Coming Back…Giving Back

FALL 2009
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News about Habitat homes and families in Orange County.
ree of the more than 400 Marines and Sailors from Camp Pendleton who spent five
days helping to build homes in the “Habitat for Heroes and Foundations for FamiliesTM"
development in San Juan Capistrano. Photographer: Marti Longworth
Coming Back…Giving Back
Marines and Sailors return to San Juan
Capistrano to help build five homes
B Y M ARTI L ONGWORTH
What’s Inside
Meet our Superstar
donors ...........................2
A Message from Sharon .. 3
Catalina becomes a
family partner ................3
Construction Update.......4
Volunteers feel at home
in Westminster ...............5
Despite temperatures reaching 100 degrees, a
group of young men and women gladly gave
their sweat in San Juan Capistrano for the five
days leading up to Labor Day. ough some
were there for the first time, many of these
Marines and Sailors were here a year ago and
returned to continue the work they began
before their deployment overseas.
e project, aptly called “Coming
Back, Giving Back,” was the inspiration of Chaplain Jeffrey Ross, USN,
who saw a need and a way to fulfill it.
“I love Habitat, love what you do.
I was looking for a way to take
[Marines and Sailors], who are
known for their physical strength
and physicality, and find an organization that needed manpower so I
could get them to pay back to the
community, and get them involved
in something bigger,” Ross said.
Ross’ timing was perfect. With the
support of everyone involved, his
idea meshed seamlessly with Orange
County’s “Habitat for Heroes and
Foundations for Families ” program.
Most will be deploying to Afghanistan
soon, and these men and women are
more than willing to come sweat it
out, despite knowing they return to
their regular duties on base aer
spending the day digging ditches
and laying pipe.
“ey love it. ey’re excited to be
here. It breaks them out of their mold,”
Ross said. “I work with some of the
best people in the world. Everybody
here is just a rock solid person. You
hear about the ‘lazy generation’ and
that’s just not the case with these
Marines and Sailors.”
TM
Commemorating 9/11.....5
Why do the Shambecks
volunteer? .....................6
Message in a Bottle .......7
BY THE
OC Realtors make a
difference ......................7
NUMBERS
$427,750
$1,550
$61,838
$46,500
median OC
home price
average
monthly OC
apartment rent
annual income required
to afford to rent a typical
two-bedroom apartment
in Orange County
income earned by
an OC Habitat
family of four
(August 2009)
(1st Qtr 2009)
(50% of median)
(2009)
Sources: MDA DataQuick, Real-Facts, National Low Income Housing Coalition, HUD & The Orange County Register
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Thank you to our Superstar donors!!
ank you to our generous donors of $1,000 and more from April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009.
ank you for your wonderful gis to help build homes for families in Orange County.
$10,000 TO $24,999
Anonymous
Auto Center Community
Association
Change a Life Foundation
Anonymous
Financial Asset Services, Inc.
Laguna Presbyterian Church
Simpson Strong-Tie
Nicole Lorenz, VP, Union Bank, presents a check to HfHOC
Company, Inc.
VP of Development Heather McKenzie Densmore, CFRE.
SL Gimbel Foundation Fund
Photographer: Gladys Hernandez
e Parish of St. Matthew
$100,000.00 +
Episcopal Church
rivent Financial for Lutherans
Wells Fargo Foundation
$50,000 TO $74,999
$5,000 TO $9,999
Toshiba America Information Systems
e Wachovia Foundation
Yorba Linda Friends Church
$25,000 TO $49,999
Eaton Corporation
St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
Ueberroth Family Foundation
Thank you to our Fullerton
Donors & Design Team
A RCHITECT S PONSOR $50,000
TO
$74,999
First Team Real Estate
Design team:
Adams-Streeter Civil Engineers
Associated Soils Engineering
EPT Design, Julie Larsen
Heritage Energy Group
William Hezmalhalch Architects
Stiles Surveying
Structures Design Group, Inc.
WQMP Consultant:
John Westermeier
Color Consultant:
Donna Aldrich
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Nordstrom, Inc.
