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helpers are back with us..Alex from Yale University, Pat from Iona Prep and Bruno, the boy scouts, Dave and his two sons, all helping us complete our move, we still need help...Alex Phillippidis stopped to say hi, formerly of the Westchester Business Journal and more..a great day..so we have been very successful in so many ways, so much has been blessed.. we believe everytime someone walks in there will be a blessing, no question...sounds funny, but it is true..for our work is profound and built upon people like yourself helping.. no question...this after returning back from New Orleans yesterday, helping people, and bringing back the spirit of NOLA for the work we will do here to raise money for our New Yorleans express thru our mardi gras..

along with that our advocacy for more homes this year will be profound..

so stop and see our new headquarters..Jim Killoran

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Everyday is gift..writing this from NOLA, talking to Rovella a great employee at starwood hotels...
the people, the music the food make Norleans she says, and the faith, you gotta keep that faith..it  has been a most successful trip planning for the New Yorlenas express, with a mardi gras event, and silent art auction raising support for our trip here in March to continue to help this great city rebuild... I am proposing a national conference on community service here with corporations...Yesterday I had a great lunch wtih Exec Dir. Jim Pate of New Orleans habitat, after i went out the ninth ward, and visted families and staff...we had helped build homes for there, we were joined by Flo Sno who we helped relocate back to New Orleans here, with her two great kids after they were displaced to New York from the Katrina migration...Katrina, Jim Pate, states that few people remember life pre Katrina...headlines in newspapers mark articles about recvery still, it should be a blessed year for NOrleans with the people here seeing two Bowl games, and mardi gras early, the economy looks bright..but the housing needs to come back..and that is why were are here, so Rovella and Stacy and Flo and Erica and Sharon and their families can all relocate back to live here, it is our American responsibility and Christian and Jewish and Muslim responsibility......

As i called back on conference call with my team, I pray for our construction in new york, i read  a Wall Stret Journal aritcle of Public housing designed creatively across the country, with dignity and  pride, rather than drab and depressing design...the New Yorleans express will see amazing things this year of 2008 coming, some of you have made  online donations to us, and you will amazing things this year by Habitat of Westchester, the Excitement has just begun and is building in ways that EVERYONE CAN HAVE A HOME...no question, with gratitude for New Orleans New Rochelle Metarie and Mt Kisco, and the towns and cities that we are all blessed to live in wtih freedom, jjk

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Twice the night before Christmas and all through the house....house, not many can afford one today....only apartments..the headline agains read, housing at a critical need..sub prime lending crisis hitting..rent go thru the roof...what child is born into our world in substandard housing today..into a world  that people cant dream of having a home.. or into a country that people dont have running water...i go to new orleans with my kids this week for a two day in and our trip that will allow me to be able to have them see our work we have done and help to set up our New Yorleans express trip later this winter...a group i helped to start will send 250 people to build in mexico the day after Christmas,where 6 homes will be built.- volunteers today work for a Christmas -eve build on homes to help build -and finish homes on Lincoln Avenue in New Rochelle and four homes -come to be put up this week in Yonkers...what homes are there, what child is this, what Christmas doyou celebrate...so remember many need a home, many need to dream, -twice the night before Christmas and we recommit that eve-ryone has a house, a home.. God bless, jjk------------------------------------------------------------------

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As i get ready to take my two sons to new orleans, thanks to a great donor who always helps. we will plan a trip for the late winter to bring a group there as part of our continued New Yorleans Express, New York to New Orleans, New Orleans to New York..one dream one team..Our efforts have seen Stacy and her family get housed, Sharon and her family have hope, Mary Luz and her family have a home and the list goes on...

