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| Churches and corporate partners are vital to Habitat's success. Both sponsored houses, donated materials and supplied volunteers to help create two complete neighborhoods in Habitat's hometown during the 20/20,000 and 30/30,000 blitz builds. |
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| HFHI's new headquarters in downtown Americus was completely constructed with designated donations so that no house-building funds were utilized in the project. |
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HFHI's Environmental Initiative helps ensure that Habitat building has a positive impact on the earth's fragile ecosystems. Building on Faith is the action component of Habitat's annual Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat.
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| 1993 -- The Entebbe Initiative is approved, putting more responsibility for Habitat building outside the U.S. into the hands of National Partners. |
| 1993 -- HFHI completes its 20,000th house worldwide during a 20-house blitz build in Americus, Ga. The 20/20,000 Project kicked off the Sumter County Initiative. |
| 1993 -- The 1,000th Habitat house in India is completed. |
| 1994 -- A devastating earthquake shakes Los Angeles, Calif., and floods hit Georgia -- all Habitat houses in both areas survive. |
| 1994 -- The 1,000th U.S. affiliate -- Nelson County HFH, Roseland, Va. -- is approved. |
| 1994 -- HFHI completes its 30,000th house worldwide with the 30/30,000 Blitz Build in Americus, Ga. |
| 1994 -- The first Jimmy Carter Work Project on an American Indian reservation is held in Eagle Butte, S.D. |
| 1994 -- HFHI is named the 17th largest homebuilder in the U.S. |
| 1994 -- Jack Kemp helps build a Habitat house in 5 hours, 57 minutes and 13 seconds, in Pensacola, Fla. |
| 1994 -- The Theology of the Hammer, Millard Fuller's book outlining the biblical basis for HFHI, is published. |
| 1995 -- Building on Faith week joins the annual Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat as annual September observances. The events in 1995 include the dedication of HFHI's 40,000th house. |
| 1995 -- HFHI's second cookbook, two children's books and Millard Fuller's sixth book, A Simple, Decent Place to Live, are published. |