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News 2007
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November 14, 2007
Volunteer
Students from Morris Knolls High School in Denville, NJ
Eight students from the electrical trades class
from Morris Knolls High School in Denville, NJ spent a cold November
day wiring the 12th Habitat house. They were able to complete the
majority of the circuits in 8 hours. Michael Poandl wiring and Robbie
Carolan drilling did a great job.
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Michael
Poandl Wiring
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Robbie
Carolan Drilling
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November
4, 2007
Helping
Improve Accessibility for People in Need
In addition to building houses Habitat for
Humanity of Pike County also builds ramps for people in need. Through a
grant from the United Way and Lords Valley Rotary, Habitat builds the
ramps and the homeowner can pay back the cost of the materials in small
payments. This ramp was built for a handicapped woman in Greentown.
Pictured are Jim Lariviere, Pat Ryman
(homeowner's daughter), Mike Donlon, Phil Conway, Dave Keizer, Rody
Clayton, and Ed Haines. Pat's mom is severely handicapped and was too
ill to be in the picture.
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October 31, 2007
Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner
It is that time of year again when
the Habitat for Humanity of Pike County has our annual volunteer
appreciation dinner. The date is Sunday November 25 at 3 PM and the
location is St. Vincent's Church Hall , Route 739. If you have ever
volunteered, intend to volunteer, donated money or thought about
Habitat for Humanity you are invited to attend. There is no charge for
this event. Bring your spouse/partner/friend with you and enjoy a hot
catered meal. We need a head count for the caterer, so let us know if
you can attend by contacting us at (570)
828-1623 or hfhpc@ptd.net. |
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October 14, 2007
Pike County Women Help
Habitat for Humanity
Dingmans Ferry – Women In Business,
a committee of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, recently raised
$300 for Habitat for Humanity.
Each year, the Women In Business committee picks a local charitable
organization to sponsor. This year, the committee chose Habitat for
Humanity to be their recipient. The funds were collected through door
prize drawings at the committee’s meetings and workshops held
throughout the year.
Habitat for Humanity will use the $300 to go towards basic landscaping
at its recently completed home in Pike County.
The Women in Business Committee of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce
is a woman-based committee providing networking and educational
opportunities. The committee is dedicated to enhancing, educating and
empowering its members with both personal and professional growth.
For more information about Women In Business or the Pike County Chamber
of Commerce please visit www.pikechamber.com or call 570-296-8700. |
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August 12,
2007
Ground
Breaking Ceremony for House No. 12 in Fawn Lake
Pictured is the ground breaking ceremony for Habitat for Humanity of
Pike County house No. 12 in Fawn Lake, Lackawaxen Township. The
affiliate is presently finishing house No. 11 in Sunrise Lakes and is
taking applications for house No. 13 in Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
with construction scheduled to start spring 2008.
Each house project begins with a ground breaking
ceremony at the site and with an anticipated completion time of 6
months. The Basilicata family will work at the site a minimum of 200
hours and will have a mortgage with Habitat for the cost of materials
and paid contractors. The volunteers of Pike County Habitat for
Humanity number well over thirty and work most Mondays and Tuesdays.
For more info go to the web site www.hfhpc.org.
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| Lou
and Lisa Basilicata and their children (l-R) Domonick, Krystle, Louis,
Joe, Erica. Far Right: Pastor Niels Nielsen, President, Pike County
Habitat for Humanity. |
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Mike
Donlon, Jim Lariviere, Pastor Niels Nielsen, Future home owners: Lou
and Lisa Basilicata, and children L-R Domonick, Joe, Louis, Erica,
Krystle and Pike County Commissioner Harry Forbes |
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June 24, 2007
Pike County Habitat
for Humanity Annual Garage Sale
Please stop by to support us and help your community at our annual
garage sale on Saturday, July 7th, 9AM-3PM. The garage sale will be at
our storgae shed located next to Quinn's Garage on Route 2001 and
Fisher Lane. Lots of great items: mirrors, beds, tools, toys, etc. For
more information, call 570 296 5114. |
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May
19, 2007
Ground Breaking for
House No. 11
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| Habitat for
Humanity of Pike County broke ground Saturday March 31 to begin
building their 11th house. |
Thanks to the generosity of donors from every walk of life, the United
Way of Pike County is able to allocate monies every year to help human
service agencies in Pike County provide critically needed assistance to
many of its citizens. One of these agencies is Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that seeks to
eliminate poverty housing and homelessness and make decent shelter a
matter of conscience and action. Through volunteer labor and donation
of monies and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple,
decent houses with the help of homeowner/partner families.
