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So many come from Westchester to help daily….along with others who help regularly…to those who do thank you..Norma from Yonkers,Teresa from Yonkers,  Tom from Rye Brook, Tom from Bronxville, Pat from Rockland..all commited to being there to help those in the rockaways who have no help, no homes.! God bless you.

Each second is gift..

Yesterday one of our families Vernonica who had to lift her parents on their tables so water would not stream over them..lost her dad. He had a stroke in Sandy..he was put in the hospital…the other mom is now frail and losing hope..so many affected….so many elderly in cold…so many hurt..so many families hurting from being displaced…

There is hope as we will help rebuild Veronicas home…we have gutted it..she has three kids..we have a family who adopted them…and we have others who care to meet them and help them..pray for Veronica today and her family during this time….

And pray for habitat of Westchester…and in the world.

I have been with them for almost thirty years…a call from an original Habitater, Leroy Troyer, who works on the Carter work camp annually with Pres. Carter and Roslyn, brought me great joy yesterday…jim hows it going…we have so much to do…we had a great build in Haiti…and more…What a blessing he is.. thank you Leroy for your continued faithfulness to Habitat and more important to the Lords work here with habitat and the fuller center and in Indianapolis.

We build today with the Irish festival people..and also with the group from Xavier alumni..Tomorrow Saturday, we build with so many more as well. From all over..

Wont you help us continue to build…and bring hope and homes…as we go into our 25^th anniversary..may God bless you!

Ps your end of your tax donation has one day left to make it deductible..more important help save lives with your help.

 

 

 

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Did God give us snow after Christmas day..now it is snowing..no work at the rockaways or breezy…a group cancels…Christmas day we celebrated by having a service, by praying together in a church without walls, without insulation, without…any heat..

We are blessed to help one another..to pray..to get ready to work to help one another so many without heat…tonite in the rockaways many without heat..many hurting, we pray we act..

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Thanks to WFUV for their support of our great work with a radio interview. Also to Cisco Hughes who came out to work with us.

We have so much to be grateful for..our Habitat volunteers 2500 strong in fifteen days, our gutting of 600 homes.

Our work in Westchester Rockaways and support to Haiti.

Our many blessings, …including you..

Yesterday I met so many people..we want to thank Firtree Capital for their great support..with their hardworking team, their second time out.

We want to thank all those who come regularly, residents from Westchester Mamoroneck, Larchmont, Yonkers.

We want to thank the Alliance Churches and Lutheran churches..

We are so blessed in all we do…

With that in mind, we move ahead,

We welcome Tuckahoe High school volunteering as well today..

Herer to the best blessings of a Christmas week ever!!!!!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Short term disaster recovery, long term Green recovery.

The design team is on its way, making it every day to be able to help us build green..

A woman from the Rockaways association stated..do you know about SIP panels..

We have been using them since 1997 I tell her, she says they keep her warm even when her heater cant come on…what a blessing..

So we move ahead, we know that God is working..and the designs that will come will be unbelievable..that God has brought us here so far by faith..and action, and your support. God bless you

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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A meeting with the NYC Mayors office..volunteer organizations meet..sometimes we are worse in working together than others..

Part of our problems in the world..is we all don’t just work together….todays meeting was the beginning of creating working teams, more and more…to address

Sandy….in many ways we do this in our areas now…

We have the resources to get everone back into green rehabbed homes and new homes..if everyone, including you helps…

With out the volunteer agencies….there would be thousands more hurting, no question, thousands dieing I believe..

So heres to partnership, to Gods blessing all of our efforts…to working together…the winds of Sandy have blown us together..may be come out victorious..

For the families in need.. God bless

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Day 40..in sandy territory..the beat goes on as we beat Sandy down so others may be lifted up.

To that end one of my outlets has always to been to walk in manhattan at nite..after long meetings, days of work…

Last nite I was able to get there after having been in Breezy and the l ower rockaways..

We gutted homes in rockaways, in breezy, in Roxbury, then delivered paint and compound we got donated..and helped to

Reachout and get ready for a huge volunteer weekend.  We are blessed we believe to have Americorp coming back to us in the form of rebuilders..

And we have the ability to  rebuild many homes with donations  of sheetrock from Feldman Lumber and others..

To that end, we kick it into high gear..we move ahead..we need your help.

 

As I walked from 32st to 20^th to Houston, I thought of the streets from 32^nd to 20^th in the Rockaways..what a difference..

