Habitat Builder Newsletter - February 2009
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It Takes a Community to Build a Home New homes are beginning to take shape on Sherman Avenue in Monrovia. So who is building these homes? e fast and easy answer is “SGV Habitat for Humanity,” but the hands behind that easy answer are many. It takes an entire community to build a Habitat home. Habitat homes are made possible by donations from people like you. Currently, SGV Habitat has raised over 80% of what is needed to build these homes. You can help reach the 100% goal by placing your giſt in the enclosed envelope and mailing it to SGV Habitat today. Habitat homes are built by volunteers—lots of them. At the top of the list are the Habitat families themselves. Habitat families must contribute 500 hours of “sweat equity” as one of the requirements to qualify to purchase their home. Future homeowner Ray Quiroz is on the site in Monrovia on a regular basis. He was excited to share with his fellow volunteers that his employer has given him one day off—with pay—each week to complete his hours. Recently a group of future civil engineers from California State University-Los Angeles donated their time to work on the site. ey like getting “hands on” opportunities that give them some practical experience to help bring their classroom learning to life. Church, business and service club groups are the organizations that provide the bulk of the volunteers, but individuals are welcome. Construction experience is not required, but volunteers are required to attend an orientation session before coming onto the site. If you would like to help build a home and meet some really great people, please call San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity at 626-792-3838 x17 and ask for Brittany, Volunteer Coordinator. Photo by Chris Bertrand of the Mountain Views-Observer A publication of San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity February 2009
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It Takes a Community to Build a Home
New homes are beginning to take shape on ShermanAvenueinMonrovia.Sowhoisbuildingthesehomes?Thefastandeasyansweris“SGVHabitatforHumanity,”butthehandsbehindthateasyansweraremany.IttakesanentirecommunitytobuildaHabitathome. Habitat homes are made possible by donations frompeoplelikeyou.Currently,SGVHabitathasraisedover80%ofwhatisneededtobuildthesehomes.Youcanhelpreachthe100%goalbyplacingyourgiftintheenclosedenvelopeandmailingittoSGVHabitattoday. Habitat homes are built by volunteers—lots of them.At the top of the list are the Habitat families themselves.Habitat families must contribute 500 hours of “sweatequity” as one of the requirements to qualify to purchasetheirhome.FuturehomeownerRayQuirozisonthesiteinMonroviaonaregularbasis.Hewasexcitedtosharewithhis fellowvolunteers thathisemployerhasgivenhimone
dayoff—withpay—eachweektocompletehishours. RecentlyagroupoffuturecivilengineersfromCaliforniaStateUniversity-LosAngelesdonatedtheirtimetoworkonthe site. They like getting “hands on” opportunities thatgive them some practical experience to help bring theirclassroomlearningtolife. Church, business and service club groups are theorganizations that provide the bulk of the volunteers, butindividuals are welcome. Construction experience is notrequired,butvolunteersarerequiredtoattendanorientationsessionbeforecomingontothesite.Ifyouwouldliketohelpbuildahomeandmeetsomereallygreatpeople,pleasecallSan Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity at 626-792-3838x17andaskforBrittany,VolunteerCoordinator.
PhotobyChrisBertrandoftheMountainViews-Observer
A publication of San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity February 2009
Giving
Azusa ReStore Grand OpeningSupportourmissionbydonatingtoandshoppingattheReStore.Wearealwaysopentothepublic.Thestoresellsnewandusedbuildingmaterialsandotherintriguingitemsatveryreasonableprices.Merchandiseincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
•Doors•Windows
•Appliances•Cabinetsandbookcases
•Lightfixtures•Sinks
•Faucets•Tile
•Powertools•Furniture
WepickupdonationswithintheSanGabrielValley.Call626-387-6900(AzusaReStore)or626-792-3838x22(PasadenaReStore)
Foradonationreceipttobeissued,donateditemsmustbeinsaleableconditionandingoodworkingorder.
A Message from Our Executive Director
Sonja Yates
One of our Board members oftensays, “I love Habitat!” This
simple phrase reflects the joy thatyou, our organizational leaders, andallofoursupportersexperienceaswework together tohelpdeserving, low-incomefamiliesbecomehomeowners.Valentine’s Day is a time when wetypically think of cupid and romanticlove,butitisalsoatimetothinkofloveforourfellowmenandhowwecanbeinstrumentalinmakinglivessaferandmore fulfilling through the work ofHabitatforHumanity.
Hopefully, you have seen newscoverage of our extension of time forthePasadenaReStorelocatedat770N.FairOaksAvenue,91103.Thismeanswe will be operating both the new
ReStore at 410 S. Irwindale Avenue,Azusa, 91702 and the one you knowandloveonFairOaksinPasadena. Iwillkeepyou informedof theCityofPasadena’srevisedplansandtimelinesthat impact how long the PasadenaReStorewillbeopen. Meanwhile,weare pleased to serve both the easternand western portions of our SanGabrielValleyservicearea. Shoppingat the ReStores will help you makehomerepairswhilestayingwithinyourbudget. Your donations of buildingmaterials and equipment that are ingoodconditionarealwayswelcome.
Asweembarkuponanewyear,Iwantto extend an invitation for you, yourfamily and friends to take a Habitourtoseetheprogressthatisbeingmadeonthe11KenwoodhomesinGlendaleaswellasthefournewlystartedhomeson Sherman Avenue in Monrovia.PleasecalloremailmetoarrangeyourHabitour: 626-792-3838 x13 or [email protected].
