This upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday (July 7 & 8 ) we are looking for some extra volunteers to help with a large pick-up. The Woodland Hills affiliate is donating some items to our Azusa ReStore. We could use help for about 3 hours and it will involved some lifting. If this is something you are interested in please call 626-387-6900 and ask for Bill.

Our two build sites, Kenwood in Glendale and Sherman in Monrovia

will be closed on

Friday, July 3^rd and Saturday, July 4^th

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

June 9^th was a day filled with excitement and anticipation for San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity and the City of Glendale!  Expressing their appreciation for and confidence in affordable housing built by the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, Glendale’s Housing Authority took unanimous action to enter into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity to build five homes at 624-630 Geneva Street.  During the next 14 months, City and SGV Habitat for Humanity will develop the details of a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) that will advance the project to DDA approvals, entitlements, fundraising and groundbreaking.  Cash in the amount of $600,000 must be raised, and gifts-in-kind of building materials and pro bono services must be secured so that five more deserving, low-income families who live and/or work in Glendale will achieve the dream of homeownership.

The Geneva Homes will be the seventh development built in partnership with the Glendale Housing Authority. This will be SGV Habitat for Humanity’s first “green” build.

To date, 18 SGV Habitat homes have been completed in Glendale, and 11 more are nearing completion.  The five Geneva Homes will bring the total number of Habitat homes in Glendale to 34.  The Geneva Homes are the second high-density development SGV Habitat for Humanity will build in Glendale. City of Glendale requires that these homes be townhouse style to maximize City’s investment in the land for affordable housing. The homes will be two-story, 1250 square feet condominiums with common walls, 1 1/2 baths and a two-car garage for each home.

YOUR help is needed to raise the funds that will build the new Geneva homes.  The Geneva Campaign target is $600,000.  Ground will be broken when the benchmark amount of $400,000 has been raised, and fundraising will continue until the full cash amount is on hand to complete the homes.  Glendale’s own Elaine Wilkerson has agreed to chair the Geneva Campaign.  She shared her passion for the work of SGV Habitat for Humanity, “This seventh project in Glendale provides housing for young families that are a part of our community. I hope Glendale continues to support new housing that we can be proud of.”

“There’s no place like home,” Dorothy observed in The Wizard of Oz.  Those of us who own a safe and decent home often take it for granted.  But many children and their families, in Glendale and throughout the San Gabriel Valley, have never experienced a stable, decent place to call home.

Please click “Donate Now” on this web page to help a family, for the first time in their lives, to say, “There’s no place like home!”

San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity has a current opening for a Director of Construction and Procurement.The Director of Construction and Procurement represents the affiliate in all phases of pre-development, creating accurate construction budgets and time lines; secures gifts-in-kind of building materials for construction of Habitat homes and for inventory in the ReStores; secures pro bono services as a method of cost control for SGVH builds.

Minimum requirements are:

• General Building Contractor’s license required
• Serves as Responsible Managing Employee (RME) for SGV Habitat

Attributes and abilities required:

• Understands and embraces the affordable housing mission of Habitat
• Positively represents the affiliate in all business and interpersonal dealings
• Understands affordable housing and green building
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively represent the interests of SGV Habitat through negotiations with architects, municipal departments, inspectors, and providers of gifts-in-kind of materials and pro bono services
• Possesses construction expertise including a track record of successful cost-control management

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

To be considered for this position, please e-mail your resume to:

Sonja L. Yates
Executive Director
E-mail:  ed@sgvhabitat.org

What if San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine.

In addition, shop through the online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 900 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to the charity or school of your choice — hopefully San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation would go to SGV Habitat!

Go to http://www.goodsearch.com or click on the link on this web page and be sure to enter San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity as the charity you want to support.

Thank you for supporting San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity through GoodSearch online searches and purchases!

