The Womens` Build Begins

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By Roz Jones and Stephanie Baker
e are excited to report
progress on the Kingston
Women Build project. As
we reported in the fall, the Town
of Kingston generously provided
us with the land on Grove Street.
We have the deed and have recently received the building permit! We are now actively working
on getting bids for the excavation
and foundation work and hope to
break ground as soon as March.
Once the initial excavation is done
we will be in need of volunteers to
help with the foundation which
will be made of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF’s). This will be
our 3rd Habitat home using this
energy efficient technology.
Like other Habitat homes, it is
a true collaboration of community, business and volunteers.
Lowe’s is the national underwriter
of Women Build projects and a
partner with the Women Build division of Habitat for Humanity
International. At various phases
of the project Lowe’s in Kingston
will provide workshops on basic
construction skills for the volunteers. These valuable workshops
will not only be useful on the project, but volunteers can also put
their learned skills to good use in
their own homes.
Another unique aspect of this
project is that it is being constructed as an energy efficient
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President’s Message
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Braley Road Update
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Farewell to Father Crowley
Habitat Restore
Walking the Talk
Taste of Plymouth
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc.
home. The project will utilize
processes and materials that help
to promote both environmental
preservation and energy efficiency.
Joining us in excitement about
this build is our Habitat Partner
family, the Silvia’s. The year 2008
has the makings of a GREAT one
for Kathy and Jason Silvia and
their four children Kleo age 10,
Noah age 6, Hannah age 2 and
nine month old Jonah, for this is
the year that construction of their
home in Kingston will begin!
Jason, a Restorative Nursing
Assistant at Life Care Center in
Plymouth and Kathy, a hairdresser
at Master Cuts in the Independence Mall, are very excited about
their future. “We feel extremely
blessed to have been given the gift
of a brand new start in a brand
new house,” remarked Kathy. “We
will now have what we need – a
home of our own and a sense of
security.” The Silvia’s see this
house as more than a structure to
keep them dry from the rain and
warm from the cold. They see it as
the culmination of hard work, unconditional love, faith and wisdom
– all ideals that they consider to be
building blocks of their family.
The chance to build the house
from the ground up, along side the
volunteers, will have quite an impact on this family. They will now
be able to give their children
something they believed was unattainable - a home to call their own,
a place where they will always belong. The children have already
begun claiming bedrooms and
choosing colors for the walls.
Coming from cramped quarters in
their two bedroom rental home
where she shares a room with two
of her siblings, Kleo is really looking forward to having a home with
more space. She’s excited about
Spring/Summer 2008
having privacy for some
alone time, having
room to play, color and
call friends on the
phone. Their new home
will be handicapped accessible, which will be
important for Jonah,
who eventually will need
a wheelchair. Kathy is
(Front to back, L-R) The Silvia family: Kleo, Noah,
also excited that their
Jason, Jonah, Kathy and Hannah.
home will be a Women
Build. She feels that this
community involved parents.
will set a great example for all of
HFHGP, with the help of our
her children. Their daughters will
committed volunteers and generlearn that women have the ability
ous donors, is very pleased to be
to take charge and go after whatable to offer this worthy family a
ever inspires them. It will also
new start in life.
teach their sons to have more rePlease stay tuned for upcomspect for the abilities and aspiraing developments on this build by
tions of women. What a terrific
checking the website and staying
opportunity they will have to witup to date on progress. We are exness this first hand!
cited to get started working with
Kathy and Jason Silvia feel
the Silvia family and look forward
truly blessed by the chance they
to everyone’s participation in
have been given and look forward
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to becoming homeowners and
S p o t l i g h t R e v. D i c k C o l e m a n
By Kelly Robson
I recently had the chance to speak with Reverend Dick Coleman, Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Special
Projects with HfH. Like most folks involved with Habitat, Rev. Coleman tirelessly dedicates his time to help those in
need.