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
and School
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal
Church
$2,500 TO $4,999
Ms. Sharon B. Ellis
Excalibur Engineering, Inc.
Norcal Engineeer
PTD Inc., Clark Crump
RBF Engineering
Stiles Surveying
WQMP Consultant:
John Westermeier
Color Consultant:
Donna Aldrich
Land:
City of Yorba Linda Redevelopment
Agency
Legal services:
Jackson|DeMarco|Tidus|Peckenpaugh
Parker Aerospace & Eaton Corp.
Partnership
Presbyterian Partnership
St. Edward the Confessor Catholic
Church
A RCHITECT S PONSOR $50,000
TO
$74,999
Hyundai Motor America
Russell G. Van Cleve Family Foundation
Design team:
BBG Architects
Mark Burton
ESI/FME, Inc., Danny Matsumoto
Fuscoe Engineering, San Diego
Group Delta Consultants, Kul Bhushan
Heritage Energy Group
Moote Group
Nuvis Landscape, Perry Cardoza
PTD Inc., Clark Crump
Stiles Surveying
Structures Design Group, Inc.
Thank you to our Westminster
Donors & Design Team
A MERICAN D REAM S PONSOR $250,000
rivent Financial for Lutherans
B UILDER S PONSOR $150,000
TO
$249,999
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles &
Congregations in Orange County
G ROUNDBREAKER S PONSOR
$100,000 TO $149,999
HTN Foundation
C ARPENTER S PONSOR $25,000
TO
$49,999
Hands of Christ Lutheran Partnership
Color Consultant:
Donna Aldrich
Land:
City of Westminster Redevelopment
Agency
A MERICAN D REAM S PONSORS
$150,000 TO $249,999
Land:
City of San Juan Capistrano
Redevelopment Agency
Special anks to the City of San Juan
Capistrano Planning Department
rivent Financial for Lutherans &
Hands of Christ Lutheran Partnership
Legal services:
Jackson|DeMarco|Tidus|Peckenpaugh
Bank of America
Orange County Realtor Partnership:
■ Orange County Association of
REALTORS®
■ Laguna Board of REALTORS®
■ Newport Beach Association of
REALTORS®
Anonymous
Steve Tisch Foundation
TOSHIBA
Design team:
BG Engineering
Dale Christian, Structural Engineer Inc.
Heritage Energy Group
IMA Design
KTGY Group
G ROUNDBREAKER S PONSORS
$100,000 TO $149,999
Many thanks to the 757 donors whose
gis of $999 or below during the second
quarter of 2009 also helped Orange
County families. If you feel that your
name should have been included in this
list, please contact [email protected].
DRE Consultant:
e Helsing Group, Inc.
Legal services:
Jackson|DeMarco|Tidus|Peckenpaugh
Yorba Linda Friends Church
7-11 Franchise Owners
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Davis-Zfaty, APC, Attorneys at Law
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fitch
Fullerton Interfaith Ministerial
Association
Furnishing Hope
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Mr. F. Colin Henderson
Intel Volunteer Grant Program
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Joy
Color Consultant:
Donna Aldrich
N EIGHBORHOOD S PONSOR $500,000
W HOLE H OUSE S PONSOR :
$1,000 TO $2,499
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
King of Glory Lutheran Church
Laguna Beach United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Mareina
Parker Aerospace – Air & Fuel Division
e PIMCO Foundation
Presbyterian Women, Presbytery of
Los Ranchos
Ms. Tammy Smith
South Coast Plaza
Southern California Relocation Council
St. Cross by the Sea
St. Edmund’s Episcopal Parish
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Vanessa Tumminello
Design team:
Arnet Engineering Inc.
