Roof Raiser 02-2010 - Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County

Roofraiser
February 2010
Save the Date
Mark Your Calendars:
May 1, 2010 6:30 PM Greenspoint Marriott Hotel
Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County’s
5th Annual Tool Box Bash
February 6th & 7th,
9am-5pm—Trader’s
Village
February 18th @ 7pm—
Partner Family Orientation @ Cypress Creek
Christian Church
March 6th & 7th, 9am5pm—Trader’s Village
March—Partner Family applications @ Habitat NWHC’s office
May 1st @ 6:30pm—5th
Annual ToolBox Bash
@ Greenspoint Marriott Hotel
The Tool Box Bash is an annual table fundraiser benefiting Habitat NWHC. Each year several hundred
Habitat supporters gather for dinner, dancing, construction themed games and auctions– all to raise funds
to build homes for deserving families. Leave your formal wear at home as guests don their ―construction
casual‖ attire (jeans are great) at this unique event. We invite you to join us in making this year the best
ToolBox Bash yet.
In order to raise additional funds for this event a raffle is held in conjunction. This year’s raffle prize is a
dream vacation of your choice valued at $5,000. Raffle tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50.
Check out great marketing opportunities to assist with the event via table sponsorship, underwriting and
auction donations. To view these opportunities please visit http://habitatnwhc.org/tool-box-bash.php
or contact Rachael Wright Development Director at (281) 820-2307 or rwright@habitatnwhc.org
To purchase Tool Box Bash Tickets or Dream Vacation Raffle Tickets please complete and
return this form with the enclosed envelope.
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________ City: _____________ Zip: _______
Phone: _________________________ Email: _________________________________________
Tool Box Bash Tickets $100.00 Each - Qty ______ Amount Enclosed _______
I am unable to attend but would like to make a donation to Habitat NWHC - Amount Enclosed _______
For more details please
visit our web site:
www.habitatnwhc.org
Dream Vacation Raffle Tickets $10.00 Each or 6 for $50.00 - Qty _____ Amount Enclosed _______
For your convenience Habitat NWHC accepts: ___ Master Card ___ Visa ___ Discover ___ American
Express
Card #: _________________________________________________ Exp. Date:_____________
Signature: ____________________________________________________________________
Please note all ticket purchases will be recognized by a receipt letter. Ticket stubs with ticket number will be enclosed for
the raffle and the opposite portion will be kept for the drawing. Otherwise no physical tickets are issued for this event, all
attendees will be added to the guest list.
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R O O FR A I S E R
FE B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0
Habitat NWHC’s New Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County is happy
to announce that on January
4, 2010 Soleil Manzo joined
our team as Executive Director. Ms. Manzo’s distinguished philanthropy career
has spanned over a decade in
the Greater Houston community. Through her extensive
experience working with volunteer driven, non-profit organizations such as the American Lung Association, Houston Habitat for Humanity,
The Greater Houston Partnership and the University of
Texas Graduate School of Bio-
medical Sciences she has developed skills that will be advantageous to the Habitat
NWHC mission.
rapport with her colleagues.
We are delighted to have Ms.
Manzo as a part of our Habitat NWHC family.
Soleil’s passion for our mission and her leadership
strengths will bring much to
Habitat NWHC. She has excelled at managing staff and
volunteers, developing annual
campaigns, planning large
scale events and designing
marketing strategies.
Through her successes, she
has established an outstanding reputation amongst her
peers and developed a great
Volunteer of the Month
The driving force behind Habitat for Humanity NWHC is our volunteers—those who contribute a few
hours a day, a week, a month, or more to give Habitat’s vision tangible form. Every month our Board of
Directors selects one of our 2,600+ volunteers to honor as the Affiliate Volunteer of the Month in recognition of all that they do for Habitat NWHC’s partner families, staff members and other volunteers.
On behalf of everyone, thanks to:
September—JoAnn Stevenson,
Women Build Committee
October—MaryAnn McElreath,
Family Selection
December—Jill DeVay,
Development
November—Jim Gattis,
Construction
FE B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0
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2009’s Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Thank you to everyone who participated at our October, 2009
Volunteer Appreciation dinner. We would like to extend a special
thank you to Lashawn Kinnebrew (Habitat NWHC homeowner)
who was the evening’s keynote speaker and to Ray Wilkinson
who grilled a delicious fajita dinner for all 110 attendees.
