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Lexington Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian ministry partnering with volunteers and donors to eliminate substandard housing. Families in need achieve homeownership by purchasing simple, decent, affordable homes they help build with community partners.
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Photo Gallery
These tobacco stakes work great in your garden! $5/bundle or 50� each. Did we mention we have truckloads of these at the ReStore?
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Students from the University of Missouri helped us complete some homes before the holidays.
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Our current Lexington Habitat for Humanity staff celebrated at the ReStore before the holidays.
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Thank you to William Ney with the Lexington Public Library for teaching a computer class to our Habitat Homeowners.
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Emmanuel & Marceline and their family at their home dedication in December. Thank you to Wildcat Ford, Paul Miller, Ford Motor Company, Jack Kain Ford, PNC Bank, PNC Foundation, HUD, KY DLG, HOME and LFUCG.
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Race Director, Megan, posing with the Shamrock Shuffle 3K banner at the ice rink in Triangle Park.
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University of Missouri students show off their silly side as they say Thank You to LHFH for hosting their work trip.
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Don't do this! Donate your clunker car to Lexington Habitat through the Cars for Homes program!
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Lexington Habitat CEO, Rachel Childress with Mayor Jim Gray at the dedication of 224 Savoy Road.
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Paint recycling is a great team building activity! We recycle latex paint to sell at the ReStore. Email our Volunteer Coordinator to sign up your group today!
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Nate, Kevin, Alex, and Dave in our Construction Department are looking forward to working with volunteers and Partner Families in 2013. Thank You all for a great 2012!
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January 16, 2013 Newsletter
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 New Volunteer Registration
Was one of your new year's resolutions to volunteer with Lexington Habitat for Humanity? We've made it easier than ever to join the ranks of our faithful volunteers. Last year, volunteers donated nearly 100,000 hours of service to help us create affordable homeownership.
By clicking the link below, individual volunteers can register, complete a general orientation and schedule to join us on an upcoming date. The new system will allow you to track your volunteer hours, book volunteer dates months ahead and invite your friends to volunteer with you via Facebook. The system will also send you reminders about your scheduled volunteer dates and keep you updated on the progress of various projects you work on throughout the year.
To sign up a group from your church, fraternity, business or any other organization, contact volunteer coordinator Risa Richardson at [email protected] for details. We hope to see you soon!
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Meet Our Families
Two things have given African refugee Chantal Botakile inspiration. First is her children, both honor students at Henry Clay High School. Her daughter, Merdi, already is taking classes at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and plans to eventually go to medical school and become a pediatrician. Her son, Jevic, plans to become an engineer.
Second is the hope that one day she will be reunited with her husband, who was forced to part from his family on the day they fled from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Chantal and her children lived in a refugee camp in Uganda for four years before they came to the United States in March of 2011.
Now, she has one more thing to give her hope.
Chantal and her children will become homeowners in 2013, thanks to Lexington Habitat for Humanity and the generosity of sponsors and volunteers. Talking about her new home brings Chantal to tears.
"I don't have the English words to tell you how big my happiness is," she said. "I am so happy I can't sleep and when I sleep I dream about it."
Chantal, who holds a political science degree from a university in Africa, currently works in food service at the University of Kentucky. She and her children attend Ekklesia Christian Life Fellowship Church. She said she is grateful for the opportunity to raise her children in a home of their own, especially after they lived in horrible conditions at the refugee camp. She also hopes that one day she and her children will be reunited with her husband.
"I pray for him every day," she said. "I pray that God will keep him safe, and that he will see his children one day happy in a new home."
Chantal and her family will be building in partnership with home sponsors Larry & Kitty Parker. Volunteers from various colleges through the Collegiate Challenge program will help kick off this remodel build in February. |
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 Upcoming Dedications Please join us for a Habitat home dedication! |
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 | | Students from the University of Missouri volunteered with us for a week in late December |
Collegiate Challenge
A Collegiate Challenge group from the University of Maryland at College Park is volunteering with our construction department this week. The group will work on a number of projects helping to complete construction on three homes that started in 2012.
Special thanks to Bluegrass Christian Camp, where the students are lodging during their stay with us, and to Habitat board member Kathy Silberman, who will provide a special appreciation breakfast for the group on Thursday.
To sponsor a meal for a Collegiate Challenge group, contact volunteer coordinator Risa Richardson at [email protected]. Students from the University of Virginia will join us March 11-16, and a group from Siena College (New York) will join us March 25-29.
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 ReStore Job Opening
The Lexington Habitat ReStore is hiring a Volunteer Coordinator. To view the job description or to apply, please view the details here.
New Arrivals
The Lexington Habitat ReStore would like to thank Room Service for their continued support! A new shipment of donations will arrive at the ReStore from Room Service tomorrow. So stop in and check out all of the great items for sale!
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Lexington Habitat for Humanity is proud to be a Strategic Alliance Partner for the 2013 Midwest Residential Energy Conference March 12-13, 2013 in Lexington, KY. To find out more details please visit their website.
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| Save 10% |
Save 10% on one item at the Habitat ReStore located at 451 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503. Please print coupon and present it at time of purchase. The ReStore is open Monday - Thursday from
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and closed on Sunday.
| | Offer Expires: February 16, 2013 |
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