Pictured are Nicholas and Stephanie Swan along with their children receiving the keys to their new home from Bob Howe, Habitat construction foreman. The Dedication Ceremony was held on Saturday morning, February 7th in the second home to be completed at 42 North Road in Conway.
Bob Magoun, past president and chairman of the Family Selection Committee welcomed nearly thirty guests. In his welcoming remarks, Bob explained that “the Dedication Ceremony gives Habitat a chance to thank the many people from our community who help make the construction of each new home a success”. He added, “donors, volunteers, board members, committee members, staff and our local community all work together to help carry out the mission of Habitat for Humanity – building affordable and decent housing.” Most important he explained, “the Ceremony is a celebration of the hard work and determination of this deserving family who is realizing the dream of home ownership.”
After an opening prayer and Reading of the “Litany of the Tithe-Built House” by Sam Johnson, Board of Directors, Dick Ficke, Vice President presented a brief history of Habitat. Founded 1976 by Millard Fuller in Americus, Ga, Habitat’s business model was to build and sell non-profit houses, using the proceeds to build the next house, and the next, and so on. Based on Christian principles, the mission, as it is today, is to build affordable and decent houses for neighbors in need.
The Mount Washington Habitat For Humanity Affiliate was founded in 1994 and in the years following has refurbished four houses; built 11 in the Robert Morrell Dr. complex; one in Fryeburg and so far two in the four unit complex at 42 North Rd., the first occupied by the Fowler family last May. Ficke further noted that Habitat has started another house on Grison Rd. in Madison, construction to be resumed this spring. To date, 48 children have benefited from the stability and security that Habitat homes provide, knowing what school they will be going to, that they will not be uprooted every few months at the whims of a landlord, what it is like to have one’s own bedroom and share in the economic security their parents enjoy.
Jennifer Lain, Family Partner, from the NH Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD) office in Conway presented the Swan family household gifts, courtesy of Proctor and Gamble and then a Bible from Habitat as a reminder to all of the Christian principles underlying the housing program.
After receiving the keys to his new home, Nick Swan thanked everyone who had anything to do with the success of this project. He reminisced about a conversation that he had with Stephanie a couple of years ago. They were talking about their then living conditions. He told her, “I don’t know how I am going to do it, but I promise you I am going to get you a house.” As it turned out, it was not too much later that he saw a advertisement announcing a call for applications for Habitat houses. He completed the application and although he met all the requirements of being a local resident for a year, had a housing need, was in the financial bracket and would agree to partner with Habitat in the construction of the house, there was nevertheless competition. Upon learning of his acceptance, Nick drew an analogy of his reaction to that of Tom Brady’s reaction on the sidelines when the Patriots secured the Super Bowl win in the last twenty seconds of the game.
“This is a dream come true, there is no other way of saying it.” He allowed that he and his family will forever be grateful for family, friends, neighbors, and most of all, the Habitat volunteers who made it all happen.
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When was the last time you thought about what you would need to do if a disaster occurred or was imminent? What would your neighborhood, community or place of employment need to do?
There is no shortage of information online that can help families, schools and businesses be more prepared for the expected — and unexpected. Still, we have to make a choice to take the first step and start today to be prepared.
Tips to prepare for emergencies & disasters
Through Habitat’s disaster response work, you see what happens to communities that have suffered great loss and are on the path to recovering from hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and other disasters. Today — as we stand with others across the U.S. to kick off the first National Day of Action for America’s PrepareAthon — we’d like to share simple tips that will help you and those closest to you better prepare for emergencies and disasters:
Know what you’re up against. It’s easy to assume that we know the hazards most likely to occur in our community. But why guess when you can get the answer from the experts? Contact your local emergency management office, insurance providers or the American Red Cross chapter in your area for more details.
Keep supplies with you. Disaster kits for every type of budget and scenario are out there, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait to buy all of the supplies you need at once. Start small, and gather what you can, when you can, on regular grocery shopping trips and other errands. The person in the best position to know what your kids, pets and relatives will need is you.
Make sure others know your plan. Everyone in your household should know the plan. Neighbors, relatives in another town or state and friends from school or church will have a hard time helping you in a time of need if they don’t know your evacuation location.
Tell us what you are doing to be more prepared by commenting on this post, using the hashtag #PrepareAthon on Twitter or sharing your suggestions on Facebook.
Most importantly, don’t wait for the next disaster. Start preparing today.
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HABITAT DEDICATION CEREMONY
UncategorizedPictured are Nicholas and Stephanie Swan along with their children receiving the keys to their new home from Bob Howe, Habitat construction foreman. The Dedication Ceremony was held on Saturday morning, February 7th in the second home to be completed at 42 North Road in Conway.
Bob Magoun, past president and chairman of the Family Selection Committee welcomed nearly thirty guests. In his welcoming remarks, Bob explained that “the Dedication Ceremony gives Habitat a chance to thank the many people from our community who help make the construction of each new home a success”. He added, “donors, volunteers, board members, committee members, staff and our local community all work together to help carry out the mission of Habitat for Humanity – building affordable and decent housing.” Most important he explained, “the Ceremony is a celebration of the hard work and determination of this deserving family who is realizing the dream of home ownership.”
After an opening prayer and Reading of the “Litany of the Tithe-Built House” by Sam Johnson, Board of Directors, Dick Ficke, Vice President presented a brief history of Habitat. Founded 1976 by Millard Fuller in Americus, Ga, Habitat’s business model was to build and sell non-profit houses, using the proceeds to build the next house, and the next, and so on. Based on Christian principles, the mission, as it is today, is to build affordable and decent houses for neighbors in need.
The Mount Washington Habitat For Humanity Affiliate was founded in 1994 and in the years following has refurbished four houses; built 11 in the Robert Morrell Dr. complex; one in Fryeburg and so far two in the four unit complex at 42 North Rd., the first occupied by the Fowler family last May. Ficke further noted that Habitat has started another house on Grison Rd. in Madison, construction to be resumed this spring. To date, 48 children have benefited from the stability and security that Habitat homes provide, knowing what school they will be going to, that they will not be uprooted every few months at the whims of a landlord, what it is like to have one’s own bedroom and share in the economic security their parents enjoy.
Jennifer Lain, Family Partner, from the NH Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD) office in Conway presented the Swan family household gifts, courtesy of Proctor and Gamble and then a Bible from Habitat as a reminder to all of the Christian principles underlying the housing program.
After receiving the keys to his new home, Nick Swan thanked everyone who had anything to do with the success of this project. He reminisced about a conversation that he had with Stephanie a couple of years ago. They were talking about their then living conditions. He told her, “I don’t know how I am going to do it, but I promise you I am going to get you a house.” As it turned out, it was not too much later that he saw a advertisement announcing a call for applications for Habitat houses. He completed the application and although he met all the requirements of being a local resident for a year, had a housing need, was in the financial bracket and would agree to partner with Habitat in the construction of the house, there was nevertheless competition. Upon learning of his acceptance, Nick drew an analogy of his reaction to that of Tom Brady’s reaction on the sidelines when the Patriots secured the Super Bowl win in the last twenty seconds of the game.
“This is a dream come true, there is no other way of saying it.” He allowed that he and his family will forever be grateful for family, friends, neighbors, and most of all, the Habitat volunteers who made it all happen.
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Disaster preparedness: Are you ready?
UncategorizedThrough Habitat’s disaster response work, you see what happens to communities that have suffered great loss and are on the path to recovering from hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and other disasters. Today — as we stand with others across the U.S. to kick off the first National Day of Action for America’s PrepareAthon — we’d like to share simple tips that will help you and those closest to you better prepare for emergencies and disasters: