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New Years Eve tonite..thousands and millions gather in the NY area...Times Square partyers, White PLains New Rochelle..all reveling, all working together, all should be grateful fora simple decent home...others will return to homes with no heat tonite,leaking roofs, etc...

 

We  need you to help us this year..to help assist us in our work, to help us in Westchester to help us rebuild in ways never seen before..creating tax payers, rebuilding communities, green homes, people helping one another and more.. Join us in 2010! we need you..and your end of the year donation assists us in that effort..

God bless,

jjk

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A dialogue withPeekskill, withMt Vernon, with our Zero Energy Friends helping a new home in Yonkers…all of our work is vital to our success in 2010..and your help..your prayers, your support.

 

Excitingly we have our workshop on Green Construction at the YMCA in Yonkers..for youth learning construction skills… we also have our training program being set up soon with the Dept of Labor.

 

Also we have many exciting things set for 2010..may God bless you this week in all you do…from our famlies to yours..jim

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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Merry Christmas finally here...yesterday i walked in the city of Manhattan, where i used to help the homeless....I love Manhattan...no question...there you could see that things have gotten better..it is a tough time, but the family shelters are filled...

tough to see...pray for those in shelters this day...

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world….Gandhi…..Natasha my former high school leader fromLincoln High school,  now at Pace U…writes, a note from Gandhi on the end of her request to come in..

 

A great quote, a great person..no question..can I come between now and Jan 19^th she writes to help…while I am on vacation..for semester break..Many students help to come and help us during this time, join us! During this time going on, we hope to be able finish homes, start new ones, and assist

We also have a need for us to be able to increase our weatherization efforts…

 

God bless you… to all our future leaders, who will change the world!

 

Yesterday as I went to Times Sq Church and prayed for a great year, for all of us.. I prayed for what we are doing across the county the country…

I also remember how we walked and took down the Regis and Kelly House on the West End, framed up a house in the Union Square, and also we built New Orleans Homes in Rockefeller Center…what an amazing thing to be one of the only groups to ever build homes or take them down, in Manhattan.

 

Today we look to help have a blessed end of the year, set some goals, work together and make it happen. Join us!

 

Yesterday

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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During the time of Christmas everyone loves to see Santa..we love to have Santa at the Restore...last nite, we had many people come by to say hi and kids give their wish list..today we will have Santa again there and also our downtown neighborhood association So No New Ro meets for a holiday luncheon at noon..this year more than ever as a community neighborhood support agent..we have many who apprecate our efforts...across the country neighborhood revitlization effots by habitat are moving ahead..we have tranformed communities, tranformed lives..with your help we will continue to do it...on Main Streets with condos, and cheer and restores, in cities and towns like Yonkers and Pound Ridge and Bedford and Peekskill and in your town.. may God bless you, and may Santa come to your neighborhood, may it be safe, secure and a real community in the spirit of Christmas...God bless you all

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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Sunday before Christmas the Restore is open on Main street. Dec 20^th..Santa is coming..and the kdis are too.

 The snow fell, but not before we got our floors and walls up in Somers on the house, not before we got insulation in the homes on Park Place Mamoroneck and in New Rochelle, Howard avenue…not before we could celebrate building warm homes, and having our work celebrated in three local papers this week..

 

Christmas time is a celebration..i must thank our Lord Jesus, no matter what faith for calling us to action..i am blessed to work with my Jewish and Muslim brothers and sisters..but am so grateful for the faith and action we are all called to under this umbrella of this ministry…

This year, is our best year to come, you have made it this way..please make a donation on line today, so we move strong into the future..God bless

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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A visitor..i call him while delivering coats for the homeless. Walt how areyou…im in new york..no way I say…Rev. Walt Tennyson of Rhodes College campus ministry, formerly of Bronxville Reformed Church was able to stop by this morning Christmas Monday to join me for coffee and breakfast…we go to the soup kitchen, Habitat Memphis has a great habitat too. The college contributes money to a house..i want our colleges to do this..

Walt and I led a group to Belfast of Protestants and Catholics to build in Belfast..He also led many on our sites…when we went, protestants and Catholics weren’t supposed to interact with each other, we built in Glen Cairn and Iris Close there..now he is in the land of Elvis, Memphis…walking in Memphis, helping others, loving life.. a great friend.. God bless Walt, safe travels.. he will be back with students and I will visti, and we will lead others again… God bless, to all who have helped us.

 

Now we plan on getting our work done across the county..across every town and city, what a great blessed time it is for Habitat!  We are planning for our work during our Martin Luther King week buildathon and gospel fest..the Holy Spirit is working for sure..

May you have a blessed Christmas week…!!!!!