He not only has offered 8 years of
service with HfH in the local community, but has spent a substantial amount
of time down in the New Orleans region, which still remains in need of vast
amounts of rebuilding. Two weeks following the initial devastation in that region, Rev. Coleman went down as part
of the Red Cross National Team. He explained that at that time,
only those with specific clearance could get into the city, like damage
assessment personnel. He then went on to work in the Baton Rouge,
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The President’s Perspective
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OFFICERS
President: Donna Fernandes
Vice President: Judy Randall
Secretary: Diane Phinney
Treasurer: Anne Soares
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Reverend Dick Coleman
Lorraine Enos
Donna Fernandes
Charlene Flaherty
Eleanor Hanford
Joan Hoye
Carol Johnson
Dottie Kelley
Carol King
Donna Martin
Eunie McCarron
Geni Medeiros
Nancy Muckle
Diane Phinney
Judy Randall
Doug Raymond
Ann Soares
Arnie Thorell
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Church Relations
Arnie Thorell
Construction
Nancy Morse & Steve Dyer
Family Partnership
Carol Johnson
Family Selection
Dottie Kelley
Finance
Nancy Muckle
Fundraising
Geni Medeiros
Marketing & Webmaster
Judy Randall
Public Relations
Diane Phinney
Nominating
Ellen Nix
Site Selection
Eleanor Hanford & Carol King &
Danielle Justo
Special Projects
Allen Hanford
Volunteer Coordinator
Donna Martin
AFFILIATE MANAGER
Bill Slater
For over a year, meeting
every week if necessary, our
dedicated Construction Committee carefully planned and
prepared for our first “green”
build. Their tireless efforts
came to fruition when volunteers began the build on Braley
Road in Plymouth in September. This build is our first
Donna Fernandes
President of HFHGP “LEED” certified home.
LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) certifies the energy efficiency of the home from the beginning stages of the
land acquisition, through the land clearing process to
the finished product. It includes an assessment of the
materials used in the home assuring them to be sustainable and monitors them for their duration.
Nancy Morse, Past President of HFHGP, Co-Chairs
this committee with Stephen Dyer, PLS of Cubellis
Corporation. Steve too, has been with the affiliate for
several years and is a dedicated volunteer serving in
numerous ways with his expertise. Other key members of the committee include David G. Drain, P.E.,
Daniel Tousignant, PMP, MA Construction Supervisor, Allison Strassel, Architectural Designer, and Jennifer Drain, Architectural Designer, ArchiPlicity, Inc.
Our Women Build project is slated for Spring
2008. The home will be built on land on Grove
Street which was given to us by the Town of
Kingston. The timeline for this project has been ongoing for 2 years as the affiliate and Construction
Committee, with the help of our past Vice President
and pro bono Attorney Ben Fernandez, had to adjust
to changing and updating rules and regulations of
the Town of Kingston and Department of Housing
and Community Development in order to obtain the
required permitting. Lowe’s of Kingston is partnering with HFHGP on this project and will be providing learning clinics to provide educational and
building skills for interested women. We have many
women anxiously waiting to volunteer on this build.
Joanie Winberg of The Happy Wednesday Foundation has been diligently working on the fundraising
aspect of this important project.
Our new Fundraising Chair, Geni Medeiros, and
many others have worked hard to make 2007 a very
financially positive year for HFHGP. The affiliate was
truly blessed with many fundraising events as well as
generous donations from local businesses, local
churches and our database of giving partners. Some
of the events held this year were;
Mike Carver’s Birthday Bash (Many thanks to
Mike for choosing HFHGP as recipients.)
Warm Hearts Warm Homes Gala (Many thanks to
Donna Daylor & Anne Soares, & their committee!)
Women in Wine Fundraiser at East Bay Grille,
Plymouth
Art, Wine and All That Jazz
Climb Up at Lighthouse Fitness in Plymouth
Comedy Night at 14 Union in Plymouth
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The Josh Gracin /American Idol Pre-Party at
Memorial Hall in Plymouth
Dancing With Realtors (Thank you Plymouth &
South Shore Association of Realtors!!)
Annual Carver Holiday House Tour (Thanks go to
Marianne MacLeod and her Committee. The eight
beautifully decorated homes displaying Christmas
spirit were truly outstanding!)
The 4th of July Parade in Plymouth (Thanks to
those who walked and to Pat Mudgett for build
ing a mini-house complete with window boxes &
curtains which was pulled in the parade by our re
cently donated pickup truck and utility trailer. It
was great exposure for Habitat and a fun event!
