Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

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2012-01-20T09:42:00.001-05:00

Each second is gift…our great volunteer board president Mary Bonner has been hit with a stroke..Mary dedicated to helping so many is one person who has dedicated her life to service..we pray for Mary and ask you to join us in this vital prayer..

At the end of the day, what we have is a life filled with love and goodness, helping one another, giving to one another…with that in mind, we continue…we move we build we pray..and take each second as gift..

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2012-01-09T09:34:00.000-05:00

What a historic week…our 2^nd anniversary service remembering the earthquake of Haiti and recommitment…

Our Martin Luther King buildathon..more than 15 years of building..and much more..

Tonite we have our volunteer orientation as well. With that in mind, we are more recommitted than ever, to fight for the right for decent homes for all in different communtiies..to fight for decent housing here and across the world…to help build communities from the button up.

Thanks to the Goldstein family members who came in fifty person plus building group to celebrate Robins fortieth birthday..what a celebration.

Her friends volunteered and donated on her behalf on what was sixty degree weather on Jan 7^th..WOW..thank you so much…!!!

May God bless you all, in all you do…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-20T11:06:00.001-05:00

We are grateful for life.. we look at things in ways that need to be addressed..each day…we move ahead to work to help, to build homes, to stop evictions, to stop foreclosures..to help families have great lives …..we cannot thank all foyou enough..Diversified Advisors, IBM, Bronxville Reformed Church, the high schools, the Silverstein properties and many many more…we are go grateful for all those who help..us, the Santa, the Christmas elves, the Hanukkah elves and everyone…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-19T09:55:00.001-05:00

A person on the street says thank you! Volunteers help me clean up the neighborhood..needles knives and nothing worthy of writing more about..only the fact that people driving thru the neighborhood, often throw garbage out at “those” people…no garbage cans, quite a delinquency…but we are there..

Heres what there wasn’t and what is now…

No garbage cans..Habitat volunteers, and cans

No gardens, now Five Habitat community gardens

No playground…habitat is creating one.

Broken windows…Habitat has fixed ten homes in this nieghobhrood

No clean parks..habitat is creating the Yonkers hiline

No neighborhood pride…renamed SWASH..southwest Ashburton..are you SWASHY?

Rampant foreclosures….HABITAT IS BUYING EMPTY HOMES FOR VETS AND FAMILIES

Join us in this neighoborhood revitalization effort..change lives for ever!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-14T11:38:00.001-05:00

A family comes in…they lost their daughter in a violent shooting..in a tough neighborhood…shot, three years old, ten years ago at least..now their two sons and new daughter, all doing great THANK GOD..with their dad..come in to visit…their new habitat home, still beautiful…their kids graduated college, their sons taller than me…I am studying one son says…God is so good to us..we were remembering how we fought to get the land..and brought hundreds to city hall so habitat could win the vote..one city councilor no longer there was misinformed..tried to stop us..the community knew were there for the right. Nine homes now stand there, the angels watch over..the kids are growing, the family is safe..love is there..

Thank you God..so much for everything!!!!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-13T10:10:00.001-05:00

The elves are rising..working, diligently, in the Restores…on the sites..in the air, on the ground…(on the roof)..helping us to be able to move ahead…

To be able to build into the future..to be able to celebrate holidays for families….we had our holiday family dinner at New Rochelle High school…our habitat high school elves..were working hard, feeding our families…many families..like Africo who lost his wife this year, but has six kids..like Mtiou who is on the team…with her family..like Sheila who is waiting to move into the zero energy home..like Sherlyne who waits to get into home..

We are moving ahead with your help..we will get there, we need your help..to help finish the homes..with support..a donation is needed now more than ever..

Seeing Natalie, now working full time, with two great kids..with her mom..who comes in..who celebrates their home, they started to build..when Natalie was ten years old…living there for years…what a blessing…

Or like the M family…who wishes to remain anonymous, who brought their kids..who love their home in a city we love here in New Rochelle..

Like Natalia whose kids are getting big..who are doing great in school….in Mt Vernon…like Mr Rubins and Ms Lastarita who help us so much..