An american city, now needing to be rebuilt...in our lifetime..some aruge no, but as we often hear, i believe charity and help should begin at home in our own country, and this is certainly something tht could happen to any American City, in some ways...like Mamoroneck ..etc..In February we will hold a Mardi Gras event and silent auction, more info to follow...this is part of a Christmas journey if you will, after having seen Millard Fuller the founder and JimmyCarter in Ga. last week, with a "faith" trip, this is more an Action trip to prepare for rebuilding there...needless to say this takes nothing away from our work starting in Yonkers this week...four more homes..four of four hundred Ihope...be blessed as one of my New Orleans families always says to me, as they call me Mr. Jim...be blessed to all of you this holiday season..jjk

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Back from Ga.. a great blessing to be with President Carter at the Fuller Center for housing and the founder of Habitat Millard Fuller..President Carter gave devotions and spoke about what needs to be done in terms of the world, his work and his hope and prayer for all,..it was a joy to meet with Fuller employees, Millard Fuller and Linda, and to inspire me to recommit to our mission, simple decent affordable homes for all.. no question..The theolog of the hammer during this time of Hannukkah , Christmas and Ramadan, encourages all to get involved to celebrate and to love one another thru helping those in need have a simple decent home..as we gather around the table for our holidays, please make a donation and prayer in Habitat's honor so others may have a simple decent home. God bless, jjk

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Lakeland High school habitaters came to the rescue in a big way today, helping at our Habitat Restore with the move.. many came by and our larger space is a great blessing..but let me tell you how important the youth of Lakeland High school are and their parents and teachers and their commitment to Habitat...

they come and volunteer anywherein the county with great attitudes, great inspiration great help...today they moved mountains again, no question....so to Lakeland High school habitat club, thank you!!!! You are the best again.. God bless, jjk

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wealth what we celebrate...a new hotel in white plains..overdevelopment which will surely cause agan the bronx river to overflow, and the down county areas...pr for the developer only that no one else is allowedto get their name, in, because the city is controlled by the developer..not just one city but many in Westchester...in the meantime, new rochelle has no affordable homes going up on any scale that the renters and their children will be able to live in in their future..the developer along with others in the city go back to CentralPark West..the night sleeps with no sounds of Christmas, no Silver Bells, its Christmas time in the city, silence, in New Ro....but wait we have our new building...at 524 main street a haven for headquarters of Hope...the small business community who are excluded from the incrowd pr, knows this...the residents who live here on evenings and weekends know this...it will surely be a great place of strength for New Rochelle and this county, no question!!!! so on Prancer, On Dancer, on Developer and Vixen, go south to florida while the rest of us are here, with the real Spirit of Christmas, helping those who are lower income to be lifted up out of poverty, to become homeowners, helping small businesses to make it incommunities, and to help Santa and real Silver Bells ring of freedom, opportunity and blessings for all...

join us Dec 22nd at our headquarters for the kickoff..

 

Last thank you to Scarsdale High School Habitat club..200 people came to the school cafeteria, who helped us build ginger bread homes and and raised money to help us have a great Christmas no question!!!!!!! more than 1000 dollars were raised with two hundred volunteers and families..now that's the Spirit of Christmas..jjk

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A NEW HEADQUARTERS ON 524 MAIN STREET NEW ROCHELLE..A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR KICKOFF OF OUR 20TH ANNVIERSARY CAMPAIGN, THREE FLOORS, GREAT SPACE, A TRUE BLESSING, WITH PRAISE TO THE ONE GOD THAT CALLS US TO LOVE, NOT HATE, TO BUILD NOT TEAR DOWN, TO UNITE, NOT TO FIGHT...THE THEOLOGY OF THE HAMMER IS IN FULL GEAR HERE AND WILL BE AS WE NOW MOVE INTO THE MANTRA EVERYONE A HOME....EVERYONE A HOME IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NO EXCUSES...

 

WITH THAT IN MIND, WE MUST MOVE AHEAD,..I DID A RADIO INTERVIEW THIS WEEK BEING ASKED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING..A LOCAL POLTICIAN STATED, WELL THERE ARE TAX INCENTIVES..WHICH I AM IN FAVOR OF, BUT I REPLIED, THERE ARE ALSO HUGE GIVES TO DEVELOPERS, NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HOLDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN THEIR BUILDINGS...WHOSE FAULT IS IT, THE DEVELOPERS..NO THEY ARE HONEST, THEY ATTEST THEY ARE THERE TO MAKE MONEY, IT IS THE LOCAL POLITICIANS WHO SAY THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THE AVERAGE CITIZENS RIGHTS, AND THEN GIVE IT AWAY..WHAT A JOKE..ON THE BOWERY WHERE I USED TO HELP THE HOMELESS...THERE ARE NOW AVALON UNITS, LIKE BEHIND MY OFFICE..BUT THEY HAD TO DO TWENTHY PER CENT AT LEAST SET ASIDES...NO QUESTION..

