December 2013 - Brown County Habitat for Humanity

The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing.
It is marvelous in our eyes.
Brown County, Indiana · Habitat for Humanity
Dedication of the Payne House
T
he openhouse and dedication of the most
recent Habitat house, in partnership with the
Payne family, was held on August 11th. With
land purchased by Habitat earlier this year on Treetop
Lane about a mile north of Nashville, Habitat was able
to keep the Payne family near their respective jobs in
Nashville. This is Habitat’s 17th house built in Brown
County, a testimony to the ongoing commitment of
the community to support Habitat’s mission locally…
building homes and building lives. The dedication service
provided a good opportunity to begin the thanking and
recognition of the many Habitat contributors this year.
We continue that process in the newsletter pages that
follow with our deepest gratitude!
A Letter of Thanks
from the Payne family
We wou ld lik e to ta
ke this oppo rt un ity
to th a nk
H a bitat fo r H u m a
nity fo r this won d er
fu l ble ss in g.
T he re a re so m a ny
pe op le we wa nt to th
a nk. At th e
ve ry fi rst m eeti ng w
e went to (O rie nt at io
n night), we
le ft sa yi ng how frie
ndly, fu n, a nd welco
m in g everyo ne
was. From th en on th
is ha s be en a journe
y in ou r life
we will fo re ve r re m em
be r a nd be grat ef ul
. We fe el lik e
we a re now pa rt of
a noth er fa m ily. We’
re so prou d to
live in a co m m un ity
whe re so m a ny pe op
le a re clos e
kn it a nd inte ra ct in g.
We wa nt to sa y a pe
rs on al th a nk you to
ea ch
in div id ua l th at ha s
vo lu nt ee red ti m e, la
bo r, food,
m at eria ls, a nd m or
e….we wou ld lik e to
na m e ea ch
pe rs on but th en a ga
in we d on ’t wa nt to
a ccid ently
leave a ny on e out. Y
ou kn ow who you a
re… th a nk you
a nd God Ble ss. We
look fo rwa rd to worki
ng wit h you
in th e futu re fo r m a
ny yea rs to co m e.
T ha nk Y ou,
Bra nd on, Sa ra h, K a
ra, a nd Ca m eron Pa
yn
e
The Payne family put in 220 hours of “sweat
equity” in the building of their home, along with
over 200 other individual volunteers.
Brown County Habitat for Humanity · PO Box 260 · Nashville, IN 47448 · www.bc-habitat.com
☎ Contact Us December 2013
Habitat for Humanity can be reached locally at (812) 988-4926 or visit our website at www.bc-habitat.com.
Let it Shine!
This season as we celebrate the true “Light of the World,”
we at Habitat also celebrate the many who are reflecting that Light
in so many wonderful ways, following Christ’s example of love in action.
Your “lights” have been shining! We once again have hundreds to thanks for letting their lights shine through their
support of Habitat for Humanity this year. These are the individuals, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations
we want to thank — our fundraising supporters, Board workers, prayer warriors, house builders, lunch providers,
and many many more… so many “lights!”
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
From clearing the land to pouring the foundation and roofing the house… Habitat volunteers do it all!
Left to right: Clearing brush on the new lot · Doug and Ian Miller (MillBuild) work on the foundation · A group of volunteers
from Cummins takes a break before continuing on the roof
Major Grants and Gifts
Businesses
$1,000 and above · Dec. 2012–Nov. 2013
Air One (HVAC) Columbus
American Rental, Bloomington
Barber Cabinet Co., Indianapolis
Bender Lumber
Big Woods Brewery
Brown County Abstract, Steve Mollo
Carpet Mania, Columbus
Bruce Clegg Construction
Cummins Engine, Columbus
ENK Windows, Martinsville
Experience Technology, Eric Steining
Faurecia, Columbus
Buddy Greller, appraisals
Herb Hale, painting
Dennis Huntington, Electric
Indiana Seamless Gutters, Ron Bishop
Wanda Jones Law
Lowes, Columbus
Millbuild, Doug and Ian Miller
Miller Architects, Doug Harden
Kevin Parrock, Plumbing
American Rental
Brown County Community
Foundation
Church of the Lakes
HFHI Softwood Lumber Grant
Michael and Susan Hunsberger
Nashville Christian Church
Pam Raider
South Central REMC
St. David’s Episcopal
Star Tech, Inc.