At the dinner, Habitat NWHC honored 25 volunteers for their
contributions to the following areas:
Deconstruction:
Ron Crider
Family Services Support:
Andy Houser
Construction Crew Leaders:
For at least the past year, these
individuals have given of their
time every Saturday to help lead
the construction of our homes year
round.
Fundraising:
Ann Eschenfelder
Gary Akin
Chris Keirs
Frank Apollo
Fiona Maughan
IT Support:
Dean Marschel
Barbara Bobo
Rob Nixon
Bill Bryant
Mike Payne
Bill Deerhake
Fran Pontesso
Ken Dinges
Bob Young
Carla Ehlers
Ray Young
Office Support:
Mary Brandt
ReStore:
Bertha Riles
Jim Gattis
Sherry Howard
Trader’s Village:
MJ Hardison
The Bent Nail Award: This is a Habitat for Humanity International tradition and is an award given to the individual who
“clocked” the most volunteer hours throughout the year.
Linda Neilson
Volunteers enjoy dinner under the tent at our Hamill Ranch construction site.
Volunteer of the Year Award:
Bob Young
Mr. Bob Young received Habitat
NWHC’s Volunteer of the Year award
for going above and beyond, helping
the affiliate’s partner families, staff
and other volunteers. Bob helps the
affiliate in many different areas. He is
a construction crew leader, giving of
his time every Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday to lead construction.
Every Saturday morning Bob gives
the affiliate’s ‘Welcome and Orientation’ to 40-120 volunteers. Bob continues to enhance the affiliate’s partnership with his church, The MET. He is
the co-chair of the construction committee and is a member of our Board
of Directors. In addition to all of this,
when asked, Bob is always willing to
take on a task. Even the tasks that no
one has a desire to tackle.
Habitat NWHC is grateful and honored to have Bob Young volunteering
to help us serve families in need by
building affordable, decent housing.
Construction crew leaders stand in front to accept their framed
certificate awards from LaShawn Kinnebrew.
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Family Advisors
FE B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0
Construction Crew Leaders
Family Advisors are members of the affiliate’s
Family Support Committee and are the liaisons
between the office and our Habitat partner families, communicating with the partner families
on a bi-weekly or sometimes only monthly basis
(by e-mail, phone, or in person). Family Advisors also help us empower, encourage and educate our partner families as all are first-time
home buyers. We don’t want to just build new
houses; we also want to help our partner families be successful homeowners. This volunteer
opportunity can be very meaningful and rewarding as you get to interact one-on-one with
the families we are building for.
We also need individuals to help the Family
Support Committee teach education courses
covering financial planning, mortgages, homeowner’s insurance, HOA’s and home maintenance.
This is a unique volunteer opportunity and one with leadership
responsibilities. We work on our construction site every
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 8am-3pm. We schedule
most groups for Saturdays and will have 30 to 120 volunteers
onsite. Our construction crew leaders (or Red Hats) supervise
groups of 5 to 15 volunteers working on one specific project:
painting, landscaping, building a fence, roofing, framing, cabinet installation, tiling, to name a few. We do everything except
plumbing, HV/AC, electrical and drywall.
To become a Red Hat we have individuals come out to the build
site to work a few times with our construction manager and
other Red Hats to determine what you are interested in leading
(even if you don’t know specifically how to do it, we will train
you), the number of volunteers you feel comfortable working
with, etc. We will start out by pairing you with a Red Hat Mentor (a crew leader who will be onsite each time you are out) who
you will work with to lead a group of volunteers. As you feel
comfortable leading groups by yourself we will stop pairing you
with your Red Hat Mentor and will start giving you tasks of
your own to lead.
To help with any of these projects or for more information about volunteering with Habitat for Humanity NWHC, please contact our volunteer coordinator MaryGrace Borisow at the affiliate office: (281) 820-2307 or mgborisow@habitatnwhc.org
Win A Dream Vacation While Supporting Habitat NWHC
Support Habitat NWHC by purchasing raffle tickets to win a dream vacation! Win $5,000 to travel around
the world or within the US. Travel
accommodations are to be made
through a travel agent.