Pat Austin, Architect
Patel Burica & Associates
EDAW
Don Henry Landscape Designs
Heritage Energy Group
Southern California Geotechnical
Stiles Surveying
T & B Planning
Walden & Associates
Thank you to our
San Juan Capistrano Donors
& Design Team
Land:
Funding for land provided by the City
of Fullerton Redevelopment Agency
ank you to our Yorba Linda
Donors & Design Team
Mr. J. Pat Kapp
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Light
Heather and John Densmore
Ms. Kelly D. Moore
National Charity League
Mr. Hugo J. Nuno
Orange County Association of Realtors
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Perring
Process Equipment Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rogers
St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
Mr. Nanoo Staal
HTN Foundation
W HOLE H OUSE S PONSORS $250,000
Legal services:
Jackson|DeMarco|Tidus|Peckenpaugh
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www.habitatoc.org
A M ESSAGE
Habitat for Humanity
of Orange County
Dedicated to ending
substandard housing and
building strong communities
in Orange County.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
S HARON E LLIS
(714) 434-6200
[email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
B RETT M ANSFIELD
C HAIR
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
E RIC C. B ELL
V ICE C HAIR
BANK OF THE WEST
FROM
S HARON …
Looking back with gratitude
As I begin my fih year with this affiliate, I’m delighted to be able
to look back on four wonderful years working with you.
Together we have partnered with families to build homes that li
them out of poverty and provide the platform for them to change
Habitat Intl. CEO Jonathan Reckford (center)
their lives. Over the years, we’ve watched our families grow and
joined Sharon Ellis (third from right) and other
change. I remember how we rejoiced with the Lujano family as
OC staff and board members for the dedication of
Habitat’s first four homes in San Juan Capistrano.
their daughter entered college, and with the Mayorga family as their
Photographer: Lauri Reveles
daughter graduated from college. And I know how excited we get
every time we hear of another success story from our families.
Your partnership has been an essential part of this life-changing work. And we thank you so much.
ere are still many more families who need our help. We invite you to continue to support this work
with your prayers, your volunteer service and your gis. Together we have changed many lives. Together
we can change even more.
M ARK H OOVER
S ECRETARY
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY
BOARD MEMBERS
S HARON E LLIS , E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR
(714) 434-6200 | S HARON @ HABITATOC . ORG
D AVE A LBERT
BLACK & DECKER HARDWARE
F RANCISCA G ONZALEZ B AXA
The Habitat program
in action
LAW OFFICE OF
FRANCISCA GONZALEZ BAXA
K EVIN M. C LOYD
AMERIPATH MORTGAGE
R OBERT M. C ORBIN , CPA
WINDES & MCCLAUGHRY ACCOUNTING
Neighbors helping neighbors
K IM D ENGER
B Y G LADYS H ERNANDEZ
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
J EFF D ICKERSON
DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES GROUP
On January 10, 2009, 25-year-old
Catalina Gomez, along with her mother
and sister, received the keys to her
Habitat home in Fullerton.
E DIE F EE
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
T HE R EVEREND S HARON G RACEN
FAITH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
F. S COTT J ACKSON
JACKSON | DEMARCO | TIDUS
| PECKENPAUGH
J EFFREY C. J OY
GREENBERG & TRAURIG LLP
J. P. “PAT ” K APP
J. P. KAPP CIVIL ENGINEERS
R OBERT L E F EVER
CONSULTANT
J IM L IGHT
C. J. LIGHT ASSOCIATES
M ARK M ATHEWS
Habitat homeowner Catalina Gomez (second
from le) and her husband John (far le) are
serving as volunteer family partners for their new
neighbors, the Leos family (right), as they build
their new home in Fullerton.
Photographer: Gladys Hernandez
TOSHIBA AMERICA
D ONALD E. M OE
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
R OBERT M ONTGOMERY
HOM REAL ESTATE GROUP
K ELLY M OORE
MOORE BENEFITS
H UGO N UÑO
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
J OSEPH P ERRING
STONEGATE DEVELOPMENT
M ARK R OGERS
TRG LAND
“I believe that everyone needs
a helping hand, and through
Habitat I learned the
importance of giving back…”
– CATALINA GOMEZ
Eight months later, she is happy to say that many
things have changed in her life. For instance, she is now
married, her family is now the owner of a yellow
Labrador named Roxy, and she is now a Habitat OC
family partner.
