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Habitat For Humanity of Northern Fox Valley (our affiliate) is holding its annual Walk-a-Thon, which is in its 19th year, on Feb. 28, 2008 from 8:00-10:00am at the Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville. Student collect pledges and then earn those pledges walking during the morning of the 28th before the mall opens.

Because Habitat International does not allow children 16 and under on a job site, the amount of opportunities to involve youth is limited. This annual event is a great way for church youth groups to volunteer and contribute to the Habitat Mission. Please help spread the word about this great opportunity to help the Partnership by printing up this flyer.  If you can participate, also print out the Pledge Form, and if a minor wishes to walk, this release & waiver.

See the list of Pottawatomie Habitat Partnership members here.

• We need recipients! Odd as it may seem, our affiliate is having a difficult time finding home recipients. If you are in need of affordable permanent housing or know of someone who may be, please call the affiliate office at (847) 836-1432.

• The minutes of the August Board meeting are here.

House #11

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• 3/15/09: Next Saturday, March 21st (weather permitting) we will sheeting and shingling the roof. We need volunteers. If you are at least 16, can pound a nail, and enjoy a free lunch, you are qualified. If you can help out, please bring a hammer. Work hours are from 8:30 – until mid afternoon.
  
  If you would like to help but don't want to smash your thumb with a hammer, you're in luck! How about slicing your thumb open making lunches to deliver to the work site? If you're interested in being a lunch volunteer, contact Rita Burnham at 630-365-2063 for details.

• 1/11/09: Next Saturday, January 17th, and for the next few weeks (weather permitting) we will continue framing. We need volunteers. If you are at least 16, can pound a nail, and enjoy a free lunch, you are qualified. If you can help out, please bring a hammer. Work hours are from 8:30 – until mid afternoon.

• 12/14/08: Construction has begun!
  Next Saturday, December 20th, and for the next few weeks we will be framing. We need volunteers. If you are at least 16, can pound a nail, and enjoy a free lunch, you are qualified. If you can help out, please bring a hammer. Work hours are from 8:30 – until mid afternoon.
  
  The work site is located at the corner of North 15th and Dean streets in St. Charles, (north of Main Street / Route 64 and east of Randall road).

• 11/23/08: We are starting construction on a new house!  Next Saturday, November 30th, we will start building our next home project. We need volunteers. If you are at least 16, can pound a nail, and enjoy a free lunch, you are qualified. If you can help out, please bring a hammer. Work hours are from 8:30 – until mid afternoon.

House #10

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• 11/18/08: The excavation was done and the foundation has been poured. Once the backfilling is done next week, we can start building. The city required us to erect a chain link fence around the work site at a cost of $660. The sewer and water can be put in next week if the asphalt plants are still open so the street can be repaved. We need a steel beam to bridge the foundation. Once that's in place we will start construction on Saturday, Nov. 29. We expect to work every Saturday from then on to enclose the house ASAP.

• 10/21/08: We have the building permits from the city, three bids for the excavation and utility trenching, and three bids for the foundation and flat concrete work.  The basement should be excavated next week we can start framing within 3 to 4 weeks.

• 9/26/08:  City of St. Charles Building Dept. should issue the permits within a few days.

• The building permit for House 10 was submitted on July 14th.

• We need $40,000 to start building House #10. This will require raising $20,000 to $25,000.

• The architect is modifying the plans of the house on Bonfield into a 3 bedroom, 1¾ bath, 2 story house with basement for our lot on Dean St.

• HFHNFV has closed on the lot on Dean St. at 15th St. for our House #10.

Volunteers are always needed to help –-
work starts around 8:00 am every Saturday!