To this end the cafeteria was filled with Habitat families..and habitat high school volunteers and your heart with your donation that made it happen…God bless you!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-12T09:47:00.001-05:00

Has technology taken you away from community..me..as I blog here…do we talk to one another in real person, or on computers..one of the beauties of habitat is we are real..we are real every volunteer day, every site, every time we get out and build and rebuild community today….today Santas elves were at work..from Holy Name church to Spectra financial and Bregal, to Horace Mann and Good counsel, to Grenwich from individuals like Alex and Joseph to others, we are real…

To that end we continue, we work, we help , we build…homes, communities together. Grenwich High with people in the neighborhood and the Johnsons, worked on their home and in Santas workshop today..where we also donated coats, new to families in the neighborhood…a world of community in one block..of Jewish, Christian Muslim, all working together..all helping..and no faiths too…making it better..not with a computer, but with love, with hands, with sweat with using ten digits for building loves and gardens and workshops, and hoods oflove..can you join me a little time off the computer to build love in the hood, please…….

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-06T09:56:00.001-05:00

Blessings in all you do today..we wish that for you..each and everyone of you….and we wish it for our families..those in need of our support..of our work, of our love in the mortar joints for families we build for and with…for Habitat International and all our partners and donors.

There is so much that goes into our work…like donated materials..working with municipalities, getting land, asking for support, coordinating groups coming in.

Today we welcome Mike Garvey an Americorp Staff who will assist us in our work with BRUSH WITH KINDNESS..projects. This vital program has quadrupled since we started..reaching out to Vets and Seniors..helping them to grow, helping them to make it.

So for all who help us ..from volunteering one day, to sending a donation, to helping Seniors and Vets..we say thank you!!!! And God bless you

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-12-05T09:36:00.001-05:00

Urban farming..why are we learning about urban farming in habitat..first we all should learn about it..the food needs we have, the chemicals used on food, the limited number of people growing food, the need for healthy food..all important. Where we build there are often food deserts..no supermarkets..thats right..can you believe it.

We made five community gardens in our neighborhood where we build. we help to clean lots, we help to make playgrounds..because you cant build a nice house in a substandard neighborhood.

With that in mind we move ahead, changing neighborhoods, changing lives together…just the beginning..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-11-30T09:09:00.001-05:00

HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Today we kickoff COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

This holiday if your son or daughter is home..have them come home for the holiday season to build! instead of hanging out have them learn to build a home..have them learn about
Green building..also we will have a gathering for the students when they are here…

Also FAMILIES FOR HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Many of you are signing up for this…does it get any better, helping others have a home for the holidays! Join us!!

May God bless each and every one of you this Holiday Season!!!!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-11-29T14:17:00.001-05:00

Amazing time in history. Things that are happening will have long lasting effects on so many…lawsuits, For us at Habitat, we want o think beautiful…yeah that’s right. We want to make anew neighborhoods that need to be beautiful..need to be looked at in ways that are positive to help families to have great lives…to have gardens, and grass..to have playgrounds and people who care..to have neighobrhoods that are whole..is that too much to ask..we think not. We need to thank those who help us all year long..from Diversified Advisors, to IBM, to MobilePlus and Modern Hardware, from Silverstien properties to Goldman Sachs, from Bronxville reformed Church to St Vitos and more and more…there are so many to thank!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

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2011-11-23T10:02:00.001-05:00

THANKSGIVING TO ALL! FROM US AT HABITAT!

This week I give thanksgiving for life…we stopped two people from fighting, one who pulled a gun the other a bat…pray for our neighborhoods, pray for us changing neighobrhoods to the better. Home ownership does it. Partnerships does it, congregations help with it. Thank you God for another day!

Along with that we give out 100 turkeys in our neighborhood on the street, on Orchard…we also rehab a vets home in Yonkers, we also help with working on ahome in Somers. Thanks to Ardsley high School as well as to Fox Lane High School, and the Unification church for assisting.

What a blessing. We also have volunteers thanksgiving morning.

Today the Westchester Invaders play with their marching band..better than the Macys parade in my opinion…we got them shirts..kids taken from the projects, who now are with us..! we love the Westchester invaders.

Every second is gift..we appreciate your vital support as we change neighborhoods together..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-11-10T10:11:00.000-05:00

As we work today..we pray for us to be able to bless your home with our prayers, our ministry, and for some our hands on work.