Churches
Bean Blossom Mennonite
Becks Grove Christian
Brown County Presbyterian
Church of the Lakes
Nashville Christian
Nashville United Methodist
St. David’s Episcopal
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Building Houses… Building Hope
Raymond Pitcher Construction
Reed Septic
Roberts Construction of Brown Co.
Rose & Walker
Shelby Materials
South Central REMC
Touch Stone Energy
Two Great Minds, Tess Kean
Wagler Brothers Excavating
Dallas White, drywall
Whirlpool Corp.
Individuals
(not listed elsewhere)
David Alexander
David Anderson
Nathan Andrepont
Molly Ann
Maria Avila
Christine Awad
Lydia Bargielski
Sean Behm
Katherine Beltran
Jithin Benjamin
John Bowman
Pam Bradley
Jim Branner
David Breeden
Brian Bridges
Georgina Burker
Katie Burton
Dan Caron
Abby Carr
Dan Carvin
D. Chardy
Paul Ciolek
Kristina Curry
Joseph Davis
Scott Davis
Adam Dawson
Dave Derbyshire
Kyle Doran
Jim Dunbar
Matt Duncan
Aparajita Dutta
Tracey Edwards
Denise Feltner
Brian Fleming
Jerry Floyd
Michael Foreman
Alberth Franco
Devin Frentz
Gary Frost
John Fulford
Michael Gall
Wendy Gall
Spiram Ganti
Carlos Gasteazono
Dale Gibby
Rick Gilliam
William Glaze
Richard Gonzalez
Martin Gradorf
Francis Green
Justin Halcomb
Larry Hassfurther
Mark Havens
Barry Henderson
Andy Heron
Cary Hicks
Zach Hillenburg
Jason Hirsch
Ryan Hodge
Paul Homer
Ed Hopkins
Jeffery Hostetls
Anthony Hovis
Ellen Huanez
Greg Hundlay
A. Joe
Mike Johnson
Thomas Johnston
Steve Jones
Ken Jones
Angelia Jones
Jim Katzenmeyer
Nathan Keen
Steven Kontney
Joe Korson
Jessica Laley
Tyler LaSell
Cailyn Lawson
Lauren Lawson
Jon Leaders
Terehee Lee
Der Lee
Justin Lee
Rick Lewis
Wei Li
Patti Lindberg
Seth Lindley
Didier Loielle
Theresa Malar
Rahul Mane
Sally Mathison
Sean Matthews
◀ Carrell Moore, Larry Kolar
and Bill Walters take time out
from shed building to smile
for the camera
Juan Mayo
Jeff McCabe
Abram McCalmont
Deva McCormick
Jordan McGuckin
Damen McGuckin
Dan McGuckin
Dixie Mellis
J. Michael
Aditya Mittal
Susie Mullins
Carl Musolff
V. Napurtu
Rob Neitzke
Brendon Norton
Jeffrey Oakes
Jordan Oakes
Kwadwo Owusu
Juan P.
