Habitat NCC Summer 2014 Newsletter

Community Builder
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Summer
2014
Volume 23
OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Habitat NCC teams up with other
community and non-profit groups
to revitalize the Eastside
The 800 block of Church St. in the Eastside neighborhood, pictured here, is one section slated to be
revitalized through The Eastside Rising Project.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County has entered into a
partnership over the next 6-7 years with numerous local community
organizations to build and rehabilitate 125 homes on the Eastside of
Wilmington. The coalition, dubbed the Eastside Rising Initiative,
seeks to enhance the Eastside of Wilmington through housing
revitalization as well as economic and workforce development.
(ABWK) is Habitat’s house-preservation initiative that
focuses on minor home repairs or improvements including,
window and door replacement, roof and gutter repair, sidewalk
work, porch railings, landscaping and insulation to name a few.
EASTSIDE CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
Habitat partners honored
at Annual Dinner
R. Christina Cardinal
Some 200 friends and supporters of Habitat for Humanity
of New Castle County came out on April 17 to pay tribute to
the honorees of The 2014 Annual President’s Awards Dinner
at White Clay Creek Country Club.
Presidents Award winners Elisa and Dick Poole
greet newly appointed Habitat Board President
Noreen Poole while board vice president
Hal Schneikert, looks on.
ANNUAL DINNER CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
Art auction nets $66k for
Habitat New Castle County
More than 250 people packed
University of Delaware’s Arsht
Hall on Friday, March 14 to
take part in The Habitat for
Humanity Art Auction.
The auction was made
possible by a donation from
Delaware couple Dick and
Elisa Poole, who decided to
give Habitat more than 100
paintings from their 500-piece
collection to be sold to benefit
the organization.
“I didn’t know too much about
Habitat for Humanity but I did
understand its importance
AUCTION CONTINUED ON
PAGE 13
New Board President Noreen Poole President’s Message BPG ReStore Donation ReStore Prices Corner Location New Settlements
Another Home Dedicated page 2
page 2
page 3
page 3
page 4
page 5
IN THIS ISSUE
BOA ReStore Award pages 6
Doners page 7-12
Art Auction
page 12
President’s Awards
page 13
Eastside Revitalization page 14
Simonds Gardens Completed page 15
New development/Marketing Team page 15
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Board of Directors
2014-2015
OFFICERS
Noreen Poole, Verizon
President
Noreen Poole installed
as next Habitat Board President
Rick Gessner, Capital One
Vice-President
Outgoing Habitat
Board President Jeff
Kline hands off the
ceremonial hammer to
Noree Poole
at Habitat’s Annual
Dinner. Poole whose
term began on
April 17 is a project
manager at Verizon
Communications
Hal Schneikert, Retired
Vice-President
Celia Huber, Sun Trust
Treasurer
Kim Walker, M & T Bank
Secretary
MEMBERS
George Beer
Delaware Valley
Development Corp.
Clint Cuny
TechnoBrain Ltd
Weston Dinsel
DuPont
Augusta Gladd
CCS Fundraising
Bob Hopkins
Jos. T. Hardy & Sons
U’Gundi Jacobs
Before & After
Entertainment
C. Edward (Ted) Kelly III
Wohlsen Construction
Annabelle C. Kressman
Doncaster
Vanessa Phillilps
DELDOT
Chip Rankin
Millicare EBC
Dave Wolfenden
Wheeler Wolfenden &
Dwares
Jessica Zuniga
Conifer Realty, Inc.
A message from the Board President and CEO
Noreen Poole
Board President
Kevin L. Smith Chief
Executive Officer
We welcome you to this latest edition of Habitat for
Humanity of New Castle County’s Community Builder
newsletter. At Habitat we’ve been busy with many
projects, such as the very successful Art Auction
held in March, President’s Dinner in April, Eastside
Rising project and the Simonds Gardens ABWK
project. As always, our primary focus is on helping
low-income families buy their first home through our
homeownership program. And as you will notice on
page 4, 2013 was a great year for many families.
Looking ahead into 2014 and 2015, we are excited
by the opportunities to continue our neighborhood
revitalization work in the Northeast and Eastside of
Wilmington and Middletown, as well as developing
our partnerships with homeowners, volunteers and
donors, and growing the sales and net income of the
ReStore. We hope you will continue your support of
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County through
donating your time and money, as well as materials
to the ReStore in Prices Corner. We need your help
in spreading the word about the impact that Habitat
for Humanity is making in the lives of families and
in neighborhoods around
New Castle County.
Since 1986, Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County has built more than 200
homes in areas throughout New Castle County.
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Community Builder
ReStore sales explode in new location,
operating hours in Prices Corner extended
The Habitat for Humanity of
New Castle County ReStore
opened in 2004 at the
warehouse attached to the
Hutton Street office and in 2008
moved to a 10,000-squarefoot location in New Castle.
With the need for more
visibility and room to expand,
the ReStore moved to a
30,000-square-foot building in
Prices Corner in November of
2012, where it did $26,000 in
sales the first weekend.
The store ended 2013 with
more than $625,000 in sales.
“Our new location helped us
double our sales and we are
planning to double sales again
to $1.2 million
in another four
years,”
said
Joe
Robertson,
R e S t o r e
Manager.
In January
the
ReStore
extended
its
hours
and
is now open
Tuesday-Saturday 9a.m.-4 p.m.
The ReStore is a non-profit
business venture supporting the
community through the resale
of new and gently used home
improvement
merchandise,
donated by manufacturers,
stores,
contractors
and
individuals. These items are
sold to the public at a discount
of 50%-90% off of retail prices.
Sales proceeds benefit
Habitat for Humanity’s building
operations.
ReStore receives largest donation ever from Buccini Pollin,
Sales from monumental gift top $100,000
Wilmington-based developer,
owner and management
company The Buccini/Pollin
Group, Inc. (BPG), owner
of The Residences at City
Center, donated over 745
pieces of furniture to the
Habitat for Humanity of New
Castle
County
ReStore.
The Residences at City Center
offer fully furnished, extendedstay studio, one bedroom and
two bedroom accommodations.
The furniture was being stored
at 1105 Delaware Avenue,
another one of The Buccini/
Pollin
Group’s
properties.
The Residences at City Center
had been going through
a renovation process and
Tamara
Holt,
property
manager wanted the furniture
to go to a good cause.
“A lot of the furniture was
barely used and some is
even brand-new,” she said.
“All of it is extremely sturdy
and well-made as it is built to
last for the hotel industry. It
is a great feeling to know all
of it is going to be utilized.”
ReStore
Manager
Joe
Robertson said the ReStore has
never experienced a donation
of this size and quality that
continues to bring customers
from all over.
“This has truly been an amazing
gift that continues to benefit the
ReStore because the items are
still coming in,” he said. “It’s
also been a major attractor of
customers because when they
hear we’ve got Buccini/Pollin
furniture on the floor, it doesn’t
stay there for more than a day.”