We help so many this weekend three Vets homes..Our HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS campaign will find us helping others..helping to finish homes..what a blessing!

We need you now..please make a holiday donation, Christmas donation, Hanukkah donation today..

God bless..and may your family be blessed this season!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-11-08T09:21:00.000-05:00

Did you know on election day you have to vote..sounds stupid doesn’t it..but more and more people are apathetic, party laden with lack of choices and voices..and ridden with debt by politicians who don’t balance budgets…we need to pray on this important day that this changes..that we look to see our world get better, our lives, our communities..with election Day and Veterans Day so close, we have much to be thankful for..but we have to act…

For that matter..let 2011 be the year of Change…of action of Faith in action and calling one another to get involved in changing your own local community..stay tuned…

Join Habitat, with your hearts, mind, hammers, love and hope for a better tomorrow..this will and can happen….today we welcome J Teen to our sites, on election day, volunteering….God bless them.. and you….Vote Act Change…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-11-03T09:44:00.000-04:00

Veterans Day is coming..Veterans Day, we celebrate the work of so many helping us..so many caring about us..helping us to be able to save us from harm…now we need to help partner to repair their homes in REPAIR CORPS.. as well as in creating new Veterans homes..we are blessed to do this..we are blessed to help others..our Vets who need our support..like Ed whose home is run down, and many others.

1000 foreclosures an official tells me..can you believe it, in one small area..time to take them back get the families back in and help them to be able to get the land back on the tax rolls..Habitat is commited to this.

We are in challenging times..many people cant speak up out of fear..no matter what side of the aisle..many don’t like to help their neigjhbor.. we need to help one another..one way you can do this is by helping us to WALK FOR HOMES NOW! see our website for this…http://www.habitatwc.org then build with us..this Thanksgiving season, this HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS time….God bless you…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

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2011-10-31T11:37:00.001-04:00

WALK FOR HOMES NOW WALK FOR HOMES NOW WALK FOR HOMES NOW! NOV 6^TH..THIS WEEK OUR VEHEMENCE TO TAKE IT BACK..TO STOP FORECLOSURES, GREED, REAL ESTATE BUBBLES AND MORE…WALK WITH US…AT 1PM..BANNERS, PLACARDS, HAMMERS.

WE ARE IN INTERESTING TIMES..PLEDGE SHEETS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT HABITATWC.ORG………THIS THANKSGIVING BE GRATEUL AND HELP OTHERS! WALK FOR HOMES NOW..WORK FOR HOMES NOW..PRAY FOR HOMES NOW..BUILD HOMES NOW!

What are you waiting for?

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-10-31T09:53:00.001-04:00

A fragile world..70,000 plus customers out in n Westchester..700,000 in Ct ..i cant get my sister on her house phone yet..in a minute in a second, your home can be damaged..your life changed..without power or heat or a roof cave in…be you in Haiti, or Westchester or Ct…..plus those with little money to go to a hotel..or resources, are left struggling, left with no help.

Our mission encompasses so much..we trust in God, who guides and provides for us to reach out to those in need..today I heard from two mayors…tomorrow I call to my town supervisors who we work with..whats the damage, who needs help.

Be grateful for a roof over your head,..this Halloween..the scariest experience you might have..would be not to have ahome…wont you help us help others have a simple decent strong home…God bless you

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-10-24T09:59:00.001-04:00

Foreclosures..we have stopped many from losing their homes..Tuesday at our headquarters, we have many who have come to stop foreclosures..

We have our great work ahead of us..support your local bank..support your ability to support banks who did not get in foreclosure mess..like TDBANK North..or Westchester Bank..who did not get into the mess..

We need you now..we need your support to help us save homes, and buy empty foreclosed homes..that we can get Vets into..

Habitat for Veterans. FB see. It..we are dedicating foreclosed homes we buy to put Vets families in coming back from overseas..very exciting!

With that in mind we have our volunteer orientation tonite..at 6pm.. at our headquarters..its Time..LETS TAKE IT BACK!!!!!! Our communities for the people !

