February 2015 St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry, touching lives by revitalizing homes and neighborhoods in our community in partnership with God’s people in need. Visit our Website at www.habitatstjoe.org! Dear Friends of Habitat, Volunteer Stay Connected Like us on Facebook Board of Directors Frank Stanley President Lee Ann Smiley Julie Colboch Treasurer Lisa Little Secretary Pat Dillon Don Mahaffy Ralph Filipelli David Mayo Mark Hagen Ken Maxey Terry Hall David Richmond Ron Hook Cody Vaughn Nate Johnson Art Warner Vice President Make a Donation Happy 2015! This past year has been one of many in helping families of lower income in our community achieve their hopes and dreams of owning their own home. It is fitting to celebrate the many accomplishments that you all have shared over the past year. 2014 was awesome and we will continue to unlock the dreams of our partner families in the many years to come by partnering with our community volunteers, leaders, businesses, churches and youth. Thank you for all that you do now and for the future of our organization. In 2014: 4 Habitat partner families received new homes. 192 total family members including 119 children have been touched with new homes equaling 70,080 nights per year having a safe place to sleep. We have built 59 homes since 1996. 145 people were able to stay in their existing homes, avoid code violations and have a secure place to live through our Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. 49 women volunteers logged over 400 volunteer hours during our Women Build week in May. 635 different people volunteered with Habitat. More than 13,600 hours were given by our volunteers, which equates to a savings of $306,815 in labor costs. 45 different churches, organizations and companies volunteered with us. $173,760 in total ReStore sales this past year. 13 ½ tons of scrap metal was recycled. We hosted Salem State University, Ohio State University & University of Missouri, participating in alternative spring, summer and fall breaks. Over 1,000 people, representing over 23 churches and organizations helped with St. Joe Serve. Believe me when I say those were JUST the highlights! None of this could have been accomplished without you! Thank you for your support and helping us unlock the dreams and hopes of our partner families. We look forward to an awesome and productive 2015. GIVE ONLINE TODAY Melissa Koch Executive Director Donate * Shop M-F 9am - 4pm 1st Saturday of the Month , 9-1 827 S. 9th Street 816.279.5607 58th House Blessing In June we blessed our 58th home on S. 17th Street. This is our first Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) home. An airtight SIP home will use less energy to heat and cool, allow for better control over indoor environmental conditions, and reduce construction waste making the home an inherently green product. During this journey Laressa said she “learned that family is not only blood, but is also someone that supports and loves you and looks out for your best interests in life. “ She said working with Habitat has been “very rewarding” and she knows this is the greatest opportunity that she and her children have ever received. 59th House Blessing The Claycomb family moved into their 5 bedroom home at 812 S. 11th Street the beginning of December, just in time to celebrate Christmas in their new home! A total of over 4,000 volunteer hours were logged to build this home and we could not have done it without everyone’s support. Thank you for continuing to help us build and revitalize our St. Joseph community. MEMORIALS AND HONORS Remember the past. Honor the present. Touch the future. Celebrating the life of a family member or special friend through a memorial/honor gift to St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity offers you a way to pay a lasting tribute. It is a gift that will continue our mission of revitalizing homes and neighborhoods in our community. Make your check payable to St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity and let us know if it is a memorial or an honorarium gift. Please include who the memorial or honorarium is for and the address to send the acknowledgement. Commit to supporting St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity’s mission through memorials and honorariums. For more information please call (816) 279-2552. Thank you for your faithful generosity. AmazonSmile.com – Shop online and help St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity If you love shopping online and you love Habitat, consider supporting us every time you shop! How it works: Amazon will donate 5% of your purchases to the charity you choose when shopping on Am azonSm ile.com . Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. On your first visit to AmazonSmile (www.amazonsmile.com) you will select St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity to receive donations from eligible purchases before you shop. Then always shop on smile.amazon.com to make sure 5% of your purchases come back to St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity. Amazon takes care of the rest and Habitat benefits! Visit our website at www.habitatstjoe.org for a direct link to AmazonSmile. Thank you for supporting our mission! St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity appeals for your… TIME Volunteer at the ReStore or our offices. Help build a home for a partner homeowner. Serve on one of our committees. Help the ReStore with donation pickups. Help revitalize our community. TALENT Teach our volunteer builders a skill. Revitalize our community through new construction builds and our Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Use your creativity in our ReStore by restoring furniture, lamps, etc. Advocate on behalf of our partner homeowners. Become involved with Habitat. TREASURE Commit to supporting Habitat through individual, church and company contributions. Attend one of Habitat’s special events. Donate home furnishings, building materials, etc. to our ReStore. Become a Hearts and Hammers Club member to help continue our mission. Our Unlock the Dream event was held at Mitchell Park Plaza on Thursday, November 13, 2014. The sold-out crowd of 200 Habitat supporters were entertained by Fresh Cut Grass and dined on a delicious meal provided by Luna’s Fine Dining. In fitting with the theme of “Unlock the Dream”, the attendees were treated to dinner served “home-style” by our very own Habitat staffers and volunteers. The first ever event raised over $15,000 to help support our mission of revitalizing homes and neighborhoods in our community. The following were Key Sponsors for our event: Gold Key Sponsor Luna’s Fine Dining Silver Key Sponsors Family Investment Center Johnson Controls Joseph and Diane Morrey Bronze Key Sponsors Dillon Company Mosaic Life Care Preferred Title of St. Joseph SuddenLink Brass Key Sponsors Apple Market Bayer Healthcare Animal Health Commerce Bank Graves Real Estate Appraisal, Inc. Heritage Investments Hinde Asset Management Hillshire Brands HyVee Melissa and Vince Koch NPG Sam’s Club Frank and Diane Stanley Stiefel Gertsema Wealth Management Group UMB The evening was highlighted by our award presentations to our community members, volunteers and businesses: The award recipients included: Larry Lambing - Golden Hammer 2014 Lanny Ellis - ReStore Volunteer of the Year Dwane King - Construction Volunteer of the Year Eagle Communications - Community Spirit Halloween Express - Community Spirit NPG - Outstanding Corporate Sponsor Thrivent Financial - Outstanding Faith Partner Bayer Healthcare Animal Health - Building Partner Jim Ingle Construction - ReStore Partner Special recognition for service was given to Ralph Filipelli our outgoing Board President and the members of our Family Selection Committee: Sara Mahaffy Joyce Sundell Vicki Young Lisa Little Jeanne Archer Dale Hallaman 827 S. 9th Street St. Joseph, MO 64501 816.279.2552 816.279.2533 (fax) THANK YOU FOR BUILDING WITH US! Our Regular Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday Crews Our Regular ReStore volunteers and these wonderful groups 139th CES American Family Insurance Americorps NCCC Bayer Healthcare Animal Health Benedictine College Best Buy Black Snake Roller Girls Boehringer Ingelheim - IT Central High School Chamber Diplomats Johnson Controls Lafayette HS - DPS Maur Hill-Mount Academy Mid Buchanan FCCLA Mizzou Alternative Break MU Alumni MWSU-Women’s Soccer Team MWSU-Barbara Sprong Leadership Ohio State University Patee Park Baptist Church Salem State University St. Francis Baptist Temple St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church St. Joseph Christian School St. Paul Lutheran VBS Suddenlink Tarkio PK UMB Bank United Cerebral Palsy US Bank Youth Alliance JOIN our Hearts & Hammers Club and help a homeowner! One way to support St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity is to become one of our Hearts & Hammers Club members. We currently have over 300 Club members who support Habitat in a very special way. Once a new home is built for a partner family and we plan our home blessing for the family, our Club members send in their donations to help support the building of a new home for another family. Our Club members are committed to helping provide simple, decent, affordable homes for low income families in our community. We are very fortunate to have such generous and supportive Club members. St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity’s Hearts & Hammers Club has been in existence for over 12 years and is made up of businesses, individuals, churches, and organizations that are committed to changing lives, building community and hope in St. Joseph. If you are interested in learning more about our Hearts & Hammers Club or are interested in becoming a member, please contact Patrice at the Habitat office at 816-279-2552. SAVE THE DATE! Join us for our 4th Cosmic Bowling Event sponsored by Sam’s Club. The theme will be SUPER HEROS! Saturday, March 15th from 3-5 pm at Olympia Lanes 723 S 14th Street Safety first ONE CALL TO DIG-RITE 1-800-344-7483 $20 per person Call (816) 279-2552 to register.
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