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Yesterday at the Governors Committee on Utilities I proposed a National Disaster University where utility workers from across the country would attend a national certification program as well as others who could attend, knowing about how to handle disasters, learning on how to respond better, etc.  This was well received.

I see this being put in the Rockaways, helping the Rockaways having a university, increasing jobs and utilizing best practices. I will be presenting this in a number of forums.

 

My experience with New Orleans, the Mamoroneck Floods, Hurricane Irene and Sandy has helped me to come to this conclusion.  Its time we can respond and learn from each disaster collectively.

 

Today we build in White Plains and Mt Vernon. Our made in America Shop in Mt Vernon is moving ahead..doing great…we are ready to work on making things this weekend there, stay tuned.

We are also excited during this 25^th anniversary we hope to blitz homes..

Today we also welcome Gorton High School Volunteering with us and Americorp.

We are so blessed with all of our volunteers.

 

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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Yesterday at the Governors Committee on Utilities I proposed a National Disaster University where utility workers from across the country would attend a national certification program as well as others who could attend, knowing about how to handle disasters, learning on how to respond better, etc.  This was well received.

I see this being put in the Rockaways, helping the Rockaways having a university, increasing jobs and utilizing best practices. I will be presenting this in a number of forums.

 

My experience with New Orleans, the Mamoroneck Floods, Hurricane Irene and Sandy has helped me to come to this conclusion.  Its time we can respond and learn from each disaster collectively.

 

Today we build in White Plains and Mt Vernon. Our made in America Shop in Mt Vernon is moving ahead..doing great…we are ready to work on making things this weekend there, stay tuned.

We are also excited during this 25^th anniversary we hope to blitz homes..

Today we also welcome Gorton High School Volunteering with us and Americorp.

We are so blessed with all of our volunteers.

 

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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The cold sat morning..530am…why why why..why do we go..we have to, no choice…thirty thousand families still out of their home..nightmares, wondering, when they will return…we take it all for granted, heat electricity and more..

We cant any more…everything is fragile..unless we change it..it starts by helping neighbors in Sandy relief first..join us we need you! email relief@habitatwc.org

Don’t forget homes to be finished, land to be obtained, work to be done..

In Westchester, in Rockaways and more..God bless. You all, stay warm..donate today if you can.. another family will be closer to getting in their home.

http://www.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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Today we work with SAR high school from Riverdale..volunteering..thank you!

Many groups come with their hands,hearts and souls,and soles..helping us! Sweating, freezing sometime, digging it out, banging away..making it happen so someone can get into another home. Then there is SAI group  helping us..amazing…then companies..individuals, new organizations like H2H and more…

We are so blessed..

This week we have a talk on rising your home above the flood line…be ready to join us…award winning architect with Habitat Jason Taylor will work on speaking at the Learning center about raising your homes….join us..rsvp…

May God bless each and every one of you …we are so GRATEFUL!

 

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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SOMEONE WRITES..my moms house in Howard Beach has not been touched at all..cant believe it..

We have a need to help her..can you help adopt a family or a street with us..

Can you adopt a family in 2013../

Can you help us save families from stress, loss, death..pneumonia, disease in this country..in the rockaways..due to the loss of homes from Sandy..

Its time..lets go NY lets go!

 

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!

 

 

FW: BLOG

Every second is gift…we look at things like how we help one another, love one another, reach out..many in Sandys harm have been reluctant to ask for help..

Never having asked..a firefighter comes up..i feel awkward asking….we know..

But at the end of the day, we all need help..every person on this earth..every one is also put on earth to help others..no question…with that in mind we thank you for helping us help others..to live, to survive, to make it..to do great things..

 

 

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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If we look at different things and we see how life brings us to different stages..we often ask why..i am a strong believer it all happens because God loves us and helps us each way..if we turn away..well then things happen..

For us in the Rockaways we are so blessed to be there..to help so many to care, to meet so many who care, to see people of all races colors and creeds work together, economic strata..

This is what I have seen on habitat sites where people work together, where love is the operative word, and helping becomes the lifeblood of our work.

To that end we continue…thank you all for helping……….!

 

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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Every second is gift…families call me this morning..on phone with mayors office..

Just got off..we can help with muckouts..we have plenty of work and plenty of muck outs…

Every day Is like six months of work, no question..every day is where we seek to get people together..to work, to muck and gut, to rebuild, to help…

Never a dull moment..for sure.

We work we move ahead, we clean we cry we hammer, we give sheetrock, we celebrate we give information, we coordinate, we send thousands of volunteers into the fields of Sandys ugliness, and make it no more ugly, homes, neighborhoods, rebuilds..hope…thank you!

 

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!

 

 

FW: Happy new Year from Habitat of Westchester

Happy New Year from Habitat for Humanity of Westchester!

 

 

This year, we are blessed to help others, to do so much, to move into 2013, with

Hope and help from so many of you.

Our 25^th anniversary this year…2013 will be our best year yet including:

 

Habitat for Veterans programs increasing!

Sandy Relief continuing..

New Initaitives in Mt Vernon

Neighborhood Revitalization in every neighborhood we work in.

Green efforts to build and teach others.

Made in America shop….kicks off!

So Happy New Year and great blessings to you all.!

 

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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Each second is gift…for sure..we are blessed to see a new year begin..this new years eve..we look back with love, with awe with fear,from Sandy,  with hope and force…to create amazing Sandy relief…

The hope and force is a resolve more than ever to make the world better..the awe and love of God in our hearts and in our hands leads us to know that we can win, we can make every neighborhood beautiful…nmu….from here to the rockaways…God is so good for all of us! With that in mind we say God bless you all, us all and help us into our next 25 years..for a greater and better tomorrow!

 

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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So Exciting our Mt Vernon Made In America shop is kicking off, our work in the Rockaways is unbelievable, the Alliance Churches are partnering..we have Bnai Bekiva working and more..God is blessing 2013 so much!

 

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!