Donate now http://www.habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

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2011-10-18T16:55:00.001-04:00

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2011-10-18T09:40:00.000-04:00

The cold chill in the air..I meet with a developer..i watched you build with ICFs he states..i loved it..we designed 31 units with it..Awesome! from there, we started a dialogue.

He wants to sell the land or co develop it.> I envision Vets in the homes.ready to be able to help stabilize a neighborhood.. a neighborhood with green jobs and green construction training…Battle Hill I call it..wont you help..wont you support us, wont you help us develop Battle Hill. This very exciting endeavor is one where we will be building homes for Vets and with Vets…stay tuned!

We have done so many interesting things in my life here, I cant believe we have done them some time!

Helped with two Fema Disasters

Built in New Orleans

Built in Haiti

Helped build a home in one week on National Television with BobVila

Helped to take down a house built on Regis and Kelly and recycled it, taking it from Manhattan and bringing it out here. Reselling it and using it.

Helped to build a near zero energy home

Put solar panels on homes and our headquarters.

Helped introduce blue jean insulation

Helped with a rehab program bar none, for Seniors and Vets.

Helped to start an annual Martin Luther King Gospelfest..BUILDATHON!

Helped to pray daily for you, with all faiths and no faiths!

What else…we have only just begun! We are worthy of your support! We need it, We love you and are grateful for you!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-10-17T09:36:00.000-04:00

Each day is gift..for sure..this weekend we had many volunteers from Riverdale Presbyterian church, from Iona, Ardsley, and Horace Greeley..so many help us,we appreciate their great work…to that end we have many who have helped us like Janine Rose of Ch12News, Andy white a great leader who passed away..who led Local 3 Apprentices, Zwicker electric, Pop Display Company, and Norma Guzman, a local hero, Thank you to Sobeida Cruz who helped us, with Mary Cahill, Emily Prober, and many on the event committee.

We are so blessed..also to all who responded to our flood response…we say thank you! A world to change, a county to change…ourlives to change…God bless.

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

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2011-10-13T20:16:00.001-04:00

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FW: blog

2011-10-11T10:22:00.000-04:00

Tuesday after Columbus day..the team goes in..lets hit, lets attack it,…a bank calls, can we come we volunteer, can we help..

Can we come out in November…a family calls, when can I help…two community service people come in..lets get going to Yonkers..the Restore gets ready to open up..

Its HAMMER TIME! TIME TO GET BUSY..TIME TO TAKE IT BACK…God love you!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-10-07T15:53:00.000-04:00

A Friday…a conference call with Yonkers lpc team..many coming for Oct 19^th..blessed..we get ready for a weekend of busy building this Columbus day weekend..

A city councilor calls, did you see how the house looks..on Odell. We have all been working so hard on this..amazing..we do great work..no question..today we also worked on a flood home and another home..in Mamoroneck…God blesses us so much.. Your donations, your support..every check..is so needed and helpful as we build homes together…. May God bless you in all you do this Columbus day weekend..with gratitude..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-10-05T09:07:00.001-04:00

What a time in history…we wake up the news talks about Bear markets…Haiti still recovers..Japans radiation is at highest though no one really knows…

Pickets on wall street demeaned, though the right to public forum is what this country was founded upon..the market goes down more than ever since 2008..and jobs get sent overseas…but we are still here..

Let this be known with Gods help, and yours…as the Age of Volunteerism..the Age of Veterans, the Age of Victory!

We need to get every group volunteering…..now that ive seen cities and towns do nothing during the great times of economic boom and then do less during this time…it is time for the Age of Volunteerism….we can TAKE IT BACK! For kids and for teens and for all families and seniors and Vets…and you.

And we will do it with our hands, hearts, sweat equity and hope..

This is a week of hope for Habitat…and Habitat intl. Today I spoke at New Rochelle high school…to the club of hope..and tomorrow when my leaders come, we see hope in the form of youth volunteerism at the fifteenth anniversary of the Age of Volunteerism..of High schools in this county..helping us..

From that we move the Age of Veterans..the age of where we celebrate those who have protected us..from Vietnam, to Korea to WWII and more..

We send volunteers today to help with helping to repair a Marines monument today..tomorrow a Purple heart Leader Victoria comes in and helps..James comes in, and we move to repair Kens home in Somers, and Mrs D home in New Rochelle, both Veterans who will receive support…from Habitat s new partnership with the Home Depot Foundation….