Jim Killoran

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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A great Friday..i go to Peekskill today to meet with the city and the housing authority two different meetings…I love Peekskill, a  historic city, great music, jazz, Bean runner café.. I met Harry Connick trying some jazz out there at a great little jazz place..also Abraham Lincoln stopped there. We also have Don Bennett a hero, Alyson Risoli another high school teacher hero and many many great people helping us, including the Dorseys who now have a beautiful home, we rehabbed six homes there as well..as well as building a new one..stay tuned..

 

May God bless Peekskill, Portchetesr Bronxville, Pelham, and all the great towns and cities of this county.. we ask you to pray during this Christmas Hanukkah week for our vital mission for our success in changing communities in 2010 and for your support and building help!

 

Ps tomorrow our first annual Christmas Hanuakkah Contractors Day…a blessing, thanks Jim Hanley, Mark Jennings Mary Lou Greco, Anne Avenius and all…

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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what a time in history we live in...Taking care of the working class is the first step to real stimulus states a writer from Peekskill....in the Journal News...this week i go to Peekskilll to look at four homes...today i go to Ossining and address the Rotary there...then off to Tarrytown to the Carpet One TF Andrew Christmas party..the Fahys are major sponsors of all we do... then I go back to Catherine Borgias cable show...and we seek to build north county again..

 

2010 is the year of the Service Club and officially our campaign kicking off BUILDING ON FAITH INTO THE FUTURE...we are building on faith into the future now...building now..continuing to build with the mustard seed of faith that has grown from one home to that of 250 projects completed across the county..wtih thousands helped, thousands volunteered, saving tax dollars, stabilizing neighborhoods, and creating tax payers..

 

Taking care of the working class..taking care of each other, building community again from the bottom up..does it get any better..this is what God calls us all to share in during this time of Hanukkah and Christmas God Bless you!  Donate now! we need your support, prayers hands and donations!~

 

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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a cold blessed day..

busy all over the county.

groups from Horace Mann and Walter Panas, to Holy Child Somers inviiduals, to Bedford Presbyterian Church, ..we are building on this coLD Saturday..everywhere...to get people homes..to get a roof on, to put a second floor, to put insulation in!!!!!! No fair weather builders here, not at all, and our Restores are open..every day is Christmas Hanukkah to Habitat..everyday is a blessing everyday we pray for more oil for the candles..and it comes....God bless you all..make a donation today ..thats how we keep the oil in the "candles" of habitats love and light going daily.....

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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HANUKKAH SUNDAY.. A DAY WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE LIGHT OF THE OIL LASTING..

SOMEHOW GOD ALWAYS THE OIL TO LAST AND MULITPLY IF WE COUNT ON HIM...THE LORD OF ISAIAH OF ABRAHAM OF JOHN AND JAMES..ALWAYS PROVIDES..IF NOT THE SPARROWS THAT I TAKE CARE OF , HOW MUCH MORE WILL I TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN..STATES THE SCRIPTURE..

 

HANNUAKKAH, CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAYS!  ALL IMPORTANT VITAL FOR OUR SUCCESS IN LIFE IN UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE SPIRIT...LAST NITE I RAN INTO A DEACON OF A CHURCH..JIM I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU..DID YOU GET THE COATS DONATED, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN NEED AT THE FOOD PANTRY...OF COURSE I REPLY

 

ENRICO FERME CALLS, CAN YOU GET TOYS JIM FOR OUR KIDS...OF COURSE WE CAN...PEOPLE THAT DAY DONATE THEIR TOYS..

 

I ASK..JIM HANLEY, MARK JENNINGS, MR LARKIN, CAN YOU DONATE SHEETROCK FOR OUR CONTRACTORS BUILD...DONE...FOR NEXT DEC 19TH...

 

ALL OF IT IS SO IMPORTANT VITAL TO LIFES SUCCESS..WE ARE HERE FOR BUT A SHORT TIME..

REMEMBER THE TRUE SPIRIT OF HANNUKKAH AND CHRISTMAS..HELP ONE ANOTHER, SHARE AND GIVE......GOD BLESS YOU..

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONTRACTORS DAY COMING AND HANNUKKAH TOO.

WE WELCOME OUR CONTRACTORS TO HELP US THIS SAT ON SITE IN OUR WORK ALL OVER THE COUNTY..

 

We have plenty to do, plenty to work on, no question..and our first Annual Christmas Contractors day on site...where we welcome all our guests to join us..no question ..we welcome them to our sites..finsihing sheetrock,working on sites, building away,helping finish two flood homes and more...stay tuned the excitement is building!

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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a great Tuesday..

last nite i want to give a shout out by the way to a school i visited in our Yonkers neighborhood..the Charter School of Excellence...on Warburton Avenue..

What a great opportunity to see kids shine...our kids shine in the homes..these kids shine in school..both are vitally important..thanks for the invite..stay tuned..

