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Home - you are here Committees Volunteer Sign-up Application Information Newsletter - Current (provided as a PDF document.) Download FREE PDF Viewer NOTE: If you'd prefer to view the Current newsletter on a web page (as the Summer and Spring of '07), email us, say you'd like to read the Habitat Newseltter on a web page. and we will set the current newsletter that way also. Newsletters. . .older Fall '07 Summer '07 Spring '07 Spring '08 Photos - three on Morse Street Thank Yous! Archived - - - Contact Us Habitat International's own Site (You will be leaving this local site, so bookmark us to return.) Habitat International FAQ	Our THREE Current Homes: Two sites are across from Taylor's gas station on upper Main Street, Oneonta. The bottom one (2 north 7th St) is finished! If it's Thursday or Saturday - stop in, say "Hello." Our third site is 24 Monroe Ave. Oneonta. News from our Construction Committee: Greetings: To inform everyone of the construction progress made last week at our building sites. Directions to the North 7th Street and Monroe Avenue sites in Oneonta and to the Habitat Pole Barn in Hartwick are given at the bottom of this email. Please note that the scheduled work hours for volunteers on Thursday and Saturday are 8:30AM to 4:00PM. Volunteers should report to the upper house on North 7th to sign in and get your work assignments for the day. Also, if you plan to volunteer for work, please sign up with the "Volunteer Now!" button on our website so that we know in advance how many volunteers to expect. If you sign up and then can't make it, please cancel on the website. Volunteers must personally sign-in at the work site each day in order to be covered by our insurance. 10/5/2008 There were 15 volunteer workers on Thursday and 23 on Saturday. Saturday's contingent included a large number of college students. Work progressed at both the North 7th street and the Monroe Avenue sites. 2 North 7th Street: No work was done - construction activities on this house are complete. 4 North 7th Street: The remaining blueboard insulation was installed in the basement and it was covered with drywall. Taping and the first coat of spackling was completed on this drywall. The interior basement door (at the bottom of the Bilco® entrance) was framed and hung. Heating ducts were run to all of the rooms. At 4 North 7th Street next week: No work is planned on this house next week. 24 Monroe Avenue: The furnace was delivered to the site. Rough wiring was installed in the kitchen and dining area. At 24 Monroe Avenue next week: Installation of the rough plumbing and continuation of the rough wiring is planned. Other Habitat Happenings: Coming soon: HFHOC will provide refreshments at the Wightman's Lumber Open House. Respectfully submitted, Mike Donahue Chairman: HFHOC Construction Committee Directions to the North 7th Street Sites (Oneonta) From the center of Oneonta go east on Main Street (Route 7) until you see the Taylor gas station on your right. Immediately on your left at the corner of North 7th Street and Main is the site at 2 North 7th Street. Behind it, up the hill, is the site at 4 North 7th Street. Parking for volunteers is on the left just after you pass the building site, on the North side of Main Street in the parking lot across from the Dentist's office. Park at the extreme East end of the lot, to the right of the dumpster. Directions to the Monroe Avenue Site (Oneonta) From Main Street in Oneonta go North on Ford Avenue for 5 blocks. Turn left on Monroe Avenue (last left turn before Ford Avenue ends). Go one long block to Central Avenue - build site is on the left, one house after Central Avenue. Directions to the Pole Barn (Hartwick) From Oneonta, take Route 205 north to the village of Hartwick (about 15 miles north of Oneonta). Turn left (West) at the 4 corners onto County Route 11. Follow this about a half mile, to where the road takes a bend to the left and Weeks Road goes sharply to the right. At that bend, directly ahead of you is a large white house, driveway on the left, and pole barn in the back. Take the driveway up to the pole barn. Directions to the HFHOC office on Dietz Street (Oneonta) In Oneonta, take Dietz Street North from Main Street and turn right into the large municipal parking lot between Dietz Street and Ford Avenue. Park at the North end of the lot close to the office complex at 50 Dietz Street. The HFHOC office is located in Suite M. ________________________________________________ Remember, our regular work days are Thursdays and Saturdays, starting promptly at 8:30 am, and working until 4:00pm. _______________________________________________ ____________ _____________ Donations Honor a loved one with a donation in their name to your local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Please contact Habitat International and designate your gift for Habitat for Humanity of Otsego County Click Here to Donate to Habitat International! We are currently looking for a building plot in the Cooperstown School District. If you are able to donate a plot,, anywhere in the county, please either email us or call 432-7874. Our WISH LIST: This is a list of stuff that we sure wish we had. If you are of a mind to donate any of these things, we’d be proud to take it. And remember, your donations are tax-deductible and we can supply you with a receipt. Call our office at 432-7874 and Trish will gladly talk with you about how you can help. Pennies from Heaven: Cash – we are always grateful to receive, in any amount. And stop by our office to check out our Habitat merchandise – books, hammers, notecards – all priced to sell! All your worldly goods: We urgently need refreshments for our laborers. Lunches, morning snacks, and cases of bottled water, juice, iced tea, lemonade, and sports