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Junior Miss Women Build Event- Seventeen Junior Miss Contestants will volunteer on June 17 from 9am-11:45am. The participants will assemble a small model house in Cathedral Square as an awareness event for Women Build, which will hopefully assist in recruiting team leaders for the November build. The participants will paint and assemble pre-cut pieces to build the house. The house will be used in various fundraising and awareness events. To learn more about the Women Build Project in November, click on the link below.

Bike and Build- A fundraising event will be held by a group dedicated to alleviating sub-standard housing. Groups bike across the country, usually during the summer months, and stop along the way to build with Habitat affiliates. A group of 33 cyclists will work with HFHMC on June 9 and 10 at the houses on Yazoo Street in Hillsdale.

Books-A-Million Book Fairs to Benifit Habitat- BAM stores, located at Bel Air Mall and Pinebrook Shopping Center, will donate a percentage of the sale of each book between 2 PM and 6 PM to Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County. We will have a table set up at both stores on the date of each fair to promote upcoming builds. The Bel Air Mall location will hold the book fair, as well as hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Saturday, June 5. The Pinebrook fair will be held the following Saturday on June 12.Please be sure to mention to the cashier that you want a percentage of your purchase to go to Habitat. For more information, call the office at (251) 476-7171.

Belk Charity

Sale- Thank you to everyone that helped with the Belk Charity Sale on May 1st! We were able to raise over $1,000! Our Development Director, Dave Betler, turned up that morning at 6am to help get customers in the door and remove tags from merchandise. Dave had help from some of our homeowners, as well. They all had a great time, despite the early hour!

Habitat ReStore- The ReStore's hours have changed. The ReStore will now be open Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM and Saturday 9 AM-3 PM. New merchandise is constantly arriving. Come check out what's new!

Wachovia Bank is holding a customer contest to choose from 5 non-profit organizations in Alabama to receive the top prize of $40,000. Second prize is $25,000, third is $15,000 and both 4^th and 5^th place will receive $10,000 each. Funds received by Habitat will be split between HFHMC and the affiliates in Birmingham and Huntsville. Wachovia customers, please vote for Habitat when you are taking care of banking business!

There will not be a homeowner orientation scheduled for June. The next avaialble date will be Saturday, July 17 at 10AM. The meeting will be held at the Habitat ReStore, located at 4128 Government Blvd., Mobile, AL 36693

Outreach efforts continue for recruiting teams for the Interfaith Build scheduled for September in Hillsdale. HFHI released a study about how churches in America are in the process of reinventing themselves to be able to provide congregations what they feel they are lacking. There has been a rising push for service to the community, and many churches are searching for tools to promote mission work. Habitat is a tool that can be used by churches to serve low-income families within the community. Habitat serves churches by providing a resource for families within the congregation that are in need of decent housing, as well as a method of involving church members in service programs. The Interfaith Build is a great way to get teams of mission-focused groups involved in a community project. It can be a terrific service-learning project for youth groups, with the younger students developing and coordinating the fundraising portion, and older students actually participating in the construction of the home. With many churches hosting Vacation Bible School this summer, the IFB is a great side-project for the children to help with. They can have a penny war contest, or do a special offering. Additional tools and projects are available by request by calling the office or contacting Jennifer Tidwell at jtidwell@habitatmobile.org. To learn more about the Interfaith Build, click on the link below.

Two homes in Hillsdale (6403 Biloxi and 507 Palmer) were dedicated Friday, May 7 at 3:30 pm. The Hillsdale neighborhood welcomes the Pittmans and the Mosleys! Three houses in Hillsdale remain to finish up the interior. They should be finished by the end of June. A groundbreaking ceremony for the next house is scheduled for June 23rd at 10 AM in Irvington. Work will start the next day, Thursday June 24 at 8AM as we raise the first of the walls. We are in need of about 15 volunteers that first day to help us get the house started. The Bowman's are the intended homeowners for the house. Matt and Amanda Bowman live with their three year old daughter in a double wide mobile home. There is significant mildew throughout the home, and the leaking roof causes the mildew to worsen. There is air infiltration throughout the home (walls, windows, and doors), which results in high utility bills. The shower in the master bath has a crack in the floor which lets water run onto the subflooring. There are safety issues for the family due to drug use in the are

a. The new house will not be located in the Magnolia Crest subdivision, but the site is near that area. Please call the office (251) 476-7171 to volunteer and receive directions. Because our teams are focused on rehabing the NSP houses during the week, this build will take place only on Saturdays after the initial framing blitz.

