Habitat Says Goodbye to One of It's Own

This past Saturday marked the last day on the job site of Jay Troy, who has been a fantastic member of the Habitat staff, both as assisstant construction manager and construction manager, for the past few years. We at Habitat will sorely miss him and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Habitat Thrift Store Is On Ebay!

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity is now a certified non-profit on ebay! Looking for antiques, gadgets or novelty items? Go on ebay.com to bid on some of our great tax deductible items which are listed under our new seller id (aahfhthriftstore). Our ebay account will add lots of new options for those looking to donate to Habitat and the Thrift Store. Friends of Habitat and interested buyers can visit our Missionfish non-profit site and see all of our listings for auction. You can also make a donation by registering as a direct seller of Athens Habitat and selling your own items on ebay for 100% donation. If you are already a regular ebay seller, get a tax deduction every time you elect to donate a percentage of your ebay sale to Athens Habitat. Non-profit donation is a great ebay marketing tool for current ebay sellers and has been shown to boost sales significantly! Simply cut and paste our missionfish.org webpage listed below into your browser or click on our link to ebay "giving works". For directions on registering your ebay account as a direct seller with Athens Habitat, email Lindsey Walker at lindsey@athenshabitat.com.

http://www.missionfish.org/NPMMF/nphomepage.jsp?NP_ID=15422

Aug. 19th build a resounding success

A partially-hidden sun shined over the Habitat volunteers as they trudged along trying to get the roof in place. Volunteers from UGA Housing for Housing, the Casas family, the German volunteers and regular volunteers trudged along as they put forth the effort get the roof up on Chynitra Brown's house. In a summer characterized by blazing Georgia heat, the weather for the past few build has been surprisingly mild. Now that the Fall is kicking in, Habitat is looking forward to having more successful Saturday builds with our phenomenal volunteers.

Kermit to Build at Habitat

Kermit the Frog will be making an appearance at the Habitat build site the week of September 6th. He will be a great help on the build site. Check out his adventures at http://cheriwra.myweb.uga.edu/ and look for pictures. If you want to volunteer with Kermit, call Jake at 706-208-1001 for details.

Pics from National Conference

The beautiful city of Charlotte, the banking capitol of the US

Pics from National Conference

Christian "volunteers" to carry all of the luggage.

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain

Habitat got a helping hand from volunteers form the navy school as well as Chynitra and the Casas family as they battled the elements to get a roof up on the new house as well as finish up the porch. The early morning threat of rain kept the site relatively cool. However, after lunchtime, the rain began to come down, making it impossible for anyone to work on the roof. Still, in spite of everything, everyone did a great job in keeping the build schedule on schedule and making this house one of the fastest Habitat builds in recent memory.

Habitat Trot 5k fast approaching!

In partnership with Barberitos, we are hosting our annual Habitat Trot 5k Run/Walk on Labor Day, September 4th, 2006 at 8 AM. Join us for a classic 5k run/walk through Athens' famous 5-Points area. Come out and join other familiar Habitat faces on this holiday to run, walk or volunteer in our effort to raise funds for our Building on a Dream House Project, which celebrates the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King and the American Dream of Home ownership. Prizes and coupons will be awarded, and pre-registration guarantees a t-shirt. Click on the following link to download a registration form. This will be a great opportunity to see some old friends, make some new ones, and support a great cause!

http://runningintheusa.com/crs/docs/06HabitatTrot.pdf

National Habitat Conference a blast!

4 delegates from Athens Area Habitat for Humanity attended a national Habitat conference in Charlotte over the weekend. With representatives from affiliates from all over the country(not to mention a few from overseas branches), Habitat celebrated the milestone completion of it's 200,000th house and laid out the plans for a new goal; the doubling of that number within six years. With spokesmen for the international tithe and Hurricane rebuilding efforts, it was made abundantly clear to the affiliates that help is needed around the US and the world, not just in their own back yards. Afterwards, representatives from Athens Area attended resource and volunteer development seminars, exchanging ideas with other affiliates. The only disappointed face was that of Christian, the new German Habitat exchange volunteer, when he learned that he wouldn't be eating a catered lunch every day during his stay in the US.