With all that in mind, we are so blessed to be here to be protected to be helped by Vets.

Last it has to be an age of Victory..God wants us to have Victory again …not in the form of killing one another but victory in loving one another..in victory in helping one another, in victory in growing our own food, building our own homes, creating our own products and jubs..and having a new Vision for the future. With this we continue….

I dedicate this to my son Joseph..who gives me victory, whose birthday is this week and whose love as a son is always there.

God bless us all…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-09-20T09:37:00.000-04:00

Its Habitat Tuesday…getting ready to raise support for our work,…Ask Ask Ask..we have to..God gives us the power to Ask to be BOLD TO BUILD..can you help us be BOLD TO BUILD!

By askng for a sponsorship for our Oct 19^th event..for our golf tournmant, for sponsorship of a home! For that plumber to donate ..to help us, the electrician..that is what happened…to us all..

We are in need of your help today to finish so many homes..just a BOLD ASK to that friend you know can help….God will bless it..BE BOLD TO BUILD TODAY!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-09-19T10:41:00.000-04:00

Today an early Sat before our board meeting..like I have written before, thousands across the world go to volunteer on Habitat homes today..its HABITAT SATURDAY!!! So many help us..

Like Grenwich High school..today as well as others..we all work together..no question..we make it happen..tomorrow Iona Prep, and volunteers..what a great world.

This Habitat Sat..homes are being built in Paterson NJ New York city, Haiti, El Salvador, S. Central La, Belfast, DR, Cornwall Ct, Puerto Rico, Mexcio and all over the world…those are some of the Habitat sites I have helped build on..as well as so many more…so its Habitat Sat…our board meets, then out to the sites, then a meeting with Mary and Sobeida of our local lpc committee for Yonkers..then a meeting with Bronxville Reformed Church…..our Hurricane Appeal letter just went out too….God is so good to us..

We appreciate all you do to help us..join us a Habitat Saturday wont you..ifyou haven’t.or a Sunday or a Mon..or anyday../every day is a blessed day in Habitat! God bless you…we are Repairers of the breach..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-09-13T10:23:00.000-04:00

Is govt too big..can we solve problems…sometimes when I go to local meetings like the village of Mamoroneck..things such as home rule and army corps of engineers work or lack thereof, seem to logjam possible solutions for local communities..not by us, we are happy to be able to see people move ahead..with our volunteer work, with our volunteer sweat equity..one of the solutions that can move things ahead..or too political. I believe this is a time that we need to change the way we operate, a time of volunteerism, and unpaid politicians..lets see what happens.. we have to fight. God bless you…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: 911 blog tenth anniversary

2011-09-12T10:09:00.000-04:00

The world as we know it has changed…forever because of 911..

May we be better and blessed in all we do.

I just come from my Muslim friend.Ahmed..salaam I say..at the local deli..can I help today he says..build with you..i say of course…

Christiain Jew Muslim, hindi, no faith..all welcome in the Theology of the Hammer, the Theology of loving one another, of working together, of changing communities, ..together and in turn our own live..dont you think God wants this..

We are not here to tear down but build up, not to let run down, but rise up…not to let spirits fall, but HOPE arise.

We dedicate this to our Veterans, returning and here, like Douglas Stephen Hall, who was an amputee last nite..who I met prayed with and gave support..he gratefully said, please pray for me…I told him we were building for him…are you building up or tearing down.

Are we building up daily in our lives or tearing down..that is the 911 question, with each other, within our homes…and more.. we will rise, we will be Repairers of the Breach…we will see a new Jerusalem, a new Westchester a new life..may we take this clarion call this tenth anniversary of 911.. pray for us, help us support us..

http://www.habitatwc.org God bless and keep you and build you up today…..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: BLOG

2011-09-06T09:51:00.000-04:00

Ok Tuesday after Labor Day..all weekend..we worked.I worked…all good, all blessed, proud and honored to be able to work with families who need help, who need support who needed our hurricane help..thats what we did, that’s what we do, as well as changing neighborhoods all together, changing lives all together..changing volunteers live…thanks to Darlene, and Tina, to Chuck and to George, to all who helped so much..what a weekend, to J Teen and Relig..

