Habitat for Humanity Newark - Newsletter September 2011

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Carpenter's Ball

Carpenter's Ball Save the Date

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Woman's Club of Upper Montclair

200 Cooper Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

Come on down and join Habitat for Humanity Newark at the Carpenter's Ball - it's a good time for a good cause. The dress code will be carpenter's chic - wear your best jeans!

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Port Authority Volunteers Build Home With Habitat

Employees Honor 9/11 Victims with a Day of Community Service

Rhonda Kearse, a Senior Architect in the Engineering Department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, measures a window to be.

Employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey volunteered at a Habitat for Humanity Newark construction site in Irvington on Thursday to honor those lost on 9/11.

The volunteer day is part of the Port Authority's 'Remembrance Through Renewal' program, which encourages employees to participate in agency-sponsored volunteer service projects throughout the region. Fifteen Port Authority employees worked on a house in Irvington being built by Habitat Newark in partnership with a hard-working, low-income family that will put in 400 hours of 'sweat equity' to qualify for the affordable home.
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Preschool Children Learn About Building Homes With Habitat Newark

Students at Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel Iris Family Preschool (TSTI) were recently treated to a special day of building complete with drills, saws, hammers and nails at their school.

Carol Paster TSTI Director and the Secretary of the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Newark supervised a day of demonstration put on by Jason Ramsey, Construction Manager for Habitat Newark and several women from the affiliate's Women Build program. It as a great day for the kids! FULL STORY

Wells Fargo Bank Helps Support Habitat Newark

Wells Fargo Bank has become involved in supporting Habitat for Humanity Newark to build homes for hard working low income families in Essex County. They recently made a donation of $30,000 to help support general operations and to build houses. In addition a team of employees from Wells Fargo will be working on new homes this fall. FULL STORY

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Executive Director Letter

Dave Zurheide and Jonathan

Reckford, CEO of Habitat International.

As additional evidence of Habitat Newark's efforts for increased home production, and ultimately, a greater number of families served, we received wonderful news about being chosen to receive a Habitat International Capacity Building Grant. The Grant provides us with $90,000 (over a three year time period) to partially fund a newly created Director of Finance position.

Although we had conceptually been planning for such person, an abbreviated hiring timeframe served as the catalyst for Board and staff action. Thanks to the efforts of all, including the assistance of one of our supportive CPA firms (many thanks to Rachel Anevski at Smolin Lupin!), an abundance of qualified applicants quickly came our way.

On August 15, our new Director of Finance, Hema Gandhi, joined our organization. Hema brings with her a wealth of experience in the non-profit finance sector, so we are very excited by her arrival.

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