People are coming out of manhattan Christmas parties,on beautifully decorated streets, on areas that need support and help..

On areas that have sand and debris still on them..in the 20s many live in no better than shacks, small bungalows that became year round

Cottages, that now are filled with mold and they cant move out…the boardwalk,..( a piece I have small in my office and the burned out tree from Breezy)

Now is in disarray, while Union Square is abuzz…

The singers sing on stage at the garden..though we didn’t get a Garden party invite…and a singer on 1010 states, this is for all those who help..

Lots of guys on wall street aren’t helping, he says..”  that actually is not true..lots of guys on wall street are helping…and on 14^th street and everywhere in between…

So I walk and pray, and get ready for another day….streets, from 20^th to 220^th…in the Rockaways and in Manhattan..imagine if everyone had a right to a simple decent green home..

That we implemented the army corps of engineer studies when they were recommended, and that the jeddy was still up..and had been built…

Thoughts from the hood of sandy..jjk

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Friday a meeting with honor to the Clinton Global Initiative and Goldman Sachs…on Post Sandy reconstruction…

To help discuss what can be done in the future….how do we rebuild..what are some of the obstacles..opportunities…

Hard to think of opportunities now..especially when people are still without heat tonite…but there are opportunities.

How do we maintain our coastlines..what codes do we use…for building…what type of building products do we use..

Does real estate have a value to allow people a right to a simple decent home….how do we move ahead to maintain our dunes.

Do we change our ways we commute and energy we use….

All vital questions for the future..for the present…for the next generation which I call, the GENERATION OF SOLUTIONS..

But we can be part of that too…its time…

May God bless you in all you do…

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Its Sunday and we are off to kick Sandy again..thanks to Dudleys for helping us last nite in their efforts in New Rochelle… a benefit

Jackie and her friends come out..H2H (here to Help) from northern westchester came out..

Murphys came out..

Today we welcome Mt Vernon…residents who come out to cook with our friends at Battlion Church..

God is blessing much…our holiday is seeing another families home completed..

God bless, join us!!!!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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The mold grows..my throat sore, but we continue…26 days out of sandy, we are winning, we are ready to help three families move into their homes..ready to help them have a new life, ready to have them

Have a warm holiday..however still many don’t have their homes gutted, or pumped, many don’t have their lives moving ahead..many of them are on a standstill…lets help them move..

This holiday season, make a commitment to help one sandy family…to find out how, email relief@habitatwc.org...God bless you

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Its Friday..

Our holiday family dinner last nite at New Rochelle high school a success..thanks for all who helped with it…

So many kids now graduating college, grand kids being born..life is changed because of homeownership and Habitat.

 

The high school looks nice.not like Beach Channel high school did amonth ago..the kids hear about Sandy..and respond..how do we help..today this Friday many don’t even think of shopping, but think of their lights being turned on as gift, heat as a miracle and being back in their home..maybe as next years Christmas gift..wont you help..

 

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Every day about six workers come to visit us..at different times..im from fema, red cross, somewhere…wanted to get a census on what you are doing…I asked them..yesterday..what are you doing, where are you from…everyday people from out of new York come in for a five minute justification questionnaire..justification of what?

Anyway, praying for them and for me, because I don’t understand..

Along with that..we hit the ground running when no one was there.. a mom came in..crying..i was denied by Fema…she starts crying again….it is hard..

People in crisis go thru more stress sometimes trying to get help then actually getting any assistance..in all of the fields..this always bothered me..

Its not a job it’s a ministry, no matter what faith..helpers are supposed to alleviate pain, not create, alleviate tension, not cause more..

So heres hope I have no justifiers, just true helpers like our volunteers today…

God bless,

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Hi to my social media friends at Georgia Tech..they asked me about our social media..whats that..twitter, blog, facebook, web…it’s the way of the world…I write in the morning and at nite…

Tough things to see…an elderly man walks in with his grandson…his home is GONE! Fema has denied him..what does he do, he asks me….

Another man with heavy sun glasses says  I don’t need help, well al ittle..his couch is soaked with water still..a month later…his house needed us desperately..

An elderly man needs help in his plumbing..what do I do, we are desperate…

A policeman asks me, can you just help me move three things downstairs in the basement..stressed as I see him, we say yes..

We worked on 42^nd street today, no not in Manhattan but in the far Rockaways..