Aer living in her Habitat home for a couple of months,
Catalina decided to give back to another family by
becoming a Habitat family partner. A family partner
serves as a mentor and a source of support for a new
Habitat family as they make their journey toward homeownership. Who better for Catalina to help through this
process than one of her future neighbors – the Leos family.
“I believe that everyone needs a helping hand, and
through Habitat I learned the importance of giving back,”
said Catalina. “e role of being a family partner is nice
and I feel special in knowing that I am helping someone
else reach their dream of owning a home.”
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Construction
Corner
134
Construction Update
First four homes in San Juan Capistrano dedicated on
July 10, 2009
Twelve homes currently under construction
Fullerton Neighborhood
Revitalization Development
New Homes
completed
Total number of homes to be built: 11
Completed homes: 4
Homes under construction: 2
Location: 413 & 419 West Valencia
Drive
Funding needed for remaining
five homes: $1.25 million
Anaheim, Brea, Costa Mesa, Cypress,
Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Irvine,
Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita,
San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana,
Stanton, Westminster.
*Includes 5 Women Build-OC homes:
Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Huntington
Beach, Santa Ana & Anaheim.
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Photographer: Jana Schmitz
Yorba Linda “Mixed Income”
Development
Rehab Homes
completed
Total number of homes to be built: 3
Homes Under Construction: 3
Location: 18221, 18235, and
18247 Yorba Linda Blvd
These homes are fully funded –
Thank You!!
Costa Mesa, Irvine & Santa Ana.
23
New Homes on the
drawing boards
Fullerton – 5 homes
San Juan Capistrano-18 homes
Photographer: Jana Schmitz
Operation Home
Delivery (OHD)
homes built by OC donors
& volunteers
14
Westminster Development
Total number of homes to be built: 2
Homes Under Construction: 2
Location: 13931Cedar Street
Funding needed to complete
these homes: $96,000
Covington, LA – 1 home
Beaumont, TX – 7 homes
Dallas, TX – 6 homes
OHD homes built by
Texas Roadhouse/
Camp Pendleton Marines/
Coca Cola/Grainger
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Photographer: Christopher Nguyen
San Juan Capistrano’s
Habitat for Heroes and
Foundations for Families™
Development
New Orleans, LA: 9 homes
355
Homes built by
OC tithes
Total number of homes to be built: 27
Completed homes: 4
Homes currently under construction: 5
Location: 24611 Calle Rolando
$4.75 million needed to finish
this neighborhood!
355 homes in Romania, Northern
Ireland, Mexico, Bangladesh and Egypt.
Photographer: Robert Rooks
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www.habitatoc.org
S TORIES
FROM THE HOMEBUILDING SITES
(le to right) Frank Woidzik, Trish Magdaleno, and Jay Keeley
feel right at home working alongside two families building
their new homes in Westminster. Photographer: Steve Bydal
Volunteers feel at home in
Westminster
Long-term and new volunteers work side-by-side
to build two homes
B Y S TEVE B YDAL
In just a few weeks, the Westminster homebuilding site has
become a home away from home for volunteers Trish Magdaleno, Frank Woidzik and Jay Keeley.
Magdaleno describes her work with Habitat as a form of
instant gratification. “It gives you a good feeling you’re helping
a family,” she said. “A lot of people have never had a chance to
use a hammer and power tools. It gives people a sense of empowerment.”
Jay Keeley from Huntington Beach volunteers at the Westminster build site Wednesdays through
Saturdays. “I like the motto of Habitat – a hand up, not a handout,” Keeley said.
Woidzik lives only one street over from the build site. e Westminster resident appreciates how
Habitat allowed him to start volunteering his time and skills right away. Volunteering during the
weekdays has given Woidzik the opportunity to work side by side with members of both Habitat
families. “I think you take a little more pride in your handiwork helping someone in person, and
I get to burn some calories,” Woidzik said.
“It gives people
a sense of
empowerment.”
