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The Habitat ReStore is our home improvement thrift store, located at 801 S. 60th Street in West Allis. Open Tuesday-Saturday. Visit www.milwaukeerestore.org for more information or stop in today.
Feeling CHAIR-itable?
Local artists are taking donated chairs from the Milwaukee Habitat ReStore, and reinventing them for the upcoming Fine Furnishings Show. All chairs will be raffled off to support building affordable housing in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is the premiere charity for the show.
Visit the Fine Furnishings Show on September 27 and 28th. Visit the website www.finefurnishingsshows.com Contact Melissa for more detailsat mherguth@milwaukeehabitat.org or 414-562-6100x13.
Auction Items needed for Annual Fundraiser
Do you have tickets to a sporting event? Ability to make a special craft? We are looking for unique items to be a part of our Annual Auction that will be held on Friday, October 10th at the Grain Exchange Room in downtown Milwaukee. If you would like to donate an item, or know more about the Auction, please contact Carrie Feehan at 414-562-6100x31 or cfeehan@milwaukeehabitat.org for more information.
Many local retailers have consumer advantage programs that will benefit local non-profits, including Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity! Next time you shop at places such as Harry W. Schwartz Bookstore or Pick 'n Save, ask to sign-up MHH as your charity of choice!
Register to vote at Milwaukee Habitat!
If you are a city of Milwaukee resident who is not registered to vote in Wisconsin, or if you have a change of address and/or name since the last time you voted, stop in and see Ayoka- she is a deputized voter registrar. In about 5 or 10 minutes you will be ready for the upcoming election. She can take registrations until October 15th for the November 4th election, however, you can register at your polling place on Election Day as long as you bring proof that you have been at your current residence at least 10 days.
To access your voter registration and polling place information, visit vpa.wi.gov.
Volunteers install ICF Basement Foundation
This past week, some of our construction volunteers worked alongside Don Rudolph, co-owner and inventor of TF Systems, to install an Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) basement foundation. It was the first try at this system and we would like to especially thank Mr. Rudolph for his generous donation of time, rentals, and expertise as well as the tremendous support of Mike Moran, one of our regular volunteers. The volunteers worked on the forming, pouring and stripping of the foundation and it is ready to be a part of the September Build Week! For more information about TF Systems and ICF Basements, please visit http://www.tfinsulatedconcreteforms.com/
Like to organize? Know tool repair? How to sew?
Volunteers are always needed at Habitat, especially in the following areas:
- Tool repair
- Warehouse organization
- Vehicle repair
- Windsock sewers
- Office work (computer literate preferred)
Typically, our volunteers work Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9a-3p. To sign up or for more information, please contact Katie Kowalski at kkowalski@milwaukeehabitat.org or 414-562-6100x14.
~Learn how to quickly and accurately hang an interior door, apply casing and baseboard.
Interior Door Hanging Seminar: Friday, August 22nd from 9am-12pm at the Habitat Warehouse. This will be open to the first 6 volunteers that apply! RSVP to Katie at kkowalski@milwaukeehabitat.org or 414-562-6100x14
~In partnership with WeEnergies, Focus on Energy, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Johnson Controls, A.O. Smith, and others, Milwaukee Habitat will be including solar technologies on all of our single-family homes in 2008!
Photovoltaic System Installation Seminar: Thursday, September 18th, 6pm-8pm at WeEnergies
Solar Hot Water Seminar: Wednesday, September 24th, 6pm-8pm at WeEnergies
To register: Contact Adam Helt-Baldwin at 414-562-6100x25 or ahelt@milwaukeehabitat.org
School Days, School Days, those dear old Golden Rules Days...
MHH has partnered with the Dominican Center for Women for the 5th Annual Community Harvest Festival- a day to promote programs of education, first-time homeownership, senior home retention and health while encouraging neighborhood building.
During the festival, school bags with school suppplies will be given to families in need- our goal is collect at least 32 school bags with basic school supplies (folders, notebooks, pens, pencils, glue, etc.). If you, or know of a group, that would be willing to help support this effort by donating supplies, please contact Ayoka Huff at 414-562-6100x11 or ahuff@milwaukeehabitat.org
