2007 April BluePrint

Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver

April 2007

The Blueprint Habitat Annual General Meeting Annual General Meeting: Thursday June 7, 2007

Everyone is invited to attend the Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver Annual General Meeting on Thursday June 7, 2007 at the New Life Community Church, 8765 Government Street, Burnaby, BC. Members will be eligible to vote for the Habitat Board of Directors and a Special Resolution. A light dinner will be served before the meeting. RSVP no later than June 5, 2007.

Note: to vote at the AGM you must be a current member of Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver by May 7, 2007. (Membership is valid for one year and should be renewed annually: To renew/update your membership see page 4).

Dinner at 6pm Meeting at 7pm

Spring is here… so plan to “Adopt Us For A Day” What have eBay, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, TD Canada Trust, Tonko Realty, Methanex and BC Housing (among many others) done that you can do too...? … sponsor a build day at the site or send a team to volunteer at the Burnaby or Vancouver ReStore and experience a unique way to help the community while having fun. Call Anneke at 604-681-5618 x22 to find out more.

The Blueprint

April 2007

Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver

Julie Holfield, Garrett Hachowski, Delbert Lou-Hing, Tracey MacTavish, Chris Brooke, David Bernardino, Jangho Choi, Megan Carson, Amar Gill, Paul MacDonald, Li Gong Wang, Jeff Strum, Benjamin As the completion of the four houses in Chua, Chris Jeffrey, Brenda Robbins, Samir Phase Three draws nearer it’s time again to Buchanin, Craig Mosher, Shahram Jafari, Min Su acknowledge how much Habitat for Humanity Chung, Rachelle Cheff, Carol Brise, Waylon depends on the work and dedication of volunteers; Godden, Helen Roelofsen, Luc Turcotte, Randy nothing would happen at the build site or the Burnaby Briere, Geoff Wallace, Matt Gahr, Jane Davidson, and Vancouver ReStores without the help of so many Jon Lazzarino, Yasmeen Sheergar and Naila people who give the gift of their time. At the Janmohamed. For over 100 volunteer hours Government Street Build site alone more than 800 toward Phase Three, sincere gratitude is owed individuals have donated over 11,000 hours to help to: Wayne Carrick (1117 hours!) Marvin Wingett partner families construct the four Phase Three homes. (790 hrs) Carl Eden (672 hrs) Michael MacNeil (470 At the volunteer breakfast prior to the dedication hrs) Lawrence Davis (413hrs) Colin Gour (373 hrs) celebration volunteers were recognized for the Simon Gould (358 hrs) Sylvia Berryman (328hrs) significant contribution of their skills and time. For along with Wayne Stewart, Al Deby, Lutz Holfield, over 40 volunteer hours at the Burnaby Build site Sophie Martin, Peter Gallacher, Linda Rourke, Phil during Phase Three construction, Habitat for Manuel, Tony Geisler, James Podwin and Gerry Humanity Greater Vancouver thanks: Michael Ng, Green.

Volunteers!

In recognition of “youth power” and the wish to increase youth involvement in Habitat’s mission in Canada, Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver will host its first ever Youth Build thanks to the generous support of James Richardson & Sons, Limited.

University and high school students will converge at the Government Street build site in Burnaby the week of June 18th to the 23rd, 2007 to help build homes and hope with Habitat’s partner families. The objective of the Youth Build Program is to engage youth (anyone aged 18—30) in the work of Habitat for Humanity and build future community leaders by providing youth the opportunity to participate in a unique program that allows them to give back to the community.

Where: Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver's build site at 8745 Government Street in Burnaby.

What:

Construction on four new Habitat homes as part of a 27-home community.

When:

Monday June 18th to Saturday June 23rd: build days from 8am to 4pm, lunch provided.

Why: • • • •

Recognize the power of youth To mobilize youth on a national scale as well as motivate youth in Greater Vancouver to get involved with their local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.

Bring youth together -- with the opportunity to learn construction skills, meet new friends, and work together to help build a community with people in need.

Provide an opportunity to work on a build for those who may not have volunteered on a Habitat for Humanity build site before.

How: Each build day will require a crew of 15 volunteers (each build day to be scheduled on a first come first served basis); to register your school or student group call the Habitat office at 604 681 5618 or email to volunteer@vancouverhabitat.bc.ca. Volunteer registration and safety orientations will be conducted on site the morning of your build day.

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The Vancouver Whitecaps & Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver TEAM-UP to enrich the lives of families in Greater Vancouver!

Saturday, August 18, 2007 the Vancouver Whitecaps take on the 2006, #1 ranked Montreal Impact @ Swangard Stadium.

Kick-off time is 7:00pm!

A portion of all ticket sales will support HfH Greater Vancouver – have fun and support a great cause!

Support our mission of building homes & building hope for families in Greater Vancouver by

purchasing tickets through the link on our website: www. vancouverhabitat.bc.ca Do you have the knowledge to be a mentor?

We currently partner with various organizations that send volunteers to our ReStores for work experience - but they need your help.

The Habitat ReStores are looking for volunteers who have the ability to help others learn new skills. If you have experience in putting together cabinets (from kits), working a cash register, or customer service contact Carla at 604-681-5618 x21 for more information.

The 4th Annual Universal Gospel Choir concert raised a record $4,027 for HFH Greater Vancouver. Thanks to the choir and the Mountaintop Unity Church volunteers who helped make the evening such a success.

Visit our website to keep up to date on the latest HFH Vancouver news.

Alex (Aged 6) holds the picture that won her the colouring contest at the opening of the Vancouver ReStore.

Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver, PO Box 60577 Granville Park PO, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B9 Phone: 604.681.5618 Fax: 604.326-0122 Email: info@vancouverhabitat.bc.ca www.vancouverhabitat.bc.ca Page 3

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M E M B E R S H I P A P P L I C AT I O N / R E N E WA L Habitat for Humanity is an inclusive, non‐profit, non‐government organization seeking to eliminate poverty housing in Canada and around the world. Habitat builds simple, affordable houses and sells them at no profit and no interest to families in need of adequate shelter.

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WHAT BEING A MEMBER MEANS As a member of Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver you will be entitled to: a yearly tax receipt for your membership fee, the “Blueprint” newsletter, an invitation to our Annual General Meeting and opportunities to participate in Habitat for Humanityʹs activities in the Vancouver area. The privacy of members is important and Habitat ensures that personal information is collected only for purposes of newsletter mailings, occasional correspondence and notices of events. Habitat Greater Vancouver has never sold or lent addresses to any third party and respects all requests to be removed from mailing lists.

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