– TRISH MAGDALENO
Corporate Efforts Build a Better
Community
Building company morale and the American Dream with
families in San Juan Capistrano
B Y J ENNIFER S IMPSON
Erlanna Lohayza, Paralegal (lower photo) and Paul Ocampo,
Associate Attorney, (upper photo) from Shulman Hodges & Bastian spent
September 11 working alongside their colleagues to build five homes in
San Juan Capistrano. Photos provided by Shulman Hodges & Bastian.
Every year on September 11th, Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP, a Foothill
Ranch law firm, reaches out to the community in remembrance of those who
served and lost their lives on 9/11/01. Last year the law firm chose Habitat for
Humanity of Orange County (HfHOC) to host their annual event. In San Juan
Capistrano, employees roughed it in their jeans and tennis shoes to help build
homes for low-income families. As September 11th rolled around this year,
the law firm picked up their hammers and hard hats once again. “It was an
unbelievable opportunity,” said Tammy Walsworth, an employee at Shulman
Hodges & Bastian LLP. “We were excited to go back and see what we worked
on last year and the progress of the families who moved into their homes.”
HfHOC offers corporate Team Build Days for companies looking for ways to
give back to the community and to build morale among employees. We have
building sites in both South OC and North OC where employees can put in
eight hours of work to help build a home for a local family. “Most people are so
used to working in air conditioned offices,” said Walsworth, “that helping to
build homes made us all appreciate those who volunteer and put in their time
to do community service.”
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Jerry Elliott (pictured top/right and
bottom/second from le) and the
Presbyterian Partnership have raised
more than $125,000 to build a home
in San Juan Capistrano.
Photographer: Carol Seibert
Sisters-in-law Cindy (le) and Laura (right) Shambeck
will go anywhere – except construction – to volunteer for
HfHOC. Photographer: Allison Hata
V OLUNTEERS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Meet the Shambecks
Long-time volunteers make a
family commitment to help
the community
B Y A LLISON H ATA
For sisters-in-law Cindy and Laura
Shambeck, volunteering is a family affair.
Working at side-by-side desks separated
only by a thin partition, the two women
can share glances and laughs as they
help Volunteer Services by answering
telephones and entering information into
the database. e women have dedicated
time not only to Volunteer Services, but
to Accounting, Hospitality and ReStore
as well.
“We go anywhere,” Cindy explained.
“Anything that needs to be done.”
Aer being invited to volunteer at
Habitat over ten years ago, Cindy was
assigned her first task: to work at a build
site. When it turned out that construction
was not her forte, she found that there
were still many other ways to support the
cause. She and Laura, who began volunteering at Habitat OC three years ago,
love helping out with special events like
the Blaze of Glory Poker Run.
“We don’t sling hammers,” Cindy
joked. “Besides building, there’s plenty
of opportunity.”
“You meet a lot of people from all over,”
added Laura. “It’s interesting to see people
and the different things they’ve gone
through. It gives back to the community.
at’s what volunteering is all about.”
Partnerships
build homes
e Presbyterian Partnership pledges to transform lives
Faithful Servants!
B Y A LLISON H ATA
AND
C AROL S EIBERT
Jerry Elliott and the Presbyterian Partnership have taken to heart their collaboration
with Habitat for Humanity Orange County (HfHOC). Teamwork is key as the nine
churches forming the partnership put “faith into action” to help build homes and hope
for responsible families in need in San Juan Capistrano.
Now that the Partnership pledge of $125,000 has been fulfilled, this group of dedicated
Presbyterians is striving to exceed that goal in order to help even more Orange County
families achieve their dream of homeownership. “e Presbyterian Partnership’s donation of time, talent and treasure is truly inspiring,” says Carol Seibert, Faith Relations
Manager of Habitat.
“Presbyterians have been involved with Habitat OC since the very beginning,” said
Elliott, a retired minister who worships at Community Presbyterian Church in SJC,
one of the founding churches in the partnership. Elliott has become the enthusiastic
spokesperson for the partnership since 2007.
