The Publication of Habitat for Humanity International | October/November 2000
| The Publication of Habitat for Humanity International | October/November 2000 |
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Field Notes
With the addition of 13 new affiliates in June and July, Habitat for Humanity has 1,557 affiliates in the United States (including the District of Columbia, the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) and also is represented in 67 other countries. In addition, there are 620 campus chapters in the United States and 12 countries around the world. NORTHEAST (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont): Lisa Reitz, 200 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382, (800) 434-5463. Area school children in Monroe County and Rochester, N.Y., raised thousands of dollars for Flower City HFH’s 100th house last school year. Fund-raising ideas ranged from penny drives to cookbook sales, according to volunteer Bill Gavett. Two students from each participating school were invited to the site to sign studs and watch their teachers raise the walls. HFH of Greater Newburgh (N.Y.) planned a “Unity House” sponsored by local churches, temples and synagogues to be dedicated during Building on Faith week in September. Groups participating in the rehab project sponsored portions of the house with special significance to that congregation. For example, one church chose to sponsor the kitchen in honor of its work in feeding the area’s hungry. New affiliate -- Northern Ocean HFH, Toms River, N.J. New campus chapters -- Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.; Providence Country Day School, East Providence, R.I.; Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N.Y. CENTRAL ATLANTIC (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia): Sandra Graham, PO Box 1712, Easley, SC 29641, (864) 855-8775. Sixty cyclists tackled the roads of Maryland and Pennsylvania to raise money for HFH of Frederick County (Md.) in June. The bike ride included a lobster cookout and raised nearly $22,000 for the affiliate. According to ride organizer Phil Heffler, next year’s goal is to raise $60,000, enough to sponsor an entire house. New affiliates -- HFH of North Augusta, North Augusta, S.C.; HFH Middlesex, Saluda, Va.; The Greater Lake City HFH, Lake City, S.C. MID-AMERICA (Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana): Jim Crowley, PO Box 60410, Nashville, TN 37206, (615) 254-6300. Congratulations to Aimee Bair, Natasha Malackanv, Kristin Smith, Julie Sukosd and Carrie Walker for receiving the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Honored for several years of public service, these five Habitat volunteers had to set and achieve goals in volunteer work, personal development, physical fitness and expedition/exploration. They worked with the HFH of Greater Canton and HFH of Massillon (Ohio) affiliates. A Habitat house constructed by students at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center for Dayton Ohio HFH went on a road trip before settling at its final destination. The house was built in two sections at the technology center campus, while its foundation was being laid elsewhere. A local modular house manufacturer donated the time and resources to drive the house to the new site and put it together. New affiliates -- HFH of Paulding County, Paulding, Ohio; HFH of Tuscarawas Valley, Dover, Ohio. SOUTHEAST (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico): Dick Weber, 226 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, FL 32202-3502, (800) 637-9532. George Rivera, a Habitat homeowner with HFH of Lee County (Fla.) went above and beyond the call of duty last fall in completing his sweat equity hours—he says he stopped counting at around 1,300. “The system was so good that I figured it was worth the hours,” he says. Of those hours, he worked 500 on his own house, 500 on his father’s house, and a few extra hundred on his neighbors’ houses. New affiliate -- HFH Washington County, Chipley, Fla. MIDDLE STATES (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas): Joe Gatlin, PO Box 3157, Waco, TX 76707, (800) 682-1980. HFH of Benton County (Ark.) has a tradition that allows the warm wishes of volunteers to be a part of Habitat houses forever. Churches and organizations can buy house studs for $5 each and sign the studs with Bible verses and encouraging thoughts before the drywall goes in. Board members of HFH of Denton (Texas) spent several hours one Saturday picking up trash from a creek near a recent Habitat build. They collected 42 bags of trash—much of it recyclable aluminum and glass—in response to a citywide challenge to improve the area. Board member Gordon Meredith recommends the activity for developing teamwork between builds. New affiliates -- HFH of Gage County, Beatrice, Neb.; HFH of Montgomery County, Independence, Kan.. New campus chapter -- Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo. MOUNTAIN STATES (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming): Bruce Petersen, 1005 N.W. Galveston, Bend, OR 97701, (800) 365-4637. Bend Area HFH is working on the second house of a partnership program with the Community Youth Involvement Project, a program that works with adjudicated youth. As the youth help build houses, they develop relationships with the homeowners that help the youth see themselves as valuable in their communities, says Rich Rozinc, the affiliate’s resource director. It might be beginner’s luck, but it was more likely a lot of hard work and generosity that made the HFH SW Snohomish County Partner Auction 2000 a success. Auction co-chair Tracie Schlatter says the items that sold the best were experiences like riding in a patrol car with a police dog and a visit to a morning radio show. The auction raised $27,000 for the affiliate. New affiliate -- HFH of the Roaring Fork Valley, Carbondale, Colo. WEST (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada): Dick Kuegerman, 1440 Broadway, Suite 205, Oakland, CA 94612, (510) 286-8960. The vacation Bible school at Laguna Presbyterian Church had a Habitat theme this year and kicked off a fund-raising campaign for a “Presbyterian House” in Orange County, Calif. Six local Presbyterian churches are teaming up to build the house with HFH Orange County (Calif.). The children and their parents donated nearly $2,000 to the project. New affiliate -- HFH of Southern Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara, Calif. New campus chapters -- Vintage High School, Napa, Calif.; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz. MIDWEST (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin): Bill Ward, 1920 S. Laflin St., Chicago, IL 60608, (800) 643-7845. Ed Havitz, founder and president of Schoolcraft County HFH (Mich.) and long-time Habitat volunteer, didn’t know what was coming when he took a youth group to a church for the opening session of a weeklong build in Ontario, Canada, in June. Inside the meeting room were teachers, friends and family members who had donated thousands of dollars and traveled to Canada specifically to build in his honor. Known for his enthusiasm for Habitat, Ed hasn’t let Alzheimer’s or his 70 years stop him from walking up to 18 miles a day to raise money for Habitat. New affiliates -- HFH of Lyon County, Marshall, Minn.; HFH of Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Rosebud Mission, Mission, S.D. New campus chapters -- New campus chapters: Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.; Western Illinois University, Mucomb, Ill. — by Rebekah Graydon — by Milana McLead |
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