“Our new location helped us double our sales and we are planning to double sales
again to $1.2 million in another four years.”
- Joe Robertson, ReStore Manager
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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
More Habitat partner families go to settlement
Join us in congratulating our
latest Habitat partner families to
reach settlement, Leslie and Bill
Hoehn, and Lashanda Cohen.
Both families were chosen
to become first-time homeowners
after an extensive screening
process
that
includes
employment,
housing,
and credit checks, as well
as in-home interviews.
After working the required
225 hours to help build
their home and attending
financial counseling and
homeownership-based
training, Cohen and the
Hoehns signed settlement
documents
and
were
handed the keys to their homes.
Habitat for Humanity of New
Castle County continues to
seek partner families to join
our growing community of new
homeowners.
We’re inviting interested
families to join us at one of our
many home ownership seminars
to be held throughout 2014.
At the seminars, families and
individuals will learn about firsttime home ownership and
how Habitat’s program works
to get qualified families into
affordable housing.
If you or you know
someone who would like
to learn more about home
ownership visit http://www.
habitatncc.org/apply.
New Habitat homeowner
Lashanda Cohen signs settlement papers.
Here’s the list of the rest of our partner families to settle on their new homes
in the Prices Run neighborhood of Wilmington over the past year:
5.31.13 —
­ Margaret Stanbeck
8.14.13 — Tia Watson
8.16.13 — Toshieka Blake
8.28.13 — Antoinette Douglass
10.8.13 — Chris Griffin
10.8.13 — Gabriell Jervey
10.8.13 — Christina Lewis
10.9.13 — Lashanda Cohen
10.9.13 — Arshell Dixon
10.9.13 — Sonia Melendez Oniz
10.29.13 — Christine Jones &
Martin Taylor
Give a
Couch.
11.20.13 — Jannette Rivera
11.22.13 — Sharlayia Ringgold
12.17.13 — Markeda Cotton
12.20.13 — Iris Pinto
Build a
House.
(For
a Local Family)
New Castle County
3312 SEMINOLE AVE. WILMINGTON DE 19808
Newport Gap Pike • Turn at Allstate Insurance
302.652.5181 habitatncc.org/ReStore
Open Tuesday thru Saturday 9 AM ­— 4 PM
To learn more about how Habitat can help first time home
buyers own a home, visit habitatncc.org/apply
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Community Builder
Tryah Lusby, center, is congratulated
by Habitat Staffers on the dedication
of her home.
Another Habitat home dedicated in Wilmington
By R. Christina Cardinal
rain soon and you are going to
be planted in this place to grow
Tyrah Lusby was all smiles as into everything God intended for
Habitat for Humanity of New you.”
Lusby, 27, who works at a
Castle County staff and volunteers
gathered to dedicate her new psychiatric hospital and is a
home at 2228 Lamotte Street. graduate student in social
Habitat CEO Kevin Smith
began the dedication with a quote
from Shakespeare and read a
fitting scripture from Hosea 6:3,
which served as a reference
to a new phase in her life.
“As surely as the sun rises He
will appear,” Smith read. “He
will come to us like the winter
rains … like the spring rains that
water the Earth.” Today, we’re
Habitat CEO Kevin Smith looks on as
here with Tyrah in the springtime
Lusby takes a moment to thank
of her life – and a new beginning,”
Habitat for accepting her into its
he added.
homeownership program.
“We are going to have the spring
work at Wilmington
University, said about the
experience.
“It is the first step to a new
chapter in my life,” she said, “so
thank you.”
“It is the first step to a new chapter in my life”
- Tyrah Lusby, Prospective Homeowner
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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
awards ReStore $200,000
The Bank of America
Charitable Foundation has
named Habitat for Humanity of
New Castle County for the 2013
Neighborhood Builders Award. The program is a strategic
investment that couples a
$200,000 unrestricted grant
with leadership training for highperforming nonprofits that have
made a significant
impact addressing
needs related
t o c o m m un i ty
development,
c r i t i c a l
needs or workforce
development
a n d e d u c ati on .
The Neighborhood
Builders award will
have the greatest
impact
on
the
HFHNCC ReStore
as it continues
to
demonstrate
both the ability
to generate some of its own
revenue
through
ReStore
operations and growth potential
as it celebrates its first successful
year at its Price Corner location.
“We recognize the important
role Habitat for Humanity of New
Castle County plays in serving
our most vulnerable residents
and ensuring better lives for so
many in our community,” said
Chip Rossi, Delaware Market
President for Bank of America.
“The funding to support the
Habitat ReStore venture and
leadership training will not only
deepen their impact today,
The support will place Habitat
for Humanity of New Castle
County in a better long-term
position to continue revitalizing
neighborhoods and create
opportunities
to
provide
affordable housing to more
Delawareans.
The HFHNCC ReStore opened
for business in 2004 at the
warehouse
Chip Rossi, Delaware
attached to the
Market President for
organization’s
Bank of America
presents Habitat CEO
main office in
Kevin Smith with a grant
Wilmington. It has
for $200,000.
since moved to a
30,000-squarefoot faciliy in
Prices
Corner
facillity, w h e r e i t
did
$26,000
in sales on the
first weekend in
November 2012.
The store is on
track to end the
2013-14 physcal
“Bank of America has been year with more than $700,000
a significant supporter of in sales.
According to the Bridgespan
our affordable housing and
neighborhood
revitalization Group, Neighborhood Builders
efforts, and now through the is the largest investment
nonprofit
leadership
Neighborhood Builders award in
they are demonstrating their development, 2.5 times the next
commitment to nonprofits that largest program (in spending)
are entrepreneurial as well,” said and the third largest in number
Kevin Smith, CEO of HFHNCC. of leaders served. Through the
“We are grateful for their varied program, now in its tenth year,
Bank of America has invested
and significant support.”
The grant funding will also $160 million in 800 nonprofit
increase staff, advertising and organizations and provided
dramatically grow donations, training to 1,600 nonprofit
which will drive customer leaders.
interest, sales and net income.
but sustain their mission and
services over time.”
HFNCC ReStore is a
non-profit business venture
supporting
the
community
through the resale of new and
gently
used
merchandise,
donated by manufacturers,
stores,
contractors
and
individuals.
“We recognize the important role Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
plays in serving our most vulnerable residents
and ensuring better lives for so many in our community.”