beverages would be terrific. We could really use a foldable plastic picnic table, to replace the extremely heavy wooden table that we currently schlep to and from our worksites. And, for our public relations and speaking engagements, we would really love a “Show Style” brand display briefcase. It’s sort of like a tri-fold poster board, but very sturdy, durable, and portable. A gift of LAND – we need building lots all around Otsego County. Donations are great, but if you have some land you’d like to sell, we may buy it if the location and price are right. We need people to volunteer behind the scenes on our family, fundraising, public relations, and volunteer committees. And people for our Board of Directors. For a relatively small donation of your time, you will receive a world of fun and friendship in return. We would like a person who has the experience and contacts to promote us to local and county governments. We would also like a person with photo/video experience who could develop a promotional video! And if you have specific building skills to bring to the site (and maybe a desire to teach or lead a small crew) – wow! _______________	Oneonta Centennial Parade, Saturday, October 4: Some of Saturday's volunteers made wooden letters (spelling out "Habitat for Humanity of Otsego County"). The letters were worn by participants in the HFHOC contingent in the centennial parade on October 4th. Habitat won the award for best nonprofit entry, and a cool fifty bucks! We owe it all to Mike Lanza! Whoo-hoo! ________________________________________ Check out our sign-up page, click button above. Call (607-432-7874) if this doesn't work, or you have any difficulties. ________________________________________ Lunches needed for Saturdays. Call Jeanne Miller - 267-4476 or sign up through our Volunteer Now link above. Lunch bringers' info.: At the work site about 11:30. . . Figure about 10-12 people. Sandwiches (or sandwich fixings) some fruit, chips, and (of course) some cookies or brownies (chocolate is a huge favorite) as a treat. Something to drink might be nice but not essential as there is water on the site. Paper plates and cups are usually already there. It's a great way to reward our hard workers, without wielding a hammer yourself! ________________________________________ Check out our Summer Newsletter: Pictured above, at our North Seventh Street site, is Miss Pindar’s Sociology class. On Thursday, May 29, the class traveled to the site and worked with our regular crew. Not only did they provide a day’s worth of labor, they also donated lunches for all of our regulars. And as if that weren’t enough, the students raised money through bake sales and a pancake breakfast. The class has raised over $700 for us! Read all About this and much MORE . . . in our current Newsletter. Thanks Marie Hegeman for another wonderful read! Habitat Happenings: ____________ Board Meetings - Open to public First Tuesday of each month. 7:00 pm at the Elm Park Methodist Church (on Chestnut St. in Oneonta). Walk through the open kitchen area and through the doorway in the back left side. Turn right into the hallway, the room is just up that hallway on the left - you'll hear us. Next meeting: July 1, Tuesday eve. Call 607-432-7874 with questions. Leave a message and we'll get back to you. _________________________ _________________________ OFFICERS: Tom Norris: President Jeanne Miller: Vice President Leslie Craigmyle: Secretary Rich Tyler: Treasurer Mary Ann Dowdell: Assistant Treasurer Board Meetings: The first* Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM, Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. All are welcome. Open to the public. Board Members: Carole Alicino, Leslie Craigmyle, Mike Donahue, Barbara Dauria, Bruce Downie, Janie Forrest-Glotzer, Marie Hegeman, Susan Melchior, Jim Milavec, Bill O'Dea, Judith Thistle, Norm Tiffany, Loraine Tyler, Alton Van Cleef, and Bruce Ward. ______ Covenant Churches have made a commitment to support the Otsego County HFH through prayer, volunteer effort, and/or a financial commitment. Our covenant churches include: First United Methodist (Oneonta) Christ Church (Gilbertsville) Elm Park Methodist (Oneonta) Unitarian Universalist Society (Oneonta) St. Mary's RC Church (Oneonta) First Baptist (Oneonta) First Presbyterian (Cooperstown) Christ Episcopal Church (Cooperstown) We thank you and greatly appreciate your help! ______ Future Events & Meetings: Board Meetings: Board Meeting, public welcome. First Tuesday of each month (except when listed here differently.) 7:00 pm, Elm Park Methodist Church (401 Chestnut Street in Oneonta). Questions? email Trish at our office: hfhoc@verizon.net Committee Meetings Volunteer Committee: The 4th Tuesday evening of each month, HFHOC Office, C50 Dietz St. Suite M, Oneonta, 7:00 pm. Chair: Jeanne Miller - phone # 267-4476. Family Selection Committee: Third Wednesday of each month (not during winter), Elm Park Methodist Church or Cooperstown location, 7:00 pm. Check with Trish at the Office (432-7874) for confirmed time and place. Family Support Committee: Second Tuesday of each month, Elm Park Methodist Church 7:00 pm at the Habitat Office, Suite M, 50 Dietz Street, in Oneonta (directions above). Check with Trish at the Office (432-7874) for confirmed time and place. Publicity Committee: The 4th Tuesday evening of each month, 46 Ford Ave., Oneonta, 7:00 pm. Chair: Lorraine Tyler- phone #433-2452 Members: Barbara Dauria, (web) Marie Hegeman, Adam Ryburn, Meaghan Swan, Anna Stave. Note to other committees Please email Touchstonecom@stny.rr.com with your meeting information (preferably with general meeting times, so we don't have to revise each month - but we can do that if you need.), and we will post it here.
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Our THREE Current Homes:

Two sites are across from Taylor's gas station on upper Main Street, Oneonta. The bottom one (2 north 7th St) is finished!
If it's Thursday or Saturday - stop in, say "Hello."
Our third site is 24 Monroe Ave. Oneonta.

News from our Construction Committee:
Greetings:
To inform everyone of the construction progress made last week at our building sites.

Directions to the North 7th Street and Monroe Avenue sites in Oneonta and to the Habitat Pole Barn in Hartwick are given at the bottom of this email.

Please note that the scheduled work hours for volunteers on Thursday and Saturday are 8:30AM to 4:00PM. Volunteers should report to the upper house on North 7th to sign in and get your work assignments for the day.

Also, if you plan to volunteer for work, please sign up with the "Volunteer Now!" button on our website so that we know in advance how many volunteers to expect. If you sign up and then can't make it, please cancel on the website.

Volunteers must personally sign-in at the work site each day in order to be covered by our insurance.

10/5/2008

There were 15 volunteer workers on Thursday and 23 on Saturday. Saturday's contingent included a large number of college students. Work progressed at both the North 7th street and the Monroe Avenue sites.

2 North 7th Street: No work was done - construction activities on this house are complete.

4 North 7th Street: The remaining blueboard insulation was installed in the basement and it was covered with drywall. Taping and the first coat of spackling was completed on this drywall. The interior basement door (at the bottom of the Bilco® entrance) was framed and hung. Heating ducts were run to all of the rooms.

At 4 North 7th Street next week: No work is planned on this house next week.

24 Monroe Avenue: The furnace was delivered to the site. Rough wiring was installed in the kitchen and dining area.

At 24 Monroe Avenue next week: Installation of the rough plumbing and continuation of the rough wiring is planned.

Other Habitat Happenings:
Coming soon: HFHOC will provide refreshments at the Wightman's Lumber Open House.