Our brand new monthly donation program, the Carpenter's Club, is ready for your participation! Monthly donations are the backbone of any nonprofit organization, and we need your monthly support to continue our mission in Mobile County! If you donate $25 per month, it adds up to $300 per year! If you donate $125 per month, it adds up to $1500 per year! We can do amazing things with your monthly gift! Our new online donation system makes it easy to be a part of our Carpenter's Club! Donate Now! Don't forget to type "Carpenter's Club" in the optional designation box.

Like all nonprofits right now, Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County is experiencing a drop-off in donations, especially large donations from corporate partners. To make up for this, we need more help from individuals and community groups than ever before! There are many ways to help fundraise for Habitat. Some tried and true ideas include bake sales, yard sales, car washes, doughnut sales, dinners, labor auctions, and lots more! Call David Betler at 251-476-7171 for more info and ideas on fundraising for Habitat. Fundraising is a fun way to help your favorite organization and spend time with friends and family at the same time!

	Habitat Happenings A monthly e-newsletter from Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County www.habitatmobile.org
June 2010 Edition
Donate To make a tax-deductible donation that will help families realize their dream of owning a home, click here Volunteer Swing a hammer, work in the yard, swish a paintbrush, whatever you can do - we'll take your effort and turn it into a beautiful home! Sign up to volunteer today! Build Days Saturday 8AM-4PM Contact Us Office: 251-476-7171 Office Hours: M-F 8:30AM-5PM ReStore: 251-662-1121 ReStore Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM Saturday 9AM-3PM	Upcoming Special Events Junior Miss Women Build Event- Seventeen Junior Miss Contestants will volunteer on June 17 from 9am-11:45am. The participants will assemble a small model house in Cathedral Square as an awareness event for Women Build, which will hopefully assist in recruiting team leaders for the November build. The participants will paint and assemble pre-cut pieces to build the house. The house will be used in various fundraising and awareness events. To learn more about the Women Build Project in November, click on the link below. Women Build Team Leader Information Packet Bike and Build- A fundraising event will be held by a group dedicated to alleviating sub-standard housing. Groups bike across the country, usually during the summer months, and stop along the way to build with Habitat affiliates. A group of 33 cyclists will work with HFHMC on June 9 and 10 at the houses on Yazoo Street in Hillsdale. To learn more about the Bike & Build program, click here Books-A-Million Book Fairs to Benifit Habitat- BAM stores, located at Bel Air Mall and Pinebrook Shopping Center, will donate a percentage of the sale of each book between 2 PM and 6 PM to Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County. We will have a table set up at both stores on the date of each fair to promote upcoming builds. The Bel Air Mall location will hold the book fair, as well as hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Saturday, June 5. The Pinebrook fair will be held the following Saturday on June 12.Please be sure to mention to the cashier that you want a percentage of your purchase to go to Habitat. For more information, call the office at (251) 476-7171. Special Announcements Belk Charity Sale- Thank you to everyone that helped with the Belk Charity Sale on May 1st! We were able to raise over $1,000! Our Development Director, Dave Betler, turned up that morning at 6am to help get customers in the door and remove tags from merchandise. Dave had help from some of our homeowners, as well. They all had a great time, despite the early hour! Habitat ReStore- The ReStore's hours have changed. The ReStore will now be open Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM and Saturday 9 AM-3 PM. New merchandise is constantly arriving. Come check out what's new! ReStore New Shipments: Porcelain tile 20x20,18x18 and 12x12 Laminate flooring 8.3mm with pad- Dark Cherry, Coffee Oak and Walnut. Over10,000 tubes of caulk- NP1,Infinity, Side Guard, Vulkem, Dymonic, Flame Buster and more $1.80 per tube. Paint -Behr and American Accent quart paint Items needed - Interior and exterior doors More information on the Habitat ReStore Wachovia Bank is holding a customer contest to choose from 5 non-profit organizations in Alabama to receive the top prize of $40,000. Second prize is $25,000, third is $15,000 and both 4^th and 5^th place will receive $10,000 each. Funds received by Habitat will be split between HFHMC and the affiliates in Birmingham and Huntsville. Wachovia customers, please vote for Habitat when you are taking care of banking business! Homeowner Orientation scheduled for July 17, 2010 There will not be a homeowner orientation scheduled for June. The next avaialble date will be Saturday, July 17 at 10AM. The meeting will be held at the Habitat ReStore, located at 4128 Government Blvd., Mobile, AL 36693 Interfaith News Outreach efforts continue for recruiting teams for the Interfaith Build scheduled for September in Hillsdale. HFHI released a study about how churches in America are in the process of reinventing themselves to be able to provide congregations what they feel they are lacking. There has been a rising push for service to the community, and many churches are searching for tools to promote mission work. Habitat is a tool that can be used by churches to serve low-income families within the community. Habitat serves churches by providing a resource for families within the congregation that are in need of decent housing, as well as a method of involving church members in service programs. The Interfaith Build is a great way to get teams of mission-focused groups involved in a community project. It can be a terrific service-learning project for youth groups, with the younger students developing and coordinating the fundraising portion, and older students actually participating in the construction of the home. With many churches hosting Vacation Bible School this summer, the IFB is a great side-project for the children to help with. They can have a penny war contest, or do a special offering. Additional tools and projects are available by request by calling the office or contacting Jennifer Tidwell at jtidwell@habitatmobile.org. To learn more about the Interfaith Build, click on the link below. Click Here for Information Packet Volunteer Update Two homes in Hillsdale (6403 Biloxi and 507 Palmer) were dedicated Friday, May 7 at 3:30 pm. The Hillsdale neighborhood welcomes the Pittmans and the Mosleys! Three houses in Hillsdale remain to finish up the interior. They should be finished by the end of June. A groundbreaking ceremony for the next house is scheduled for June 23rd at 10 AM in Irvington. Work will start the next day, Thursday June 24 at 8AM as we raise the first of the walls. We are in need of about 15 volunteers that first day to help us get the house started. The Bowman's are the intended homeowners for the house. Matt and Amanda Bowman live with their three year old daughter in a double wide mobile home. There is significant mildew throughout the home, and the leaking roof causes the mildew to worsen. There is air infiltration throughout the home (walls, windows, and doors), which results in high utility bills. The shower in the master bath has a crack in the floor which lets water run onto the subflooring. There are safety issues for the family due to drug use in the area. The new house will not be located in the Magnolia Crest subdivision, but the site is near that area. Please call the office (251) 476-7171 to volunteer and receive directions. Because our teams are focused on rehabing the NSP houses during the week, this build will take place only on Saturdays after the initial framing blitz. Carpenter's Club Offers Easy Monthly Donations Our brand new monthly donation program, the Carpenter's Club, is ready for your participation! Monthly donations are the backbone of any nonprofit organization, and we need your monthly support to continue our mission in Mobile County! If you donate $25 per month, it adds up to $300 per year! If you donate $125 per month, it adds up to $1500 per year! We can do amazing things with your monthly gift! Our new online donation system makes it easy to be a part of our Carpenter's Club! Donate Now! Don't forget to type "Carpenter's Club" in the optional designation box. More information on the Carpenter's Club FUNdraise for Habitat! Like all nonprofits right now, Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County is experiencing a drop-off in donations, especially large donations from corporate partners. To make up for this, we need more help from individuals and community groups than ever before! There are many ways to help fundraise for Habitat. Some tried and true ideas include bake sales, yard sales, car washes, doughnut sales, dinners, labor auctions, and lots more! Call David Betler at 251-476-7171 for more info and ideas on fundraising for Habitat. Fundraising is a fun way to help your favorite organization and spend time with friends and family at the same time!
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