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Chip Rossi, Delaware Market President for Bank of America
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
$200,000 - $100,000
Bank of America
Delaware State
Housing Authority
DuPont
Longwood Foundation, Inc
$75,000 - $25,000
Anonymous Individual
Capital One
Chichester Dupont Foundation
Crystal Trust
Delmarva Power
Deutsche Bank
Delaware Trust Company
Discover Bank
Laffey-McHugh Foundation
Lenfest Foundation
Sonecha Family Foundation
$24,999 - $10,000
AstraZeneca LP
Manyim Auyeung
Barclaycard US
Borkee-Hagley Foundation
Citi
Comenity Bank
Crestlea Foundation
Delaware Community
Foundation
M & T Bank
PNC Foundation
Wells Fargo
Westminster
Presbyterian Church
$7,500 - $2,500
ABM-DE
David Acosta
African American
Empowerment Fund
Lonnie Angstadt
Richard Bender
Karl Bennett
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
BlackRock
E. Neal Blanchard
BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware
Boeing Employees
Community Fund
Citizens Bank
City Of Wilmington
Colonial States
Athletic Conference
Concord Presbyterian Church
Concordia Lutheran Church
CSC
Doctors for Emergency
Grace United Methodist Church
Highmark Delaware
Nancy Hough
JPMorgan Chase
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Laughman
Frederick Lentz
Marmot Foundation
Cathy McFarlane
Mary Miller
MOT Community Fund
Robert Pasteris
Patterson-Schwartz
Foundation, Inc.
Cindy Pettinaro Wilkinson
Providence College HFH CC
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
Kevin & Diane Smith
Sovereign Bank
State Employees
Charitable Campaign
The Gilliam Foundation
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Dorothy G. Whitmore
$2,499 - $1,000
Advanced Office Environments
Gail Ahrens
Allied Barton Security Services
Kathleen Alvin
Anonymous
Manyim Auyeung
Architectural Alliance, Inc.
Dodson Barineau
Lisa Bartoli
Geoge Beer
Richard Bender
Kristin & Karl Bennett
Blair Academy - ASB
Blake & Vaughan
Engineering, Inc.
Melissa Bower
Madeleine Boyer
Patricia & John S.Breuer
BrightFields, Inc.
Salvatore Bruno
Eric Burt
Esther A. Carrico
Chris Cashman
Sam & Barbara Chamberlain
Chatham Financial Corp.
Richard T. Christopher, Sr.
Paul Clark
Elizabeth & Robert Cresswell
Clint Cuny
Delaware City Refining
Co, LLC
Eastern States
Construction Service, Inc.
Holly Fleming
Dr. Cynthia Flynn
Francisco Brick/Builders
Alison Frost
G. Fedale Roofing & Siding
Gloria H Gamble
Grace Lutheran Church
Pamela Green
Shakti Harris
John Hathaway
Linda Heckert
Honda Finance Corporation
Gloria H. Gamble
HSBC Trust Company,
Delaware
Celia & John Huber
Steven Hummel
Community Builder
I.D. Griffith
Ruth & Ed Jackson
J.F. Sobieski Mechanical
John Jessup
Joan & Art Connolly Family
Fund of the DCF
Joseph T. Hardy & Sons
Catherine & Richard Julian
Patrick Kilgore
Jeff Kline
Dr. Robert Knowles
Keiley & William Lafferty
Kenneth Lau
Jeannine & Robert
Laughman
Dr. Kevin & Joyce Leary
Frederick Lentz
Limestone Presbyterian Church
Mimi & David Lovelace
Stephen Marvin
Michael Cabana
& Company, LLC
Mary & Jerry Miller
Janice & Frederick J. Mink
John B.Morton
Donald Nibbelink
Robert Nicholls
Gail & Robert Pasteris
Raymond Paternoster
Pepper Hamilton
Edna B. & A. Duer Pierce, Jr.
Robert F. Pinchot
John Plowright
Joe Pluscht
Noreen Poole
Principal Financial Group
Chris & Chip Rankin
Re:Source
Brian C Reilly
Jessica Rick
Road 9
Patricia &Charles Robertson Jr.
Paula Roddy
Edward Rubin
Leslie G. Savage
Harold Schneikert
Pamela Scott
Prakash Seshadri
Brent Shaffer
Diane and Kevin Smith
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Rc Church
Tangent Cable
The Bancorp Bank
Audrey G.Thompson
Trinity Presbyterian Church
University of Delaware
Richard Waibel
Kimberly Walker
Michele L.Whetzel
Dorothy G.Whitmore
Carolann Wicks
Wilmington University
Alex Wise
Wohlsen Construction
Company
$999 - $500
Thomas Adams
Charles Adams
Bob Alexander
Ames Foundation
Apex Engineering
Artisan Irrigation
BAM Associates, LLC
George Beer
John Bisaha
Brian Brennan
Jim Broyles
Larry Byck
Eleanor Charles
Denise M. Chigges
Concord High School
Mary Cooke
Robert Cooper
Mark Deshon
Kiersten Diekmann
Larry Disabatino
EBC Carpet Services, Corp.
Ebenezer United
Methodist Church
Donna Fierro
Roy Finkelman
First Presbyterian Church
Bobby Friant
Lawrence Galpin
Danielle Gibbs
Augusta Gladd
Alyson Glass
Stanley H.Goloskov
Green Hill Presbyterian Church
Habitat For Humanity Int’l
Halko & Sons, Inc
Sarah Hastings
Kathy Heller
Tom Hicken
Rosemary Hoffman
Robert Howatt
Karen Hudson
Cheryl Hunter
Illuminations, Inc.
Ed Jackson
James Jensen
Andrew Johnston
Robert Laskowski
Ted Lavin
Megan Lister
Adrienne Lowe
John McCloskey
Jennifer McKenzie
George P. McKeon
Joseph F. McManamon
Joseph Michalik
Forrust Miller
Freeman Miller
Frederick J. Mink
Modern Controls
Margaret Morton
Gary Nantais
Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.
Shani Pierce
Robert F. Pinchot
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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
George Plerhoples
Kevin Quinn
Dr. Louis K. Rafetto
Mara Raskin
Red Lion United Methodist
Church
Donald E. Reid
William Reynolds
BreckRobinson
Bradford Rush
Nicholas Sands
Carole C. Shew
Garry Shoemaker
J. Paul Shunta
Silverside Church
Chris Siple
Katherine Skinner
St. Pauls United Methodist
Church
St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church - Odessa
Jocelyn Stewart
Dennis Sullivan
Susan Teiser
The Christmas Shop
Foundation
The Ready Group
Jason Thomes
Audrey G. Thompson
Mike Tindall
Toto USA
Tower Hill School
VanDemark & Lynch
Hon. & Mrs. E. Norman
Veasey
Verizon Foundation
Helen Walker
Gary L. Willoughby
Wilmington Safety Supply
WSFS Bank
$499 - $250
Accurate Recycling
Frederick Alexander
Jeffrey Arbogast
ASTEC Environment
Atlantic Landscape Co.
