Flower City Habitat Happenings

2010

Hope for JOSANA

The City of Rochester has mandated that funds from a "Restore New York" grant be put toward deconstruction of 75 rundown , city-owned buildings.

Check out News 8's coverage on the topic.

Groundbreaking at 56 Grape

Harris RF Corporation has helped us to fully fund a new home for Jeffery Dix, in celebration of the company's 50th anniversary! The City awarded us 4 new lots to build on, and Harris has helped us to continue building during this construction season!

Click here for pictures.

3rd Annual Youth Immersion Was a Success

Students from Rochester area high schools devoted part of their summers to learn about Habitat and our mission. Two groups of teenagers participated in the program the weeks of June 28th and July 12th, 2010. They worked on the build site, interacted with office members, visited some of our partner companies and talked with homeowners.

Audio slideshow done by the Catholic Courier.
Click here for the Brighton-Pittsford Post's coverage.
Click here for D&C's coverage.

"A Brush With Kindness" Initiative Launched

June 30, 2010
We launched a new initiative to further help those in the JOSANA neighborhood. Low-income homeowners in the neighborhood can now request help with maintaining the exterior of their homes including painting and repairs to decks, fences, siding, roofs, and improvements to landscaping. Priority will be given to elderly and disabled applicants.

Applications are available at the Charles Settlement House at 445 Jay St., Rochester, NY 14611.

Click here to read the D&C's coverage of the launch.
Click here to read WROC-TV's coverage of the launch.

BOCES2 Students Partner with Habitat

June 23, 2010
Carpentry students from BOCES2 built a Habitat home, which was transfered to 588 Jay Street in two halves. This is the begining of an ongoing program with the school; a new home will be built each year!

Read Messenger Post's coverage for details and pictures.

St. Thomas' 5K & Chicken BBQ

Join our Brighton Churches coalition in supporting Flower City Habitat for Humanity with their 5K Race and Chicken BBQ!
      June 19, 2010 - 9:00 AM
     Cobb's Hill Park
Click here for details

Annual Dinner Celebrates Volunteers

June 17, 2010
It's a feast, an awards ceremony, and a party all rolled into one! Flower City Habitat's annual dinner emphasizes the importance of all the volunteers who make Habitat successful. The event is also our annual meeting, so we'll do just a little business along the way.

Click here for the details and to make reservations.

McQuaid Hike for Habitat

May 22, 2010
The McQuaid Hike for Habitat is a 5K Walk to benefit Flower City Habitat for Humanity. On the morning of Saturday, May 22nd students from McQuaid, along with family members and guests from Mercy High School will walk to support the effort to revitalize neighborhoods and build homes in the Rochester area.

When:	Saturday, May 22nd at 10AM
Where:	McQuaid Jesuit High School - Front Circle 1800 Clinton Avenue South Rochester, NY 14618

Donations for this event are welcome in any amount. For more information contact Dan Nesbitt at dnesbitt15@gmail.com.

Walls Go Up on Women-Built Home

May 8, 2010
Many hands made light work, as volunteers raised the first wall on a new home for single mother Linda Powell and her sons.

Click here for the story and photos.

Ground Breaking, Women Build Style!

April 21, 2010
It was a perfect spring morning to move some dirt, as "the ladies" gathered to break ground on our Women Build 2010 project. With leadership, fundraising, and construction help provided almost exclusively by women from our community, this project will provide a decent affordable home for single mother Linda Powell and her sons.

Click here for the story and photos.

Planter Contest Sprouts Winners!

March 31, 2010
Congratulations to the winners of the Planters: from Primitive to Palatial contest, held in conjunction with the Rochester Home & Garden Show.

Click here for the story and photos.

Help Habitat Relieve the Suffering in Haiti

March 23, 2010
Habitat for Humanity International has been providing temporary shelter kits in Haiti since the January earthquake, but Habitat has an ongoing plan to help rebuild the housing stock of this devastated island. Here in Rochester, Flower City Habitat asks your help in supporting this critical work.

Click here for all the details.

Clean Your House, to Build a House!

March 12, 2010
Help the environment and Habitat by gathering up your old computers, TVs, cell phones, printer cartridges and more and taking them to one of our collection sites on April 24th for our Earth Day Recycling Event.

Click here for recyling details!

Women Build Digs In It's Heels!

February 24, 2010
The heels will give way to hammers when we break ground on our fifth Women Build home this spring. Until then, teams of women are calling on family, friends and colleagues to help them reach their fundraising goals in a new and unique way.

Click here for all the details.

Home & Garden Show Tickets to Benefit Habitat

February 23, 2010
Buy advance sale tickets at the Habitat ReStore for the Home & Garden Show. The new show, sponsored by RHBA, is March 27-28. Plan to attend for tons of great ideas for home improvement, remodeling or your spring garden.

Click here for all the details.

RIT Habitat Chapter Dedicates First Home

February 20, 2010
RIT students not only secured all of the funding required for a full house sponsorship, they also participated in the design and construction of the "green" house that will be home to April Randall and her son De-Sante. The dedication ceremony was "standing room only!"

Click here for the story and photos.
Click here for TV8's coverage.

UR Habitat Chapter Dedicates First Home

February 13, 2010
Students from the University of Rochester's Habitat campus chapter have been raising money for years to help fund a Habitat home. Their hard work paid off in a dedication ceremony at 119 Whitney Street, the new home of Mattie Marsh.

Click here for the story and photos.

More Teams Forming Via Women Build Application

February 5, 2010
So far nearly three dozen teams of women have joined our efforts to use a new online tool to raise $79K in support of a Women Build house this year. Find out who they are, and make a donation to help them reach their goal.
View our teams
Read Daily Record coverage
Explore WXXI coverage

Facing Building Barriers in 2010

February 4, 2010
Several obstacles will mean contruction of fewer houses in Rochester this year. A shortage of house sponsorships, combined with difficulty in purchasing vacant city lots threaten to make it a lean building year.

Read the details
Check-out 13WHAM TV's coverage

Habitat for Humanity Addresses Haiti Disaster

January 20, 2010
Habitat for Humanity International is working with the Haiti affiliate to assess the monumental need for shelter following the earthquake. HFH will be providing temporary housing and assisting with repairs to earthquake-damaged Habitat homes. Learn more:
Haiti Earthquake Response

Pittsford Students Spend MLK Day in Service

January 18, 2010
Students from two Pittsford high schools traded a school holiday for a chance to serve their community by working with Habitat.

Click here for the story and photos.

Excitement is Building for Women Build 2010!

January 14, 2010
Join us to make our 2010 Women Build project a success! Explore our new, innovative "virtual house" encouraging teams of Rochester women to build financial support, then join us to build the real house this summer.

Support Women Build in Rochester.
Learn more about Women Build 2010.

Student Contest Plants Seeds to Home Ownership

January 5, 2010
We're challenging high school students to take part in a contest to build or decorate planters for sale and display at the 2010 Home & Garden Show in Rochester on March 27-28.

Click here for contest details.
Click here for a registration form.
Click here for the video report, as seen on YNN Rochester.

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