We couldn’t have made progress without you..to that end, we continue..we pray, we act, we need your support..email Hurricane@habitatwc.org …and also ifyou want tohelp for 911 email jim@habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-09-01T14:41:00.000-04:00

What a week..seems like a month..hurricane hits last Sunday..stayed up whole nite..thru..helping to see so many suffer…seeing people underwater, rivers flow thru streets…see our YouTube Habitat of Westchester channel as well as CNN I report…we recoup, we deploy staff, troops..we have no money for it, but we do it..

We move ahead..we continue..then 911 comes..we have five hundred volunteers ready to help..ready to be deployed on hurricane homes, on homes, on sheetrock delivery and more..

We are so blessed to walk to have food to help others….think of Somalia, think of Haiti, think of how much we still have…God bless you all…we need your support and donations now..…http://www.habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: tenth anniversary of habitat blog

2011-08-25T11:27:00.000-04:00

Our volunteers for ten years of service for the tenth anniversary have now included Roosevelt High, Iona Prep, Iona College, IBM Homesite insurance, Normandy real estate, Navy recruits, software guidance, woodland temple, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran and many more..what a blessing.

Chris Smith called, I want to get my soccer team out…he brings them out this Wed thirty strong, helping us..moving ahead..

What a great blessing this is! Thanks Chris!

Yesterday Sunday I worked with Ivan, Junior, Ramseys, Christopher, local residents and family members of Stewart Place and Ashburton, working on our community garden again..helping out, making it look beautiful again. What a great day..we also worked with Zaih who helped us..all afternoon. Cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant peppers were all given to community neighbors. What a blessing!

Why community gardens..there is no fresh food in our neighborhoods. Over the yeasr I have developed a “third eye” if you will, looking at the whole neighborhood…our homes get built but there may no supermarkets..only bodegas. We want our families healthy and believe every student should grow food in the hood..while living in decent homes. To this end we grow!

Would you sponsor one of our gardens? Would you sponsor a window today, would you help us? God bless you all, God bless my friends in the hood..my brothers..my sister Zaiah, all who help make this a better place!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-25T10:13:00.000-04:00

Each day is gift..last nite I walked down to the WTC again..the same day we had an earthquake here in NY…..a post from California writes..a small tremor..get over it…

I remember walking down to Canal St..seeing dust on absolutely everything..dust of buildings…of bodies..of rubble or paper…as i walked to Canal last nite, I saw the lights of Silverstein properties..amazingly moving up..the WTC builders..the spirit of positive blessed energy of all those construction workers..the world looks watches..

We have not been bombed here, we have not been blown up..I really thought by now terrorists would have hit here by now..honestly..thank God for the police, the secutiry, the Veterans..the soldiers, the country..and other countries ..we take so much for granted….so much! Pray today folks, we all need it, no matter what faith..then act with us in rebuilding our WTCenters…our community centers, our gardens, our homes, our solar factory, our jobs, our community building…if we can rebuild WTC, we can rebuild this country..with everyone, no matter what faith or faith a simple decent home! God bless you all..America and every country in the world!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-18T09:31:00.000-04:00

The Daily News announces two penthouses going for 98.5 million dollars each, less than those on 15 Central Park West > I could house more than 2000 NY families with that money changing their life forever..what price greed at this point.

At a time we look at our communities, our world..people without jobs, 911..we ask those who might be in amazing brackets of wealth to share, sponsor a home for a family…at least one home…there seems to be rhyme or reason to this all..

With that in mind, we pray today this Thursday..this Holy Thursday..for our families, for our neighborhoods, for safety and security, for holiness, and health, for more homes…

This we ask you to join us in.

Today we welcome teenagers from the neighborhood…from Queens as well, changing ..in this the Summer of Change…stay tuned..our work is vitally changing neighborhoods!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-17T09:09:00.001-04:00

Recently I have been asked to write for a couple of newspapers, an honor, to blog…I still don’t know what a blog is..except a stream of consciousness for me, of lifes challenges, blessings and hopes..guided much thru the eyes of one who loves Habitat, its deceased founder, and wife Linda…and the love of Jesus motivating me to move ahead where none go…

Henry and I talk tonite..Henry we have to take it back..where are the churches the faith community…we did the Nite Out against violence, I was mc, but then where are people..