Bob Auer
Carol Balick
Nancy Balogh
Bruce Balogh
Barclaycard US
Robyn Bascelli
Zack Bascelli
Reda Beer
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene
Beer, III
Larry Blackwood
Matt Brancato
Brandywine Realty Trust
Bravo! Building Services, Inc.
Sarah Brown
Carol Buckwalter
Building Systems & Services,
Inc
Cadapult ltd.
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Anne P Canby
Ruly Carpenter
Daniel Casey
Christ Church Christiana
Hundred
Helen Brittain Christie
Arnita Coleman
Chelsea Collins
Jaymi Cook-Attig
Kyle Daihl
Kay Uwe Dapper
Stephen Davies
Leonard Devard
Stephen Dimino
Eve English
Episcopal Diocese Of
Delaware
Eurest Dining Services
Mr. & Mrs. James Everett
Jean Faddis
Fairthorne Maintenance Corp.
Vincent Farrell
Michael Fortmann
Imogene Geoghegan
Lauren Graham
Rev. Will
iam Gumprecht
David Haufler
William Hearn
Jerome Heisler Jr
Terri Hill
Virginia Hitz
David Hofer
Hope Lutheran Church
Martin Hopkins
Jane T Hopkins
Immaculate Heart Of Mary
Vickie Innes
Stephen M. Jameson
James Jersild
Steven Johnson
Frank Jornlin
Raymond & Denise
Karasic
Shuvashis Rana Kayal
Jamie Kegerise
C. Edward Kelly
Sharon Kendall
Lynne Kielhorn
Mary E. Kimball
Kingswood UMC
Gerry Kluis
Thomas Kolimago
Annabelle C.Kressman
Brad E. Kulesza
David Landon
Jennifer Larson
Vicki Lawruk
Kevin Leary
Stephan Lehm
Richard Logan
Lower Brandywine
Presbyterian Church
Michael Lutes
Jan Mahoney
Kenneth Martin
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
Stephen G.McClain
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McMahon
Vincent & Susan Mileti
Victor Morgan
Donald M. Morgan
Morris James, LLP
Joy Naquin
New Castle United Methodist
Church
John Newcomer
Gregory Nichols
Michael Oliver
James M. Pando
AlanPotts
Pre Holding II, LLC
R.K. Quisenberry
Susan Reeves
Timothy J.Reis
Resurrection Parish
Richards Paving
Chester Riches
Joe and Marsha Robertson
Rockwell Associates
Keith Rose
Louis Rosenberg
Don Rowe
Thomas L. Sager
Sanford School Service Club
Donald B. Schaefer
Scott Schmoyer
Jeff Schoch
John Schoff
David Senecal
Shiloh Baptist Church
Timothy B. Smith
SPI Pharma, Inc
St. Georges United Methodist
Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Mike Synczyszyn
Susan A.Thomas-Holder
Karen Tichenor
Cheryl Titcher
Reade Y. Tompson
Robert L. Travis
Tri-State Carpet
Tusi Brothers Electrical
Contractors
United Methodist Church Of
The Atonement
Thomas Vadden
Devon Van Alyne
Carlos Vieira
F. Morgan Wallace
Robert Warburton
John T. Ward
Weston Wardell
Bruce P. Warnke
Lindsay Warren
Mark Werrell
Carol West
Lisa K.White
Anthony M. Williams
Reed C. Williams
Jean Woods
Jessica Zuniga $249 - $100
Access Labor Service
Ann Abbiss
Shirley Ackerman
Margaret Ackroyd
Amit Agarwal
Faustino Aguilar
Fredrick Ahrens
Jean S. Alderson
Lary Aldrich
Bret Alford
Judith Allen
Angela Allen
Rob Allen
Chris Allison
Stacey Altemus
Dana M. Anderson
Sarah Andersen
David Anderson
Joan Anderson
Paul Anderson
Ethel Anderson
Chuck Anerino
Erika Angelo
Veronica Anthos
David L. Aquadro
Danny Arias
Richard Armen
Judith Armstrong
Eric Armstrong
Andrew L. Arnold
Melanie Aube
Debra August
Jonathan Aunet
Albert Bacon
Jane Ellen Babe
Christine Bailey
Kathleen Bailey
(Krishnamurthy)
Susan Baker
Carol Banks
Neil Barger
Bridget B. Bartholow
Theresa Barrish
Kathleen E. Barry
Leon Barton
Elizabeth Bauer
Debbie Keen Bauernschmidt
Kathy Bauers
L. Thomas Bazzoli
David Bea
Katherine Beacher
Carol Beahr
Cynthia Beane
Doris H. Beck
Mrs. Florence Beck
Eleanora S. Bell
Joyce Bembry
Michaela Bender
Lucy Benson
Joanne E. Berger
Dorothy W. Bergman
Jenny Bernadel
Jacklyn H. Berta
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
Michelle Bigony
Mr. and Mrs. John Billingsley
Roy A. Birl
Meredith Bishop
Robert E. Black
Colleen N. Blackney
Blackrock
Jeff Blackwell
Angela Blane
Joseph Blansfield
Karen Bleiler
Jonathan Boas
Jane Bobcock
Steven Bomberger
Samuel W. Bookhart
Lori Bostrom
Rory Boulden
Alex Bourdon
Michael Bova
Myrtle G. Bowe
Judith Bowen
Ronald L. Bowers
William Bowman
Ken Boyd
Christine Boyer
Raymond Boyle
Adam Bragg
P. Kyle Braswell
Steven Breffitt
Thomas L. Brenneman
Brightfields Inc.
Dot Brill
Ann Britton
Kevin Broadhurst
James Brock, Jr.
Andrew L. Brockson
Lauri Brockson
David B. Brodie
Alan Brown
Buford C. Brown
Sarah Brown
Ted Brown
Tim Brown
Bruce Enterprise
Carie-An Brutsman
Gail Bryant
Eve Buckley
Susan Frank Bullock
Stephen Bunville
Walter Burek
Joan V. Burlew
Kelly Burns
Mr. Charles Burris
Roberta Burtch
Celia H. Burton
Natalie Busillo
Peter V. Buttenheim
Jeffery L. Byrem
Geraldine Calfo
Ellen Callahan
Kathy Cardillo
Richard Carroll
Janet Carter
Lauren Carver
Cindy Carver
Carmen Casanova
Mark Casey
Timothy Casey
Hon Michael N. Castle
Sara Cavanagh
Kim Censurato
Michael Censurato
Dorothy Charles
Norman Charles
Bernard Cheezum, Jr.
