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2010 Thrivent Builds
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Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity
PO Box 3188 Staunton VA, 24402-3188 located
at: 434 Richmond Road -Staunton
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SAW Habitat’s Mission “We build homes, lives, and communities through Faith.” The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenically inclusive Christian ministry serving God by bringing people together to build basic, quality, affordable homes with and for God’s people in need. We create partnerships between Habitat homeowners, applicants, committed individuals and groups in our communities, which enable us to build and sell houses at cost through interest free mortgages. We believe that home ownership is life affirming, provides hope, promotes family growth and development, and strengthens communities. HELP WANTED: ReStore Volunteers Need strong volunteers to help pick-up donations on Tuesday or Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact us at: Dana@habitatsaw.org
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This home will be built by area volunteers, of whom at least one-half will be Lutheran and one-fourth will be Thrivent Financial members. The Habitat partner family will also invest 500 hours of “sweat equity” helping to build their home. Construction will begin this spring and is expected to continue for four months. “Adequate housing is a basic human need and I am excited to be a part of the national effort that recognizes that need,” said Rhonda Howdyshell, executive director of Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity. “Local Lutherans are the key ingredient in this project, without them it can not be completed. We need experienced builders, carpenters, and laypersons to sign up through their Lutheran churches to assist with the Thrivent Build.” Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity brings together two national nonprofit networks of more than 1,600 Habitat affiliates and 1,362 Thrivent volunteer chapters. The need for an effort of this magnitude is great: · ► According to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing in 2007, nearly half of low-income U.S. households—more than 13 million families—pay more than 50 percent of their income on housing. · ► Millions more live in overcrowded conditions or housing with severe physical deficiencies, such as having no hot water, electricity or toilet. “This chapter project,” said Dean Stenzel, Thrivent Builds Specialist of Natural Bridge Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, “which includes the area of all of Augusta and Rockbridge counties plus bordering areas of West Virginia and Rockingham and Nelson counties. Approximately 1200 Lutherans worship every Sunday in the Natural Bridge Chapter area. “Local Lutherans and Thrivent members are a key ingredient in this project because without them it could not be completed,” said Dean Stenzel, Thrivent Builds Specialist for the Natural Bridge Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. “We need experienced builders, carpenters, laypersons, and people without skills but with an open heart to sign up through their Lutheran churches to assist with the Thrivent Build. All kinds of skills are needed.” Work will continue on Saturdays and on Thursdays until the home is complete. Persons or businesses who want to help on this project that are not involved with a Lutheran church team should contact Ron Blake who is coordinating those volunteers at 540-885-9806 or by e-mail at ron.blake@thrivent.com. # # # |
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