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 The
charitable arm of the Philadelphia Chapter of the International
Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), a professional alliance
of leaders representing the diverse industries that constitute
the universe of residential and commercial furnishings and design,
presented a $3,500 to Habitat for humanity of Bucks County. The
contribution will go toward completing the second phase in construction
of the Emerald Hollow community.
"We are delighted to partner with Habitat in this exceptional
community," said Ellen Cohen, Chapter President of IFDA.
"IFDA has been linking the Furnishings and Design industry
since 1947 and each year earmarks Chapter funds for a special
charity. This is an important project and an important organization
and we look to make contributions that enrich our community in
this way."
> Visit
IFDA Philadelphia online!
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 Abington
Friends School builds and fundraises for Habitat for Humanity!
Thank you to Abington Friends School students for participating
in a build day on Dec. 8 and donating $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity!
The students are part of the middle and upper schools’ Community
Service Program led by Reese Willis, Assistant Director of Admission
and Upper School Community Service Coordinator. Uniquely, the
students raised funds in part by holding a formal pasta dinner.
Abington Friends School crew at Emerald Hollow:
Back Row: Emme Soloman, Jon Holin, Andrew O'Grady, Katie Gross,
Trish Schoor, Jeff Israel
Front Row: Brian Henske, Max Manstein, Eric Pierson, David Bopp
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 Channel
69 visits Emerald Hollow during the Women Build-a-thon!
Reporter Joscelyn Moes recently came to
Emerald Hollow to check out what the Women Builders are up to.
Click the link below to see our awesome crew leaders talk about
the program!
>
Click
here to view the video.
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 Lace
up those sneaks!
The after-Thanksgiving tradition continues thanks to the incredible
leadership of event coordinator and Habitat board member, Bill
Tuszynski. The Sixth Annual Habitat 5K will take place at Quakertown
United Methodist Church in Quakertown, co-sponsor of the event
with the Quakertown Rotary Club. Quality long-sleeve t-shirts
will be given to all pre-registered runners and while supplies
last on race day. Post-race raffle prizes include gift certificates,
merchandise and, of course, homemade pies! All proceeds
benefit Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County.
- When: Saturday, Nov. 24; registration at 8:30am, 3/4 mile
kid's fun run at 9:40 am, race at 10am, awards at 11am.
- Where: Quakertown United Methodist Church, 1875 Frier Road,
Quakertown
- Register: Download the registration form here
or register on-line at www.active.com.
Contact Bill at 267-374-1631 or wtuszynski@comcast.net
for information about the race.
> You can be a race sponsor
and have your business logo on the race shirt! Download the sponsorship
form here. Contact
Trish at t.schoor@habitatbucks.org
or 215.348.2204 x303 with any questions.
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 Neshaminy
Mall Partnership
Habitat has entered an exciting new partnership with the Neshaminy
Mall! They have selected Habitat for Humanity as their charitable
partner for the next three years and will be holding several fundraising
events to benefit us throughout the year. Over Mother’s Day
weekend, a small house was built at the mall and decorated with
paper cutouts of families representing the number of families in
need of affordable housing throughout Bucks County. For $1, mall
patrons could remove a family and sign their name on the house frame,
symbolic of removing someone from substandard housing. The event
raised $315 to benefit Habitat Bucks, and we are very excited about
the future of this partnership!
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 The
lastest edition of the Habitat Update is now online!
Visit the Update page to read about the lastest and greatest
happenings here at Habitat Bucks. It's all in there: upcoming
events, staff and board changes, volunteer news, program updates,
donor recognition, and much more - check it out! 2006
and 2005 archives are also avaialable to view.
> Visit the Habitat
Update page, http://www.habitatbucks.org/update.asp.
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 In
Memoriam
Patrick Smith
1947-2006
Leaders, staff and friends of Habitat for Humanity are mourning
the death of Patrick Smith, a member of Habitat for Humanity International’s
board of directors and one of the 49 people who tragically lost
their lives Sunday, Aug. 27, in the crash of Flight 5191 near
Lexington, Ky.
The flight went down shortly after 6 a.m. about a mile west of
the Lexington airport. Mr. Smith was 58.
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Read more...
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 Use
MissionFish when selling on Ebay! Habitat Bucks
has an account through an organization called MissionFish. MissionFish
allows Ebay sellers to designate some or all of their profits to
non-profit organizations, like us! If you already have an ebay account,
all you have to do is register with MissionFish and select
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County from the directory.
You’ll be able to designate how much of your sale goes to
Habitat Bucks and you can receive a tax deduction for that amount.
 What
if Habitat Bucks had a penny for every time you searched the Internet?
Now it can! Search the web with www.goodsearch.com
and money from their advertisers will go to Habitat Bucks - without
you spending a dime. Simply type "Habitat for Humanity
- Bucks County (New Britain, PA)" in the second
drop down menu (titled "I'm Supporting").
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