We worked on 200ths street, and Doris Lane and in Bedford..this weekend will be the biggest transformation Sat in the history of NY…are you with us..

Will you support us..donate now, and or volunteer…..get ready we need insulation soon. God bless you!!!!!!!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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A month ago, Hurricane Sandy hit us..like no catastrophe to hit in our present time….habitat of Westchester hit the ground running..

My experience in Mamoroneck with the floods of 2007 was practice for the work we have engaged here now…..homes needed gutting and deconstructing, mold removal, sheetrock and rebuilding while bringing hope.

With that in mind I was called after helping with tree removal here in Westchster by a friend in the Rockaways..killer..(my nickname) you got to get over here..people need you guys…

I rode over with twenty pumps, a generator and the rest is history..

That nite after pumping out a home..the ambulance was stuck at the end of the street in sand..no one was going anywhere…the next day, the dump truck was stuck..i had to stay over in the cold….

Like so many still do a month later..

From there I went to breezy point…and every day brought 100 boxes of contractor bags.. Thanks to Modern Hardware for donating some…

Every morning home depot, every nite..purchasing thousands of dolars of needed supplies…the Breezy Point people asked me to set up our work with a command center….hundreds have come for our help…we have gutted more than 200 homes, in Breezy Point,   Roxbury, and now the  Far and lower rockaways….

It looks like the apocalypse hit..

It is our Katrina!

However, there is hope..ther eis Habitat of Westchter and thousands of volunteers….

Like the Peekskill fire dept, the AOH of Rockland, Plesantville High School, New Rochelle families like the Vernis..and Burkes, the Hartmanns, Murphy brothers construction….

Marist College, Adelphi, Iona Prep, Iona students, so many..our friends from Israel, our volunteers from Yonkers and Ryebrook and more..

It is unbelievable..Saturday will be one of the most amazing game changing days in our history and in the history of NY…more than 350 volunteers with us.. at least and another r200 Monday..wait till sheetrock Monday comes in Rock the  rockaways..

We need your support…Habitat of Westchester and the people of Westchester have responded..keep responding..make this our proudest moment…..

 

FW: the whole world wants to respond blog

Everyone wants to help..so they say.. an organization quick to raise money but slow to come out, organized with ten workers for three hours,…their truck….

Yesterday..driving around in trucks in areas, where people aren’t during the day it is very surreal. God knows..

We are blessed………we have been there since the beginning,..every day new organizations come that I have never heard of..we want to help..we want to help.

Some are real, some not sure..hard to decipher sometimes..

All I know is that we had another 40 volunteers yesterday, prepping up for a huge weekend..working on six homes..about ten more families came out to see if we could help..we are so blessed in all we do…no question..we hit the ground running early..

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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If you told me a month ago I would be in the rockaways for the last 20 days I would say you are not correct.not even close..then Sandy came..

The winds of change brought us out to help..Tom and Norma, Bill and Tom Mazzola, Bishop Gibbs,  you and me..

What a whirlwind of activity of hope, a whirlwind of trying to help a whirlwind of gutting and deconstructing..

With that in mind, we continue…we work, we have hope..

There are still many in need, distressed, wont you help us adopt a street..

Wont you assist us in getting done what we need to get done…

Lets to NY lets go! Email jim@habitatwc.org God bless

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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Today we work in New Rochelle mt Vernon, White Plains, the lower rockaways and breezy.

We work hard…it is a moral imperative…

For the sake of stopping a health epidemic..for the sake of helping families..

In new Rochelle for instance, we have seen three homes that needed help…three that people had the need for assistance whose homes were In disarray, with air quality issues..

In the rockaways we have seen three hundred..

Under the guise of Brush with Kindness.. the winds of Sandy, and the difficulties for some families causes many trials…for sure.

Along with that,we announce excitingly our new home ownership continues…

We move ahead to help Vets…many vets see that we are building ahead.

That we are commited to welcome home houses for Vets, that we move to help so many..
with that in mind, help us make holidays for so many whole, help us continue to build, help us to continue to bring hope. May God bless you and yours in all y ou do!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

 

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Back from the land of mold..water, and challenges..

What a challenge…no question ..what a  world..apocalyptic..no question.

I still cant believe the damage sandy has given..but there is hope..there is love, there is habitat, volunteers, donations, and more…Sandy you will lose..have faith rockaways, the key..God bless..