Habitat for Humanity of Pike County broke ground Saturday March 31 to
begin building their 11th house. There were many extended family
members and volunteers present. Construction will begin in two weeks
with the expected completion in September. The families are expected to
work on their homes and maintain a Habitat mortgage for 20 years. In
the close picture, Neil Neilsen president of HFHPC directs the
Michelle, Lizzie, Peter and Milessa to ceremonially break the ground.
Refreshments were served so all could meet and greet the newest Habitat
family. Habitat presently has two lots available for building, one in
Fawn Lakes and one in Sunrise Lakes, and is accepting applications for
homeowners now!
For information about Habitat for Humanity of Pike County call
(570)828-1623, fax (570)828-2346, email hfhpc@ptd.net, or go
on our website at www.hfhpc.org.
For information about Pike County United Way call toll free
1-888-306-6963 or 570-296-9980, fax 570-296-5571, email email uwpc@ptd.net or visit
our website www.unitedwaypike.org.
Further information about any of the agencies providing services in
Pike County can be found at www.PikePaHelp.org.
Your generous donations to Pike United Way funds local human services
right here in Pike County. “What Matters”, “Offering Hope – Building
Futures” – It’s the United Way! |
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May 6, 2007
Habitat for Humanity
receives first payment from transfer tax
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| Tenth Habitat
home, completed last fall in Sunrise Lake. |
Milford - Habitat for Humanity received a
check for $50,000 from Pike County. The check, presented by the Board
of Commissioners this week, was the first half of the $100,000 the
group will get from the County.
The money comes from Act 137 which is funded from the transfer of deeds
in the county.
Pastor Niel Nielsen, President of the Board of Directors for Habitat
for Humanity, thanked the Commissioners and noted that in the ten years
since its beginning in Pike County, Habitat has helped 11 families move
into their own homes.
The group is looking for people to donate lots for future projects.
Source: PoconNews.Net |
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February 9, 2007
Pike Habitat, Pike
Builders Build Ramp
Pike County Habitat for Humanity volunteers Art Lynch, Jim Larivile,
Dave Keizer, Mike Donlon and Burt Weinstein along with John Bensen, a
local construction contractor, brave single digit weather to construct
a wheelchair access ramp at the home of Sandra and Thomas Cortright Sr.
near Greeley. Thomas has a 100 percent service connected disability. He
recently spent several weeks in the hospital and a nursing home
following complications from diabetes and could not come home until the
ramp was built. The couple had applied to the Veterans Administration
for a grant to build the ramp and make a bathroom in the home
accessible but were turned down. “(Habitat for Humanity) saved us from
having to pay out money we don’t have,” Thomas said. The project was a
team effort with the Pike County Builders Association and member Hogan
Homes helping to organize the project. The materials were donated by 84
Lumber, Narrowsburg Lumber, Independence Home Center, Strober Building
Supply. Eastern Propane provided temporary heat during the project and
Shur-Way Food Mart provide lunch for the volunteers. HFH is looking for
volunteers, donations and families interested becoming residents in
homes built by HFH. For more information call 570-828-1623, e-mail hfhpc@ptd.net or go to
www.hfhpc.org.
Source: News
Eagle by Steigerwalt |
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