This year, we have gained the professional services of Grantwriter, Claudia Stroud. Her efforts generated several grants for us; a combination grant
package of $40,000.00 donated by the Federal Home
Loan Bank for the amount of $30,000.00 and
Bridgewater Savings Bank, the sponsor bank, for
$10,000. In addition, we received a grant from
Home Depot for $2500. Claudia was a Habitat Director in Western Mass, has an extensive background
in Habitat’s mission and is very knowledgeable in the
grant writing field.
Another accomplishment for HFHGP was the
opening of the first ReStore in Eastern Massachusetts! The store, located in Carver, offers discounted
new and slightly used building materials to the general
public. This will help people repair and care for their
homes and will also reduce the construction industry’s
burden on waste by diverting perfectly good materials
from landfills and providing them to homeowners.
HFHGP will share in the financial gain as the affiliate
will be able to build more affordable homes and grow
with the monies acquired from this venture.
Structure and standardization of all Habitat organizations became evident this year as Habitat International presented all affiliates with a Domestic
Affiliation Agreement. This agreement reaffirms the
mission and purpose of Habitat. It also requires various policies to be in place and dictates guidelines for
all Habitat affiliates. Many hours of discussion and
study of this agreement were completed by the Board
to enable us to approve and adopt the requirements.
Bill Slater has completed another year with
HFHGP as our Manager. His natural abilities to coordinate our day-to-day activities, communicate to
everyone throughout our organization and to the
general public and to “manage” our affiliate affairs
overall, has enabled us to grow and move forward in
positive momentum.
In closing, I have felt very privileged to have had
the opportunity to work and enjoy the people who
volunteer for our affiliate. The true character of
every person who contributes to this affiliate is
shown through a deep inner drive to help those who
are less fortunate. The one common factor that we
each share is the simple desire to give of ourselves to
make this world a better place for all by building one,
safe, affordable home at a time. ■
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News from the Local Homefront
Meet Our New Board Members
By Leticia Santos
Nancy Muckle, Financial Administrator,
has been involved with Habitat for Humanity
for the last three years. She began volunteering
her time through the support of various events
alongside her husband. Her most rewarding
moment with Habitat for Humanity was the opportunity to
see a chosen family’s reaction
of excitement and enjoyment
towards their new home built
by Habitat for Humanity of
Greater Plymouth. Nancy
chose to become a part of the Board in order
to develop into a hands-on contributor. By
being on the Board, she hopes to apply her
business, organizational and networking skills
to assist in the financial area and promote
Habitat for Humanity in the community. “I
want to support organizations and causes that I
am passionate about and insure my major interest of supplying homes and services to
those who are less fortunate.” said Nancy.
Nancy is the CEO of Muckle & Associates, a
company that performs sales and marketing
outsourcing for technology companies. In addition to being on the Board, she is also Chairman of the Business Advisory Board for the
Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing and Program Co Chair for the Association for Information and Management of
New England.■
Anne Soares, Board
Treasurer, has been a part of
Habitat for Humanity for the
past two years. She began her
involvement with Habitat as a
member of the Gala Committee, of which she is now
Co-Chair, and also aided with the family selection process. Her most rewarding moment with
Habitat for Humanity was being a part of
choosing a family for a home. She decided to
join the Board in order to have a bigger voice
in the organization. “By being on the Board, I
hope to develop clear long terms goals that can
be accomplished over the next three, five, and
ten years and create a solid plan to achieve
them”, said Anne.
Anne is a full-time auditor with State Street
Corporation. Her position as an auditor allows
her to enjoy great travel opportunities. She cur-
rently resides in Plymouth, MA where she enjoys doing yard work, reading
and traveling. ■
Lorraine Enos, a volunteer for HFHGP for several
years, is now ready to become
more involved! “My experience on the Family Selection
Committee has increased my
awareness of the importance of HFH’s work,”
she said. “I am excited to join the Board and be
a part of the continued growth of HFHGP.” A
resident of Plymouth for 32 years, Lorraine is
the mother of three sons and grandmother of
three. She is Branch Manager of the Plymouth
Office of Eastern Bank, is active with the Rotary Club, is on the Old Colony YMCA Board
and volunteers for the Plymouth Philharmonic
and the Plymouth Guild. Your broad experience will continue to be a great asset to us in
your role as a member of our Board of Directors.
