Habitat for Humanity

GUESTS

Steve Bullard of the Ft. Collins Breakfast Club was a visiting Rotarian last week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bob Penny gave a report on the trip to the RYLA camp in Estes Park.

The ever thoughtful, Jody Niswender, brought home made bread, jelly, and flowers from her garden that she sold and gave the money to the club.

PROGRAM
Eula Frantz from the Windsor Chapter of Habitat for Humanity gave a presentation about the organization. Habitat was started in 1976 by a man named Millard Fuller and the Windsor chapter was affiliated in 1996.

Worldwide, habitat has built over 200,000 homes. There are 29 affiliates in Colorado, and 1600 in the US. There are also affiliates in 30 other countries. To date, the local group has built homes only in Severance. This is because of the availability of lots there that meet the criteria. The first lots for the project were donated by the railroad and then Everitt Enterprises gave additional lots. There is one house currently under construction in Severance and its roof trusses should have gone on this week.

Habitat home owners have to meet certain income criteria and invest 300 to 500 hours of "sweat equity" in their homes and others. Mortgage payments from the homeowners must be used to build new houses and there is no interest charged. Habitat strives to build "Built Green" homes to keep the utility and maintenance costs for the home at a minimum. If you wish to volunteer, call 970-686-9281.

Side Note: The August issue of the Rotarian Magazine has a feature article about Harry Connick, Jr. and what he has done for his home town, New Orleans. Connick has been a Habitat for Humanity volunteer since 1999 and was named the honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity’s Operation Home Delivery, a rebuilding plan for the Gulf Coast.

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