posted Oct 20, 2009 7:28 AM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
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updated Oct 20, 2009 7:33 AM
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Hey all!
Hopefully everyone is keeping warm and out of the snow! Although we will NOT
be having our weekly meeting this Sunday, October 18th we have a few important things to
cover.
Sign-ups:
* Building: Interested in building next Saturday (the 24th)? E-MAIL JULIA at
jcicale1@ithaca.edu! We send carloads to both Corning, NY and Cortland, NY and
drivers are reimbursed for gas! Please inform Julia if you'd like to drive.
* Flocking: If you'd like to flock October 19th-21st, be sure to E-MAIL SHELLY
at mdanley1@ithaca.edu and let her know. We are always in need of drivers so
please specify if you can drive.
Break-trip Information:
* SIGN-UPS!!! We will be holding sign-ups NEXT Sunday, the 25th, at 4pm in
the Taughannock Falls meeting room. Trip costs:
Oak Ridge, TN: 20 spots, $135 per person
Washington, DC: 20 spots, $135 per person
Sea Island, SC: 2 weeks, 20 spots, $210 per person
* Registration fee covers housing, transportation and food for the week (or two
weeks), and a trip t-shirt!
* We are looking for designs for our trip t-shirts this year! Any ideas? Send your
creation to Laura at lmurphy1@ithaca.edu! Shirts must include: all 3 locations,
Ithaca Habitat for Humanity and winter break 2010.
* DRIVERS: There are two more driving courses being offered for those who
were unable to attend the others!
Monday, October 19th 7-9pm in Textor 101
Tuesday, December 1st 7-9pm in Textor 103
You can register for these at the Office of Risk Management, third floor of the
PRW building.
* If you have signed up for a course or have taken one, PLEASE e-mail Laura so
that we can get you on the list!
Advertising:
* Our advertising chair is in need of assistance in advertising for our upcoming
events! If this interests you, please e-mail Dara at drubnit1@ithaca.edu to join
the committee.
Be sure to sign-up for the events you're interested in ASAP as they often fill up
fast! Also, please e-mail the individual accounts and NOT the habitat account to
avoid confusion. Enjoy your fall break!!!!
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posted Feb 4, 2009 6:54 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
Hey Everyone,
I thought I would pass this along to you from Habitat International. It's very sad news regarding Habitat for Humanity's founder, Millard Fuller. When you have the time, I encourage you to read the entire article. I know it's long, but there's a LOT about Mr. Fuller that I didn't know about. Really, he's had an amazing life (10 books, 50 (!!!) Honorary Degrees, Presidential Medal of Freedom?!). Give it a look.
Web Guy,
dan
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Dear Habitat for Humanity friends,
You
may have heard about the unexpected death of Habitat’s founder, Millard
Fuller. At this time of sadness, we encourage all members of the
Habitat community to keep the Fuller family in your thoughts and
prayers.
We
are grateful to you for all of your efforts to help make Millard
Fuller's dream a reality. We encourage you to continue striving, as we
will, to make housing a matter of conscience and action.
In partnership,
The Youth Programs Team
Habitat for Humanity International's Volunteer Mobilization Department
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Habitat
for Humanity is deeply saddened by the death of Millard Fuller, the
visionary whose ideas and tireless work created Habitat for Humanity.
Mr.
Fuller led Habitat from its founding in 1976 until his separation from
the organization and his founding of the Fuller Center for Housing in
2005. He died early today, Feb. 3, following a brief illness. He was 74.
“Millard
Fuller was a force of nature who turned a simple idea into an
international organization that has helped more than 300,000 families
move from deplorable housing into simple, decent homes they helped
build and can afford to buy and live in,” said Jonathan Reckford, chief
executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International. “The entire
Habitat family mourns the loss of our founder, a true giant in the
affordable housing movement. Our prayers are with the entire Fuller
family.”
The
idea for Habitat for Humanity was born at Koinonia Farm, a Christian
farming community founded in 1942 in rural southwest Georgia to be a
“demonstration plot for the Kingdom of God.” Millard and Linda Fuller
made their way to that demonstration plot in 1965.
By
the time Millard Fuller turned 29, he had earned his first million
dollars as an entrepreneur and attorney. But as his finances
flourished, his health and marriage crumbled. To save their marriage,
the Fullers decided to begin anew. They sold all that they owned, gave
the money to the poor and in their searching, landed at Koinonia where
they began soaking up the teachings of farmer, theologian and community
founder Clarence Jordan.
