Volunteer
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| Webster Presbyterian
Church is a member of the coalition of eight Webster churches
that are involved in a home building project for Flower City
Habitat. The Coalition house is located at 139 Fulton Avenue in Rochester. The house is expected to be completed in early December. Would you like to volunteer to build the Webster Coalition of Churches Habitat home? We are forming teams from our church to work on the house at 139 Fulton Ave. Here our some dates we need volunteers. Remember no experience is necessary. The Habitat building foreman will show you what to do and provide the tools needed. It's a great learning experience! Contact Bob Smith 315-524-539 remsmith @ direcpc.com for more information or if you would like to sign out for a Habitat home work team. |
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Webster Churches Habitat Coalition House Achieves Milestones | ||
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Two major milestones have been recently achieved for the house that the Webster Churches Habitat Coalition has been building for Flower City Habitat for Humanity. First, in late February, the eight Coalition member churches joyfully learned that fund raising for the project had been completed. Funds to cover the total expenditures, which exceeded $68,300, had been received and there was $38.50 left over to provide seed money for a future Coalition project. Second, in early March, the Coalition received the wonderful news that its house at 139 Fulton Avenue had a homeowner. Hector Aponte and his wife Suzette Rodriquez and their two children, Darwin (age 17) and Geordy (age 7) have selected this house to be their home. They are excited about leaving an apartment in public housing to move into their own beautiful home. When they move in, the Coalition will conclude the project with a Dedication Ceremony for them, which WPC members may want to attend to congratulate and meet the family. The Coalition extends a resounding “thank you” to all the WPC members that gave generously to help build this Habitat house. Nearly 14% of the total funds raised were directly attributable to WPC contributions. The Webster Coalition also received a generous contribution from the Penfield Churches Coalition, which gave nearly 11% of the total from their fund raising efforts to support building their Habitat house in 2004. In addition, many members of WPC made additional financial contributions by supporting Coalition fund raising activities. Besides the financial support, a special “thank you” is extended to the many WPC members, who contributed their time and talents to participate in fund raising activities and to help build the house. Special “thanks” are also extended to the WPC members who participated in the project planning activities, construction scheduling, and specific fund raising programs. These include: Irv Crane (WPC Liaison), Shirley Crane (Fund Raising and Publicity Chairwoman), and Tony Hubbard (In-Kind Donations Co-Chairman), who worked on the Coalition Steering Committee; Bob Smith (WPC Construction Worker Coordinator) and Bob Rice (WPC Coordinator for the Penfield/Webster Golf Tournament); and Joan Powers, Amy Carleton, Cathy Denson, and Bob Kizer (Folk Singing Quartet) and Lou Muscoto and Vince Muscoto (Cello/Bass Duet) who performed at the highly successful Coalition “Building a House with Music” benefit concert. At the final Coalition Steering Committee meeting in late February, it was decided to continue the Coalition in anticipation of building another home for Flower City Habitat in 2006. St. Paul’s, Webster Presbyterian, and Good Shepherd currently have committed to continuing as members of the Coalition and the other Coalition churches are in the process of considering their continued participation. To develop a funding base and to facilitate the fund raising process, the Coalition expects to maintain selected fund raising activities in the interim, such as selling Entertainment Books. Along with supporting these activities, the Coalition encourages members of the Coalition churches to also support the Penfield Coalition’s fund raising activities for the house they are building for Flower City in 2004, since Penfield generously helped the Webster Coalition meet its project funding requirements. One specific activity that will benefit both Coalitions is the Penfield/Webster Golf Tournament currently planned for June. | ||
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Habitat for Humanity Pictures |
Sep 9 |