Annual Report 2013

Help us build a foundation for the future!

J O I N T H E

movem ent

Sheridan Hollow orientation for prospective homeowners

2,805VOLUNTEERShelped provide a hand-up

653 A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONgenerous people and organizations made

9 HOMES COMPLETED in Albany and Rensselaer counties

302TONSof building materials

kept from landfills

and sold at the

ReStore

4,351 HOURS

of sweat equity were contributed

by Habitat homeowners, building their

homes and their neighbors’ homes

NEW BOOKS DONATED to Habitat homeowners through the

New Books for New Homes initiative

with Albany City Area Reading Council17 CHILDREN moved into safe,

healthy homes

300ATTENDEESat our 25

YEARSSTRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Cover Photo: Volunteer Kelly Ferguson

with Habitat staff and homeowner

Al Gavin. Photo by Donna Abbott Vlahos,

courtesy of The Business Review.

At Left: Current Habitat homeowner

Richetta Greene (on right) works with

future homeowner Heather Lane on

our “Fox Hollow” site.

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Board of Directors AS OF 6/30/13

CHAIR Todd Stevens | FASNY Federal Credit Union

VICE CHAIR Chris Wheland | City of Troy

SECRETARY Erin Glock | First Niagara

TREASURER Craig Keefer | M&T Bank

PAST CHAIR Al De Salvo

Board members David Blackman

Kristeena Dalby

Lewis Dubuque, NYS Builders Association

Jonathan Finke, Communications and Middleware Technology

Steven Krokoff, Albany Policy Department

Sister Catherine Kruegler, Our Lady of Grace Church

Cheryl Lasher, Capital Region Theological Center

JoAnn Morton, South End Neighborhood Association

Aaron Opalka, John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC

Cindy Pohlmann, NYS Teachers’ Retirement System

Robert Schofield, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP

Ralph Spiller, Northern Rivers Family Services

Willie White, A Village, Inc.

Steve Wilson, CHA

Annette Woodside, Northeast Sales and Marketing

We have the best volunteers, donors and staff in the world. Because of the time, passion and resources that you have chosen to give, Habitat for Humanity Capital District is serving more families than ever before.

We broke ground on our largest project ever in the City of Troy—“Fox Hollow” at Burden and Cross—in the summer of 2012. There, we are building 14 homes for hardworking families and creating a healthy, vibrant neighborhood on what was formally vacant land. Across the river in Albany we broke ground on our Sheridan Hollow project in the spring of 2013, marking the beginning of the most ambitious endeavor in our history. In the first phase alone, Habitat will build 20 new homes while our partners will construct quality apartments, new commercial and retail space and a redeveloped park for the neighborhood.

Habitat for Humanity Capital District also began celebrating our 25th anniversary! As we look to the next 25 years, we are filled with excitement and possibility. In 2014, we will build upon our accomplishments in new construction and will also announce a major initiative to address vacant buildings and blight in the Capital District. With your help, we know we will continue to make even greater strides to empower families, eliminate blight and revitalize communities. Thank you. In partnership,

Mike Jacobson, Executive Director Todd Stevens, Board President

Mike Jacobson Todd Stevens

VOLUNTEER!Students from the youthbuild program celebrate

with Construction Site Manager Al Gavin.

YouthBuild students in Troy and Albany work

with our construction staff and volunteers to

learn the trade and gain valuable skills for

the future.

CDPHP chose Habitat as one of their

2013 Charities of Choice—along

with Capital Region Sponsor-A-

Scholar. CDPHP raised funds and

provided volunteers to build a home

in our Sheridan Hollow project. They

understand that a healthy home can

make all the difference.

GIVE BACK!

Photo by Glenn Davenport, courtesy of CDPHP.

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Photo by Gary Gold.

LEND A HAND!

A group of strong ladies helped out in “Fox

Hollow” during National Women Build Week.

DONATE!Timothy & Jillian Carter support Habitat as

members of our Carpenters Club because it meets

a practical need for neighbors in their community.

“We give every month because a lot of people are

counting on Habitat and we want Habitat to know

they can count on our support.”

GET INVOLVED!When you call the ReStore to make a donation, chances are you will speak to our

all-star volunteer Lindy Sanford. “I feel like I am really making a contribution and that

I’m building houses through the work I do here at the ReStore.”

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The Habitat ReStoreThe Habitat ReStore is a home improvement resale store, but it’s so much more than that.