Anyone shot should be a shot to the heart of any spiritual person in the county..not a simple disdain of a newstory but a call for prayer and action…Henry and I both have worked on Lawrence and Purse Place where two youth were killed over the last month…killed is just a word to many of us…what would it mean if it was your own son, our family member or neighbor..your student, or relative..we get hardened…if today we hear His voice, harden not our hearts..may the Love of the one God that unites us call us to action in love together….

For the next month you will see much of my writings reflected from a 911 survivor, responder, believer in change, an American, a world citizen..a nyc lover, a Habitat director…

On 911 the world was changed forever this 911 come out and change the world….our tenth anniversary..tonite I walked six miles from 42^nd to world trade center and back…I email my good friend, Marty Berger..Marty I am here at the WTC at ground zero, praying for your work.. you see Marty is a leader at Silverstein properties, along with his workers, his co workers, like Dave Worsley and the construction workers. Needless to say Mr Larry Silverstein, a great man, supports Martys efforts..and deserves prayer..

Marty and his sons build homes with us in great Tzedekah.. charity of the love of God to help others.

I walk the route, remembering the debris, the soot, the attempts for me to get closer and closer to GZ, the concerns, the Habitat volunteers filling every corner of the armory building with relief supplies..and much more…Holly Silva and her family, crying over their lost husband, David, and so many….for ten days..we will build and rebuild..

TEN DAYS OF SERVICE..FOR THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY..TEN DAYS OF WALKING OF BLOGGING OF PRAYING OF ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT, PRAYERS, HANDS, TO RECREATE NOT ONLY GROUND ZERO, BUT THE GROUND ZEROS IN OUR COMMUNITIES HERE…THE JOURNEY BEGINS…..May God bless you this day.

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-15T09:10:00.001-04:00

Is the system broken, are we, are we fearful… for change..to adapt to evolve to work or study..we are better than we are showing, than we are creating…our kids and youth have to be taught well, to work well…IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! What are you waiting for to join us..VOL. ORIENATION IS MONDAYS AT 6PM…

AT OUR HEADQUARTERS.. we are also starting up county and mid county soon..offices, and Restores!

Time to make it happen, we need leaders for our LPCs.local project committees..if interested email me at jim@habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-11T09:21:00.000-04:00

TAKING IT BACK! ON 911 THE WORLD WAS CHANGED FOREVER, this 911 COME OUT AND CHANGE THE WORLD! Our Tenth anniversary of doing sercie is here…we just here good news..our bids are accepted..the offers…for two foreclosed homes..time to take it back! On the top of Battle Hill. Today the markets are all over the place, up and down, swings,…but our swinging are hammers of HOPE! OF LOVE.! WE ARE TAKING IT BACK!!!!!! Join us!!!! May God bless you in all you do!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-08T14:57:00.001-04:00

More and more sign up for our 911 buildathon, we move ahead, we build, we serve we succeed, time for us to move ahead to succeed to take it back. We dedicate our work to Veterans returning and to those who lost their lives saving our freedom. Freedom, a relative term.if we cant get a job are we free, if our education system doesn’t work are we free, we can t speak up due to party politics and control are we free….there are many questions that come out that challenge us to think of how we move ahead with a better community, a better county a better country…we need to move ahead!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-08T10:26:00.001-04:00

The economic earthquakes shatter financial banks..the real earthquakes shatter the homes of so many like those in Haiti….also like those of foreclosed homeowners here in the US..

What a world…I often speak about the economics of the bonuses given and the earthquake shook in Haiti at the same time…it seems that Greed has overtaken Need, that loan sharking in the forms of banks, have overtaken, smart prudent savings, that credit became our operative word for existence and purchases, and that we look now at a country in shambles..so many countries in shambles..what one comes to mind first for you…

Everyday I have the A team members come into our office, helping us..volunteering with us, doing community gardens…helping to build homes, make playgrounds…help in the Restore..it is their future we work the hardest for now…can we take it back? YES of course we can..but we have think different, act different and work hard! Its time..to pray and act and help Habitat Now….

