Spring 2014

Habitat Herald “The Snow Won’t Stop Us”

any people would imagine

that once winter rolls

around with its snow and

freezing temperatures, that

our build volunteers would

take the time to hibernate and

rest up for all of the projects

they know spring will bring;

but not our volunteers!

Our volunteers have been

working throughout the winter

putting together materials in

the basement of the She-

boygan ReStore. From building

partial walls to window

frames, and even using boards

from our “Sign a Board” cam-

paign.

Working alongside our volun-

teers are our current partner

families. They are learning new

construction skills and how to

use various tools. A member of

one of our partner families

said, “It’s fun helping the vol-

unteers build walls that will

support our home, and we

love reading all the inspiration-

al messages people have

written to us on the boards.”

Our partner families are re-

quired to work a certain num-

ber of hours of “sweat equity”

before they can move into

their home (typically 500

hours per family), in addition

to paying back a zero-interest

mortgage.

This year HFHL will be working

on building at least three new

homes, one located on N 31st

St and two on Erie Ave in She-

boygan, as well as completing

smaller rehabilitation projects.

Stay updated with the pro-

gress of our builds and rehabil-

itation projects by visiting hfh-

wi-lake.huterra.com. If you are

interested in volunteering on a

build or rehab project, contact

our Volunteer Coordinator at

920.458.3399 ext. 302 or email

buildhopelakeside@gmail.com

Our Mission:

“Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity

brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.”

Partner families and volunteers continue to build through the winter

In this Issue:

Letter from President…2

Intro of New Board

Members…………..……….2

Wanted: Volunteers…..3

Intro of New Construc-

tion Manager…………..…3

Our Donors………………...4

Ozaukee News…………...4

Volunteer Spotlights.….5

Donation Pick-Ups………5

Upcoming Events……...6

SAVE THE DATE:

Earth Day Celebration

4-19-14

Habitat for Humanity Lakeside

PO Box 973

1911 N 8th St.

Sheboygan, WI 53082

hfh-wi-lake.huterra.com

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Letter From Our President: Invest in a Family’s Future

Dear Habitat friends,

Most months I begin my letter with a big

“thanks.” Thanks to all of you for all that you do,

to volunteer, to support us, and to pray for us. But

this month, I need to begin with a big “PLEASE.”

Let me explain:

About a year and a half ago, the City of Sheboygan ap-

proached us with a proposal. They would help us acquire

affordable land in the Gateway neighborhood in down-

town Sheboygan if we would agree to build houses in that

area. It was a “win-win” proposal. The City would get a

greatly improved and attractive neighborhood, and we

would be able to increase our capacity and significantly

help more families. We carefully, thoughtfully, and

prayerfully began the process of planning for this new

growth. After countless hours of planning, we are confi-

dent that we have an excellent strategic plan for this new

initiative. Now comes the “please.” Because we hope to

build houses at a faster rate than we have done in the past,

our own fund development of the past, which relied heavi-

ly on grants and ReStore profits, needs to be enhanced.

That’s where all of you come in. I am asking that you each

dig down into your finances and consider a major gift for

Habitat for Humanity-Lakeside this year. Because we

can cover our small administrative budget from the Re-

Store, and so much of Habitat work is done by volunteers

like me, every dollar that we raise will go into these

homes. From a box of nails, to a pallet of wood, to a door,

a window, a shower enclosure, or a roof, your dollars can

go far to increase the livability and attractiveness of our

city and, even more importantly, can improve a low in-

come family’s quality of life for years to come.

As a teacher, I saw too many students who had to transfer

schools during the school year, which is terribly hard on

achievement. Their families were evicted from an apart-

ment through no fault of their own, because the rent in-

creased too quickly or the landlord had a family member

who needed housing. This kind of housing insecurity is

something that most of us have never experienced and we

may not consider just how much turmoil and stress this

can cause. By contributing to our builds this year and next,

you can help to guarantee the kind of housing security

which most low income families can only dream about.

It’s truly an investment in a family’s future. Think about

the impact you can have. Won’t you consider a gift to us

this year? Whether it’s $25 or $250 or $2500, we’ll take

care to use it well and you can experience the blessing of

truly making a difference in another person’s life.

Carol Dussault

President, Board of Directors

Habitat for Humanity Lakeside

Carol Dussault-President

Logan Heinrich-Vice President

Kati Fritz-Jung-Treasurer

Tanya Anderson-Secretary

Chris Graeber

Gordon Hubbard

Jan Nigh

Jesse Osborn

Tom Warosh

Tehmina Zeb

HFH-LAKESIDE’S

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Welcome Our Newest Board Members!

Jesse Osborn Gordy Hubbard Tehmina Zeb

Thank you to our 2013 Board of Directors members whose terms

have ended: Char Goetsch, Dennis Ketterman and Alan Schupp.