THE RESTORE SAVES YOU MONEY. The ReStore is a place where folks of all economic backgrounds can purchase deeply discounted furniture, building materials, appliances, cabinets and more. It puts home renovation and maintenance within reach for hardworking families.

THE RESTORE HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT. This year, the store kept over 300 tons of materials out of landfills by accepting donations from individuals and businesses. Looking to get rid of gently-used items or overstock inventory from your business? Instead of throwing these items out, donate to the ReStore and save.

THE RESTORE BUILDS HOMES. Proceeds go directly towards helping Habitat build more homes and revitalize neighborhoods throughout the Capital District. By shopping at the ReStore, you are investing in your community.

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Store HoursTuesday 10am-5pm

Wednesday 10am-5pm

Thursday 10am-7pm

Friday 10am-5pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

CHECK US OUT!Habitat ReStore is at its

new location at

70 Fuller Road in Colonie.

Phone: 518.275.6638

Total Income: $3,204,108

Total Expense: $3,097,741

Net Assets: $1,745,839

SOURCES OF SUPPORT

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Government Grants

50%

Faith/Civic Groups3%

ReStore Sales/Other Income21%

Mortgage Receipts

8%

Foundations4%

Businesses9%

Individuals5%

Programs76%

Fundraising16%Administration

8%

expensesof every dollar

donated went

directly toward76%BUILDING HOMES AND PROGRAM SERVICES.

According to the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, responsible charities spend at least 65% of total expenses on program and spend no more than 35% of related contributions on fundraising.

$50,000+City of TroyNYS Homes & Community Renewal

$25,000 - $49,999Dorothy Bauer Cornish Charitable Remainder TrustHabitat for Humanity International, Capacity Build ProgramSoftwood LumberThe Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation $10,000 - $24,999The Bender Family FoundationEstate of B.N. FloodyFirst NiagaraThe James McKee Jr. & Doris N. McKee Family Charitable FoundationThe M&T Charitable FoundationMichael & Janet MulvaneyNYS Department of Economic DevelopmentParish of Mater ChristiThrivent Financial for LutheransThe Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999Bank of America FoundationCDPHPThe Community Foundation for the Capital RegionCornerStone Telephone CompanyJohn D. Picotte Family FoundationLowe’sSchenectady County Chamber Foundation $1,000 - $4,999Albany College of PharmacyAyco Charitable FoundationBike & BuildBonadio & Company, LLPBruegger’s BagelsBrunswick Presbyterian ChurchCitizen’s BankTimothy & Jillian CarterRonald W ComstockCrisafulli Bros.Albert De Salvo & Susan ThompsonDelmar Reformed ChurchDST Systems Inc.First United Methodist ChurchGuilderland Chamber of CommerceDavid & Margaret HannayHannay ReelsHope United Methodist ChurchJohnson ControlsKeeler Motor Car Co.KeyBank FoundationMark Kleinhaut

Ralph & Jacqueline MarinoMcNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C.MetLife Foundation Volunteer Project FundNixon Peabody LLPMarilyn OttoEllen PicotteRobert SchofieldSiena CollegeUnited Way of the Greater Capital Region, IncDonald & Katherine WalshWhiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLPWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP $500 - $999Douglas & Pat ArnottBenjamin BattlesCSX Corporate CitizenshipFredericka V. Slingerland Family FoundationGoldman Sachs & Co.Greenbush Reformed ChurchBarry & Karen GreeneDavid HochfelderJohn & Rosemarie KinumKen MarkussenMcDonalds of Guilderland, LLCMcDonald’s of Watervliet, LLCMelrose Methodist ChurchHilaire & Judith MeuwissenMicrosoft Matching Gifts Program

Moorehead CommunicationsMortgage Bankers Association of Northeastern New YorkNKR & AssociatesNYS School Counselor AssociationCharles W. ReedReformed Dutch Church of SchodackPriscilla RichardsRalph D. SpillerSt. Clare’s Roman Catholic ChurchStewart’s FoundationFrancis & Elizabeth TherrienVirginia E. TouheyKevin & Mary TullyJerry WeissWilliam Copeland & Cynthia SturgesNadia Debbie Winslow $250 - $499Architecture + Bank of America Matching GiftsBrian and Dena BarkerDavid BlackmanPaul & Brenda BreslinC.L. King & Associates, Inc.Pamela J. ClementsJames & Maria CowardThe E.A. Barvoets FundFaith Lutheran ChurchFirst United ChurchFirst United Presbyterian ChurchJacquelyn JerryJames & Judith Maccrate

Thank you for your support!(Cash received between July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013)

When you support Habitat it’s more than an investment in homes. Together, we are breaking the cycle of poverty and building foundations for a stronger future.