Rahul Patel
Zach Penrod
Joshua Pertzsch
Matt Pettygrove
Nishant Prabhu
Orlando Prevot
Diego Quevedo
Aparna
Radhakrishnan
Danielle Rae
James Ray
Wayne Ripberger
Ryan Roberstson
Derek Roberts
Jerry Rose
Ian Rubenstein
Ed Ryan
Michael Ryan
Alejandro San
Sandeep Sarabudla
Masahiro Sato
Scott Savin
Thomas Schallery
Annnie Schmelzer
Andrew Schmidt
Ben Sckludceker
Josh Selby
Michele Shafer
▲ Volunteers from
Big Woods Brewing
carry plywood
◀ ▼ Cummins was
well represented on
this build
Mary Shieldsmith
Robert Shipp
Balbanadur Singh
Mike Smith
D. Snow
Sumit Soni
Justin Speer
Thomas Spilker
Shashidhar Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivasan
Tony Stevens
Cara Stroud
S. Surish
Kiran Svdhakarais
Craig Sweany
Darren Ting
Tanner Trudell
Azize Tunc
Rodolfo Velasquez
Rajesh Veuesna
Justin Voyeld
Nikhul Wagh
Jerred Walford
Lori Walter
Jennifer Wayman
Nick Welch
Tina Welton
Hawken Wendling
John Werner
Michael Wessel
Nicole Wheldon
Bryan Whicker
M.E. Wilkerson
Randy Wolf
Adrien Yee
Chris York
Kris Young
Denise Yourse
Nick Yurturo
Yiran Zhang
Yongli Zheng
Groups and Organizations
Musicians & Bands
Brown County School Corporation
Brown County Woodworkers Club
Community Closet
Q.U.I.L.T.S. (Quilters United in Love To Share)
St. Vincent DePaul
Tri-Kappa
We Care Gang
Brown County Community Band
Robbie Bowden
Stephanie Cooper
Jonathan Hutchinson
Cari Ray
Chuck Wills & Shelf Life
We apologize for any omissions or misspellings.
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Dedication Day
▲ Volunteers and Habitat
supporters gather at the Payne
home dedication
◀ The Payne family is presented
with a number of gifts, including a
quilt made by Q.U.I.L.T.S.
◀ Guests enjoy food and fellowship at the dedication party
Lunch Providers
Linda Ault-Potter, Lunch
Coordinator
Kevin Ault-Potter
Linda Ballentine
Big Woods Pizza
BP Amoco, Vicki Payne
Jan Drum
Jim Drum
Jane Gore
Coral Hamlin
Margaret Henry
Hopeful Planters Club
Ruth Jarrett
Maggie Linscott
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Methodist Church
Linda Morris
Nashville Christian Church
Linda Raichel
Sandy Ridenour
Rachel Roberts
Terri Schultz
Dee Suding
That Sandwich Place
Walking Women’s Group
▶ New homeowner
Sarah Payne with lunch
coordinator Linda AultPotter
Building Houses… Building Hope
2013 was a busy year…
◀ First place
float at the
Spring Blossom
Parade
◀ Ray and
Judy Laffin at
the Habitat
Benefit Concert
reception
honoring their
years of service
▲ Stephanie Cooper and Robbie Bowden, along
with Chuck Wills and Cari Ray, entertain the
crowds at SummerFest
▼ Bidders check out the items at the silent auction
▲ The Golden Boot
Award
▶ The Tri-Kappa sorority
was the winner of the
Golden Boot in this year’s
Hike for Humanity
▶ Bill and Ann Walters
lead the Hike through
Nashville
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Habitat Receives Award
South Central REMC awarded Brown
County Habitat For Humanity special
recognition for their construction of a
new home in Brown County, which met
or exceeded their highest standards for
energy efficiency.
Rick McKinney of REMC commented, “The
home received a Home Energy Rating
(HERS) of 67 and an Energy Efficient
Rating of 5 STARS. The benefits of building
the home to those high standards will be
lower utility bills and a more comfortable
home for years to come.”
Denny Kubal, Co-President of Brown
County Habitat stressed how important
it is for Habitat to build energy efficient
homes. “Budgets are often very tight for
our partner families, so that any money
we can help them save by lowering their
utility costs makes it possible for them to
maintain their home at a comfortable
level for a long time,” Kubal said.
▲ Doug Hornsberger, REMC
Energy Advisor; Raymond
Pitcher, Habitat Construction
Manager; Rick McKinney, REMC
Manager; Denny Kubal, current
Habitat co-president; Carrel
Moore, Habitat past president
▲ Jim Drum and Kevin Parrock work on the plumbing for the Payne
house
◀ Mark Thompson was named 2013
Volunteer of the Year
▶ Construction manager,
Raymond Pitcher, along with
Construction TEAM chairman, Jim
Drum, did an excellent job of coordinating the volunteer
workers. Together the volunteers put in over 1600 hours of work and
completed this home in record time.