BUT HERE WE HAVE BENT OVER ...BACKWARDS FOR THE DEVELOPERS ON THE BACK OF TAX PAYERS WHO GREW UP HERE WHILE DEVELOPERS STAND NEXT TO THEIR MODELS AND LOOK GREAT, OF COURSE, WHY NOT, AND IF THERE IS AFLOOD THEY FLY TO THE HAMPTONS ON THEIR HELICOPTERS, OF COURSE..BUT US, THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS,. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTS THEIR HELICOPTERS, THEIR MODELS, THEIR GOLF, WHILE NO ONE IS LIFTED OUT OF HARTLEY YET,OUT OF OTHER PROJECTS OF YESTERYEAR...WHO ARE THE STUPID ONES HERE..TIME TO STEP UP THE PLATE WITH HABITAT, AND HIT A HOMERUN, SPEAK UP ACT AND ADVOCATE AND BUILD...MAKE YOUR DONATION NOW, WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN!!!!!!!!

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A holiday family party was in place last nite at New Rochelle High schools..volunteers from New Rochelle, Eastchester, Byram Hills, and more were there to help meet and greet and feed our Habitat families..what agreat thing..we are so happy with the leaders from our high school clubs.. no question..they are great..

we need allt he help we can get with these great youth, who will change the face of the world...they brought food, and Mr Rubins helped lead the crowd, they had music and ourfamilies had a great time..thankyou so much!!!!!

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a holiday party of a builder a great fratello, Louie, and many great people..all diverse all different backgrounds..  Claude 80 years young, states, you have a real Esprit de corp..with Nick a great man successful in concrete buildings building nyc..what a world, this guys have helped to create, 11 children 6 the other..and stories of rebuilding the city...i told him of our concrete homes...with carbon fiber, and with strenght to build homes with, surprised was he, he stated lets do this..lets make this happen, let me see these go up...we take so much for granted every home, every condo,every coop, every street, we live in we ride in we walk on..who built them, who helped to survive building them, who labored over them...the psalm says I shall bless the Lord at all times, His praise ever in my mouth..may we Praise Him for great people of all ages, great fratellos, friends, amicos, amicas, amigos, amigas and more.

Aujourdhui j'ai parle avec un personne avec les meres des etuidents decole dans Larchmont..Francais..

They raised five thousand dollars for our work with flood victims, merci beaucoup...merci mon Dieu pour tu...

a domain, Jacquess. jjk

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HOUSING CRISIS A GRADUAL DISASTER, STATES THE ARTICLE..

  HOMES FORECLOSED..PEOPLE TAKING ALL THEIR EQUITY OUT, people overspending, is that what we do, is that how we live..i know in our constant buy buy buy, and i like to buy..we dont stop. we get we grab we go, we gourd, and we are obese, while the world lives with 99 per cent less...yet we are part of the world..during this holiday season, you might know someone who needs help, someone who needs love and assistance, and many ofyou help friends, for which i say thanks be to God...and ifyou have the ability to help guide someone in a crisis, lets do it  so we can help them retain their home..lets see what we can do to reach out to others and to be thankful for God, for little things, life, liberty, walking, breathing, eating, sharing and laughing...lets look at 2008 as a time of change in our lives for the better. .pray for those who fear they will lose their homes this holiday season and pray for those who need help...EVERYONE A SIMPLE DECENT HOME..God bless, jjk

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Veterans.the lives they gave to us and to others here and across the world..remember them, we need them, we need soldiers, we need to pray for their lives and success. God Bless, jjk

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the other night i went to church..church steps that is, and i heard a choir of homeless people..I was blessed thru a friend and donor to give coats, gloves, and hats to the homeless on the steps of Fifth Avenue Pres. Church, ...thank you Jim they said.. it was a choir of homeless saying we are grateful...it was the best church service i heard, homeless giving thanks to God and in fellowship over a simple thing like socks and gloves..what do we sing thanks for!!!!!!!