Deepthi Cherian
Elisha Chernoff
Lisa Chieffo
Lisa Chieffo
George Christie
Mike Christopher
Walter J. Ciecko
City Window/Apex PC Systems
Christopher Clarke
John Clayton
Michael T Cleary
Noriko Clement
Jim Cloud
Debra Clough
Jason Cohen
Edmund Cohen
Richard E. Colgate
Raleigh Collins
Charles Collins
Frank Colubriale
Francis Conaty
Dennis Conley
Randall Connell
Pamela Connelly
Sallie Ann Conner
Penny Contractor
Lauren Cooper
Cooperson Associates
Sonia-Marie Corle
Shelley Corlett
Frank P. Cottone
Douglas Cox
Alan D. Craig
Simon Cranny
Mike Crawford
Paul Crawford
Barbara Creegan
John Creighton
Thomas Crescenzo
Elizabeth Cresswell
Louis M. Cristinziani
Kate Cronan
Betty J. Cross
Betty Crowell
Gina Crowley
Brian Cunningham
John Cunningham
John P. Cunningham
Ronald Curry
Kathy Curtis
Kathryn Curtis
Thomas Cusatis
Jacy Czajkowski
Carmelina D`Arro
Franklyn Dailey
Community Builder
George Dallas
Bruce Dalleo
Chris Daney
Stephanie Daney
Kelsey Darch
Barbara Daugherty
Melanie Daul
Lauren Davenport
Michael Davidson
Melora Davis
Lee Davis
Jon Davis
Richard Dawson
Cindy De Yoe
Jill Decker
Nicolono DeFrancesco
Alan Deike
Ellen Delaney
David Delasala
Louise Dempsey
John Deprophetis
Joseph DeStefano
Theresa Detorres
Benjamin P. Detwiler
Marlene Dick
Terrence Dickenson
James Diienno
Lisa DiSabatino
Christine Ditzler
Stanley M. Diver
Bruce Dixon
Kevin P. Dolan
Lisa Donlon
Andrea L. Donnelly
Jill Dougherty
Francine Dowd
Bill Dowdell
Ellen Dowling
Frank Drahos
Michael Dreyer
Michael Driscoll
William Driscoll
Raymond Dudkewitz
Joe Dugan
Dave Dunbar
Joan Dunham
Amber Durand
Don Durandetta
Michael J.Durning
Robert Ehrlich
Sharon Elliott
Madge M. Ellis
Michelle Elmore
Richard Emge
Roberta J. Emmons
Austine Enderle
Gail Eney
Linda Estevez
Rebecca Evans
Pamela Evans
Pat Faatz
Evangelos Falaris
Michael Falgowski
Dorothy Fawcett
Jerry Fedeler
Michael Ferris
Francis Fierro
Carolyn Figueroa
Andrea Finerosky
Bruce Finnicum
Fischer and Hutchinson
Wealth Advisors, LLC
FITS Department
Judith G. Fitzgerald
Kristin Fleming
Boyd Fleming
Rich Fleming
Janet Flenner
Floor Covering Services
and Consultants
R. Joseph Flowers
Robert Forgash
Suzanne Forsman
Ralph Fortney
Colleen M. Fortunato
Howard Fortunato
Bill Foster
Hetty Francke
Ralph Francois
Matthew Franklin
Lyle Frederick
David Freebery
G G and A Builds
Kevin C. Garber
William Gardner
Marietta J. Garrett
Dolores Garritano
Rachel Gaskell
Richard Gaskins
Ken Gates
Richard F. Gays
Bryanna Gederberg
Diana Gelman
Lisa Gensel
William Georgov
Helen Giammattei
Heather Gibbons
Richard M. Gibison
Christopher Gilbert
Vera Gladney
Harry and Lynn Glaze
Terence Gleason
Marilyn F. Gleber
Meghan Gloyd
Pat Goldstein
Paula S. Gordon
Daniel Gore
Harry J. Gorman
Joyce Gorsuch
John Gosnay
John A. Graham
Ned Graham
Lawrence Green
Lawrence D. Green
Jonathan Greene
Judith Gregory
Katherine Grieco
Lisa Groom
Sarah Grotzinger
Joseph Grovola
Greg Guerin
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Patrick A. Grusenmeyer
Jay Gundel and Associates Inc.
Courtney Guntly
Chunhui Guo
Marilyn Haas
John D. Halberstadt
Thelma R. Haldeman
Karen Hall
John Hamilton
Sandi Hampton
Kathleen Harrigan
Sheila A. Harrigan
Thomas Harrigan
Meghan Harrington
Catherine Harris
E. McCrae Harrison
Stephanie Hart
Dr. Wayne Hartschuh
Patricia Harvey
Betty J. Haslett
Gregory L. Hassler
Sukanya Hauke
Thomas M. Hauske
Stephanie Heacock
Gail E. Heath
Scott Hecht
Tara Hegarty
Larry P. Heinold
Lisa Heinsohn
Eric Henley
Shelby Henley
Janice Henry
Lyn Henshaw
Barbara Heringslack
Barbara Higgins
Frank Highley
Donald R. Hill
May Hindsley
Linda Hipple
Hiram Lodge No. 25
A F and A M
Robert Hirt
Alice Hirvonen
Alan Hitchner
Karen E. Hodgkin
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A Hoge
Sean Holden
Demaris Hollembeak
Peter Hollingsworth
David A. Holmes
Michael Holt
Richard Holub
Home Depot
Homsey Architects
The Hon. Margaret Rose Henry
The Hon.
Tom R. and Mrs. Carper
The Honorable John Carney
Karen Hoppenjans
June Hornung
Shirley Hornyak
Robert Houghtaling
Edward Howard
Lynne Howard
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Sean W. Hower
Christopher Hsu
Pam Hugelen
Virginia Hunter
Amanda Hurley
Amy N. Husband
Lynn Huston
Teresa Hutsell
Grace Hymer
John Hynes
Ivika Hypolite
David Iliff
Indoor Air Solutions, Inc.
Margaret A. Irish
It’s a New Day Wilmington Inc.