In
time, Jordan and Fuller launched a program of “partnership housing,”
building simple houses in partnership with rural neighbors who were too
poor to qualify for conventional home loans. The first house was
dedicated in 1969 and others soon followed. In 1973, the Fullers took
the concept of partnership housing to Africa. Within a few years,
simple concrete-block homes were replacing unhealthy mud-and-thatch
homes … and Millard Fuller had a bold idea: If partnership housing
could improve lives in Georgia and Zaire, why not the rest of the world?
In 1976, the Fullers returned to the United States and launched Habitat for Humanity International. By the organization’s 25th
anniversary, tens of thousands of people were volunteering with Habitat
and more than 500,000 people were living in Habitat homes.
Millard
Fuller was a prolific writer, authoring 10 books. He had received more
than 50 honorary degrees and in 1996 received the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In presenting the medal,
President Bill Clinton said, “Millard
Fuller has done as much to make the dream of homeownership a reality in
our country and throughout the world as any living person.” Jack Kemp,
former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former HFHI board
member agreed, adding, “When I’m asked about housing success stories
from our inner cities, the first group that comes to mind is Habitat
for Humanity."
Among
numerous other awards, Fuller was named to the National Housing Hall of
Fame and had received the World Changer Award, the World Methodist
Peace Award, the Norman Vincent Peale Award, the John W. Gardner Leadership Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award.
“Millard
Fuller’s drive and relentless commitment to affordable housing captured
people’s imagination and changed lives around the world,” said J.
Ronald Terwilliger, chair of Habitat for Humanity’s International Board
of Directors. “His inspiration lives on in Habitat’s work and through
its employees, volunteers, partner families and supporters. We extend
our sincere condolences to the Fuller family and are keeping them in
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posted Jan 25, 2009 12:44 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
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updated Feb 3, 2009 3:22 PM
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Welcome back habitaters!
We are back in full swing and ready to take on another semester
with a bunch of events and habitat goodness. We sent three trips (about
70 people) down south to build for a week over break and all three were
really successful. Come hear recaps, see pictures, and sign-up for
various upcoming events at our meeting on Sunday at 4pm!*Become a fan of Habitat for Humanity on facebook! Search the "fan
pages" and receive updates, watch videos, and find out how to become
involved outside our campus.*Cliff, our volunteer coordinator, is trying to arrange sites where
we can build throughout the winter and will hopefully have room for a
group in two weeks! Look out for those sign-ups.
That's it for now. Look in Upcoming Events and be sure to come to our meeting on Sunday to find
out how to become more involved this semester, have a great weekend
everyone!
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posted Dec 8, 2008 5:39 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
No. Contrary to popular belief, they aren't the same thing. Habitat's Spring Break (known formally as "Collegiate Challenge") was started by Habitat for Humanity International whereas Alternative Spring Break was started, as I understand it (someone can please correct me if I'm wrong), by The United Way. Both are student-run here at IC though.
Alternative Spring Break is based on learning "about the cultures and challenges members of different
communities face that they otherwise would not be exposed to," whereas Habitat is based on the advocacy for affordable housing. Some of the confusion may result from the fact that a challenge of many communities is affordable housing. Some confusion may also result from the fact that Habitat hasn't started advertising spring break trips, so the ASB trips are assumed to be the Habitat trips. ASB offers more location selections (6) but is more expensive ($300 for non-drivers) and the deadline is fast approaching (before winter break). Habitat's Spring break will probably only be offering two locations this spring (so it might be harder to get on a trip) and the registration is usually in mid-February (so if you don't get on a trip it there wouldn't be another option) but it is also less expensive (the most expensive winter break trip was only $150 -- half as much).
I hope that clears up confusion. I tried to present them unbiasedly -- but obviously Habitat is more awesome! :-). They are both excellent causes though and I'm sure you'll meet 20 or so great new friends on which ever trip you choose!
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posted Dec 8, 2008 5:22 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
Hello everyone,
So after a couple weeks of hiatus, we are back! We hope everyone had enough turkey to hold them over till next year and are prepared for the last few weeks of the semester. Here's what's in store this week:
*Saturday, Dec. 6th: Last build of the semester! We will be sending a couple carloads of builders to Corning to finish up their house in Lansing and prepare the house for its dedication the following day! We will be meeting at 8am in front of campus center at the parking lot entrance. Be sure to e-mail the account if your interested in coming (cough cough drivers cough)
* Sunday, Dec. 7th: Corning's dedication ceremony! Corning will be handing over keys to the partner family to their new home! This is an amazing opportunity to see how our hard work pays off and how truly grateful the homeowners are of everything we do. We will be meeting on Sunday at 12:30 in front of campus center at the parking lot entrance and the ceremony should be over by 2:30, in time to get back for our LAST weekly meeting of the semester at 4pm in the Taughannock Falls meeting room! You know the deal, e-mail the account if you wanna come.
