Summer, 09 - LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity

Vol 13 #3
A “Taste” of the Auction Aug 7=8
Friday evening:
Haystack supper, sandwich line,
and ice cream begin at 4:30.
The Wasepi Bluegrass Gospel Singers appear
in concert at 6:30. Auction preview all evening.
Saturday:
Haystack breakfast and sandwich line
begin at 5:30 a.m.
Other food stands open at 8:30.
At 9:00 the auction begins,
featuring Amish and handcrafted furniture,
quilts, gift certificates, tools,
and many other items.
For updates on the auction, see our website:
www.lagrangehabitat.org
House #18 dedicated
On Saturday, March 28, LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 18th house. Renee
Harville, family support chairperson, presents a
Bible to the Tammy Greene family (Mrs. Greene,
Shanna, Michael, and Courtney) after the ceremony.
LCHFH wishes to thank the volunteers and donors
who contributed their time and talent to building
this home. Prospective partner families are invited
to call 463-8519 to inquire about the application
process.
LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity
works in partnership with God and people everywhere to
develop communities with God’s people in need, by building
and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent
communities in which people can live and grow into all God
intended.
Building Houses
in Partnership With
God’s People in Need
Summer 2009
Harvey Lambright, sponsor of the 2nd annual golf tournament
hands a check for $1,802.16 to Laura Hartman, volunteer for
LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity, as Andy Peachey, event
organizer, looks on.
Second Annual Golf Outing
The “first annual” golfers braved wind and cold,
and the “second annual” golfers dodged raindrops.
Despite the weather, this year’s outing, held on
May 16, goes into the record books as the “second
annual” success.
Jeff Brill, Larry Hoffman, Kyle Miller, and Larry
Miller posted the winning score of 65. Team
Lambright
took second
place with a
66, and third
place honors
went to Team
Keller with a
67.
Closest to
the Pin honJeff Brill, Larry Hoffman,
ors were won
Kyle
Miller, and Larry Miller
by Chris Perkins, while
Dan Keller hit the Longest Drive, and Josh Landez
drained the Longest Putt. Topper Knepp won the
“Creamed Oppossum” award.
The event raised $1,802.16 for LaGrange County
Habitat for Humanity’s home-building projects.
Many of the winning teams donated their cash
prizes back to the organization, as did the drink
cart girls with their tips. Cedar Lake golf course
provided a grilled steak dinner and donated many
rounds of golf as door prizes. Hole sponsors, also,
played a big part in the success of the event.
Thanks to Andy Peachey, to the volunteers, and,
especially, to the umbrella-toting participants.
LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity
109 E. Central Ave., Suite 1, LaGrange, IN 46761,
Ph260-463-8519
Executive Director - Mont Arnold,
President-James (Troy) Blake
Vice President-Bob Bloomfield,
Secretary-LuAnn Gage, Treasurer-Marjorie Noll.
Publicity CommitteeElaine Hostetler, Trish Boase, Tim Murray,
LuAnn Gage, James Blake
Habitat for Humanity
International
Makes a Stunning
Announcement
With more than 1.6 billion people around the
world living in poverty housing J. Ronald Terwilliger, Habitat for Humanity International’s board
chair, is making a legacy commitment of $100
million from his estate to Habitat for Humanity
International.
HFHI estimate that this gift, the largest from an
individual in Habitat’s history, will help 60,000
families gain access to affordable housing.
Within five years of the funds being transferred
to HFHI, 70 percent will be distributed and used to
improve housing conditions for people around the
world by providing housing micro-financing.
The remaining 30 percent will be used for the
“J. Ronald Terwilliger Leveraged Impact Fund.”
This endowment for Habitat for Humanity International will make annual distributions to help
support HFHI’s affordable-housing ministry for
years to come. For more information, visit www.
habitat.org.
FAMILY FUN AND PRIZES!!!!
Just a reminder to all partner family homeowners and families and board and committee
members: this year’s
Annual Family Support Meeting
and Ice Cream Social
will be held on Friday, September 25, and will
begin at 6:30. The location will be the Lagrange
Community Foundation Conference Room.
Door prizes, along with updated homeowner
information, will be given out. Please make
every effort to attend this important annual
meeting. For further information,feel free to
contact Renee’ Harville, family support chairman, at 260-768-7667, or the LCHFH office at
260-463-8519.
Energy
Star Rating
Received
LCHFH board
members and volunteers are feeling
a little starry-eyed
these days.
LCHFH has learned
that its most recent
home, completed
in March, has been
awarded an “energy
star” rating—the first
for LCHFH. Energy
LCHFH Executive Director
Mont Arnold
Chek, an energy rating
company from Kalamazoo, Michigan, partnered with LCHFH to provide
this service and give the home 79 out of 85 on the
Home Energy Rating System (HERS).
LCHFH extends a big thanks to the construction
team of loyal volunteers for their hard work and
attention to detail. Energy-saving features of the
home include a heat pump, an energy star rated
gas hot water heater, an energy star rated dishwasher, additional insulation in the ceiling, taping
all exterior joints, and sealing all infiltrations to the
house.
LCHFH plans to use this home as a model
for future builds. With energy costs increasing,
it is imperative
that homes are
built with energy
saving features,
and LCFHF will
continue to investigate options
in this area. We
hope to see more
stars in our future.
Website: www.lagrangehabitat.org
109 E. Central Ave., Suite 1
LaGrange, IN 46761
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