Habitat Elects Officers and Will Hold October Public Meeting

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September 16, 2011                                   Skip Frink 528 3983

                                                                   Habitat ReStore 653 3113                         

                                                                   www.habitatfranklin.org

                                                                                                   

Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County, Florida held election of officers at their September 13 meeting. Pam Ashley, long-serving Vice Chair, received the votes to become Habitat’s new Chairperson. She replaces Skip Frink, who will remain on the board of directors in other roles.

Ella Bond of Apalachicola, who has served in Committee Chair capacity for Family Selection and Family Support, received the nod for Vice Chair. Cliff Butler, Treasurer, retained his role, and Lori Switzer will remain in the position of Board Secretary.

Habitat’s regular monthly meeting in October will be the annual public General Meeting, where the board will review past performance and forecast the future of it’s building work in Franklin County. Our Franklin County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, has been operating only since 2004. This year’s General Meeting will take place at the Eastpoint fire house, on the corner of 6th Street and CC Land Road.

Habitat regulars make it clear that their mission is not one of charity to those with open hands. Rather, the catchphrase “A hand up, not a handout” explains that the group seeks to assist those who have already been helping themselves to the extent of their talents and capabilities.  Each family must invest 400 “sweat equity” hours into the building of Habitat homes, in addition to qualifying under Habitat guidelines of income, work history and credit history.   

Interested volunteers may visit www.habitatfranklin.org for information and a place to sign up for either construction or non-construction assistance to Habitat. The website also has information on how you may make other contributions, and has info on our Events ahead. The ReStore, at the old Apalachicola school location on 14^th Street, has bargain-priced goods of all kinds and accepts tax-deductible donations of all kinds of goods.

You Are Invited to Attend

The

Habitat for Humanity

General Meeting

To be held at the Eastpoint Fire House

on the corner of 6th Street and CC Land Road

Tuesday October 11 at 6 to 7 PM

At this yearly public event, our Habitat board holds an open forum.  We discuss past progress and future plans, all the volunteer opportunities we have for the benefit of Affordable Housing, and make nominations to the board of directors.

--Please advise us of your willingness to serve on our board--

	For information, call us at the ReStore office at 653 3113

 
 

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