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Spring 2007 ` ` Habitat for Humanityn St. Joseph County TOWNE Towne Air Freight Says AIR FREIGHT _.,s "HO Ho HOME!" A nyone involved with last year's Texas Build may remember the Big White Truck. It held walls, doors, windows, and hope. Towne Air Freight's Big White Truck transported a pre -built Habitat house thousands of miles, from South Bend to Hurricane Katrina victims in Texas. This year, Towne Air Freight is at it again. But this time, the Big White Truck won't be going very far. Towne employees from all over the region will spend time on the Construction site of a Habitat home here in South Bend. It all started when Towne Air Freight President, Tom Downey, made a heartfelt decision to cancel the company Christmas party Okay, so it wasn't cancelled —it was rescheduled for May of this year. Though the , Christmas cookies and punch will be traded in for hammers and nail aprons, the Christmas theme remains. Towne employees may have a striking resemblance to Santa ITOtN�E and his elves as they work to deliver a home to a local family in our community. ' Not only will this be Towne's first Christmas in May, but this will be Habitat for Humanity's very first Towne house in St. Joseph County. Ho -Ho -Home! 2007 Thrivent Lutheran House This year the `Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity" initiative will make the dreams of 355 families come true throughout the country. And one of those will be built in St. Joseph County for Mark Plummer and Natalie Kuplic, who say that, "Becoming homeowners has always been one of our dreams. We feel blessed that this opportunity is available to us since we have such a large family." 9Bui�ds Habitat I Thriven[ Financial baas.w r- for Lutherans In November we received the news that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide over $50,000 toward the construction of this house. Now, more than ten local Lutheran churches are coming together to partner with Habitat and Thrivent for the planning, fundraising, and construction of the 2007 Thrivent Lutheran House. The Mishawaka Restore is MOVING!!! Our Mishawaka Restore is moving to a new building and WE NEED YOU! Our new facility is located at 920 E. McKinley Ave., just two doors down from our current Mishawaka location. Volunteers are needed! Call for more information. Rek;re Now lL can decide when to volunteer! Access our volunteer opportunities online by following these simple steps: 1. Visit www.VolunteerUt).com 2. Find the link "St. Joseph County, HFH of 3 Create a username /password, and create your own volunteer profile. 4. Access our Volunteer Calendar. S. Find what project and dates work best for you. /� 6. SIGN UPM Volunt - e e Q vulumecrAtcuurgmeenrsystem Dates To Remember Here is just a sampling of what is going on at the affiliate. For complete information please contact us at 288.6967. • April 29th Homeward Bound Join us for 5 Kilometers of fun! Walk with us as we fight sub - standard housing and homelessness in our community. You can support Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County by starting or joining a walk team. www.homelesswalks.org • May 5th Towne Air Freight Build Kick - Ulf • May 5th Thrivent Lutheran Build Ground Breaking • May 13th Cover Indiana Bike Tour The Cover Indiana Bike Tour is a great way to experience a multi - day bike tour while raising money for Habitat for Humanity! • June 7th Matthew 25 Build Kick - Off • June 16th 7Wivent Lutheran Build Kick - Off • September 10th Women Build Kick - Off Special thanks to the following corporations and individuals for their help with the 2006 Banquet • Lowe's • Jed & Joann Fisher • Baker & Daniels