Joyce E. Jack
Jean Jackson
Lindsey Jacobs
Jan Jacobson
Eric Jacobson
David Jareckas
Heather Jefferson
Michele Jennings
Russell Jerusik
Jewish Federation Of Delaware
Stephen Johns
Steven Johnson
Lloyd Johnson
Nadine Johnson
John Jornlin
Stephan Joseph
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Matching Gift and Volunteer
Program
F.M. Julian
Francis R. Julian
Christine Kaczmarczyk
Matthew J.Kane
Barney Kantar
Martin Karel
Daniel Kasprzak
Elaine Keegan
Stephanie Kehoe
Chris Kelly
Diane Kelly
Major Thomas E. J. Kelly
Mark Kelly
Peter B. Kettler
Sharon Kimmel
Peter L. King
Kevin Kinsella
G. Andrew Kirk
Delia Kirwan
Robert G. Kissell
Sharon Kleinfelder
Cathleen Kleinschmidt
Sarah Klishevich
Knights of Columbus
Britta Koch
Shivani Kohle
Joseph Kowalski
Debra Kroon-Nappa
Maria Kunkulis
Stacey Kutish
Roger La Clair
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
Kevin Lammers
Paul Lamparski
Valerie Landon
Barney Lane
Sharon Langley
Richard M. Lapointe
Robert Larnick
Angela Lashkari
Jessica Lauver
David E. Lavelle
Rogers Lawrence
Brent K. Lazar
Jeanne Le Clercq
Philip Leach
Kevin Leary
Lise M. Leary
Ellen Lebowitz
Jim Lee
Brian Leonard
Thomas Leonarski
Michael Leventry
Suellen Lewandowski
Julianne Lewis
Deb Lewis
Julia LI
Sue Linderman
Laura Linderman
Joy A. Lindsey
Elaine Linton
Irene Lipperini
Patrick Litle
Ross Livington
Hank Lloyd
Gaynell Loder
Jenny Lombardo
Karen Lombardo
Catherine M. Lombardozzi
Allan Loomis
Darryl P. Lorenz
Eric Lorgus
Love Of Christ Church
Kathleen Luckanish
Barbara Lugg
Mrs. Janet Lund
Mrs. Nellie Ray Mackie
Harry Maclacklin
Loris MacMicking
Susan Madden
Maria Madera
Claudine Maertens
Richard Magnuson
Colleen Maier
Michael Malone
Mary Jane Mallonee
Amy Manaresi
John Mangrelli
Mark Mankin
Richard Marcus
Dorothy Marengo
Will Margolin
Mark Cameron
Elaine Markell
Susan Maroudas
Linda Marquess
George Marshack
Donna Marshall
Glenn Marshall
G. Daniel Martelli
Ronald E. Martin
Sally Martin
Mary Ellen Mason
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Mason
Ralph Mason
John Matteis
Kenneth Maurer
Nanci Mayer-Mahalski
Reyna Mayfield
Clare McAdams
JP McAleer
Robert McAlpine
Julia McCabe
Allison McCauley
Pat McClure
Cynthia McCullough
Carol McDowell
Dennis McDowell
John McFarland
Kay McGahen
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McGinnis
Harriet McGraw
Ann McKelvie
Lucille McKenna
Gary and Brenda McKenzie
Debbie McKeown
Dawn McKersie
Charles McLeod
Jimmy McNeeley
Doug McPheeters
Pauline McPheeters
Janet Mease
John L. Medkeff
Eleanor Medon
Albert Mele
Jacqueline Mento
Kimberly Merkl
Daniel Messick
Methodist Country House
Chapel Fund
Marjorie Meyermann
Albert Miller
Laurence Miller
Liane Miller
Mary Jo Miller
Michael Miller
Marjorie Minix
Warren Minix
Richard Minutella
Mitchell Associates
Kristyn Mitchell
Richard Thorpe Moeckel
Bryan Molnar
Kerri Molnar
Glenn Moore
James Moore
Richard Moore
Glenn Moore
Jennifer Morabito
Julie Morgan
Beth Morling
Carol Mortimer
Theresa A. Morrin
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
Arthur Moss
Megan A. Mraz
Mt. Lebanon
United Methodist Church
Kerry Mullane
Michael Mullen
Karen Muller
Dennis Mulligan
Joseph K. Murphy
David L. Murray
Lysbet Murray
Ellwood Mutschler Jr.
James Mylin
Roger Nalepa
Robert Nanovsky
Amanda Neill
Pamela Nelson
William Netta
New Castle Presbytery
Newark
United Methodist Church
Jane Newcomer
Mary Jo Newtown
Dr. and Mrs. John Nista
John Norman
Michele O`Neill
Betty Olmstead
Timothy Oppelt
Richard Orem
Eduardo Ortega
Harry Orth
David K. Osberg
Grace Owen
Fulton and Naomi Owensby
Ron Ozer
John R. Pachalis
Marta Pacheco
Pastel Painters
Carly Papili
Phil Pappajohn
Dessire Paradis
Richard Parsons
Dexter Pasternak
Mary Pat Hopkins
Steve Paxton
Steve Pebly
Peco Liquor Store
Joseph Pedicone
Yvonne Pellegrini
David Perlmutter
Roger Pernick
Thomas Perry
Juergen N. Peters
June Jenkins Peterson
Patricia Pfarrer
Harvey Pierson
Zoe Plerhoples
May’s Plumbing Works, LLC
John Posey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Potter
Chan A. Lee Pow
Judy Powell
Dwayne Pragg
Janice Prata
James T. Prendergast
Nancy Husfelt Price
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pringle
Mike Protack
Donald Proud
Gwen Prowse
Patrell Purcell-Cook
Patricia Purnell
Thomas Quinn
Mike Quinn
Orlando Quinones
Mark Radel
Edward Raney
Patty Rash
Wyatt Rash
Margueritte Rawheiser
Raymond Petrucci
John Reddington
Igal Reece
Dr. Grafton Reeves
Rufus B. Reeves
Lysa Reid
William Reid
Thomas J. Regan
Terence Rensi
John Reynolds
Joel Rice
J. Kent Riegel
Eddie Riggin
Kathleen Riley
Elaine Ringlé
Dawn Rittenhouse
Caridad Rivera
Benita Rivera
Tyler Jeffrey Rizak
Carol Arnott Robbins
Royce A. Robbins
Rev. Robert P. Hall
David Robinson
Linda Robinson
Joy Robinson
H. Rodney Scott
Laura Rogers
Frederick S. Roland
Walter Roscoe
Kim Rosebaum
Karen Rosenberg
Susan Rosenthal
Alexandra Ross
John J. Rowan
Meredith Rubin
John Rupertus
Anita Rush
Paul Rushmere
Evelyn L. Russell
Joyce Ryan
Greg Safian
A-1 Sanitation
Robert Sassa
Paul Saucier
Mare Schaftlein
Robert Schirmer
Winifred T. Schmacher
Mary Schmittlein
Schneider Trailer
and Container Rental, Inc.
Community Builder
Melvin Schoenbeck
Stephan Schwarz
Axel Schwendt
Bryan Scofield
Jocelyn Scott
Lisa Scott
Wendy Scott
American Seaboard
Exteriors, Inc.
Dan Seador
Security Instrument
Richard Sellano
Marie Elaine Sells
James Semple
Terri H. Sensing
SGE Designs, Inc
Lisa Shah
Roland Sharp
Patricia Sharp
Michael Sharp
Tom Shea
Amy Shew
Thomas C. Short
Rhonda Shulman
Marilyn P. Siers
Signature Construction
Lynn Simpson
Mindy Siple
Samuel Siple
Frank Sirch
Alan Sirvint
Michael A. Sisk
Dewey H. Smith, Jr.