Thank you for your outstanding contributions to our organization

and for your gifts of time & talent to help the dream of simple, decent

housing for all of God’s children become a reality.

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WANTED: VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to all of our volunteers and their guests who joined us for our Annual

Volunteer Dinner in January. The evening was filled with smiling faces, loving

hearts, laughter and most importantly people who are excited to help us carry out

our mission; helping families afford a safe, decent house to call home!

OUR BUILD TEAM

Welcome our new Con-struction Manager, Don Stenz! Don has lived in the Sheboygan area ever since he was a young boy and loves the area. He and his wife, Kay, have been mar-ried for 40 years and have 4 children and 12 grandchil-dren, whom he enjoys spending time with! He says, “they are so much fun!”

Not only does Don enjoy spending time with his fam-ily, but he also finds joy in working construction. For him, it's incredibly reward-ing to present the final product to clients and now, to partner families. “Seeing their faces light up and ex-citement in their eyes, makes all the hard work and countless hours, worth it! I am excited to work alongside volunteers and partner families to teach them new skills, but also to learn new things from them! It’s a great oppor-tunity for all of us to learn!”

Sign up for our E-newsletters!

Our affiliate, ReStore and build updates provide information, volunteer opps., fun

facts and often coupons to use at our ReStores.

Sign up online by visiting our website at www.hfh-wi-lake.huterra.com

Volunteers come to Habitat for Humanity

for a wide range of reasons, and with all

manner of skills. We are constantly amazed

by the diversity of interests and talents

found in these wonderfully helpful people,

and by their level of commitment, not just

to their specific task, but to the overall Hab-

itat Mission. We run two ReStores, we de-

construct buildings, we conduct rehab pro-

jects, we build new homes, we participate in

events, and our Volunteers understand the

important connection between all of those

seemingly un-related parts of the whole.

They know that helping a family acquire a

new home or refurbish their old one im-

proves their quality of and inspires others

around them; they know that these things

cost money, and that selling and re-selling

resources through the ReStores helps to fill

our coffers for those projects, and allows

people with minimal resources to find af-

fordable materials for making their own

repairs; they know this effort also keeps

these items from burial in a landfill, thereby

contributing to the health of the local envi-

ronment; and they know that getting out in

the community helps us to network and

have fun while doing our most important

work – sharing God’s love through service

to His world.

Please – Become a Habitat for Humanity

Lakeside Volunteer! This year we will be

participating in several events, building

three homes, conducting multiple decon-

structions and multiple rehab projects, and

we always need help in the ReStores. Come,

become a part of OUR community. Call

Nancy, the Volunteer Coordinator, at 920-

48-3399, or apply on-line at www.hfh-wi-

lake.huterra.com.

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“Spring is Upon Us”

Spring is busting out all over! These are

optimistic words as I write them on a snowy

day in February, but I know it’s coming.

We are planting seeds and preparing for a

beautiful and busy season ahead. Seeds for

homes are being planted in our basement as

construction volunteers along with the part-

ner family build components. Plans are un-

derway for two more homes as part of the

Gateway project on Erie to begin later in

spring. Upstairs in the ReStore we will soon

have an Assistant ReStore Manager to help

in both Plymouth and Sheboygan. The Re-

Store’s plans for a great Earth Day celebra-

tion and sale are well underway. Mark your

calendar for April 19th! The “A Brush With

Kindness” program is set to expand with a

$7500 grant from the City of Sheboygan.

Our volunteers continue to toil in our

“garden” keeping the administration, Re-

Stores, and building going. The Ozaukee

chapter is working hard to begin construc-

tion of a home in Grafton. Shantytown is

coming to Fountain Park in May. Whew!

This issue is full of the good news of how

dedicated people are putting God’s love

into action. My thanks to all of you who

make this happen. And to those who are

just finding out –come join the fun! Every-

one has something to give whether it is

time, talent, stuff, money, or prayers.

Robert Pamenter

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity Lakeside

“Hammer a House” Sponsors

Gold Hammer

US Bank Foundation

Wisconsin Partnership for-

Housing Development Grant

Silver Hammer

Ozaukee County Chapter of-

Thrivent Financial

Thomas Ries

Bronze Hammer

Diana Dempster

Mark DeZwarte

Cathryn Fritz-Jung

Alan Schupp

St. Mary Congregation

Copper Hammer

Julia Baer

Rosemarie Barrette

BMO Harris Bank

Kenneth Beinemann

Cecelia Borden

Auda Mae Bucheger

Milton Chase

Gail Chelius

Community UCC

Nick & Carol Dussault

Tim & Diane Ebenreiter

Diana Eggold

First Congregational-

Church UCC

Gannett Foundation

Andrea Gavin

Alan Gosewehr

Grube’s Towing & Repair

Bernard Heimerl

Roman Heimerl

Laurel Hornick

Robert Jones

Joanne Finely-Jurk

Ronald Lanser

James Meyer

John Orth

Robert Pamenter

Thomas Paulus

Janet Ross

St. Luke Lutheran Church

St. Johns UCC, Schwarzwald

St. Johns’s UCC, Inc.

