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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES JOBS CARS HOMES RENTALS SHOPPING PNJSHOP.COM Social MORE: GoPensacola Historic Photos Hurricane Guide Daily Convo Bella LOG IN News Sports Next Great Idea SUBSCRIBE Entertainment ACTIVATE E-NEWSPAPER HELP Opinion Coast Life Obituaries Find what you are looking for ... SEARCH DealChicken ADVERTISEMENT Habitat for Humanity more than houses 100 volunteers team with national group for neighborhood cleanup Jun. 4, 2013 10:42 PM | Recommend Recommend 1 Comment 16 people recommend this. Sign Up to see what your friends recommend. 16 Men are finding an unlikely testosterone booster... » {Test AA X180} NEW RULE IN Texas » Houston - If you drive in Texas you better read this... {Comparisons.org} This approaching Obama scandal will change the White House Administration and our country, overnight » {Stansberry Research} ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Build-a-Thon: Watch Habitat for Humanity and AmeriCorps kicked off the 2013 Build-a-Thon in Pensacola, a week of community development projects. Written by Kaycee Lagarde FILED UNDER News Local News Habitat for Humanity may be best known for building houses, but this week its volunteers are showing that the organization offers much more. A week of community development projects in the Westside Garden District neighborhood in Pensacola kicked off Monday as part of Habitat for Humanity’s 2013 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon, which was held in three other cities this spring and will wrap up in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Most Commented More Headlines 1 Sacred Heart may lay off 150 employees 2 Commission chairman's comments prompt criminal investigation 3 Weather to close Fort Pickens 4 Sacred Heart announces imminent layoff of 125-150 employees 5 What's brewing in downtown Pensacola? Most Viewed Overgrown and littered areas will be cleared, sidewalks will be repaired, addresses will be painted on houses and a historic cemetery will be revitalized, thanks to the toil of 100 volunteers. This year’s Build-a-Thon marks the third consecutive year that Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has been selected to host the event, but this year is different than most. Build-a-Thon Jun. 04, 2013 “We went to the residents and said, ‘What do you need done in your neighborhood?’ ” said PHOTO GALLERIES converted by Web2PDFConvert.com PHOTO GALLERIES Habitat for Humanity staff and AmeriCorps volunteers kicked off the 2013 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon in Pensacola today, a week of community development projects in the Westside Garden District Neighborhood in Pensacola. About 80 AmeriCorps volunteers from across the country along with about 20 Pensacola Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff members will be working this week in the area from Gregory to Cervantes Streets in between Pace Boulevard and A Street. Rather than building homes from the ground up like in previous Build-a-Thons, volunteers will work on projects including yard maintenance, land clearing, sidewalk repairs and address painting. Natalie Shearlock, director of community engagement for Pensacola Habitat for Humanity. “Then we were awarded this build event, so we thought it was a great opportunity to have lots of hands on the projects that needed to be done.” Clive Rainey, the first volunteer with Habitat for Humanity when it was founded in 1976, said that he is excited to be working in Pensacola this week to revitalize the neighborhood. Body of Owen Elliott Black recovered Peg Leg Pete's ranked by Urban Spoon 4BR Home Only $379/Month www.GoRentToOwn.com Bad Credit OK, No Money Down. Find a Rent To Own Home Instantly! “Our name is Habitat for Humanity, and Habitat always meant more than houses,” Rainey said. “It meant the surroundings, it meant the community. And that’s part of what we’re doing here.” AmeriCorps volunteer Jamie Hufmeister, center, and Habitat for Humanity volunteer Clive Rainey, right, watch as Karl Krause, left, removes broken concrete sidewalks from the Westside Garden District neighborhood Tuesday morning June 4, 2013. The Habitat for Humanity's 2013 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon are spending the week in Pensacola on a variety of revitalization projects. / Tony Giberson/[email protected] About 80 AmeriCorps members from across the nation along with about 20 Pensacola Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff members will be working this week in the area from Gregory to Cervantes Streets in between Pace Boulevard and A Street. AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service that offers 75,000 service opportunities each year through nonprofit groups, including Habitat for Humanity. Keke Brown, left, Jenny Lee, center, and Jamie Hufmeister, right, volunteer their time working in the Westside Garden District neighborhood during the Habitat for Humanity's 2013 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon Tuesday morning June 4, 2013. / Tony Giberson/[email protected] ADVERTISEMENT Habitat for Humanity and AmeriCorps members also are teaming up with Friends of St. John’s Cemetery, a local volunteer group that works to keep up the grounds of the historic cemetery. Volunteers will be working this week on restoring the cemetery gatehouse, restoring monuments and recording all of the graves with photographs. Annie Mack, a Habitat homeowner who lives in the Westside Garden District neighborhood, said that the work being done during the Builda-Thon this week is a big help to her and her neighbors. “I appreciate the job that they’re doing to clean up our neighborhood, and they’re doing an excellent job,” Mack said. “It’s going to help this community good, because it was a lot of work that was needed to be done.” View Comments (1) | Share your thoughts » TOP VIDEO PICKS selected by Taboola Commission chairman's comments prompt criminal investigation Local community leader killed in DUI crash Tim Tebow Going to Jacksonville? 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