Keith Smith
Kent Smith
Valerie Smith
Harry Smith
Michael Snouffer
Kim Snyder
Nicole Sofocli
Danielle Sofocli
Gianna Sofocli
Josh Solge
Ethan Solomon
Marjorie Sotomayor
Dorothy Sowter
Dennis Spivack
St. Daniel’s
United Methodist Church
St. Mark’s
United Methodist Church
Theresa Staats
Carl Stafstrom
Howard Starkweather, Jr
First State Elevator, Inc.
Matt Stauffe
Paul S. Stead
Scott Steele
Barbara Steen
Karen L. Steenhoek
Vicki Steffen
Karen Stein
Philip Steinkrauss
Jeff Stevens
Beth Stevenson
Cheryl Stigars
Abigail Strang
Heidi Strassler
Diane Streett
David Strouss
Jeff Stuppy
Jane C. Suiter
Kendrick Sullivan
Marvin Swain
Carol Swanson
Kenneth J.Sylvia
Francis Tannian
Beth Tanzilli
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Tarlov
Samba Tata
Charlotte Taylor
Emily M. Taylor
Ward and Taylor LLC
Maria Gabriela Tello
Richard Templeton
Robert Testa
Laurie Delores Thackrah
Lloyd Thayer
The Comic Book Shop
George J. Titus
Nyhema Thomas
Carol Thompson
Debra Thompson
Maureen Thompson
Barbara Thornton
Christopher Thornton
George Tigh
Margaret Tigue
Iesha Tillison
Margaret Timko
Douglas Tobias
Patricia Todd
Tolton Builders, Inc
Karen Tomic
Jackie Tompkins
Donald Toton
Peter Townsend
Lynn Tracey
Transit Electric
Marc Treanor
Denise Triboletti
Trimark Enterprises, Inc.
Tina Truby
Josette and Leon Tucker
Annette Turlington
Mrs. Margaret Twelves
Bonnie Twilley
John Tyrawski
Joseph J. Ucciferro
Geoffrey K. Uebel
Lowell Underhill
Todd Urie
Andrew Urquhart
Skanska USA Building, Inc.
Drew Van Alyne
Lindsay Van Alyne
Frazier S. Van Velsor
Frank Varesano
Tom Veale
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Sylvia Veitia
Luella Vengenock
Paul D. VerNooy
Rae J Versagli
Mark Vible
H. Lester Vincent
Joan Von Feldt
Stephen W. De Veber
Kevin Wade
Frank J. Waldburger
Lisa Wallace
D. Genevieve Wallace-Roe
Beth Walsh
Matthew Walz’s
Grandson, LLC
Lucia Wang
Beverly Ward
Gilbert J. Ward
Warren Truss Company, Inc.
Anne Therese Wasduke
Muriel Waterfield
Daniel Waters
Susan Watkins
Eileen Watson
Thomas Weaver
Bruce Weaver
Wayne Weaver
Jean Weaver
David Webster
Robert Weidman
Bob Weir
Heather Wentz
Carol West
Gabriella West
William E.Westbrook
Weymouth, Swayze
and Corroon
Mickey Wherry
Barbara Whisman
Robin Whitaker
Tyria Whitaker
Diane Olin White
Michael White
William R. Whitelaw
Janet Whitney
Shirley Whitzell
David Wiesler
Anthony M. Williams
Donations Received 2012 (4th Quarter) & 2013
Jim Williams
Jean Williams
Ms. Lucille E. Williams
Michele Williams
Reed C. Williams
Wilmington Postal Federal
Credit Union
Kevin Wilson
Jane Wilson
June Wilson
Deborrah Wilson
Linda Wilson
Randal Wimberley
Winegarden, Haley, Lindholm
and Robertson, Plc
Nancy Wingate
Colleen Witherell
Patricia Wolfe
Linda Wolfer
Betty Wolstenholme
Jane K. Wood
Robert Wood
Bob Wortz
Joseph Yanotka
Victoria Yatzus
Mr. Edward F. Yeatman, Jr.
Hope R. Yerkes
Rich Yotter
Shana Young
Marilyn Youtz
Melissa Yuen
Martha A. Zazzarino
Virginia Zudnak
John Zufelt
“The Legacy Society” of
Planned Gifts
Anonymous
Holly Fleming
Stephanie and Steve Hummel
Estate of
Ruth and Victor Salter
Carol and James McKelvey,
DMD
Estate of
June Duboise Macartor
Estate of Richard Carter
Estate of Ruth Miller
Proceeds benefit Habitat NCC after 110 pieces auctioned
Auctioneers and a
... AUCTION CONTINUED
regular
appraiser
and supported its mission,”
in PBS’s Antiques
said Dick Poole. “So when I
Roadshow.
had this opportunity I really
“It’s
really
thought it was something
overwhelming
for
... to share the passion
Habitat to be the
my wife and I have had
recipient of such a
with others and perhaps
generous donation,”
they would carry the torch
said Habitat CEO
forward in collecting or
Kevin L. Smith.
appreciating art for their
“What the Pooles
own enjoyment.”
have done
Art
lovers
and
with
Habitat supporters from
this gift not only all over took part in the
Elisa and Dick Poole pictured with (from left) Alasdair Nichol,
allows us to further
Kevin Smith and Jeff Kline
evening, which began
our
mission of serving
Jeff Kline. “We have our own
with a cocktail party and
children and families in New
art preview and ended with version of beauty and inspiration Castle County, but engage more
more resources for Habitat for and that’s in our ability to build people about how they can be a
Humanity of New Castle County homes and build communities part of this important work.”
to build homes for deserving and find people a decent place All 110 lots up for auction
to live.
families.
were
sold,
with 100 percent of
The event raised more
“It’s unique because it the
proceeds
going to Habitat for
brings together the world of art than $66,000 and was presided
Humanity
of
New
Castle County.
and all its beauty and inspiration,” over by AlasdairNichol, Vice
of
Freeman’s
said past Habitat Board President Chairman
“It’s unique because it brings together the world of art
and all its beauty and inspiration.”
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- Past Habitat Board President Jeff Kline.
Community Builder
... AWARD WINNERS CONTINUED
The ceremony, which was preceded
by a VIP cocktail gathering and dinner,
featured the presentation of eight
awards to individuals and groups who
demonstrated their support of Habitat
NCC over the course of 2013 in
extraordinary ways.
Delaware couple
Elisa
and
Dick
Poole received the
evening’s top honor
as the recipients of
the first President’s
Award
for
their
donation of art that
made the Habitat Art
Auction possible.
Sen. Carper greets Habitat homeowner
Antionette Douglass at the annual dinner.
As part of the program, partner family
members and Habitat staffers teamed
up to make the presentations as they
respectively shared how the organization
has impacted their lives and the
successes the different departments of
organization continues to see.
The crowd was particularly moved by
prospective homeowner Tyrah Lusby.
Lusby gave an emotional testimony
about how Habitat NCC is giving her a
sense of pride in the neighborhood as
well as the opportunity to create roots in
the same community in which she grew
up as she presenter.