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George E. MartinDoirbhle McGrawTerry L. MillerAnne MitchellPete NyeAaron OpalkaRobert H. ParsonsChristopher J PlummerSEFCUSisters of St. JosephTodd StevensMargaret SturtevantBernard ThibaultTremont Rentals, Inc.Victorious Life Christian ChurchRichard Vosko

$0 - $2491st National Bank of ScotiaTracy K. AbbottNancy C. AholaShawn AllanAugusta AllenG. & Dorothea AlongeElmer & Brigitte AltwickerPatricia P. AndersonMichael AntonioMaritza ArceMaria ArroyoBrian AsheCarol F. AsielloJohn & Catherine AttigRosanna AiuppaEphraim BackRosemary Piazza BaerJeffrey BaezKenneth H. BaileyDaniel J Baker, IIIKim P. BakerChellappa BalanGloria BallienRobin BarbourJudith BarlowThomas & Katy BaroneJoan R. BarronDana Renee Barsalow

John BasieBetsy J. BatesR. Russell Bates & Mary Lee BatesDavid A. BattyHank BeckerDiane and Don BellNancy Ruth BenedictSharon BerkoBethany Presbyterian ChurchTobi BickweatMary BiggarRobert & Elaine BlanchetFrank Bode & Diane FugleinFrank O. Bogedain, P.E.Michael A. Bonanno, CFPNancy R. BooneGrace M. BourdeauAnn BowenKatherine A. BoydWesley H. BradleyWilliam & Gloria BraydenDr. Ronald BretschDavid & Dorice BrickmanThomas & Anne BronchettiWilliam A. BronkMichael BrownGladys A. BrusaJeffrey & Kimberly BryantKathleen S. BrydenCrescentia M. BrynolfsonCharlotte S. BuchananArlene D. BunneckePalma BurkeFrank & Renate BushBarbara M. ButlerStephen C. ButlerThomas & Beverly CalistriEdmund CancellareCap Com Cares FoundationRichard L. & L. Judy CapulloEdward J. CareyCarman Wine & Liquor IncMark A. CaropresoAlice E. CarpenterDiane J. CarpenterRalph & Jeanine CarpenterBrian CarrDean & Susan Carroll

Donald & Dorothy CarrollJohn CarsonArien & Rebecca CartretteSherwood & Carole CarverJames & Alene CaseMary Anne ChiarielloWilliam & Winifred H. ChildsJoe ChowNancy ChudzikKyung Chun M.D. & Kuckhi ChunAnne M. ChurchChurch of St. Mary at ClintonChurch of the CovenantAnn E. ClarkThomas & Patricia ClementHelen ClemishireCoeymans-Ravena Women’s ClubNorman G. CohenShirley CohenRonald & Doris ColemanJoseph and Betty CollinsTim CondonJane ConklinE. Kevin & Cindy ConleyFrancis & Leanne ConronJohn and Kristine A. ConroyRichard ContiWilliam & Diane CorbettLura CorreiaAmy CorwinJoseph CostelloE. B. CowlesDonna M. CrisafulliKimberly CrispellKatherine C. CrounseKathleen CrouseDonald & Joan CsapossBarbara L. CureauEvelyn M. CurrieAlenore K. CusickSusan DahmFrank M. D’AmbrosioRichard & Dawn DanaDavid & Deborah DanielsEdwin & Mary E. DassattiNeil DavidoffAlbert & Marian DavisDiane Davis

Habitat broke ground on our

ambitious Sheridan Hollow

project in May 2013.

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Lydia DavisJanet DederickJohn-Michael DeebPhil DegaetanoJohn J. & Wendy R. DelehantyFrances DeleonKent J. DestefanisNancy L. DiederichRichard E. DiGiovannaColleen B. DolanJudith B. DouglasJoan DoulinThe Drake FamilyJames & Susan DrislaneJerry & Suzanne DudakSteven M. DudekDunston Brothers, Inc.Lori A. DurfeeJoe DurkinKelli DurrEastern Contractors AssociationVincent Edmonds IIRoberta EhlertMarilyn EilandMargaret A. B. ElbowShelby Jean ElfeldtDewitt & Dorothy EllinwoodLuella E. EllisDavid EllisonElizabeth M. ElzeLouis E. EmerickJoseph EpsteinAlison ErnstMichael & Joanne Esposito, MDDorothy E. EuvrardEvangelical Lutheran ChruchDavid FabianoPriscilla FairbankCorrine R. FalopeFarm Family Casualty Insurance CompanyLinda FarrellMichael J. Fields & Susan DelaneyAlexander & Susan FilipLouann E. FinkellPaul & Lynne FioreFirst Reformed Church