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

 

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This is a time for Gods work to be multiplied…during this time thousands of people are without their homes..thousands suffer, thousands have no place to live..i cant even understasnd honestly how we could have football and basketball games go on, when so many are suffering…it doesn’t make sense…

This is an opportunity for great opportunity to help in NY ina way the world, can not even imagine,….imagine that the whole stadium of fans, came out to the rockaways for one day…imagine if the churches or synagouges adopted one street..

Today I announce adopt a street! Jon us, email relief@habitatwc.org

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

 

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A meeting with the Breezy coordinating team..then a meeting with OEM of NYC depts. In 108^th in Brooklyn..then looking for warehouse space for supplies..

A talk with LYPA, about electric coming on, scammers, and how to make things better in Breezy….a call Americorp is coming, YES..i confirmed having trying to get them here for two weeks..yahoo!

Along with that thanks to Cisco, we will get them with their communications system out as well…whats next..

Multiplication of the volunteer projects..it it hard, like the 6 West point Cadets who came yesterday and took no prisoners..on homes..gut them, deconstruct them clean them, bring hope..keep going..come on , we can do this.

Came b ack at 3am from Boston last nite speaking to Boston College kids to be at 8am meeting

Every day is Thanksgiving, Every day is Christmas…can you donate to us, as an Alternative…we need your support..we deserve it..God bless you.

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Day 15…

15 days straight helping Hurricane Sandy sometimes makes you feel like you went thru it yourself..however always isnpirt when I see someone who smiles..who says thank you..you guys are terrific..you and your team are blessings..Pat Matt Thomas, Norma, Tom..now Teresa.. pastor Gibbs has not stopped.. Genette comes today, Stephanie and more..

Man my lifei s good my team is Gods team….put em up against any photo op team..against anyone..

Operations table covered by Orourke and gang.

High schools come from all over

Forham U. comes out today, Goldman, all of them on our Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Team and broader team for all..

Sso thanks for making my Thanksgiving so special by your love and comitment by your needed donations and help..by your prayers and support..safety glasses contractor bags and simply green, that s what im getting for Christmasstmas..and ihope under the tree is sheetrock and insulation. May the Ruah be with yu my brothers from Israel who prayed iwht me stated yesterday, you have the Ruah they said…lets share the Ruah of love and Action and get this done!!!!!

Go HHFHF team! God bless jimkilloran

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Sandys wrath…a woman cries…she is hurting..she just cant bear to see the burned out homes..the pain of Breezys fires, and the hurricanes forces which have left her whole family homeless.

As I give a group of friends a tour..we them start to cry..too..i started for sure..

A hug to someone who comes to our Habitat disaster table…stops crying

Another woman distressed that she get help as quickly as she or we would like…when when when..

Lights not turned on, no electricity, an elderly man comes to look for towels, a coat, food…I will live by candles he says..

Music by the NYC food trucks..people working together to see so much..

We have hit the ground running, no question..tomorrow Jackie and her friends arrive from NJ, high schools, companies, colleges all want to help..

Trying to get americorp here..to help with their disaster relief..teams..to reach out..lets hope.

So many thoughts ….what amount of debris still is behind the area elderly disabled persons home..

Ch 13 of Pennsylvania does an interview with me…why is mold so dangerous, show me where…

The world wants to donate, but donate what we need, not just what you want to…..too many clothes right now..

We need your financial donation today…God bless you!

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Breezy is Back Breezy is Back…Breezy is Back..lets go Breezy, lets go Rockaways..

Yonkers is back, Mt Vernon is back..lets go team!

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We need tools, we need contractors bags! We need support…blankers, we need your financial support, no question.

With that in mind we continue..we move ahead.. we help.

Today we help two homeowners, with their trees down..we also brought food yesterday to a couple in need. Today is election day….the response to our disaster here, has not been as prepared as we thought it could be…people are suffering. We hit the ground running and continue to ..this Thanksgiving we will build..and help. This week we will move ahead.

We have so  much to do. Help us, pray for us, volunteer with us..God bless you….

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Saturday after Sandy…oh Sandy Baby,  ….this aint the summer any more..this aint pretty..what did you do..

But THERE IS HOPE..THERE IS YOU T HERE IS RECOVERY, THERE ARE HEARTS, THERE ARE DONORS..THERE ARE BUILDERS AND REBUILDERS..

THINK AND PRAY TODAY ABOUT EVERYONE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAD NO PLACE LAST NITE TO STAY IN NY AREA..AND EAST COAST..COME ON NOW..THINK ABOUT IT,WHERE ARE THEY..