* Thursday, Dec. 11th: Last day to turn in Row for Humanity mailers! Hand in your completed fliers and master sheet either on Sunday or drop them off on the Habitat desk in the SAC by next Thursday! Have no clue what we're talking about? Come to Sunday's meeting and find out! If you need more mailers/lost yours, feel free to pick some more up from the Habitat desk.
* Sunday, Jan. 4th: Cortland's dedication ceremony! Cortland will also be handing over the keys to their first green house on Jan. 4th between 1 and 3pm. We know we are break during this but if anyone is sticking around Ithaca for break/will be back and is interested in going, shoot us an e-mail and we'll work something out.
That's the low down for the week. Questions? Don't hesitate to stop by the Habitat desk or send us an e-mail. Try and enjoy the snow that's coming our way and good luck on the rest of the semester! If we don't see you this weekend, we'll catch ya next year!
-The e-board
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posted Oct 31, 2008 2:17 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
Habitaters,
Hopefully everyone has seen the posters, heard from friends, read
the e-mails, etc. and are anxious to hear about the three, yes three,
awesome locations we are sending winter break trips to! Be sure to
attend our weekly meeting (4pm in the Taughannock Falls meeting room)
as we will be giving presentations on each trip.
Here's what's going on:
Saturday, November 1st: We'll be sending two cars to Corning to
continue painting at the build site and working at the Re-Store.
Sunday, November 2nd: Our weekly meeting! Our three break-trip
leaders will be giving presentations on the options for winter break:
Mobile, AL, Georgetown, SC and our third, newest addition, Sea Island,
SC. Due to the sudden cancellation of our Guatemala Global Village trip
(very sad), we've decided to add a third trip. We apologize for the
confusion, but come learn about all three trips and decide which one
you'd like to sign-up for!
Sunday, November 9th: Winter break registration begins at 3:30
sharp in the Taughannock Falls meeting room. Bring cash or checks
payable to "Ithaca College". Trip costs:
Mobile, AL: $125
Georgetown, SC: $150
Sea Island, SC: $135
After you register, stay after for our weekly meeting at 4pm!
We are STILL in need of drivers! Make sure you contact us to get more information on becoming approved. Please consider this!
That's all we got for ya now. We hope to see you all this Sunday, have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!!!!
-The E-board
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posted Oct 24, 2008 1:23 PM by Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity
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updated Oct 26, 2008 5:48 PM
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Hello habitaters, it's been a while!
We hope everyone had relaxing breaks and are ready to tackle the second half of the semester. Habitat has a bunch of exciting events coming up, so get pumped!
Here's the low down:
*Saturday, Oct. 25th: We're sending two car loads to Corning to work at the Re-Store and the build site and one car to Cortland to work on the "green" build. Seats are still available so e-mail the account if you wanna get your build on this weekend.
*Sunday, Oct. 26th: Our weekly meeting is BACK! Join us to hear all about what's coming up, including winter break options, those flamingos, our plans for the rest of the semester, and of course Kaitlin's weekly update! Check us out at 4pm in the Taughannock Falls meeting room (3rd floor of campus center).
Winter Break Trips UPDATE: At our last weekly meeting we announced that we will be going to Tarboro, NC and Mobile, AL for winter break. Early this week we received sad, sad, very sad news. After building with Tarboro 9 times in the past 8 years, we were informed that they are not building over break. After shedding some tears, we picked up another trip. Anxious to know where? Come to the meeting and find out!
*Sunday, Nov. 2nd: We will be presenting on what to expect, costs, dates, and more details for each trip during the weekly meeting.
*Sunday, Nov. 9th: we will be holding sign-ups for both trips! Registration begins at 3:30pm in the Taughannock Falls meeting room and is on a first-come first-serve basis. Get there early and stay for our weekly meeting afterward! As always, drivers receive priority. DRIVERS: If you have any questions at all about the driving course or becoming approved, let us know.
*FLAMINGOS! The excitement/mayhem of flocking is coming to an end! Sad, we know, but the ground is beginning to freeze and our birds' legs aren't strong enough to stand in the ground! Next week, Monday through Thursday, will be the last days we will be flocking. We are accepting all flockers for the last week, whether your on the flamingo mailing list or not, to flock next week! If you'd like to join us, PLEASE send an e-mail to the habitat account with "Flamingos" in the subject line, what days you can flock, and if you can drive. We will then send an e-mail out to everyone who signed up and which days we have them down for. Let's finish out flocking with a bang!
Phew, well that's the scoop for this week. We'll see y'all on Sunday at 4pm!
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