First United Methodist ChurchChristine M. FitzpatrickA. Lee & Margaret A. FlandersMatie FlowersJoseph & Joan FlynnMae E. FlynnVicki H. FolgerForever Tile & RemodelingEileen A. FoxRoberta FoxAngelo and Lilajane FrascarelliRod & Nell FraserJean M. FreedmanRichard & Susan FrohlichFundraising SolutionsThe Gade Farm LLCJohn F. GajewskiMark & Linda GardinerAnthony GarnerRobert GattoThe GE FoundationMarjorie A. GeigerRegina GeracitanoEdward Gillespie & Patricia DederickScott & Roberta GilpinWalter & Andrea GleasonErin GlockDavid L. GonsalvesHenry & Elizabeth GonzalezA. Richard GoodmanHerbert & Shirley GordonJohn GrahamJohn E. GrattidgeGreek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos SocietyRenee GreenCarol GreeneJohn GreenthalWorth GretterHope GriffithsGuilderland Elks 2480 Inc.Guilderland PBAMargaret GutmanRichard & Elizabeth HaggertyE. Wesley, III & Mary Lynne HamiltonPatricia HammondEileen Hand

Joseph J. & Susan D. HartLynne HartIrwin & Helen HassenfeldFrank & Harriet HauserPhilip & Susan Hawkes-TeeterBarry M HechtJohn HeffernanHeinrich Medicus FundBromwyn HeleneHerbert W. HenningsMargaret F. HolmgrenEdward D. HomillerFerne HornMelvyn HorowitzHarold & Alice HowesSusan HubbardKenneth & June HunterMargaret InderheesRobert & Kimberly IrwinMichael JacobsonKathleen and Vincent JiminoJoan MulvaneyRobert & Dolores JohnsonKimberly S JonesJust Cats Veterinary Clinic, P.C.Thomas & Christine KaczmarekMary Ellen KalledMichael & Barbara KaniaRon KarpienDavid E. KautzmannMichael & Barbara KavanaghPaul & Judith KehoeVincent & Janet Kehoe-FarinaEllen Kelly-LindDonald & Martha KennedyMartin & Joyce KenosianGrace KenyonKerry E KenyonJean E. KerrPat KesslerMichael A. KiesermanNancy A. KingLeslie King-Van ArnamMargaret and Steve KingJeffrey KlamkaJanet KloppPeter & Jean Kneiss

Last year, we completed

“Morton’s Walk”, a 16-home

project in Albany’s South End.

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Robert & Mary KnuthNorm & Linda KoenigsreuterKevin & Stephanie KohliSloane KoltAndrew KoskiKama KoudelkaKim M KozaRobert W. KriegerSr. Catherine KrueglerSusan A KurpMichael LabateWendy B. LancorHarriet S. LangleyGeorge August LangwasserClem LaPietraMichael LavelleSusan I. LawrenceScott & Denise LeberRichard & Barbara LeckerlingLinda LeClairRichard O LeeSuzanne and Raymond LemkaSally Lewis & Sarah O’BrienChristian W. LietzauLouise L. LiffordBob LilacThomas & Eileen LitzPhil & Marguerite LodicoStephanie LohbergRoseann G. LohreyWinsor A. LottDianne LuciNicholas LymanPatricia LyngRichard T. MacDowellJohn B. Madden, Jr.Kathryn MadiganPaul & Mary MallonMichael & Gail MaloneDorothy E. MancusiAntoinette M. ManiattyLouise C. MarksKenneth & Jean MarriottMarjorie A. MarronDonald Marsh & Karen Nowak-MarshJean-Paul & Muguette MartelCarl Martin