DID WE PRAY FOR THEM..WLL YOU, WILL YOU HELP NOW!

OK ITS HAMMER TIME, ITS HELP TIME, ITS VOLUNTEER TIME, ITS DONATION TIME…! MT VERNON AVENUE..58 MT VERNON AVENUE IS ONE OF OUR NEW LOCATIONS..LIKE THE DISASTER CENTER WE SET UP IN ..

OK SO HERES SOMETHING CRAZY..WHEN YOU SUFFER.. YOUR FAMILY EXPANDS..DOES THAT MAKES SENSE..PEOPLE CARE MORE..CAN REACH OUT MORE..CAN ADOPT YOU OR YOU THEM..YUJP THAT’S RIGHT..

 

NOW WILL YOU INCREASE YOUR FAMILY..BY ONE, ADOPT A HURRICANE SANDY FAMILY, OR PERSON..STAY TUNED..

MAKE A DONATION TODAY..HTTP://WWW.HABITATWC.ORG

ALSO DON’T FORGET..COME BY          58 MT VERNON AVENUE..MT VERNON..DROP OFF WATER..DROP OFF SUPPLIES ITS TIME..

ARE YOU THANKFUL TODAY..I AM FOR YOU…GOD IS ..NOW DO SOMETHING!

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An early morning ride to Breezy Point…how many have taken it over the years with anticipation of fun, the beach, and a trip to Sugarfoots or Kennedys Restaurant..

But today the early ride greeted us with security check points..we are bringing relief..from Habitat.contractors bags and more. While in line..will and Jenna, the couple behind me say ..can we have contractors bags….sure I say…they take it with gratitude like I gave them a million bucks..no question..within ten minutes, I see them again, while speaking to my new hero..chief Jim Dalton..an amzing man who toured the whole Point with us, with tears and strength like no other man..wtih the winds of Sandy in his eyes everytime he thought of what happened and the determination to help bring back Breezy…better than before..with Habitat bringing hope too…

Can you help us..we gave you name..we want you to come to mass..everyone will be there….the Bishop, the Senator, the local leaders. Chief confirms.. you need to be there..

He brings us on a tour, he shows us his house, waterlogged, after showing us, lines of six feet of water, sand dunes cut through the middle like the parting of the Red Sea….(maybe Moses walked thru it for old times sake…)and he chased a looter, that we caught..who ended up taking copper out of a house…we stopped him.

Along with close habitat hero Bruce Keith, we saw devestation. I brought back a charred piece of wood, from one of the 80 plus homes that burned like marshmallows in a row…we toured where we ciould put staging areas..can I drop boxes here, I ask..where can I put up volunteers..heres where my mom lives ..he starts crying….Breezy Point..oh what memories…the Breezes seem distant now..and the Winds fresh in the Minds and the Devestation to be seen..but theres hope ..theres Habitat, theres you!!!!!!! Please help..make a donation…Bring Back Breezy with us!!!! BBB…pray, donate, volunteer..stay tuned. God love you!

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Its 330am..was exhausted fell asleep at 8am just woke up..went to the gas lines..last car protected by police just left 330am..

This is the only time I can gather thoughts, try to document what I did, before the calls and the people start rolling in..

Today, we helped families in New rochelle..went to white plains, assisted in mt Vernon and need to help cut trees there on a home tomorrow..and also went

To Breezy Point. There distributed 20 water pumps..trash bags, water, and supplies…drove two people Elaine M and her brother who lived on 207^th..out of the harms way  off the island..they hadn’t eaten for two  days…they were getting picked up at erksine.by a friend..they said they had to eat..and went  to Red Lobster for a feast..they coulnt not reach their home..they deserved a feast..

People were walking aimlessly and in shock around breezy point…seven police security, and island security. Volunteer firefighters and NYFD toured and appreciated when I too gave them extra pumps to distribute..

What a world. Habitat of Westchester has been on the ground running since 2007 and before (we helped with families in a burnt out fire in 1998, and in new Rochelle on Main street years ago)

We have opened our headquarters and now are looking to help for the long haul…recovery is not over nite..help is not a one shot deal..

Pray for our work..today I go to a press conference, on the radio and spread the word..we have just begun.. your support is vital..http://www.habitatwc.org

(ps if you want to drop food off at our headquarters feel free to) or a check…

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Each second is gift..

