Update on Habitat for Humanity for February of 2000
Local Bend Area HFH news:
HFH is finished with the last triplex on Full Moon Drive in Bend. The last family moved in in January. The Full Moon Drive Project has been in progress since 1993. It includes two single family dwellings, three duplexes, and two triplexes.
The project at Dorey Court is the next community justice home. This home is a restorative justice house which youth from the restorative justice program will help build. The home will be a two story house built for a mom and her two children.
Higher Ground, a co-housing development, has sold HFH a second lot on which a stress skin panel home will be built for a single mom and her three children.
Four homes will be built on Harriman Street. Two of the homes will be conventional stick built, three bedroom houses. The third house will be a straw bale house designed by Lawrence Schechter. This home will be designed using sustainable architectural principles. The fourth home is called the "Grace House" sponsored and built by the Faith Community Build program of HFH. This program is put together specifically for churches who are interested in building a HFH home. Three churches from Bend are currently participating: First Lutheran Church, First United Methodist and Trinity Episcopal. The plans for the home will be coming together in March.
HFH is always looking for volunteers. Please contact them, if interested, at 541-385-5387. Thanks for your support!
Local Redmond HFH news:
The Grandview Townhouse, located on SW 23rd Street, sold on December 30th, 1999. This triplex was finished in 1996 and houses three families. The dedication of the triplex is planned for Palm Sunday at 2 PM.
HFH is moving on to begin to build a single family dwelling on SW 21st Street between Pumice and Quartz Avenue. This lot is a canyon lot and the project is currently in the design and permit stage. The family chosen for the home is the James Family. HFH is honoring their commitment that they made to the family six years ago to build them a single family dwelling.
The 1947 CJ2 Willys Vintage Jeep, donated to HFH by the Lennon family of Bend, sold for $4,310.00. This money will be used to build a HFH home in the Redmond area. The buyers of the jeep drove all the way from Kalispell, Montana to pick it up. They were quite excited about the purchase.
Last year in the Fall/early Winter, a 4th and 5th grade class from Terrebonne School built and sold birdhouses for a fundraising event for HFH. They were able to raise $375.00 for HFH and learned about community service.
HFH is looking for people with fundraising experience to plan a signature event that will be put on annually. If you are interested, please call Judy Churchill at 541-548-1406.
HFH is in need of tools—saws, routers, generators, etc.—to be donated for use in future construction. Please call 541-548-1406. The HFH office is open from 10-12 am to receive donations. If you are unable to bring these tools down to the office, HFH will pick them up from your home or business.
Their web page is up and running at http://www.redmondhabitat.org. Go check it out!
Local Jefferson County HFH news:
Jefferson County HFH is currently working on a home in Metolius that will meet the needs of a family of seven, specifically the handicap needs of one of the children in the family. The home is nearing completion. The home is ready to be sheet rocked and then painted.
The Fords Family Foundation Grant has been secured. HFH has raised the $20,000 needed to match the grant funds.
HFH has also elected new officers for the year 2000.
Local Sisters HFH news:
Sisters Habitat for Humanity matched the grant from the Ford Family Foundation of $20,000 by receiving money in response to a direct mailing. These funds will help building a duplex. HFH will begin construction on the duplex at the end of February/beginning of March. Currently, they are waiting to receive a building permit. The families, who will own the duplex, are doing well meeting their sweat equity requirements.
Fred J. Becker, Architect
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