Raffle Tickets $10 each or 6 for
$50
The winning ticket will be drawn on
May 1, 2010 at Habitat NWHC’s Tool
Box Bash Event (you do not need to be
present to win).
To purchase tickets call the office
at 281-820-2307, stop by the ReStore/ Office (13572 State Highway 249) or e-mail
rwright@habitatnwhc.org
FE B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0
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Volunteers Going Above & Beyond
Habitat NWHC volunteers are being recognized for their volunteer efforts within the community:
Mr. Bob Young
Bob Young received the Village of
Gleannloch Farms' ―Expect the Unexpected‖ award for his volunteer
contributions to Habitat NWHC. The
Village of Gleannloch Farms chooses
one resident each quarter to honor
with this award. The community
newsletter stated, ―qualified nominees are active adults who volunteer
their time and talents to their community and who exemplify leadership,
spirit and citizenship.‖
the look of restored hope in the parent
and child’s eyes,‖ stated Bob when he
received his ―Expect the Unexpected
award.
Bob Young accepting his award from the
Village of Gleannloch Farms (Picture courtesy of the Village of Gleannloch Farms newsletter)
Bob Young first started volunteering
with Habitat in 1998. Today he is a
member of our Board of Directors, a
Co-Chair for our Construction Committee and is a Construction Crew
Leader teaching others how to build
houses for families in need.
―The most rewarding part about volunteering for Habitat is seeing the
children who now have a home to
grow up in. They are the future and
my inspiration to keep on building.
Words cannot explain the feeling I get
when a house is completed and I see
Carla receiving her award from Kim Ruth
(Houston Market President of Bank of
America)
Mrs. Carla Ehlers
Carla Ehlers received Bank of America’s ―Local Heroes‖ award as part of
their 2009 Neighborhood Excellence
Initiative for her volunteer contributions to Habitat NWHC. Bank of
America recognizes local heroes for
inspiring others and for having a special and significant impact on their
community.
Carla Ehlers started volunteering
with Habitat NWHC over seven years
ago. Carla has held many roles with
the affiliate helping with our ReStore
efforts, volunteering as a member of
our Family Support Committee, starting a furniture ministry for our families and as the President of our Board
of Directors. Today she is a member of
our Board of Directors, the Chair of
our Women Build Committee and is a
Construction Crew Leader helping to
lead our home construction.
Habitat NWHC’s ReStore
Habitat NWHC's ReStore is a resale
outlet for new or gently used building
materials and appliances which are sold
to the public at a discount.
The primary goals of the ReStore are
to:
 Provide an additional source of funds
to build more Habitat homes.
 Recycle usable building materials,
keeping them out of area landfills.
 Make new and used building materials available to the public at reduced
prices for home improvement.
at the ReStore Tuesday through Saturday between 9:00am and 3:00pm.To
schedule a pickup of bulky or heavy
items or large quantities of material
you may call 832-327-1120.
Homeowners - If you are a homeowner doing remodeling, or know of
someone who is, please tell them
about our recycling program.
Manufacturers & Distributors –
Don’t send your blemished, discontinued, special order or left-over
materials to the landfill; donate
them to our ReStore.
Other Gifts-in-Kind Donations ReStore solicits and will accept other gifts-in-kind, services and materials required for it’s operation.
Contractors & Remodelers - Please
don’t throw away good, useable items ReStore Hours & Location:
you are replacing; consider donating
9am-6pm Monday through Saturthem to our ReStore.
day, except holidays
The ReStore offers homeowners, contractors and retailers a convenient way
to dispose of surplus building materials, Retailers – the ReStore asks that you
donate your blemished, closeout, overfixtures, appliances and tools.
stocked, seasonal or low turnover
Material donations may be dropped off
building materials.
13572 C State Highway 249, Houston, Texas 77086, at the intersection of Bammel N. Houston and
SHW 249.
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FE B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0
Recent Habitat NWHC Home Dedications
On Saturdays, October 17th and November 14th Habitat NWHC dedicated the homes of:
The Romero Family: Juan,
DiNora, their children Alejandra (3), Gilmar (8) and Juan’s
mother.
The Redd Family: Alice and
her daughters Makenzie (7)
and Alexis (4).
The Griffin-Green
Family: Patricia & her
son Robert.