San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity celebrated its growing core of dedicated volunteers at a Volunteer Recognition Reception on Sunday, May 3rd on the beautiful grounds of the home of Essy and Connie Alamdari.  There were over 150 attendees, including Temple City Mayor Judy Wong and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino.  Perfect weather and amazing food donated by Ernie Cruz of Ernie Jr.’s Taco House in Eagle Rock and St. Bede’s Catholic Church in La Canada conveyed to the volunteers how much they are appreciated.

The following “Regulars,” those who have consistently worked construction on the Kenwood build site in Glendale, were honored:  Wally Anderson, Bill Boyd, Jim Davis, Virgil Graf, Wayne Kruse, Tom Lynn, Victor Sumann, Bill Weber, Bill Wofford, and Chuck Wolski..  Each was also honored with a gift certificate at local restaurants.  Gift certificates were donated by Black Cow Cafe, Carmine’s, Dish, Il Fornaio, Minx, P.F.Chang’s, Panda Inn, Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, and Spitfire Saloon Restaurant all located in the San Gabriel Valley. Singers from the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and the California-Pacific United Methodist Foundation, led by Jesse L. Martin, serenaded the Regulars with their beautiful rendition of “Bless This House.”

Also honored were 22 individuals who have procured gifts-in-kind and pro-bono services for Habitat and have donated countless hours of work on construction sites and behind-the-scenes. Recipients of the Loyal Order of the Bent Nail awards were Jesus Diaz, Jim Lamdagan, Al Silliman, and Bill Sjogren.  Recipients of the Loyal Order of Helping Hands awards were Essy & Connie Alamdari, Jan Berentsen, Joan Bouchard, Susan Clarke, Don Goodman, Tony Haynes, Sr., John Ingle, Jamie Keyser, Linda Magarian, Karen Norton, Monique Poon, and Howard Woo.  Recipients of Golden Heart awards for years of faithful service and stewardship were Roger & Elizabeth Booth, Ruth Brager, Tom Doud, George Garfield, Cindy Heydt, and Janelle Williams.  Vince Quinones was honored with the Ace Cain Humanitarian Award for exemplifying the spirit of the organization’s esteemed founder by securing nearly $100,000 in pro bono gifts and services for SGV Habitat for Humanity.

The nameplates on the awards were donated by David Lazier of Nelson Nameplates, and the wooden plaques were hand-crafted by SGV Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore manager, Bill Anderson.

SGV Habitat for Humanity depends on and thrives because of individuals, businesses and churches who donate time, money and gifts-in-kind of materials or pro bono services. 

SGV Habitat is part of the eBay Giving Works program. Now you can support our mission when you buy and sell on eBay! Here’s how:

Buy
You can find whatever you’re looking for on eBay – from baseball cards to new cars and more. When you do, shop for items that benefit us. You can get a great deal and support affordable housing at the same time!

Sell
You can also support SGV Habitat when you sell on eBay. Did you know that charity listings often get more bids and higher prices than regular eBay listings? Boost your sales and support our critical work while you’re at it! Plus eBay gives back to you too, with a fee credit on your basic selling fees. Just designate our organization to receive 10-100% of your final sale price the next time you list something great.

Buy, Sell, and Donate Now by clicking here to go to our eBay Giving Works page!

By donating a car to Habitat’s Cars for Homes ^TM  car donation program, you help San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity build houses in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable housing.

It’s quick and easy to donate cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, construction equipment or other vehicles - running or not! Plus, when you donate your car, your vehicle donation may be eligible for tax deduction purposes if you itemize. (Consult the IRS or your tax adviser for details).

Donate a car, truck, boat or RV to Cars for Homes ^TM  - Habitat’s official car donation program NOW.

Don’t forget to say your donation is for San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity!

Call (877) 277-HFHI (4344) toll free or donate vehicles online.

Our Pasadena ReStore, located at 770 N. Fair Oaks Ave, is now open on Mondays!

The Pasadena ReStore is now open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please mark your calendar to note you will have another day to shop for items in the Pasadena ReStore.

And just a reminder…

The Azusa ReStore, 410 S. Irwindale Avnue, is also open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Come stop by!

Now it’s even easier to stay connected with San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity!

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