“We have people that are very, very faithful and keep doing whatever can be done,”
said Elliott.
Each church brings unique people and talents to the partnership. Together and
individually, the churches raise funds for Habitat through small group fundraising and
individual donations as well as support from the church mission budget. Groups come
together to make First Saturday lunches for volunteers in SJC. David Ludwig, a member
of Community Presbyterian Church in San Juan Capistrano, was very influential in
persuading the city to donate the land for the Habitat build. Several churches lend their
facilities for meetings, orientations, and fundraising events. One family even made a
long-term commitment to be a family partner and was transformed by the experience.
Lives were changed!
e Partnership has effected great change for families in the community and also among
its members. Elliott says that helping to build a Habitat home has brought together not
only the constituents of his home church, but the OC Presbyterian community.
“It’s a great Christian-based project for a very good cause,” explained Elliot. “Habitat
is a well known reputable agency and deserves our support.”
Donate your vehicle through Habitat’s Cars for Homes program.
Contact: Paula Neal Reza, CFRE, (714) 434-6200 x206, [email protected].
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FAMILY
STORIES
Message in a Bottle
e Abreu family’s journey to Orange County
B Y A LLISON HATA
In March 1990, Corona del Mar teacher Judy d’Albert tossed a bottle containing a
message into the ocean off the Caribbean coast as part of a school project on ocean
currents. Luis Abreu discovered the bottle near his home in Cuba, and in 1991, he
began correspondence with the children at d’Albert’s school.
e Harbor Day School fih-graders raised enough money for Luis and his wife to
leave Cuba, and in 1996 they were waiting at the airport when the Abreus arrived in
Santa Ana. Two years later, the Abreus’ grown son Ricardo was granted a visa to join
his parents.
Ricardo’s own family, which includes himself, his wife and their four children, lived in
a crowded apartment until they heard about Habitat for Humanity. On July 10, 2009,
Ricardo purchased and moved his family into a brand new Habitat home in San Juan
Capistrano – nearly twenty years aer his parents found the life-changing message
in a bottle.
Barbara Delgleize (right), chair of the Orange County REALTOR® Partnership,
presented the keys to their new home to the Abreu family.
Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford (le) and HfHOC board chair
Brett Mansfield (right) presented Barbara Delgleize (center), chair of the
Orange County REALTOR® Partnership, with an award to acknowledge her
group’s successful campaign to raise more than $250,000 to build homes in
San Juan Capistrano.
Photographer: Robert Rooks
Photographer: Christopher Nguyen
Get involved today
You can make a difference.
■ Attend Habitat Night new volunteer
orientations at 6:30 p.m.
– North OC: First Tuesday in February,
April, June, August, October & December
at St. Joseph Center, LaVeta & Batavia,
Orange.
– South OC: First Tuesday in January,
March, May, July, September & November
at Community Presbyterian Church,
San Juan Capistrano.
■ Volunteer to build and/or work
on a committee. Contact
[email protected].
■ Get your faith community involved.
Contact [email protected].
M EET
THE DONORS
Building Homes for our Heroes
OC REALTORS® are enthusiastic and committed
■ Visit our Web site and keep up
with all the Habitat OC news or make
a donation to help build the 23 homes
on the drawing boards:
http://www.habitatoc.org
B Y A LLISON H ATA
Over the past three years, the Orange County REALTOR® Partnership has been working
to build exciting futures for new homeowners in San Juan Capistrano. ey contributed
over $250,000, and volunteered as part of the build team to raise the walls of the earliest
homes. On July 10, 2009, Barbara Delgleize, chairperson of the partnership, handed
the keys for a new Habitat home to the Abreu family at the dedication ceremony.
“I remember the first time I went down there,” said Delgleize. “ey had an opening
ceremony and I remember attending there and thinking – this is so fantastic, this is
going to be a neighborhood.”
e OC REALTORS® from Region 32 got involved with Habitat in May 2006 as part
of the statewide association’s pledge to raise money and support affordable housing for
all. Although it was the first time the REALTORS® had undertaken a challenge of this
magnitude, their fundraising efforts were creative and incredibly successful.