Thank you for continuing to includethe gifts of your time and yourtreasure for the local work of HabitatforHumanity. Thesegiftsaremakingmanyremarkablelifechangespossiblethankstoyourcaringandgenerosity!
Withsinceregratitude,
SonjaL.Yates
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New Board Member
New Ecumenical Outreach Coordinator
The newest member on the SGVHabitatforHumanityBoardofDirectorsis Paul McAnnally-Linz, manager ofChannel Operations for Xerox SpecialInformation Systems. Paul comes
to us with a great deal of energy andenthusiasm for Habitat’s mission toprovide decent housing for deservinglow-income,workingfamilies.
Paul shared, “I have been captivatedbytheworkHabitatisdoingeversincemy graduate school days. Helpingpeople become stakeholders in societythrough home ownership fits firmlyin my religious, political and socialconvictions. I have been blessed withanabundanceofopportunity,resourcesandenergyandbelievedeeplythatthoseblessingscomewiththeresponsibilitytogiveback.”
Paul has put his energy to work atthe Sherman site in Monrovia, thecommunity in which he lives. Hisenthusiasm is infectious, and hiswillingnesstoworkisinspiring.
Welcome,Paul!
Meet Paul McAnnally-LinzAlbertsons Community PartnersInorderforouraffiliatetocontinueearningfundsthroughthisprogram,oursupportersmustlinkorre-linktheirAlbertsonsPreferredSavingscardtoSGVHabitatforHumanitynowat:www.albertsonscp.com
PleasemakesurethatyouhaveyourPreferredSavingscardnumberandourOrganizationI.D.(49000113440).IfyoudonotknowyourPreferredSavingsCardnumber,pleasecall1-877-932-7948.
ThanksforsupportingSGVHabitatforHumanitythroughAlbertsons!
Deadline February 28, 2009
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ClausAgger-NielsenJanC.BerentsenMichaelT.DavittTomDoudGeorgeGarfieldDonaldW.GoodmanJayHarvillCindyHeydt
DaricLeePaulMcAnnally-LinzDeborahA.LovelandJohnMacLeanJuddReasJanelleWilliamsHowardWoo
Manager BillAndersonAssistant Manager MichaelKreckerDriver RickyBrownlee
Sales DavidHillCashiers MeganMarotta MicahHillis PaulaVargas
Newsletter Editor MichaelSchutz
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity770N.FairOaksAvenue,Pasadena,CA91103Phone:(626)792-3838Fax:(626)792-7006400-410S.IrwindaleAvenue,Azusa,CA91702ReStore626-387-6900www.sgvhabitat.org
Board of Directors
Executive Director SonjaL.YatesAccountant SayakaOtaOffice Manager CatalinaVelezVolunteer Coordinator BrittanyKlaassen
Special Projects Coordinator LindaHammesEcumenical Outreach VISTA AmyBorton
Staff
ReStore Staff
AmandaHopeBorton,betterknownasAmy,isthemostrecentadditiontotheSGVHabitatforHumanityfamily,servingas thenewEcumenicalOutreachVISTA.ShewasbornandraisedinBakersfieldandmovedtoAzusain2004.AmyisarecentgraduateofAzusaPacificUniversitywhereshereceivedadoubleB.A.inHistoryandPoliticalScience.
Afterlivingintheareaforfouryearsand becoming familiar with the variousreligious traditions through churchattendanceaswellasacademicstudy,sheisexcitedaboutherworkforHabitat.Tocoincidewiththeopeningofournewstore,Amy plans to enlarge our partnershipsin the eastern valley, especially in Azusa,Monrovia,andArcadia.
Meet Amy
Aside from her work at Habitat, Amyenjoys reading, spending time with friends,goodfood,andtraveling.ShehashadalifelongloveforallthingsRussian,and,inadditiontolearning the language, she recently spent amonthworkinginneighboringUkraineandcannotwaittoreturn.
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity770 North Fair Oaks AvenuePasadena, California 91103
NONPROFIT ORG.US POSTAGE PAID
PASADENA, CAPERMIT NO. 224
Please e-mail us so we can update our e-mail address mailing list:[email protected]
Habitat Youth Are Winners! Two Glendale Habitat home residents,Monserrat Diaz (18) and Silva Hayrikyan (11),recentlytooktophonorsinanationwideartcontestsponsored by the National Association of HousingandRedevelopmentOfficials(NAHRO).MonserratandSilvawillhavetheirprize-winningdepictionsof“WhatHomeMeanstoMe”featuredintheNAHRO2009calendar. Monserrat shared that her drawing represents“Thefeelingofpeacealwaysinmyhome,nomatterhowannoyingahousefullofteenagerscanbe.” Silva’s piece is filled with symbolism, and, shenotes, “Home means to me more than one canimagine.”
To read more about thesetalented young women and thecontest,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.sgvhabitat.org.
SilvaHayrikyan MonserratDiaz
Please e-mail us so we can update our e-mail address mailing list:[email protected]
It Takes a Community to Build a Home . . . . . . . . . .1
Executive Director’s Message . . . . . . .2
Board Member Paul McAnnally-Linz . . . . . .3
Ecumenical Outreach VISTA Amy Borton . . . . . . . .3
Habitat Youth Are Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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