The award recipients were equally
inspiring with many reflecting on the
ways their contributions to Habitat has
impacted them personally.
After the awards portion of the
program, incoming board president,
Noreen Poole, recognized transitioning
board members with gift presentations
and introduced new board members.
It was a beautiful event where
volunteers, donors, staff, and homeowners
sat side-by-side and celebrated the past
year’s accomplishments, and those who
were instrumental in furthering Habitat’s
mission.
AWARD WINNERS FROM TOP:
- Annabelle C. Kressman,
Fundraising Volunteer of the Year
- The Buccini/Pollin
ReStore Donor of the Year
- Jim Phillips, ReStore Volunteer of the Year
- DuPont, Volunteer Group of the Year
- Phil Weir,
Volunteer of the Year (Construction)
- Ruth and Roger Pernick,
Volunteers of the Year (Non-Construction)
- Tosh Spencer, Homeowner of the Year
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Smith: Eastside Rising Initiative historic effort in Wilmington
... EASTSIDE CONTINUED
Qualified homeowners’ income
cannot exceed 60% Area
Median Income and they must
demonstrate
a
willingness
to
partner
with
Habitat.
“The Eastside
Rising Initiative is a
historic effort in the
city of Wilmington,”
said Kevin L. Smith,
CEO of Habitat for
Humanity of New
Castle County. “In
my 18 years of
doing neighborhood
revitalization,
this
is the first time I
have seen so much
leadership from the
community and so
many
non-profits
working together for
one purpose.”
The Eastside
B l u e p r i n t
Community formed
several years ago
and began listening
to and planning
with
community
residents.
From
those initial meetings
came a plan to enlist
the help of non-profit
groups like Habitat
for Humanity.
The Eastside
C o m m u n i t y
Redevelopers Coalition includes
Habitat for Humanity, the
Wilmington Housing Partnership,
Inter-Neighborhood Foundation,
Woodlawn Trustees, Delaware
Community
Reinvestment
Action Council (DCRAC), Center
for Community Research and
Service, University of Delaware
and American Baptist Churches.
The coalition is an effort to
encourage these local
organizations to plan together
“In December I had the
and work together to build opportunity to tour the Eastside
and refurbish the Eastside with Councilwoman Shabazz
community.
and Reverend Keeling, and
discuss the Eastside Rising
Initiative and the
many opportunities
for workforce training,
e c o n o m i c
development and
housing stabilization,”
said Mayor Dennis
Williams. “We must
all work together to
ensure the Eastside
Rising Initiative is
successful, and I’m
committed to
providing resources
to
support
this
effort and ensuring
a minimum of 30
percent of those
construction
jobs
go to residents in
the City.”
The
Eastside
C o m m u n i t y
Redevelopers
Co al i ti on
has
com m i tted
to
providing a minimum
30
percent
of
the
construction
jobs involving the
revitalization of the
Eastside to residents
living in the Eastside.
Working
in
In addition to taking an active conjunction with Local 55, a
role in the Eastside Rising residential and light construction
partnership to revive the homes trade union, the Central Baptist
in an area of Wilmington’s East CDC will assist in enrolling,
Side bounded by 7th and 11th training and obtaining job
street and Church and Pine placement for members of the
Streets, Habitat is acting as Eastside community interested
the facilitator and coordinator in the construction field.
of all home assessments with
members of the Eastside Rising
Committee for the ABWK
projects.
“In my 18 years of doing neighborhood revitalization, this is the first time I have
seen so much leadership from the community and so many non-profits
working together for one purpose.”
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- Kevin L. Smith, Habitat New Castle County CEO
Community Builder
Simonds Gardens ABWK project completed
Partners and supporters
me and I’m very blessed
of Habitat for Humanity
and thankful and I hope
of New Castle County’s
and pray that they will
A Brush with Kindness
get all the sponsors they
(ABWK) program recently
need.”
gathered in Simonds
Among the partners
Gardens to celebrate the
and supporters who also
completion of work on 14
spoke at the event was
homes in the New Castle
Jaywann Saunders and
neighborhood.
Jawanna Saunders of the
The Simonds Gardens ABWK project was completed
The six-month project
Simonds Gardens Blue
with the help of numerous sponsors, volunteers and
consisted of enhancements
Print Community Group,
homeowners.
to homes there including,
Dave Buches of Federal
among other items, new
Home Loan Bank of
“I would like to thank Habitat for Pittsburgh, Gene Yanek of Thrivent
paint jobs, roofs, windows, doors
Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness Financial and Allen Fedale of G.
and mailboxes.
ABWK is Habitat’s house- for changing lives forever, because Fedale Roofing & Siding.
preservation initiative that focuses they did change my family’s life
After the program, participants
on minor repairs, painting, weather- tremendously,” said Conceleta were given a tour of the
Berbick, a homeowner who neighborhood to see the completed
stripping and landscaping.
It is part of Habitat’s broader participated in the program and homes followed by lunch at the
Neighborhood
Revitalization spoke at the celebration. “I could nearby Rose Hill Community
not afford to do what they did for
Initiative.
Center.
Meet the Habitat of New Castle County
Development and Marketing Team
Natalie
Busillo
Director of Grants
and Special
Events
Natalie comes to Habitat from
Catholic Partnership Schools in
Camden, NJ, where she managed
its eTapestry database, daily donor
acknowledgements and social
media initiatives. Busillo was also
responsible for researching grants
and other funding sources for the
organization.
Leon
Tucker
Director of
Communications
Leon had spent more than
10 years in various reporting
and editing roles with various
Gannett Company newspapers.
Between those assignments,
he served two years as Director
of Communication for the Black
Alliance for Educational Options
in Washington, DC.
“I would like to thank Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness
for changing lives forever, because they did change my family’s life tremendously.”
- Conceleta Berbick, Simonds Gardens Homeowner
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PLEASE DONATE
Please support Habitat by donating
Your financial support helps us sustain
building efforts in New Castle County
To make a contribution to Habitat for
Humanity of New Castle County visit
www.habitatncc.org and click the
“Donate Now!” tab at the top of the page.
You will be directed to our donation page
where you can safely and securely make
a contribution to help us continue our
fight against substandard housing in
New Castle County.
You can also contact call 302.652.0365
ext. 119.
Habitat for Humanity
of New Castle County
1920 Hutton St.
Wilmington, DE 19802
VOLUNTEER!!!
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle
County is extremely grateful for our hardworking volunteers who have given so
much of themselves to help build homes
for families.
We’re asking you to continue your support
by helping us spread the word about our
need for more volunteers at the ReStore
in Prices Corner and our construction site.
There are so many opportunities to pitch
in on one of our construction sites or help
customers who visit the ReStore.
Visit habitatncc.org for details on how you
can get involved or call 302.652.0365.