 

As i drove by teh homes on Willow then the hollows in our two neighborhood associations..

i was able to say hi to Grace and Anthony, then was able to say hi to Andre..Andre was outside proudly on his porch the house decorated with Christmas decorations...holiday homes lighting up the whole street..

along with that he was telling me proudly...Yachary his daughter wants to go to U Albany. she did great in school...Junior his son, wants to play baseball and is excelling in All Hallows..what a great life to see this...

we have transformed the street...we helped the neigbhors, have our office there, have great hope in all we do..we are so blessed..

 

Then when i went to the Hollows, lights were shed over four of our nine homes...a reindeer on Melissas home..the triplets home was lit with great holiday fun and lights...God has guided all our homes with the angels watching over...

 

Now to our next neighborhood..i went toi look at the site where our Zero Energy home is going to be...we have had GREEN HOMES..since 1997 utilizing SIP panels, utllizing energy star labels, utilizing reengineered wood, utlizing solar panels and more...before it was in vogue, we have weatherized, help and assisted in all we have done to save utilities and transform neighborhoods..

hats off to Sebeda Cruz of NYPA who came to visit yesterday and also thank you to Janine Fazzina who is our leader with Martin Ball from Citibank..stay tuned... God bless you all, Christmas and Hannukah is here...and Habitat families are blessed because of you...donate now...we need it for our next neigbhborhoods...

 

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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a great holiday party at New Rochelle High school..many many families helping many working, many loving their homes..Eastchester High New Rochelle High and Blessed Sacrament kids all helping from the high school...gifts from Target school, given..music, Mr Rubins did a great job..teh superintendant of schools Rich Organaschak came..a blessed nite...

then coats delivered to the homeless..outside cold. on Park Avenue in Manhattant believe it or not, in the lap of luxury, Antonio, Pat, T, Frank, Perry and more..all receiving warm coats new from one of our habitat sponsors...

 

God blesses us all to have a home, a roof, heat, food, we all have peace, with Habitats mission, our homes, our health.... thank you for all who helped

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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A county made for the future...how do we design it..or do we do it for a few..how do we design for Seniors for firefighters, for the average worker..exciting times in Westchester, we need to band together, help one another and realize that in the crisis there is great OPPORTUNITY...Join us as we become the vehicle of opportunity for change, for real home ownership, for people not being burdened but lifted..

 

jjk

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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Sunday!  Santa stands in front of our restore..kids come by...most people love Santa..representing love, being good, helping, having fun..celebrating..this week we have our Holiday Christmas Party at New Rochelle High School..we also had bronxville High School working on our sites today in Yonkers, always there, Ms Lorber does great..

 

with all in mind we wish you the joy of Christmas..Hannukkah and Kwanza..we believe in Christmas celebrating our God! so good one God that loves us all, and calls us to help..

 

from companies to congregations, all can be part of the Habitat Holiday Holy Family...just the beginning...

 

James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
Office: 914-636-8335 x 101
Fax: 914-636-8592
www.habitatwc.org

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We appreciate all you can do to help us…what a great morning it will be…

 

Today we have work going on that includes M and T Bank volunteering, as well as the Junior League stopping at the site..

 

This important endeavor includes people working hard, helping loving and being with others, to see them have a home..

 

This weekend is packed with people with volunteers stay tuned.

 

This morning I go to a League of Woman Voters meeting to hear Judy Meyers, talk about the affordable housing lawsuit…lets see what she says, stay tuned..jjk

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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Tuesday, meeting with Greg Arcaro in Yonkers, a great person…who has helped in Yonkers for years as planning commissioner and also has gotten his volunteers from Holy Cross College out with us…no question..thanks Greg, he joins us in our local project committee as well..Yonkers LPC conference call is Thursday….looking for a city of change and hope..and building..we love Yonkers…going Green, getting larger, making it all worth our while..for sure..  This Friday I am honored to be with the Mayor of Yonkers being honored by another organization…

 

Today volunteers are in Yonkers, in ossining and in New Ro…we are working ahead to make our county better for home owners and for our neighbors..

Yesterday we had a great Brush with Kindness discussion, with RonWalker and Mary Bonner, board members, Jason, Sarah of Habitat International..discussing how powerful a program this is for us…stay tuned…  Thank you so much..at a program called Pregnancy Care Center..

We welcome this week M and T Bank working on our Sites, Credit Suisse stepping up again doing a great job for us and your company can sign up now…stay tuned, we have more people ready to join us..in ways that are amazing for us…to help move ahead….

 

My radio show on WVOX is tomorrow from 9-10am..stay tuned for great positive blessed discussion….at 1460am..

 

God is blessing our work so much. Thanks to you as well!

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org