The Campos Family: Juan,
Judy, and their children Joanna
(9), Jessica (7) and Juan Jr. (5).
The Bonilla Family:
Lorena and her daughters
Jennifer (6) and Lenzi (3).
The Mata Family:
Margarita, her children,
Blanca (16), Cesar (12)
and her granddaughter.
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Thank You
House Sponsors
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Simmons Foundation
Bank of America Logo Here
Thank you to all the individuals, corporations, churches and organizations who make Habitat homes possible. Recognition is reflective of gifts between 9/2/09 and 12/28/09
Song & Acosta Alberto
Administaff
Ron Alexander
Ambit Energy
Aptia Systems, Inc.
Bradley Archer
Cynthia Arrant
Dan Ashby
Robert & Claire Baker
Brenda Ball
Leonard Bedke
Becky & Jeremy Berg
Richard & Ferris Bevins
Gilles & Marie Bocabarteille
Kathryn Bonner
Sharon Borders
Robert & Bernice Bradfield
Timothy & Susan Brady
Alison Brayton
William & Shirley Brinkley
Boruch & Dena Brody
Allen Brown
Terry Bryant
Harold Bufford
Louis & Irma Bujnoch
David Cabello
Bill & Marion Calvert
Capitol One Bank-Greenspoint
Carl Winsche Sr. High School
Jerry & Barbara Carlisle
Carroll Insurance Agency
Donnie Carter
William Cash
Gary & Kathryn Chandler
Chevron Employees
Amanda Childress
City of Houston Employees
Edward & Mary Coffey
Jack Cole
Conoco Phillips Company
Tom & Linda Crane
David & Mary Lynn Creps
Larry Cullen
Earl & Donna Dague
Richard & Gladys Daniels
Bill & Beverly Deerhake
Bob & Barbara Dejmal
Det Norske and Veritas
Craig Dickinson
Don & Kathy Drover
Robert & Betty Duelm
El Paso Corporation
John Elliott
Encana Cares Foundation
Bill & Betty Epps
Exodus Title
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Mike & Nancy Fenton
Jim & Hilda Ferrell
Jim & Patricia Fowden
Susan Gardner
John Gaston
Jim & Sheila Gattis
Glenn & Kallie Galbreath
Richard & Linda Goddard
Michael & Mary Jo Goodwin
Cristi Gore
Charles & Kristie Gray
Luis & Norma Guardado
Halliburton Employees
Hamill Foundation
Madeleine Hammerstein
Jim & Katie Hayhurst
Dale & Tami Head
Kenneth Hertel
James & Linda Hesse
Hewlett Parckard Employees
Christopher Hollister
Scott & Janet Holmes
Greg & Kathryn Hood
William & Cheryl Hoppe
Hosanna Lutheran Church
William & Loria Houghland
Pamela Hubbard
Immanuel United Church of
Christ
Mark Inyart
Bob & Ruth Jackson
Marie Jansen
JD Metals, LLC
Edward & Beverly Johns
Nancy Johnson
Ronald & Janet Johnson
Tanya Johnson
William & Linda Johnson
Ralph & Dottie Kelley
Bill & Nancy Kellond
Christopher & Kimberly Kennedy
Gene & Linda Kent
Bob & Mary Kimball
Kinsmen Lutheran Church
Klein United Methodist Church
Scott Koz
Dan & Rosetta Kundts
Edmond & Mary Langhetee
Johanna Langston
Barbara Lashley
Bobbie LeBlanc
Lewis & Margaret Ledlow
Donald & Debra Lee
Margaret Lobato
Joseph & Terri Lyons
Peter & Fran MacGregor
Jeffrey & Lynn Malloy
Bob & Karen Marlin
James Matujec
Joanne May
Ron and Barbara McAdow
Mary Ann McElreath
Suzanne McPhail
James & Patricia Meek
Marjorie Meier
Merry Maids
Doyne Metz
Orville Meyer
Roy Meyer
Millbend Coffee House
Steven Miller
John & Barbara Millette
Bruce Mlynski
Eugina & David Molthen
Will Morefield
Bill & Mary Beth Moehring
David & Barbara Muller
Thomas & Patricia Murphy
Elizabeth Nann
Euginia Nash
Richard Niermeyer
Robert & Joan Osborn
T.J. & Patsy Patterson
Michael & Debra Payne
Rob & Sherry Pennington
Carl & Connie Pietrzak
Post Oak Bank
Pride Printing LLC
Mark & Amy Proegler
Dave Prom
Glenn & Julie Raney
Robert & Celeste Raymond
Clarence & Margaret Reed
Robert & Dorothy Reed
Linnie Reichle
H.A Rhodes
David & Judy Roberts
Dorothy Robertson
Robert & Mary Jane Robinson
Andrew & Barbara Rogers
Neeraj Rahilla
James & Marilyn Ruoff
Safeway, Inc.