Peggy Stucky

United Way of Sheboygan

County

Pete Wagner

Thomas Zilavy

The Ozaukee Chapter has been working really hard the last few months pre-paring for a busy build sea-son starting in spring. They have completed 95% of their 2nd “A Brush with Kindness” project for a two-car garage, and will be fin-ishing siding and roofing as soon as the weather warms up. They are expecting to be finished in time to start the new Grafton project.

The home development for the Grafton Planning Com-mission was reviewed and on February 25th, received approval to proceed with a request for more engineer-ing, storm water manage-ment and architectural changes to the front eleva-tion of the homes. They expect to have most of this information for the Chapter at the March Planning Commission meeting and hope to be approved to start construction in April or May.

Ozaukee Chapter 2014: New Officers & Board Mem-bers Peter Dundon, President Tom Urban, Vice President Michael Cibulka, Treasurer Rosemarie Barrette, Secretary Galen Goeden, Board Member Bob Meier, Chairman of Build Committee

OZAUKEE NEWS

Thank you for helping us bring people together to build homes, communities and hope!

Donate to HFH-Lakeside by sending a check to PO Box 973 Sheboygan, WI 53082.

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ReStore Volunteer Spotlights

Mark Lowis

Mark Lowis (left) moved from Green Bay

in 2008 to marry his sweetheart, Melanie.

As a semi-retired computer expert, he

wanted to find a way to connect with his

new community, and he says that he has

made wonderful connections through his

volunteer experience with Habitat. Now,

with a blended family and 9 grandchildren

in the picture, you would think he would

have enough on his plate, but he says he

has found a great deal of joy working with

the customers and other volunteers (like

Zach!). Mark loves helping with merchan-

dising and customer service, and encour-

aging donations. For our part, we are hap-

py and grateful to have Mark on our team,

helping to build homes, communities and

hope through his service in our ReStore.

Gerry Brunner

The Plymouth ReStore’s beautiful new

truck needed a beautiful new driver, and

we found a gem in Gerry Brunner! Gerry

drove a semi-truck for 41 years, but retired

4 years ago. He and his wife have lived

just outside of Greenbush for the past 37

years, have two grown children and 5

grandchildren. About two months ago he

made an innocent, un-suspecting visit to

the ReStore, and when Manager Dennis

Voelker overheard him saying that he had

driven truck, Dennis wasted no time in

pouncing! Fortunately for all of us, Gerry

said yes! He has been driving our “sweet

little truck” (Gerry’s words) for two

months now. We deeply appreciate his

time & effort, and hope he stays with us a

long time!

It’s with our greatest sympa-

thy that we announce one of

our longtime volunteers, Milt

Chase, has passed. Milt vol-

unteered with the Ozaukee

Chapter for years and was an

amazing asset to their team.

It’s truly inspiring how much

spirit and success Milt brought

to the chapter, all after he

turned 75 years old.

He volunteered as a project

leader on 5 homes and 2

ABWK projects, connected

Habitat with hundreds of cash

and in-kind donations, ar-

ranged the donation of a

home (resold for a profit suffi-

cient to build an 8th home in

Port), and his personal favor-

ite, created the “Sanford &

Son Team.” Milt would team

up with another volunteer,

take the truck and pick-up

donations of building materi-

als anywhere in Oz. County to

be used in new builds or sold

at Lakeside’s ReStores.

Milt was widely respected in

the Ozaukee Chapter and was

a positive influence on each

and every person he met.

IN HONOR OF MILT CHASE

“For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s

love and concern for each other.” - Millard Fuller, Founder of HFH

Our ReStores Offer…A Free Donation Pick-Up Service!

If you or someone you know has large items they

would like to donate to the ReStore but have no way

to drop it off, the ReStore may be able to pick it up!

Pick-ups are made in Sheboygan and Ozaukee County.

To schedule a donation pick-up:

For Plymouth please call 920.892.4175

For Sheboygan please call 920.458.3399 ext. 303

You may also fill out a donation pick-up request online at hfh-wi-lake.huterra.com

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Sheboygan, WI 53082

p. 920.458.3399

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Annual Earth Day Celebration: April 19, 2014 at our ReStores

Recycled Art Show: April 25-27, 2014 at the Plymouth Arts Center

Shantytown: May 17-18, 2014 at Fountain Park

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