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.
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www.habitatstjoe.org!
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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
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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
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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.
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How it works:
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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.