A publication of the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity
June 2011
CELEBRATING GENEVA PROGRESS
As this issue of the Habitat Builder goes Our hats are off to the following truly to press, we are pouring foundations at fantastic volunteer groups that helped accomplish this early construction the Geneva site. work: Booth Grading and Excavating, one of • The Walt Disney Company made our longtime partners and pro bono service donors, did the over-excavation a corporate sponsorship of $100,000 work which resulted in more excavation for the Geneva Build and is providing than had been expected. A spot boring hands-on support through their revealed an old brick seepage pit about dedicated Disney VoluntEARS. 25’ deep. The pit had to be completely • Collins, Collins, Muir + Stewart, removed. We were able to perform LLP donated $3,000 and participated this task to meet City of Glendale’s in a Corporate Team Build with specifications. 30 team members on our first full weekend of building.
ethic by laboring diligently at the site. All are eager to learn more about the building process. Jamie Keyser, Senior Representative of the Los Angeles Community Engagement & Disney VoluntEARS says, “Disney has had a long-standing relationship with Habitat for Humanity of the San Gabriel Valley, providing hundreds of Disney VoluntEARS over the past 8 years. When the keys were handed over to the families of the Kenwood project, our VoluntEARS were eagerly awaiting the next build. Once
• Board member Nick Alparaz led a group of his colleagues from Ernst & Young in a Corporate Team Day on 5/4. • Iris International Inc. participated in a Corporate Team Build, donated $5,000, and volunteered at our site. • Places of worship have also pitched in, with All Saints Church in Pasadena raising $1000 for a Faith Build day in June. We next worked on footings, water lines, and forms for concrete slabs and conduits. We expect to be ready to start framing by mid-June.
All five Geneva homebuyer families began work on their Sweat Equity hours in May and continue to come out each week with smiles and enthusiasm! These families have shown their dedication and work
the Geneva project broke ground, our VoluntEARS signed up immediately and are at the site every other weekend.. In addition to weekend projects, we coordinate Team Building opportunities for our departments during the work week. Disney is proud to join Habitat in their important work in our community.” continued on page 2
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