Eunie McCarron joined
HFHGP two years ago when
she started helping to clear
the lot for Karen Wood’s
home in Kingston. She then
moved on to help on the Burton home in Plymouth. Even
though she didn’t have a lot of carpentry skills
or other home building skills, she says, “I was
able to use my trusty hammer and good old
elbow grease! I’m now an expert at caulking
windows!” A caring individual and people-person, Eunie found her niche on the Family Selection Committee. “As a nurse and through
my Habitat work, I am aware of the terrible
living conditions some families have to live in.
Yes, I struggled as a young divorced mother of
two children, but my living conditions were
nowhere near as deplorable as some of the
families I have been in contact with through
Habitat,” she added. Eunie has also joined the
Family Partner Committee and is the liaison
who will continue helping homeowner Jackie
Scarpino and her children after they move into
their Plymouth home. “It’s a rewarding experience to contribute in some way to helping a
family obtain decent housing. As with everyone
else, I have a busy life, but it feels so good to
know you are helping to make a difference in
someone else’s life. It’s also a reminder to me
of how fortunate I am in my own life.”■
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Fund Development Update
By Geni Medeiros
2008 is promising to be a good year for
fund development with some new and exciting
fund raisers and some old ones revamped!
This year we are planning a Poker Run with
the Upland Riders for June 1st. The Upland
Riders are just as excited about this as we are.
They have put together a fantastic committee to
make sure our first bike run is a successful one.
The Jones River Village Society has agreed
to help us plan a breakfast fundraiser which
will be a great family event that all the kids will
enjoy. The Jones River Village Society has
much experience with this kind of fund raiser
as they do them all summer long at the Bradford house in Kingston. Look for a Habitat
breakfast later this year!
Also this year we are planning an online auction which we have not done before. We are
going to need some help with this one, so please
let us know if you are interested in helping out.
The annual Gala has been revamped! Look
for the Taste Of Plymouth this April, the 26th
to be exact, at Party Lite Headquarters in Plymouth. The Fat City Band is on board for the
entertainment that night and there will be door
prizes, raffles, balloon pops and more! We are
going to vote on the best food in town and we
are hopeful that the winning restaurant will be
featured on WHDH, The Dish with Frances
Rivera! This is a huge event that takes a lot of
work and organization to pull off. We are in
need of energetic people to help out on this
committee.
All of our events would not be possible
without the dedicated volunteers and local
businesses that support us. So I would like to
thank each and every one of them for all of
their help and support. Habitat for Humanity
is truly a community service and a community
group.■.
Cars for Homes
If you or someone you know has a vehicle
they’d like to donate to Habitat,
call our local office at 508-866-4188 or
call toll free 1-877-277-4344
or visit www.carsforhomes.org
A donation will help your local habitat
build homes in partnership with families in
need of decent, affordable shelter.
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FFarewell
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By Diane Phinney
He blesses our Habitat homes,
prays for us and for all those in need.
He leads us by keeping us focused on
our Mission when we sometimes get
bogged down by the weight of the difficulties of our responsibilities. He
brings big smiles to our faces with his
droll sense of humor. Who?? Father
Richard Crowley, Pastor at Sacred
Heart Church in Middleboro, and
Board Member of HFHGP!
Father Crowley’s first involvement
with Habitat for Humanity was back in
1987 when he was the Pastor at St.
Francis of Assisi in Braintree where he
arranged to provide space in the
Father Richard Crowley
church for South Shore Habitat.
Then when he came to Sacred Heart in 1998, and we were building a home in Middleboro, he began serving on our Board.
Interestingly, Father Crowley didn’t start out planning to become a priest. He
was born in Lowell, spent most of his life in Milton and graduated in 1959 from
Boston College where he majored in French Literature. The closeness that his family had with St. Mary’s parish in Milton is what drew him to St. John’s Seminary
where he was ordained in 1964. He is one of five sons and he and two other middle brothers all became parish priests. He served for a short time at Holy Family in
Duxbury and then went to St. Joseph’s in Holbrook for 23 years. While in Holbrook, he also served as the Chaplain at Brockton Hospital for 10 years. In addition
to being Pastor at Sacred Heart for 10 years, for the past two of them, he has also
been Pastor at St. Rose of Lima in Rochester.
