniversary home for the Puhalski family soon!
Volunteers are still needed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to complete the second Anniversary home located right next door. For more information or to sign up, call Lori Roll, volunteer coordinator at 231-727-6020.
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| WANTED: Life of the Party |
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| Mhari Blacklock has been taking care of MCHFH volunteers as a site host for two years. She's also great with a hammer! |
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you like making others feel comfortable and helping them to have a good time? Do you want to help build a house for a needy family, but can't or don't want to swing a hammer? If you prefer people over power tools, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Become a volunteer construction site host for Habitat!
Site hosts are at the construction sites on volunteer work days, but they don't have to touch a tool... unless they want to. Site hosts help build houses by helping the people who are building the houses. They meet and greet the scheduled volunteers, presenting a brief orientation and helping them settle into tasks assigned and overseen by the on-site Building Coordinator. They assure that volunteers have everything they need, such as tools, drinking water, lunch and, most importantly, a great experience!
If this sounds like a task you would enjoy, please call 231-727-6020 for more information.
Lori says,
"Be a site host! It's easy! It's fun! Call me at 727-6020 and I'll show you how it's done!"
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White Lake Area Build Fund Raiser
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| Community blessed by choir concert |
 The Muskegon community celebrated Christmas on Sunday, December 19th with a free concert presented at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. The concert, sponsored by Kaydon Bearing Division, included beautiful music performed by area groups, individuals and a choir made up of over 50 members from throughout the community. A freewill offering was collected and will be divided between Love, Inc., Salvation Army, Muskegon County Habitat for Humanity and the United Way of the Lakeshore Emergency Funds.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the beautiful event:
Kaydon Bearing Division
The Haines Family - Steve, Lisa, Becky Laura and Greg
For Praise - Bill Hines, Alvin Jackson, Ida Jackson, Debra Mukes
Tammi Modderman
Joseph & Scott VanArendonk
Kimberly Wolting
The 50+ members of the Community Choir
Led by Amy Van Gunst, accompanied by Jackie Fisher |
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Holiday Honorariums and Memorials
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Honorariums:
Paulita Pena
by Reynoldo Pena
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Memorial Gifts:
Buzz Hustead
by Frank & Karen Flagstead
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| Mable Malone |
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In December, Muskegon County Habitat for Humanity was sad to lose friend, homeowner, committee member and former board member, Mable Malone. Mable passed away on December 22, 2010. We will miss Mable and extend our sympathy to her family.
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| This week at Restore |
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ReStore Hours:
Monday - Friday
9 am - 6 pm
Saturday
9 am - 3 pm
We gladly accept home maintenance, building, & decorating items, tools and appliances.
Start the new year
off right!
Donate to ReStore
and get a jump on a tax write off for 2011!
231-727-6020 to schedule your free pick-up.
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Thank you to Whitehall Products for the donation of mailboxes and address plaques for the Anniversary Build homes on Albert Street.
Whitehall Products has long donated mailboxes and address plaques for each MCHFH home!
Whitehall Products
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Coming Soon
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4th Annual Chili Cook-Off
Coming in March.
Home & Family Life WorkshopsCovering everything a homeowner needs to know, from basic home maintenance and repairs to budgeting for beginners.
The schedule will be posted soon.
Open to the public.
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You can make a difference.
For every person who takes the 3 question quiz, Kohler will donate $1 in water-saving products to Habitat for Humanity. Start Today!
Quiz for Cash
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| Habitat Happenings |
News for the Crew
November 18, 2010 |
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This week at Habitat . . .
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| Happy Thanksgiving! |
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This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for the donors, volunteers and prayer partners who make our ministry possible!
Thank you for partnering with us in our mission to eradicate poverty housing in Muskegon County! Because of you,95 families have obtained safe and affordable housing and are now enjoying the benefits of homeownership.
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Thank you Muskegon Community College
International Club
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On Saturday November 13th, a group of students from the Muskegon Coummunity College International Club spent the day on the Anniversary Build sites. They worked hard to clean up the lots and break up the sidewalk in preparation for concrete workers who will be pouring the driveways and walks soon. Who knew that hard work could be so much fun!
