HFHKP vs. Winter

Just when I think it can’t possible snow anymore or be any colder, it does and it is. In spite of a very wintery week, the crews were able to get the back porch and the steps built on Cecelia’s house, as well as work on the siding and the soffit. Also, a very muddy Tuesday group, was able to get the foundation waterproofed and the drain system installed at the Hanna Drive house. We had been waiting for this window to open for a while!

On Saturday, volunteers from the Charleston Junior League and Wells Fargo, were able to complete the siding and soffit on Cecelia’s house. They cleaned the interior of the house so that it is “appliance and carpet ready”.

Again, I’d like to remind everyone of the St. Patrick’s Day event from 4:30 PM until 7:00 PM! I truly hope that you can join us in celebrating YOU!

This Week at HFHKP...

This week at HFHKP the plan is to finish installing the siding, build the back porch and install the appliances in House #124. On Saturday, a handful of volunteers worked at House #125 on Hanna Drive. They removed the leftover block and began to dig around the foundation.

This week we hope to finish digging around the foundation and also dig the sewer line. Weather willing, we can waterproof the foundation finally. Elsie, who is living patiently with friends, is thrilled that we are finally able to work on her house!

The lot in Montgomery is cleared! I have been working very hard to get volunteers in that area and the response has been good. Apparently the Davis’ are very well liked and respected in their community and lots of folks want to help! As soon as the foundation is in, we’ll be working there as well.

Just a reminder to all of the “Regular Crew Guys and Gals” about the event on March 17. I encourage all of you to attend. It will be very informative and fun and there will be lots of good food and friends. A good chance to hang out with the other crews!

A New Year!

Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam County seeks to engage volunteers from all walks of life as we strive to eliminate substandard housing. And now that winter is working it’s way out, everyone at Habitat for Humanity is gearing up to hit the ground running (or should I say building) as soon as the weather permits. In 2008, we were able to partner with 7 families and build with and for each of them a safe, decent and affordable house.

We were very blessed last year in that we had 44 faith organizations, 30 businesses and 5 youth camps join us in our mission. Several of the churches and businesses volunteered in the spring and had such a dynamic and rewarding experience, that they volunteered again in the fall. Needless to say, we look forward to partnering with them this year, too.

We are also very blessed to have a extraordinary group of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday volunteers that would love to have new volunteers on their teams. These volunteers work all year round and without all of these volunteers, the work that we do would not be possible.

So, if you are interested in joining a weekday team, bringing in a team of volunteers, need service learning hours for school, or as an individual volunteer, please call our office at 304-720-0141 and ask for Donna DeHart.

New Domain for Habitat

Just a quick note to bring to everyone’s attention that Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam County has a new internet domain: hfhkp.org

You will note that staff email addresses have changed to user@hfhkp.org instead of the old user@habitatwv.org and the website is now “hfhkp.org” instead of the old “habitatwv.org/Kanawha”