Since 2003, he has been Secretary of Middleboro on the Move, an organization
committed to downtown improvement. Personal interests include playing the
drums, taking piano lessons and wood carving.
Father Crowley will be ending his second term on our Board of Directors and
we truly will miss him!! He expresses admiration for his fellow Board members saying, “I’m inspired by the people on the Board who are so dedicated to Habitat’s
goals.” In turn, his fellow Board members have been greatly inspired by him. ■
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Spotlight Rev. Coleman
LA area performing client assistance
where folks were provided with
money cards to buy necessities
greatly needed at the time. Rev.
Coleman described how “one year
following the disaster, there were
big piles of junk and debris, which
are finally gone now. Some homes
don’t look bad from the outside but
inside, all that’s left are studs.” Some
homeowners left the area and did
not return. To make rebuilding a
neighborhood plausible, you have to
have infrastructure, i.e. jobs,
schools, grocery stores, so to rebuild
a home for one person at a time
without the needed infrastructure to
support the folks remaining there
was not always feasible. “It’s easier
to build someplace new, with let’s
say, 35 homes together, where people also have jobs to go to.” The
goal in the area of East Tamnany
Township, further inland from New
Orleans is approx. 100 homes. He
states that approx. 80 homes have
been completed. He helped build
homes further inland and states,
“the homes are built 3ft. off the
ground and this costs extra.” All
told, he spent 1 month there with
the Red Cross, plus an additional
two weeks, and then three more
weeks this past November with the
Christian Reform Church in Port
Arthur, TX helping recovery efforts
following Hurricane William. This
work included lots of roofs and
some total rehabs. These folks stay
Update on Braley Road Build
By Carolyn Trask
Construction at the Braley Road site has made
GREAT progress this winter. Nancy Morse, Construction Committee Co-Chair, reported that the exterior of
the home is now enclosed. The last few windows were
installed the first week of February and the interior is
ready for plumbing. The siding was started the last
week of January, and was already half way completed
by the end of February. The roof is finished and ready
for solar panels to be installed by Steve Pitney and his
crew at Alternate Energy Inc. Steve has generously
worked on the grant that will pay for the panels and
will volunteer his labor for installation. The interior is
currently framed out and five tireless volunteers from
Glynn Electric finished the wiring in just one weekend.
The house is coming together very quickly despite the
cold during these past winter months.
Waiting anxiously for completion are Jackie
Scarpino and her three children. Jackie has been working right along side the volunteers and has witnessed
the construction of her home from start to finish. “It
has been amazing working with all of you and all the
volunteers,” remarked Jackie. “Week after week people
return and give their time to help build my family’s
home. I can’t ever say thank you enough .As things get
closer I feel a new beginning for us coming closer. I
just can’t wait until it’s finished so we can have a place
to call home. And
we couldn’t have
done it without the
help of all of you!!
Thank you from
the bottom of our
hearts!”
With our team
of wonderful, committed volunteers
& the advent of Spring, we predict that the Scarpino
family will be in their home before they know it! ■
for 1 or 2 years and rotate teams of
16-25 people to work on 3-4 houses
at a time.
About 2 yrs ago, Rev. Coleman
described his enjoyment at being
part of the annual Jimmy Carter
Build, which moves around and is
not always in the U.S. Sometimes
other countries are involved and it is
“one long week, with the day shifts
starting early in the a.m. and you
work late, or you sometimes start at
5p.m. and work overnight. The
homes are built from the ground up
by teams of 25 in that one week!”
He hopes to be a part of this again.
He also describes taking teams of
high school seniors during spring
break to build homes down south
for Habitat when he was a Pastor
going back about 25 years ago! Lo-
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cally he has been involved in all the
builds except one and finds it rewarding when the home is finished
and someone can move in.
