St. Luke's United Methodist Church in partnership with West Orange Habitat for Humanity

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House Build 2008 Information

Location of Property: 750 Klondike Street, Winter Garden, Florida

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SIGN UP You may sign up a month in advance the following ways:

• On the website by clicking the View link under Volunteer Opportunities on the left side of this page.
• Sundays after each worship service by paper or using the Welcome Hall kiosks
• Contacting the Scheduling Coordinator, Renee Wolfe at reneeh4hvols@worldnet.att.net

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• If you sign up and need to cancel, please inform Renee Wolfe ASAP reneeh4hvols@worldnet.att.net.
• If it is raining on a work day, please check your email at 7:00 a.m. for instructions.
• If a workday needs to be cancelled due to inspection or sub-contractor delays, you will be called or emailed.
• Children under 16 may not be on the construction site due to insurance issues.

WORK DAYS:

• Hours: Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. sharp to 3:00 p.m. - We will only be working half days until the end of September due to heat and weather.
• Clothing: Wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable, modest clothes.
• Coffee & Snacks as well as lunch will be provided.
• Instruction briefing will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m., if you arrive later, please await instruction at the check-in station.
• Lunch Volunteers may contact Cuca Lacombe at cucalacomb@aol.com
• We work every Saturday with a break for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years weekends, so please sign up for any days you have available.

DONATIONS:

• We want to encourage you to help us find sub-contractors willing to donate their labor. This will reduce the mortgage amount for the new homeowner!
• We also welcome donations of NEW materials and supplies such as roofing material (decking, shingles), HardiPlank Siding, drywall,, light fixtures, kitchen and bath cabinets, and any building supplies that fit the architect's requirements.
• Donation Questions: Ray & Betty Wilson at 407-297-1876 or raynbetty@bellsouth.net

MEET THE FUTURE HOMEOWNER

Mariel Deanna Jackson and her three children: Zaccheaus, 6; Zyria, 8 & Zyrion, 2.

Mariel has lived in Winter Garden for 13 years and graduated from West Orange High School in 1998. She has worked with the West Orange Boys and Girls Club and is currently a bus driver with Orange County Public Schools. She enjoys reading, cooking and listening to music. Her goals are to get a degree in early childhood education and one day own and operate a family day care with her mother.

WALL RAISING: October 4, 2008

GROUNDBREAKING: August 9, 2008

Pictured Back Row: Harold Bouler, Winter Garden Commissioner District 3, Thomas Jackson, father of future homeowner, John Rees, Winter Garden Mayor, Mike Bollhoefer, Winter Garden City Manager, Rev. Gary Shockley, St. Luke's HopeSpring Campus Pastor, Tom Runnells, St. Luke's, Rich Bergmann, St. Luke's & West Orange Habitat for Humanity, Nick Shannin, Vice President West Orange Habitat for Humanity, Front Row: Zyria Jackson, Zaccheaus Jackson, Mariel Jackson, Zyrion Jackson

HOW HABITAT WORKS:

Habitat is NOT a charity for participants. The families:

• are selected by West Orange Habitat for Humanity
• must qualify for their mortgage through showing adequate income and good credit history
• must perform 500 hours of sweat equity working on their home or other Habitat homes prior to closing

West Orange Habitat for Humanity also:

• Provides us with the building lot, cleared and ready for construction.
• Holds a 20 year, zero interest mortgage for each homeowner.
• Provides partial funding for materials.

St. Luke's United Methodist Church sponsors a home by:

• Donating more than half of necessary funding for materials and sub-contractors.
• Working with the St. Luke's Habitat for Humanity Ministry Team to plan all phases of construction.
• Ministry team purchases materials; coordinate sub-contractors; arrange for multiple inspections; organize, train and oversee volunteers to build the house; feed, hydrate, pray and support those workers; keep the congregation informed about the progress; and nurture the family along the way.
• Involving all members and friends of St. Luke’s who want to donate their time and resources to Habitat for Humanity.

Money from sponsors like us and from the community, donated sub-contractor labor, donated building supplies-along with the mortgage payments of the Habitat homeowners enable WOHFH to purchase land and materials for new homeowners. Since most of the labor is donated, the mortgage amount is below market value. This and the fact that no down payment is required, makes Habitat homes affordable for people who earn their living and manage their assets, but otherwise would not be able to become homeowners.

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Interested in Helping?

For Information on being part of the Habitat Ministry Team
and donating materials or labor, please contact:

Renee Wolfe
Phone: (407) 448-1009
Email: reneeh4hvols@worldnet.att.net