Jan 28 House Bee

We had a solid little group come out last weekend! Thanks so much. It is amazing what can be accomplished!!

The end is in sight!!!

We are organizing a blitz on Saturday, January 28th from 9 to 3 to try
to finish all the odds and ends.

If you can come and help out, please do ...

Odd Jobs such as...
-putting up the shower curtain rod
-completeing trim
-CLEANING
-Paint touch-ups
-screwing in door stops

Actually, if you know ahead of time that you can come, please let me know.
It helps us organize if we have an idea of approximately how many volunteers are coming.

Linda
Volunteer Coordinator
Habitat - Vermilion Build
780 853 0606

Saturday, January 14th
Work Bee at Habitat House from 9 to 3.

Join us if you can!!

Volunteer Opportunities Over The Holidays

A Call for Habitat for Humanity Volunteers

The work bee that we had last weekend went very well.  Over the course of the day we had a dozen helpers who pitched in to:

• put in the floor cupboards in the kitchen
• hang doors and closet bifolds
• take a couple loads of garbage to the dump
• put on the switch plates
• feed the workers
• etc

We would like to set up 2 more work days and we hope that some of you might be free to come and help. We are planning two dates over the next couple weeks:

• Bryce is going to lead a Crew on Friday, Dec. 30th from 9 till 3
• Barry will lead a Crew on Monday, Jan. 2nd from 9 till 3

Projects we will tackle are:

• Trim
• Finish the Cabinet Instillation
• Closet doors
• Suspended Ceilings in basement where the plumbing/heating pipes run
• touch-up paint
• Provide food for the workers

If anyone wants to work by themselves for part or all of a day over the holidays, you can contact Barry (780-853-2284) or Bryce (780-853-6474) and they can get you set up with a project that suits your skill set, the materials you will need, instructions etc.

Let us know if you have some hours to share (it does not have to be for the whole day but stay/come for lunch). Once I know that we have enough for a small/big team, I will get back to those who volunteer.

Thanks - Merry Christmas,

Linda J. (Volunteer Coordinator)
Phone: 780-853-5497
Email: lindamaryfrances@ymail.com

Help Spread Some Cheer

Letter to The Editor

Attached is a letter to the editor in regards to the November 16th edition of The Vermilion Standard.

Dear Editor,

I would like to express our disappointment and frustration with the latest Habitat for Humanity article in The Vermilion Standard entitled “Habitat Delays Leave Family In Limbo.”  I would like to begin by adding several important points to the story that were not included in the article; the exclusion of which places the implications out of context.  First, it is not our delays that have left our Partner Family in limbo.  Our partner family had to, unfortunately, move out of their former residence prematurely.  Until recently, we had not given an exact completion date and even still, we have not instructed Dawn to give her notice with her current landlord.  Additionally, Dawn is still working on her volunteer hours and, therefore, even if the house was already complete, she would not be able to move in until her hours are fully completed (which is her down payment).

Second, the lack of context in the article about our drywall completion places unnecessary and unfortunate connotations upon our amazing contractors.  The complete story is that HammerTime Contracting had already completed the upstairs drywall with professional skill and timing and generously donated their time to do so.   We are very grateful for the work HammerTime has done.  Our hope was to find someone to lead a team of volunteers to complete the basement drywall, but we could not find a suitable experienced volunteer to lead the many volunteer laborers we had willing to work on this project.  After a couple of weeks seeking a volunteer head drywaller for the basement, we contracted HammerTime and they graciously and professionally completed the drywall promptly.  Once again, we are very grateful for everything that HammerTIme and our other local contractors have brought to this project.

We began construction in the Spring and are currently in the final push for occupancy.  We are working on finishing flooring, installing interior doors, trim, cabinetry, etc. with the hope of having our family in their new home by Christmas.  

We continue to be amazed at the generosity of our community and trust that you, the community, will continue to support this great project as we look forward to building more houses in the future.

Once again, we want to express our tremendous gratitude to our local contractors, donors, volunteers, etc. who play such an important and vital part in this project.  They are phenomenal and a project like this would not be the same without them.  Thank-you for your continued support.

Bryce Ashlin-Mayo

Project Chair

Habitat for Humility Vermilion

www.habitatvermilion.ca