In addition to his work with
Habitat and relief efforts, he finds
time to enjoy fine woodworking,
completing a table, chest and cabinets which sometimes takes up to a
year. He also writes books for pastors and other scholars, with his
most recent entitled, “Eden’s Garden, Rethinking Sin and Evil in an
Era of Scientific Promise” He and
his wife Ruth have 3 daughters and
six grandchildren. We’d like to express our thanks for all Rev. Coleman has contributed over the years
to the community, near and far, and
to Habitat for Humanity. ■
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Habitat ReStore Up and Running
pre-primed molding — a generous
donation from Boston Cedar. This
The first Habitat ReStore in
donation, said Doug, “was made
eastern Massachusetts officially
to assist us in our homes and in
opened just before Thanksgiving.
our future.” He went on to explain
According to manager Doug Raythat enough molding was donated
mond, the store is off to a good
start, with many bargains available. to be used in two current builds by
Greater Plymouth Habitat, with a
Remodelers may be interested
significant
portion offered to
in the ReStore’s supply of quality
South Shore Habitat and the rest
now available in
the ReStore at a
great price.
There are
many other
products that
might interest
homeowners
and remodelers.
Most items are
new, including
Quoizel and
Murray Feiss
light fixtures and
Emerson fan
lights. Doug also
T ues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10am-5:30pm;
has on hand lots
Wednesday 10am-12:30pm
of
basic electri~ Closed Sunday and Monday ~
cal supplies,
By Peg Hall
RE S TORE HOURS :
By Diane Phinney
stainless steel face plates, drawer
hardware, Pella back doors with
thermal glass, and more.
One aim of the ReStore is to
keep surplus building materials out
of landfills. A good example is a
donation from Home Depot, Plymouth of many buckets of 16penny nails. Another recent
donation reflects the Restore’s
concern for the environment. Covanta SEMASS, located in West
Wareham, has partnered with the
ReStore to provide thermostats at
a discount price. Customers can
purchase these devices to replace
old mercury thermostats, and can
bring the old thermostats to the
Restore for proper disposal. Simply place the thermostat in a
zipped plastic bag. Covanta will
pick up mercury thermostats that
are brought to the ReStore and will
dispose of them in an environmentally safe manner.
The ReStore is always in need
of donations. Check the list at the
right to see what is needed. When-
Walking the Talk !
Matt & Karen Glynn, owners of Glynn
Electric which is located at 11 Resnik Road,
Plymouth, are true examples of people who
“walk the talk”. Giving back is a part of their
very nature and HFHGP is fortunate to be recipients of their generosity. Interestingly, we almost weren’t!
After attending a presentation done by
HFHGP at their church, the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Kingston, Matt left his card
saying that he’d like to do all the electrical work
for us. But as sometimes happens in volunteer
organizations, someone dropped the ball and
no one called him back! After waiting quite a
while, but being a person not willing to give up
on something he believed in, he called Habitat
International and offered to do the electrical
work for all Habitat houses in the State of
Massachusetts! They in turn contacted us and
someone finally called him back…and lucky
for us, they did!
While Glynn Electric had the manpower to
supply the labor, Matt still needed the electrical
materials in order to make his idea work. So,
he decided to contact Phyllis Godwin, the
owner of Granite City Electric, whom he had
known for over 20 years. He describes her as a
“wonderful woman” who was “absolutely” in
agreement with his idea of forming a partnership. His plan worked beautifully! Glynn Electric supplies the labor and Granite City Electric
donates all the needed electrical materials for
our builds! Since 2004, Glynn Electric and
Granite City have been teaming up to do the
electrical work on all our houses and they plan
to continue working with us on every house we
do in the future! As a matter of fact, when we
spoke, an 8 man team was about to head out to
work on the Braley Road build.
Glynn Electric has been in business for 22
years and employees 200 people. They are electrical contractors who do commercial, residential and medical work. Extremely civic minded,
Glynn Electric and its employees have helped
many other organizations such as; the ARC,
The Boys and Girl’s Club, the Philharmonic,
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The ReStore can use
your donations of new…
• light fixtures
• bathroom fixtures
• windows
• wood trim
• tools
• white latex paint
• paint rollers
• paint brushes
• drop cloths
• painter’s tape
• wallpaper
• gloves
• goggles
• tool belts
• kneepads
• and Buildable Property!