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A blessed day for all of us..we get ready to move into a new space on Main Street and we look to be able to have room for more furniture, and supplies at our restore to sell, no question.. Restoers are successful everywhere, and it helps us raise support..Kathy L. and her husband dropped of an early morning sofa someone will use and buy for nealy nothing at 730 am to me..cabinets come in from Larchmont, a year old, where someone just bought the hosue and doesn't like the color and we will sell them to raise support..tiles from Bedford are given, Jim at the Italian Bakery has tiles for us.. and they willhelp someone have a new floor, it is all good.

I also head to Yonkersr this morning for a trip to the kickoff of Yonkersopoly, the new game board bySt Joes medical center, sold as a fundraiser...Yonkers is a great city, very proud we are there working on concrete homes and changing neighborhoods...together.

Yesterday I met with my trio of Mary and Michael L. from NY Title..and we helped plan out Superbowl Sunday feb 3rd...Stew Leonards will donate food and volunteers from Pace Universtiy football team to others will all be out to buld with us, no question..a posslbe NFL star may join us too, and a great raffle..and hats of to Harley Davidson, Feb 16th they do their third annual Casino nite for ua at their great Harley Space, what a blessing...so much to be grateful for..and tonite our family holiday party at New Rochelle High school..who could ask for more....

last pray for the White PLains families who were burned out in the fire last week, today i meet to see if we can help place them...

So on dancer prancer Commit and Vixen, Michael and Mary and Sandy and Dick's son, we go to build we go to change and have Christmas and Hannukah everyday in our lives with the gift of home ownership..jjk

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it all starts...with hope idea, prayer and discussion...i was invited today to one of our old and strongest partners, Brxonville Reformed Church, in Bronxville, to talk about affordable housing, by our board member, Joe French, and long time activist..Joe introduced me to a number of our regular builders over the year, Bill, Stoddard, Mark, John, Joe, successful business people, some active some retired, but not in their faith..still active they came for a Mens group discussion on affordable housing.....

What do we do, what are the incentives, what are the economics, what makes sense, an article on 10,000 units proposed by 2020..by the county was read from the NY Times...for me it is about faith, will, incentive, smart planning, green growth, and hope...why not Bronxville, why not here, what is stopping us..became the discussion....out of that two sites were pointed out today...possibly for four homes...no, yes!!!!! in Bronxville! 

if we can do it in Bedford, in Rye, in Larchmont, why not Bronxville...stay tuned...This fine group of people were inspired to sacrifice their time, and realize that any faith communities role is not first about political will, but the will of moral and smart sense, and then political will will follow with grass roots efforts...our high schoolers from Bronxville, our volunteers, our leaders, all are there to join us...in January another meeting will follow after a conference call next week about the two sites...what about a discussion in your town..the time is now!  Thank you Bronxville Reformed Church, mens grouip, students, all ...may our faith motivate us to action, be us Chrsitian, Jewish Muslim, or no faith, the time is now! The excitement is building!!!!! jjk

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habitat:::December is here.. moving ahead...no question..,,,a day of fun and cheer..a time of music and carols and gift buying and giving and receiving...we at habitat are so  blessed as we receive every day.. we receive assistance from so many of you, for all you do..we are on a critical path to success a critical path to helping thousands in this count with home ownership...with joy with life and with happiness..with a simple decent home, a condo, a home rehabbed by habitat...so troll the ancient yuletide carols, see the blazing yule before you and hope we follow each other in merry measure and help others have yuletide treasure, being thankful for all we have had, and joyful in giving to others...everyone a home is the cry join us..

jim killoran

ps please consider aholiday gift today and giving one online, we need it.

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