Robert and Brenda MartinianoDavid & Jane MarxMasten ConstructionBetty Lou MathisPeggy S. MaupinDouglas & Susan McCuenEllen M. McDonaldJohn & Jan McEnenyDenise H. McLaughlinJoseph McLoughlinThomas S. McPheetersEdward & Mary Anne McTiernanAlynn M. McTigheRosemary MeiselDonna MeixnerLinda Frazier MelansonJohn C. Mesch, MDJanet S. MessinaFrederick MetzgerHubert MillerLinda MillerWarren & Joanna MillerErnest & Glenna MillhamJohn MilliganBrian & Sharon MilzoffIona T. MirskyRichard & Carole MitchellDoreen E. MorganSandra MorleyCarl & Ildra MorseKatherine MossKevin A. MossCheryl A. MugnoSandesh “Sam” NaikRyusuke NakamuraHenry & Donna NeilleyThomas F. NelsonJoseph & Kathleen NeufferNew Jerusalem Home of the Saved ChurchDavid NitcherHannah NolanBrian J. NopperNYC CollectionEdward and Constance O’BrienJoseph & Rita OkonlewskiSean J. & Jo Ann G. O’NeillPatricia A. Opar

Alan E. OpreskoJohn & Bernice OrmsbeeDaniel & Pamela O’RourkeJane S. OswaldEdwin OtisJed PackNancy Anne PageMark Palinski & Chris O’Brien PalinskiDebra L. ParkerKenneth & Karen PassPhil & Kathy PaternoPhil & Dawn PatyLynn PauquetteKaren PaynterRichard PearceRonald & Barbara PearceRichard & Cathleen PeckhamDr. Stanley F. Penc & Dr. Maia Boswell-PencMarilyn PendergastCheryl L. PerrilloMary PersicoPeter PetrilloseRobert & Lisa PettGlen G. PfleidererCarmela PhiloLaurel A. PietrykowskiBurton PineGordon & Lettie PinneyPaula J. PlewRyan PlummerJames Prow, Jr.Leonard & Joan PutnickGino RadovicRichard & Judith RamseyJoyce E. ReceneRecovery Sports Grill - TroyRoger and Susie ReidSusan B. ReillyDonald P. ReissDouglas & Jacqueline ReynoldsJohn & Helen RichmondCathrine J. RiddleAmy Biancolli RingwaldRichard & Jo Ann RisingPamela RobbinsAlexander RobertsDonald & Emily Roberts

Debra A RobinsonRobinson Hardware Corp.Un Cha RodellRuth RohloffDebra M RooneyPhyllis A. RosenblumCharlotte H. RoundsPatricia RousseauLewis C. RubensteinVirginia M. RussellMichael & Alexia RyanSABICErnest & Dorothy SaccoAnthony M. SacconeMario SalernoCraig SamiofDaniel J.P. SamsonJames and Kathleen SanfordMargaret E. SantenMadeline SantulliJames & Joan SavittPeter Schiff & Nancy Willie-SchiffJacquelyn N. SchlappiRalph SchliefShirley A. SchmittKaren M. ScholzLaura SchultzPaul & Mary ScovilleMildred E. SelbyDoris M. SeligGeorge SenftWenjun ShaoPhyllis ShapiroSharon KunkelMary W. SheddJean & Charles SheviakEileen ShieldsRichard & Eileen ShireyRobert J. & Johanna B. ShoganJanice L. ShortRev. Alfred & Lois M. SiegelLeslie A. SiegardRandy SimonPaul & Diane SimpsonAnthony and Marilyn SircoKen SkrivanekThe Skyline Group

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Gina H SlyerJohn P. SmithMary E. SmithMary Jane SmithSteven & Kathleen SmithThomas & Lisa SmithSmith’s TavernJohn Smolinsky & Ellen PrakkenGeoffrey SnyderRodger & Rosalie SokolTheresa P. SpathLouis SpelichWalter & Elaine SpoorCalvin & Carolyn SpringSt. Patrick’s ChurchPhyllis A. StarkRichard & Charlotte StearnsDaniel SteenAnita SteinYaron SternbachRobert N. StevensShirley StewartJohn & Donna StiglemeierDavid & Ethel StoddardCarolyn M. StottRobert & Ramona StubbsSullivan-Jones Auxiliary No. 7466Susan and Charles SulzmanFrancis & Mary SzydlowskiWilliam D. TannerKaren TerwilligerDenise TerzianDonna M. TestaErnie Tetreault & Eric WebsterJanet M. ThayerPeter A. ThomasJudith V. ThomsonCarl ThorneConstance S. TilroePatrick & JoAnn TimmeJames & Vivian TortoriciJeff Trombetta TruistDeborah Lee TrupinTimothy C. TruscottMargaret Tucker