Also welcome are used
hand tools & how-to books.
ever possible, multiples of items
are preferred. To schedule a time
to bring in a donation, simply call
Doug during store hours at
508-866-4199.
Volunteers are still needed to
staff the ReStore. If you are interested, just call Doug . After you’ve
visited, spread the word that the
ReStore is a great place to shop! ■
Breast Cancer research, Cape Cod Hospital,
South Shore Hospital, Cardinal Spellman, Jordan Hospital and Harvard Pilgrim. Matt and
his employees, along with Project Manager,
Dave Manley, work together on these volunteer
undertakings. “This is a great team-building experience & I challenge other companies to do
the same thing!” said Matt. “We all enjoy it, it’s
a great cause and we get to meet the families
who are moving in.”
HFHGP is indebted to Glynn Electric, its
employees and to Granite City Electric. It’s
people like them who make it possible to do
the work we do for those in need of affordable
housing. Their contributions are enormous and
are passed on to the homeowners by lowering
the cost of their homes. If you’d like to take
the Glynn Challenge and become involved
with HFHGP, just call us!! We could use the
help of companies in the business of; framing,
concrete work, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, siding, painting, excavating, etc. Come join our
team!! ■
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Volunteer Spotlights
Andrew Cavanaugh
Let us introduce
you to an amazing
young man! When he
first heard about
HFHGP from Father
Crowley at Sacred
Heart Church in Middleboro where he was
an altar boy, Andrew
Cavanaugh, a third grader, wanted to jump
right in and help. Disappointed to find out that
he was too young to work at the building sites,
he was, never the less, determined to find another way to help. It was about that time that
he got his first commercial job as an actor and
he told his parents, Ann & David, that he knew
how he could help. As soon as he got his first
paycheck, he put part of it in an envelope,
marched to the church and handed it to Father
Crowley as a donation for HFHGP!
What prompted such heartfelt generosity at
such a young age? Ann, his mom, quoted Luke
12:48, “For those to whom much has been
given, much shall be required.” As I spoke to
his mother, I came to realize that Andrew has
many God-given talents. These talents were
also nurtured by wise and loving parents, caring
mentors and a learned pastor (plus a great deal
of self determination and hard work) and have
given birth to a truly amazing young man.
Andrew, a ninth grade Honor Student at
Middleboro High School and an actor trained
at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts,
has appeared locally in 14 plays and 9 films.
Also a musician, he plays the Euphonium in
school bands (1st Chair in Junior Districts), in
Marty Hartford’s Tuesday Night Blues Band, in
The Middleboro Chowder and Marching Society and in The South Shore Bay Band in
Duxbury. In addition, he sings with his mother
and grandfather in the adult choir at Sacred
Heart Church. Andrew has been in scouting
for many years and currently is assistant Senior
Patrol Leader and holds the rank of Star. Truly
a well-rounded fellow, he’s on the cross country
and winter track teams at MHS too. “Andrew
doesn’t leave himself much time to get into
trouble,” said his Mom. “He’s a good, downto-earth kid…we’re trying to raise him right.”
Each time he has received a paycheck for
the past five years, Andrew has made a trip to
see Father Crowley with an envelope in hand.
His generous contributions have helped us
build homes for four families (22 people) in
need of affordable housing. Andrew Ca-
By Diane Phinney
vanaugh has many talents but the greatest one,
in our opinion, is his generous heart. From all
of us at HFHGP, we thank you, Andrew! ■
Pat Mustacaros
Pat Mustacaros
goes way back….. as a
volunteer for Habitat,
that is! Before most of
us were involved in
Habitat, she was volunteering in the office
every week. She started
helping out back in
2002 just after she retired from her position with Brockton Schools
where she taught school for 34 years. She really loved teaching 2nd grade and missed it!
But, once she retired, she had more time and
began thinking about getting involved in something where she could give back. She decided
on working with Habitat. “I’ve been fortunate
in life and working with Habitat is a great way
to give back,” she said. “Habitat isn’t a giveaway program. It is not free. People have to
prove their worth and work alongside the volunteers and build their own homes.” She really
enjoys talking with the Habitat home owners
who call into the office. She also sends other
deserving people in our direction because she
truly believes in our mission. She met her husband, Jim, at an organization called “New Beginnings” which meets at the United Methodist
Church in Plymouth. They have been married
for 1 ½ years and she has already recruited him
into working for Habitat!