Respectfully submitted,
Mike Donahue
Chairman: HFHOC Construction Committee

Directions to the North 7th Street Sites (Oneonta)
From the center of Oneonta go east on Main Street (Route 7) until you see the Taylor gas station on your right. Immediately on your left at the corner of North 7th Street and Main is the site at 2 North 7th Street. Behind it, up the hill, is the site at 4 North 7th Street. Parking for volunteers is on the left just after you pass the building site, on the North side of Main Street in the parking lot across from the Dentist's office. Park at the extreme East end of the lot, to the right of the dumpster.

Directions to the Monroe Avenue Site (Oneonta)
From Main Street in Oneonta go North on Ford Avenue for 5 blocks. Turn left on Monroe Avenue (last left turn before Ford Avenue ends). Go one long block to Central Avenue - build site is on the left, one house after Central Avenue.

Directions to the Pole Barn (Hartwick)
From Oneonta, take Route 205 north to the village of Hartwick (about 15 miles north of Oneonta). Turn left (West) at the 4 corners onto County Route 11.
Follow this about a half mile, to where the road takes a bend to the left and Weeks Road goes sharply to the right. At that bend, directly ahead of you is a large white house, driveway on the left, and pole barn in the back. Take the driveway up to the pole barn.

Directions to the HFHOC office on Dietz Street (Oneonta)
In Oneonta, take Dietz Street North from Main Street and turn right into the large municipal parking lot between Dietz Street and Ford Avenue. Park at the North end of the lot close to the office complex at 50 Dietz Street. The HFHOC office is located in Suite M.
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Remember, our regular work days are Thursdays and Saturdays, starting promptly at 8:30 am, and working until 4:00pm.
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Donations

Honor a loved one with a donation in their name to your local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Please contact Habitat International and designate your gift for Habitat for Humanity of Otsego County Click Here to Donate to Habitat International!

We are currently looking for a building plot in the Cooperstown School District. If you are able to donate a plot,, anywhere in the county, please either email us or call 432-7874.

Our WISH LIST:

This is a list of stuff that we sure wish we had. If you are of a mind to donate any of these things, we’d be proud to take it. And remember, your donations are tax-deductible and we can supply you with a receipt. Call our office at 432-7874 and Trish will gladly talk with you about how you can help.

Pennies from Heaven:
Cash – we are always grateful to receive, in any amount. And stop by our office to check out our Habitat merchandise – books, hammers, notecards – all priced to sell!

All your worldly goods:
We urgently need refreshments for our laborers. Lunches, morning snacks, and cases of bottled water, juice, iced tea, lemonade, and sports beverages would be terrific.
We could really use a foldable plastic picnic table, to replace the extremely heavy wooden table that we currently schlep to and from our worksites.
And, for our public relations and speaking engagements, we would really love a “Show Style” brand display briefcase. It’s sort of like a tri-fold poster board, but very sturdy, durable, and portable.

A gift of LAND – we need building lots all around Otsego County. Donations are great, but if you have some land you’d like to sell, we may buy it if the location and price are right.

We need people to volunteer behind the scenes on our family, fundraising, public relations, and volunteer committees. And people for our Board of Directors. For a relatively small donation of your time, you will receive a world of fun and friendship in return.
We would like a person who has the experience and contacts to promote us to local and county governments.
We would also like a person with photo/video experience who could develop a promotional video!
And if you have specific building skills to bring to the site
(and maybe a desire to teach or lead a small crew) – wow!

_______________

Our THREE Current Homes:

Two sites are across from Taylor's gas station on upper Main Street, Oneonta. The bottom one (2 north 7th St) is finished! If it's Thursday or Saturday - stop in, say "Hello." Our third site is 24 Monroe Ave. Oneonta.

Check out our sign-up page, click button above. Call (607-432-7874) if this doesn't work, or you have any difficulties.

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Lunches needed for Saturdays.

Call Jeanne Miller - 267-4476 or sign up through our Volunteer Now link above.

________________________________________

Two sites are across from Taylor's gas station on upper Main Street, Oneonta. The bottom one (2 north 7th St) is finished!
If it's Thursday or Saturday - stop in, say "Hello."
Our third site is 24 Monroe Ave. Oneonta.

Check out our sign-up page, click button above.
Call (607-432-7874) if this doesn't work, or you have any difficulties.