Demolition Weekend Round Up! January 28 & 29

Thank you to everyone who came out for this weekend's demolition work!

Friday morning started off strong, with volunteers spreading throughout the house with crowbars, sledge hammers and lots of muscle.

Chuck and Jane got to work in the upstairs loft - removing knotty-pine paneling that will be sold at our ReStore - providing more funding for affordable housing!

By the end of Saturday the ceiling was 3/4 of the way done and the flooring is coming up. (Picture before ceiling removal)

On the main floor, Ken worked vigilantly to remove trim and other problem areas.

While Don and Sean worked to open up the kitchen and carefully remove the cabinets, which are also being sold in our ReStore.

Looking good!

Trisha, Pam, and two college students from Holy Trinity Student Parish started smashing walls and ripping out 2x4s in the basement:

Saturday continued the work of opening up the home!

Unfortunately a camera was forgotten, so this iPhone shot has to suffice for all of the hard work that these great volunteers threw themselves into!

Thank you guys - see you at the kick-off!

Demolition Weekend Round Up!

Thank you to everyone who came out for this weekend's demolition work!

Friday morning started off strong, with volunteers spreading throughout the house with crowbars, sledge hammers and lots of muscle.

Your help is needed! Demolition days: Friday and Saturday., January 28 & 29

Your help is needed!
Habitat for Humanity Catholic House Renovation

Demolition days: Friday and Saturday., January 28 & 29
We need lots of volunteers to pick up a sledge hammer and help us get the home ready for construction to begin in March. Please join us and help with tearing out the old to make room for the new…. Contact: Maggie (734-677-1558 ext. 119)

Sign-up HERE at: http://h4h.volunteerhub.com

Catholic House Update and Upcoming Meeting - February 10

Thank you all for posting information about the Catholic House project and the demolition day on January 28 – 29^th! I've been getting lots of calls from volunteers, so I know you have been getting the word out! I've attached the flier and inserts if you didn't receive them or need more. Please continue to promote the day. I'll pass out information about the kick-off at the upcoming meeting. (see below)

I was out at a demolition site this weekend – and it is very gratifying and exciting work – so please consider coming out.

Funding Update:

We have $22,500 pledged on the project – we are making great progress getting to the $35,000 cost to renovate. We now only need $12,500 to make this a full sponsorship. If your congregation hasn't submitted a pledge, please do so as soon as possible!

Please plan to attend a very important meeting on February 10^th, at 7:30 pm, here at the Habitat office.

We'll be discussing:

Techniques to get your congregation excited about the project and recruit volunteers and lunch providers.

The scope of work for the project – and the draft build schedule.

We'll be assigning workdays to congregations. Please come prepared with a calendar and any specific dates you know that either your congregation is busy or a day they would especially like to meet. This is a crucial meeting so please send a representative from your congregation.

Please let me know if someone from your congregation can attend. Also feel free to invite a representative from a group in your congregation, such as the Knights of Columbus. We'd love to give them the opportunity to have a service day!

If no one from your congregation can attend, I would love to meet with someone from your parish. Please let me know ASAP to set up a time.

Thank you, and see you on the 3rd of February!

Maggie Porter

Faith Relations Associate

Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley

170 Aprill Drive, Suite A, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Office: 734.677.1558 ext. 119; Fax: 734.677.1572; Restore: 734.822.1530

www.h4h.org