Walking down deserted Main st ..there will be signs blown, trees down, roofs off..

A lot of work to be done by Habitat because of sandy…hurricane sandy.

Wth that in mind..we move ahead..we pray, we share, we love, we give..

We care..our volunteers will hit the ground running this week.

Please makle a donation to our Hurricane Sandy relief effort..tomorrow we will update all the needs, as we see the damage..

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100 homes in Yonkers..sounds good to me..

In our neighborhood we have been targeting..with total revitalization we think this is feasible.

That includes rehabs,a fifty unit condo, creation of community gardens and possible urban farm, fixing up a park, vets

Homes, and job creation..we like it all..wont you help us in what we affectionately call SWASH (SW Ashburton)

Join us in this vital endeavor!

God bless!

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Every second is gift, we work we move we pray, we live..

We help to see our world get better we hope.

Just had an interesting conversation abouit debt.

I truly believe our country being in debt is horrible…we need to take it back..

We need to make things.

We need to get homes back on tax roles,

We need to stop the madness.

Our homeownership puts land back on the tax roles, no question..

We work hard to help to make it happen, we get land, we help families have interest free mortgagtes,

We help them to be able to have their lives changed forever.

We also teach people to build as well,

We recycle, we restore, we reuse.

So many greast things we are involved in..wont you help us!

 

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Each second is gift..today we celebrated long term partners Citibank…they came in full force..led by Lily, and peter, and John, they are kicking it in high gear for Habitat…

Seeing the returnees, knowing they keep coming back to us, helping us, working with us..is an amazing thing..we are so grateful.

With that in mind we move ahead…thank you Citi for being there thru thick and thin, good economies and bad, with strong volunteerism and hope..

For all banks, large and small, you are always welcome, we need you,..just email jim@habitatwc.org

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Schools step up..all faiths join us..Today we welcome Hebrew School, Dr Block and gang come back with us, to work , to help to volunteer, this is vital for us to continue to make it, to move ahead to help people to have neighborhoods change.   Harvey School came with 250 students,  others schools come once a month..many join us..thank you!

 

Yesterday we were blessed to have a meeting with our Friends at Bible way on Main St.  They have been praying for us, working with us, volunteering with us. We have many who are going to

Help us work to change neighborhoods this winter as well  But our pinnacle is that of the Martin Luther King Buildathon that the church helps us with.

Get your congregation involved now, no matter what faith…become a Faithbuilder now!

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Conference in NY State..Sunday our Faithbuilders come out..renovating neighborhoods, preparing, praying

Helping to work on Vets homes, and having lunches with Vets..high school students learning to build…Made in America Shop on the way..

What an amazing thing this is..what a world..how much we love and pray and sustain all we do,            

People all over the world volunteer..people all over want a simple decent home..can you help us….God bless                                                  

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Its been awhile since I've written, early morning..to think and pray about our work.. A ride and walk in Nodine Hill..one of many over the years, saw me and us prepare for 

A Neighborhood Transformation Day.. A day of change, of day of volunteerism, a day of Harvey students, a day of love.

Nodine Hill, kind of like the lower east side of NY..the world travels thru. The density however of homes together is unprecedented. It reminds me of where I grew up in a three decker in Worcester, Irish immigrants.,

On the third floor, my mom carrying the coal up the stairs…last nite a grand mom and her hispanic granddaughter, the new face of immigrants, went through a trash container taking out recyclables.  A simple can or bottle we take for granted..for them, its the young girls collection of lunch money…..

We go to clean up, to Brush with Kindness to make a youth center in a basement, to paint, to bring hope, with mums, and many into the Hill.

This is part of our Aggressive Neighborhood Transformation program….working to hit neighborhoods hard, to take them back, to work with residents.

Manny a local resident of thirty years, and I reminisced on Oak Street.  Remember the fire, I said, I was right here, in December 2022..when fourteen buildings burned..and six died..

I live right next door Manny reminds me…it was crazy. He will help us with our transformation today…Harvey students will, we thank you…volunteers will, will you help us..

The fire was after the death of our families three year old, Amy, shot with a high powered rifle, with her dad on a bed watching a winnie the pooh tape. The bullet pierced the side of their home.

Devestation for all……the families two older boys have graduated college, the family had another baby and moved into our habitat holy neighborhood down the hill…one of the tree streets..

We work together to take it back………

Pray, support, help…its time!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

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