William & Sharon Saulmon
Jean Scates
Jeffrey & Mary Schaberg
John & Betty Anne Schauer
Lee & Marjorie Schnell
Al & Neva Rae Schoof
James & DeeAnn Schunneman
Leonard & Sue Ann Schwantes
Jack Serpas
Robert Serradilla
Roger & Karen Smiddy
St. Peter’s United Methodist Church
Startex Title Company
Chris & Deb Stelly
Eric & Susan Stotzer
Ashley Lynne Stratton
Eugene & Norma
Strohbeck
Kerry & Betsy Stuckey
Sharon & Charles Suessmuth
Swafford & Associates, Inc.
The Oshman Foundation
The Waggoners Foundation
Don & Nancy Thomas
Hank & Donna Tomlinson
Ernest & Marilyn Turner
Texas Welders Supply
Company
John & Michaele Villasenor
Paul Wallick
Paul Walter
Paul Wappler
Brandy Warren
Gordon & Lynn White
LeRoy Willits
Gene & Linda Wilshire
Bonnie & Douglas Wilson
Windwood Presbyterian
Church
Marcus & Mara Winkler
Sara Wood
Laura Woodall
John & Kelly Yeates
Ray & Susan Young
Randolph & Merry Zator
Jeremy Zimmerman
In Loving Memory of Howard Wright
By: Tom & Linda Lattin
Gene & Linda Wilshire
Tom & Mary Brandt
Helen Smith
By: Nancy Agafitei
Mel & Beverly Amick
Lewis & Flicka Bateman
James & Bonnie Beam
Sammie Bell
Terry & Lynne Day
William & Virginia Fann
Friendship Sunday School
Class
Al & Margaret Gatto
Terry & Kathryn Golden
Michael Griffith
Mary Griffiths
Charles & Sarah Hancock
Vivian Hepinstall
Donald & Catherine Hitchcock
James & Gladys Hooker
Norman & Anne Johnson
Kenneth Kauffman
Mrs. O.T. Koska
Mrs. C.R. Laird
John & Retta Matthews
Peter & Julie Munson
Allan Deanna Owen
Fred & Fran Pontesso
Mike & Jane Pope
Eleanor Robertson
Marvin & Kathryn Schneider
Bess & Bill Scott
Charlotte Snyder
Robert & Glenda Spaeth
Nancy Stack
Dick & Marilyn Stevens
Ken & Cheryl Stevenson
Carson & Harriet Summerville
Don & Pat Townzen
John & V.L. Williamson
Jay Chenoweth
By: Dan & Janet Chenoweth
Lee & Diana Chenoweth
Mary Chenoweth
Scott & Cindy Chenoweth
Edward Lustenader
By: Sue Honeywell
Lula DiVirgilio
By: Jim and Linda Nielson
In Honor ofTom & Pam MacPherson
By: Janet Buchert
The Kocher Family
By: Janet Sorce
Anne & Curt Gibby
By: Graham Gibby
Jack Reneau
By: Mark & Diane Reneau
Volunteers In Action
13572 State Hwy 249
Open to
the Public!
Open Monday-Saturday
9am-6pm
Selling Donated Building Materials,
Furniture and Appliances
(832) 327-1120
It is time for ―Spring Cleaning‖. If you
have items that are in working condition, clean and useable, don’t throw
them away! Consider donating them to
the Habitat resale shop, the ReStore!
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
N O R T HW E S T HA R R I S C O U N T Y
A huge Thank You is in order for Klein High School’s
AVID students. The students set up a Christmas gift giving program that ensured children living in Habitat for
Humanity NWHC homes received at least one Christmas
gift.
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13572 State Hwy 249
Houston, TX 77268-2785
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