Dennis & Sylvia UlionLinda A. UlrichHerman & Devera UngermanChristine UrbanoDonald & Shirley VandervortGeraldine A. VaughnMichael & Clara VerreauMarlene VunkMargaret A. WallingfordJoe & Joyce WalshRussell & Marjorie WardKaren S. WatterworthJames S. WaugamanQuintin & Agnes H. WeaverGeorge WebbRichard WeberDebra S. WebsterVida L. WehrenKathleen WesterholtRick WheelerChris and Amy L. WhelandWilliam and Betty Jean WhippleJudith Hennessey WhiteWillie WhiteMichael & Patricia WiesmaierRobert E. WilcoxWilson Bros. Heating & CoolingJudith G. WingPaula WinigMeyer J. WolinRobin WoodAnnette WoodsideRobert & Alissa WordenYan WuBenjamin YaminDanielle YaminStan YaminYoung, Fenton, Kelsey & Brown, P.C.Charles & Concetta YoungbloodJohn & Barbara ZanellaCharles J. Zarriello, Jr.Hazel M. ZentsLisa Ziter

Darren T. AndersonMary Ellen BarretMarc D. BarronWilliam A.BeckerStephen J. BeditzBeverly J. BessetteJonathan BickJohn V. BouchardTimothy A. ButlerAlison H. CrockerDaniel J. EatonClaire P. EatzManette E. EddyRobert L. EwingDennis J. FarrarBarbara K. FioravantiWendy C. GilmanWilliam C. HammarstromTambrey L. HandleyJanet JosephTryon S. Lecakes

Paula McBathHeidi MikschBruce MerenessAnthony J. Nuciforo Sr.Sean P. O’BrienGregory C. PattenaudeWalter Douglas PaynePeter M. PettitCindy PohlmannLeif E. SagaasArthur G. SandersonMildred E. SelbyMonica L. ShortRobert G. Sliwinski Sabrina Smith-Gibney Karen B. TerbushLinda J. ValentiDonna R. VendittiCynthia M. WarnerDavid WatterworthKenneth Wersted

cars for homes donorsHabitat for Humanity’s Cars for Homes™ vehicle donation program helps local Habitat affiliates build homes! It is quick and easy to donate your car, truck, boat, RV, motorcycle or construction vehicle. Visit carsforhomes.org or call (877) 277-4344 for more information.

sefa donorsNew York State employees can give to Habitat through SEFA payroll deductions. The donations are taken out automatically, making it an affordable and easy way to contribute. Habitat has been a long-standing participant in the SEFA appeal, raising an average of $10,000 annually.

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Estate of James DeguireAdrienne DunhamStanley Dunn Susan Kilgallon

Michael MazzieMark PollanderIan Wessman

1. Donate monthly and become a member of our Carpenters Club

2. Check with your employer to see if they will match your gift to Habitat

3. Sign up to give to Habitat through SEFA if you work for New York State

4. Join the Legacy Society by making arrangements to benefit Habitat beyond your lifetime

5. Lead a “Build Change” campaign—collect quarters at your school or office to donate to Habitat

6. Increase your annual donation to Habitat this year

7. Donate your old car, boat, truck or RV through Habitat’s Cars for Homes program

8. Pick up a hammer and volunteer on a construction site

9. Organize a group to serve lunch to our hardworking volunteers

10. Invite a friend to join you on the construction site

11. Become a crew leader and lead other volunteers on site

12. Donate your gently-used home items to the ReStore

13. Shop the great deals at the ReStore—proceeds help Habitat build more homes

14. Volunteering at the ReStore once a week

15. Like us on Facebook (and follow us on Twitter) & don’t forget to follow the ReStore too

16. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter Hammer Times

17. Tell us why is Habitat important to you by sending your story to info@habitatcd.org

18. Invite us to host a Habitat 101 at your church, school or office

19. Donate your birthday—celebrate by building on site with a group of friends

20. Host a pancake breakfast to raise awareness and funds for Habitat

21. Attend our annual signature event and get to know other Habitat supporters

22. Advocate for affordable housing in your community—write a letter to the editor

about the need for organizations like Habitat

23. Hold a bake sale for Habitat—make house-shaped cookies and decorate them

24. Participate in our annual Tent-A-Thon event by camping out with your family

25. Become a family partner and work directly with future Habitat homeowners

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Above: Habitat homeowners Angela Tingling,

Mona Carter with her daughter, and Latrenda

Buchanon moved into their brand new homes

in Albany’s South End.