Construction on the two homes on Albert Street in Muskegon will be wrapping up soon. If you or your group would like to get involved with these or future homes, please call Lori at 231-727-6020.
Thanks to MCC's International Club and ALL of our great volunteers.
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Share the Gift of Home this Christmas
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| The Walsh Family will celebrate the holidays in their new Habitat home this year! |
This year when you are looking for the perfect holiday event and gifts, share the Gift of Home.
By sharing the gift of your home with your friends and family, you can make the gift of a home a reality for another local family.
A Habitat Home for the Holidays Gathering is a great way to celebrate the simple pleasures of the season with family, friends, club members, church groups, classes, scout troops, etc. Instead of preparing an elaborate dinner and stressing over a gift to exchange, you and your guests can relax and enjoy time with one another. Give the money you saved by not having a gift exchange to Habitat where it will be used to build a home for a local low-income family. You can enjoy the knowledge that next year a family will enjoy the holidays in the Gift of Home which you helped provide.
Following are resources and ideas that you can use for your Home for the Holidays Gathering. If you have a Home for the Holidays for Habitat gathering, please share your party photos and ideas by sending them to
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Party Invitations- Postcard invitations for you to download to send to your guests.
Party Guest List- Use this list to manage your guests and record their gifts, then send it to Habitat so that we can thank them and acknowledge their donations.
Party Suggestions- Crafts, games, and food ideas for your Home for the Holidays gathering.
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Habitat Family Christmas Party
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 Plans are underway right now for the 2010 Habitat Family Christmas Party. If you would like to help make the season brighter for local families by contributing to this celebration, please contact Lori at 727-6020.
Needed:
Food Donations
Children's Toys/Gifts
Gifts/Certificates for Teens
Poinsettias/ Decorations
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| Thank you to the Liddle Family |
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Thank you to the Liddle family who read of our need for a generator in the last e-letter and donated one!
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| This week at Restore |
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ReStore will be closed on Thanksgiving Day through Saturday, November 27th.
Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 29th.
Please see coupon below for holiday savings!
Monday - Friday
9 am - 6 pm
Saturday
9 am - 3 pm
To donate items, please call ReStore mananger, Cliff Rohrbough at
231-727-6020 to schedule free pick-up.
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Thanks to Lowe's for their support of Muskegon County Habitat for Humanity and to local employee, Diandra Reschke, who goes out of her way for MCHFH. Diandra is also wonderful with our homebuyers, helping them select beautiful and affordable fixtures for their new homes.
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Thanks to Gary at G & W Refrigeration for their donation of 1000 sheets of OSB and to Weber Lumber for helping us transport it.
G & W Website
Weber Lumber Website
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You can make a difference.
For every person who takes the 3 question quiz, Kohler will donate $1 in water-saving products to Habitat for Humanity. Start Today!
Quiz for Cash
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Save 20%
on any single item
with this coupon
Excludes prior purchases. All sales final.
Monday November 29, 2010 through Saturday December 4, 2010
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280 Ottawa Street ~ Muskegon, MI 49442
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September 2010 updates can be found here: Habitat Happenings(1).pdf
For updates on the 2010 White Lake Build project, click here:
Muskegon County Habitat for Humanity.pdf
In 2010 Lebanon pledges to raise $500 for the Habitat For Humanity home in Whitehall/Dalton Twp.
The 3rd Annual chili cook-off was held at Lebanon Lutheran on February 27th. The proceeds went to the Thrivent Builds/Habitat for Humanity home being built on Whitehall Road. south of Whitehall. There were 22 entries in this event with the winners being Russ Tilden - People's Choice and Phil Kell - Judge's Choice. This event raised $1500 from the chili cook-off, silent auction and bake sale. Start practicing now for your entry in next year's cook-off. If you would like to work on the HFH home, contact Butch Coulier at 231-893-0922 or call the HFH office @ 231-727-6020 for schedules and information.
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