“It was also the joy of knowing Habitat for Humanity stands for people getting into
homes, being responsible, making a contribution,” said an enthusiastic Delgleize. “It’s
just amazing. is is a way a company could come in and make a contribution and see
the difference, not only in the house but in their own community back at the office.”
Photographer: Rita Ross
Trip to New Orleans 2009
HfHOC AmeriCorps volunteers, staff and other
local volunteers traveled to New Orleans again
this year to build homes for families who lost their
homes during Hurricane Katrina. For information
about our next trip to New Orleans in 2010,
please contact [email protected].
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Habitat helps Orange
County youth for
summer months
ReStore partners with OC One-Stop
and OC Conservation Corps
B Y A LLISON H ATA
Spruce up your home at
the Habitat ReStore
B Y A LLISON H ATA
Freshen up your home décor for
holiday entertaining by shopping
at the Habitat ReStore. Bistro table
and chair sets are a great updated
version of the “kids table,” and
decorative mirrors can help spruce
up a bathroom. Or try a fold-out
couch, terrific for out-of-town
guests who need a place to rest their
heads for the night. Your purchase
will bring another family one step
closer to being in a new home for
the holidays.
anks to the efforts of two OC youth groups, shoppers at
the Garden Grove Habitat ReStore are enjoying the store’s
new look says Manager Eddie Miller (center).
Orange County youth were given the opportunity
to lend a hand at the Habitat ReStores this summer
Photographer: Gladys Hernandez
through special programs affiliated with OC OneStop and the OC Conservation Corps (OCCC). During six and eight-week tours of duty, the
program participants have proven to be invaluable throughout the busy summer months.
“It’s helped us to spruce up our store and do some reorganization,” said Eddie Miller, manager
of the Garden Grove ReStore. Program participants hung signs, stocked shelves, and provided
customer service. Miller added that it would be great if they could volunteer all the time.
e OCCC emphasizes self-sufficiency and benefiting the community through conservationrelated projects that allow participants to earn a living and learn valuable employment skills.
“Learning something they haven’t learned before,” such as listening and interaction skills, has
been the most beneficial part of the program, according to Javier Cabrera, program specialist
for OCCC.
e OC One-Stop youth program assists teenagers and young adults in reaching their goals
through education, assessment and peer advising.
“I would say it’s a success,” said Cabrera of OCCC’s first season of sending workers to the ReStores.
Talk to us…Please let us know how we
can make Cornerstone – or any part
of the Orange County Habitat affiliate
– better. Please send your comments
to [email protected].
Cornerstone is a publication of
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County,
2200 S. Ritchey Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
T (714) 434-6200 | F (714) 434-1222
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Editor: Joan Dolan Ziegler
Staff Writer: Gladys Hernandez
Contributing writers: Steve Bydal, Allison Hata,
Marti Longworth, Carol Seibert, Jennifer Simpson
Photographers: Steve Bydal, Allison Hata,
Gladys Hernandez, Marti Longworth, Christopher
Nguyen, Lauri Reveles, Robert Rooks, Rita Ross,
Jana Schmitz, Carol Seibert, Jennifer Simpson
Graphic Design: Trixie Design, San Clemente
Special thanks to Amy Gregory.
New and gently used building materials at discounted prices.
NEW ITEMS ARRIVE EVERYDAY – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
GARDEN GROVE RESTORE
SANTA ANA RESTORE
12827 Harbor Blvd.
(between Garden Grove & Lampson)
Phone: (714) 590-8729
Mon- Fri: 9 am - 8 pm
Sat: 9 am - 6 pm | Sun: 11 am - 5 pm
2200 South Ritchey
(Between Warner
& Edinger)
Phone: (714) 434-6266
Mon. - Sat.: 9 am - 5 pm
If you would like to receive e-mail notifications of upcoming Habitat ReStore-OC sales,
please e-mail [email protected].
Recycle. Reuse. Reduce. Rebuild.