Pat’s other interests include reading, animals (especially cats) and working on their antique cape-style home in Plympton. She
belongs to the Plympton Historical Society and
the Plympton Garden Club.
Pat, we thank you for giving so much to
Habitat over the years and we’re looking forward to having your husband join us, as together we work to build affordable homes for
those in need. YOU are much appreciated!!
Thanks so much for all you do!! ■
Charlene
Flaherty
Hat’s off to Charlene Flaherty! For about
four years, she’s been
helping Bill Slater, our
Manager, in the office
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once a week! Her duties include updating the
data base with skill survey sheets, sending
thank you notes, posting donations, doing bills,
answering the phone and making bank deposits. She even fills in for Bill when he’s on
vacation. In addition, Charlene, a member of
two camera clubs, is the main photographer on
the PR Committee. When photos are needed,
we call Charlene! She’s taken photos at
fundraising events, of board members, of
Habitat family members, at Groundbreakings
and Dedications. She even monitors the
progress of the builds by taking photos of our
homes at different stages of development
which we use on our website & for publicity.
Charlene became involved with HFHGP
after her husband, Gerard, passed away in
2002. He had helped on several builds and so
enjoyed working with us that he had often suggested that Charlene become involved too. At
the time, Charlene, Clinical Director for the
VNA, didn’t think she had the skills needed to
build houses like Gerard who was an engineer.
But, after retiring from her 30 year nursing career in 2003, she felt strongly that she wanted
to give something back. So she decided to
contact us to see if there was something else
she could do besides build houses. Helping in
the office and on PR seemed to be just the
right fit! These volunteer opportunities gave
her an opportunity to use her photography
skills and fulfill her need to help out her husband’s favorite charity. Importantly, the commitment isn’t so large that it consumes her. It
also allows her enough time to enjoy her retirement, learn to play golf, feed her soul in her
garden and spend special time with her two
children and three grandchildren.
Working with other volunteers in HFHGP
is a big part of what Charlene likes about helping us. She says, “Everyone I’ve worked with
amazes me. People lead such busy lives and
they still have time to help. There are lots of
good people out there and you come in contact
with them when you work for Habitat.” You
are one of them Charlene! Thanks so much for
all you do! ■
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW!!
Volunteers are needed in the
main office, at the ReStore and
at our two builds.
Go to www.hfhplymouth.org and
click on the Volunteer Button to
register now and get involved.
We need you!
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PERMIT NO. 14
38 North Main Street
P.O. Box 346
Carver, MA 02330
Address Service Requested
Please isit www.hfhplymouth.org/sponsors and support the many Businesses that have
supported our builds throughout the past year!
THANKS to all the
Businesses that donated to
the Braley Road home:
Town of Plymouth
Eastern Bank
A. D. Makepeace
Glynn Electric
Granite City Electric
Petersen Electric
Fortress Green Building Supply
Alternate Energy, Inc.
UMass Dartmouth
Donald P. Quinn, PC
Richmond Excavating
A-1 Builders
Cubellis
Cape Cod Carpentry, Inc.
Repair Det. Unlimited, Inc.
Moegan Contractor
RS Means
ArchiPlicity
Applied Professional Harmony
Computer Software Specialists, Inc.
Arnold’s Refrigeration
Fantec
Geoff & Drews
Valspar
Yale Locks
Armstrong Flooring
Canal Flooring
Trex Decking
Harvey Windows
Hunter Douglas Blinds
Larsen Storm Doors
Lowe’s
Home Depot
Papa Gino’s
Verizon
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Lumber Liquidators
SPECIAL THANKS to all the
Consultants who helped with
the Green Planning for the
Braley Road home:
Steve Pitney, Alternate Energy, Inc.
Allison Tamosaitis, Architect
Andy Proulx of Energy Star
Gerald Lemay & UMass/
Dartmount Department of
Engineering
Rob Hancock, Conservation
Services Group
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