Welcome Our New Office Manager…
We are very pleased to have Phyllis Bond join our affiliate as a part-time office manager.
For 24 years all office and management functions were handled by volunteers. The
decision to employ an office manager was prompted by the need to improve the level
of service to our Partner families and more consistently coordinate with donors and
supporters.
Phyllis recently retired from Ellis Floral of Bloomington where she was employed for
over 20 years. She is currently President of Tri-Kappa, having served that organization
as Treasurer for many years and as a member for 38 years.
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Building Houses… Building Dreams
From the co-Presidents
Brown County, Indiana
Heartfelt Thanks
We are a small community of volunteers, totally committed to
providing affordable housing to families in need, so we depend
on a lot of people working together at this often daunting task
to “get the job done”. We want to sincerely thank ALL of you who
have dedicated so much to make this year’s build such a success!
THANK YOU!
There are two very important people who will be leaving us
soon, and whose vision, commitment, and leadership have made
Brown County Habitat what it is today.
Carrel Moore has his home up for sale and will be moving
east when it sells. As former President and full time leader of
Habitat, Carrel served in so many ways for many years. When the
inevitable problems were brought to his attention, his answer
was always the same, “What can I do to help?” He never pushed
people aside or ignored them; he jumped in and made it work. He
will always be our friend and inspiration wherever he lands.
Jane Graber-Davis is simply amazing! She is moving to
Michigan at the end of the year. We will miss her very much. She
also is a past President and committee chairperson for Publicity
and Fundraising. She did so much for Habitat behind the scenes,
without asking for help, just pitching in and
“doing the job.” She has a busy life, but always
had time to do more than the rest of us for
Habitat, never complaining, just working
hard. Her positive “can do” attitude
always made working with her a joy.
We are not sure how we will get along
without her.
We on the Board feel fortunate to
have known and worked with Carrel
and Jane. We are committed to making
them proud by continuing our mission
at the same high level they taught
us. Good luck to you guys, and come
back and visit us often, we need your
inspiration!
Sincerely,
Denny Kubal and
Jim Drum
Habitat Board of Directors
Jim Drum, Co-President
Denny Kubal, Co-President
Delbert Crocker, Vice President/Treasurer
Jane Graber-Davis, Secretary
Steve Bassett
Terry Beckinger
Bob Butts
LD Campbell
Larry Gehbauer
Carrel Moore
Katrina Rose
Frank Rogoyski
Bill Walters
Lee Waltman
Joe Wray
Ex-officio Board Members
Bruce Clegg
Steve Mollo
Wanda Jones
Raymond Pitcher
Construction TEAM
Raymond Pitcher, Construction Manager
Jim Drum, Chair
Linda Ault-Potter, Volunteer & Lunch Coordinator
Mike Jeffries, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Dan Johnson
Jim Kelp
Larry Kolar
Ralph Linscott
Carrel Moore
Kevin Parrock
Verne Sindlinger
David Richards
Frank Rogoyski
Quentin Small
Bill Walters
Publicity and Fundraising
Committee
Denny Kubal, Co-Chair
Jane Graber-Davis, Co-Chair
Bob Butts
Julie Cauble
Dona Glentzer
Sandie Jones
Katrina Rose
Verne Sindlinger
Mark Thompson
Joe Wray
Family Selection and Nurture
Committee
Terry Beckinger, Chair
Jim Drum
Clenna Perkins
Betsy Hawkins
Linda Welty
Linda Morris
Brush with Kindness (Rehab)
Carrel Moore, Chair
Bill Bardes
Lee Waltman
Bruce Clegg
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HAB I TA T
for Humanity ®
BROWN COUNTY, INDIANA
PO Box 260
Nashville, IN 47448
Building Houses…
Building a Community
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May the Blessings of
Christmas shine on you
throughout the year