Update on Habitat for Humanity for April of 2000
Local Bend Area HFH news:
The project at Dorrie Court is the second community justice home. This home is a restorative justice house which youth from the restorative justice program will help build. The foundation for this home was poured this week.
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. HFH will be breaking ground in April.
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 and construction will be started in a couple of weeks. The fourth home is called the "Grace House" sponsored and built by the Faith Community Build program of HFH. Three churches from Bend are currently participating: First Lutheran Church, First United Methodist and Trinity Episcopal. The foundation has been poured and the floor is being built.
COTV’s "Good Morning Central Oregon" will be featuring a story on Bend Area HFH’s first Straw Bale House, April 26th at 7 am. Lawrence Schechter, the architect of the Straw Bale plans, will be their guest and will be sharing his concepts on sustainable living. Hope you are able to tune in! Also, a Straw Bale slide show and workshop briefing and workshop are going to be held at these times and places:
What: Straw Bale Slide Show
When: May 4, 7:30 pm
Where: Central Oregon Environmental Center
16 NW Kansas, Bend
Cost: $5.00 per person
What: Straw Bale Workshop Briefing, No fee
When: May 12, 7:30 pm
Where: Central Oregon Environmental Center
What: Straw Bale Hands-On Construction
When: Saturday, May 13, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Where: Construction site at 1936 NW Harriman Street
Cost: Suggested donation of $50/75 (in lieu of standard $200 workshop fee)
What: Straw Bale Hands-On Construction
When: Sunday, May 14, 9:00 am-5:00 pm (See above for Where and Cost.)
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 was on Palm Sunday, April 16th, at 2 PM. Z21 and the Bend Bulletin covered the event.
The Bureau of Reclamation and Home Depot will be planning to install an irrigation system on the Grandview Townhouse’s park area. OSU will be suggesting a drought tolerant grass to plant that will grow well in Central Oregon.
HFH has brought in fill and is beginning the excavation phase on the James Family lot located on SW 21st Street between Pumice and Quartz Avenue. HFH is currently looking for qualified contractors, namely those who specialize in concrete, heating (radiant), and roofing. They recently have received two donations: free floor covering, a laminate, donated by Pickering and free Monier Life Tile Roofing.
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 has completed their fourth home in Metolius that meets the needs of a family of seven. HFH plans on building another house in Metolius; ground breaking for this fifth house will be held on May 4th. The fifth house will be built for a single mom and her two kids.
The local Lion’s Club in Madras, as well as the International Lion’s Affiliate will be assisting in providing funds for the building of the 5th home, which specifically is being built with handicap access. Lion’s matches the money made from fundraisers by a certain percentage.
A Spring Rummage Sale is scheduled to be held by HFH on the corner of 4th and D Street in Madras on April 28th and 29th. Hope to see you there!
Local Sisters HFH news:
HFH is building a duplex funded by the Ford Family Foundation grant. The building has been roofed with the help of volunteers from Lewis & Clark College.
They have decided that Thursday, Friday and Saturday of every week will be work days on building projects. If anyone would like to volunteer their time on one or more of these days, please call Charlene at 549-1193.
HFH is planning to have a potluck the 19th of March. The location is still to be decided. This potluck is meant to gather all participants of HFH for fellowship and fun.
The HFH thrift store will have sales on their Easter decorations this week (they have lots of bunnies!). Their hours are from 10 am to 4 pm Tues. through Sat. and they accept donations from 10 am to 3 pm those working days. The store is located at 141 W. Main Street in Sisters (549-1740).Fred J. Becker, Architect
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