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-08T09:26:00.001-04:00

Andres was just here…I am going to Syracuse from All Hallows..i got scholarship..but we need support. Andres and his family live on Willow in Yonkers..

Seven homeowners there..he is now going to Syracuse.. we gave him scholarship money thru the help of the Lanza family foundation..we assisted with getting him on the right step..

You can do great things and will…stay tuned. Sylvia was here too…daughter of the Rosales..living on Porach St…I am going to Leahmann..she too received support..

They all helped build their families homes..with sweat equity..young students..Habitat family memebers, you are changing their lives forever when you support us, in homes in helping in their future…..God bless us all! God bless Habitat, and may God bless the future!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-08-02T09:26:00.001-04:00

What a world…the earth..no Westchester…another two lives lost..on two streets we know well…other kids live in large homes..great plush lawns..great schools..while no playgrounds, no supermarkets, no good schools….help me will you please..help me improve neighborhoods, situations, lives.. God wants this..thank you..volunteer now..donate now..help us create homes, stabilize neighborhoods, help us grow food, help us change and save lives NOW!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-25T09:33:00.001-04:00

First Dimension Faith, second dimension Faith…Erwin McManus writes about this..in one ofhis books.. a great guy, he is creative and loves God…having met him, you can tell…Our Third Dimension Faith, takes into account, Faithfulness, amazing miracles..and then ACTION! Amazing Faithfilled Action!!!!!! Of all kinds…of all measures, of all levels…imagine, what God wants us to do to change the world with Him!!!! What we can do…when we can do it…NOW! How we can do it..with His lead! To that level I introduce Amazing Aggressive Neighborhood transformation!!!!!!!! A concept I believe is God Blessed! One that is taking volun teers hands, hearts, hammers, into action!! Into faith filled action!!!!! What an amazing way of see the world change!!! To see lives change..people cant believe it..but I can..with God anything is possible…so be part of God blessed AGGRESSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION1!!!!1 THE THIRD FAITH DIMENSION..FUELED BY ACTION..AND BY HABITAT..GOD BLESSYOU!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-19T10:43:00.001-04:00

A ride in NYC on my bike is one of the best things I do for myself…seeing the sites, praying for people…My new volunteer Steve from England comes in for two weeks..he tells me they have a bike exchange program there..amazing…very cool he says…biking is actually part of affordable housing…ok heres why..what takes more land to park …a bike or a car…

Think of all the land that cars take away from parks..from homes, from solar gardens and community gardens or playgrounds…cars dictate our space, life, money transport and more…two interesting people…I stopped in Chinatown on the border of mulberry last nite..one dollar water.. and the rains started to poor. Bobby from China who owned the store, says sit sit here…he let me relax in what his world..a small business…I wondered where he lived in Chinatown..what accomodations, if he owned….Then, off to get a smoothie at Liquiteria..can you believe it…I sit and a gentlemen in finance is reading a book in Russian. The lower East side has always been blessed to have Slavic and Eastern bloc representation..its about WWII he tells me, written by a Russian seargeant in the trenches.. he tells me the US came in late to the war and looked like saviors..after the war was being won, up until the last round of the fight.. he thinks the War machine of America is a big part of the economy..he tells me…the country will go to war again he says, in Libya, Pakistan, all over…

I tell him I think we can not depend upon war for success…solar panels, blue jean insulation, sip panels and more….Wow…

Where do we live, ..how do we live..how do we surive and move the economy..when do we manufacture things here again..and build simple decent homes for all… a bike ride, can have profound implications n one line…join me …May God bless you..America and the world…pray for our work and donate, please..thank you!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-18T09:46:00.001-04:00

The headline reads: “Astorino:Hud actions go too far” about the HUD lawsuit against Westchester county..`150 million dollar lawsuit. Long before anylawsuit..Habitat of Westchester built its first housei n Larchmont in 1988. Since then homes in Somers, and Bedford in non traditional towns have been built byHabitat…with no government help.

Yet Habitat has not been asked to help with building any of the homes now by the county. Some past scandals have seen certain contractors get the jobs in home building…

We have worked with the county on homes in Portchester and some other areas. The key is to help move quicker…..everytime I work in super dense neighborhoods…to help build homes, and then seen tracks of land that are acres upon acres of land, I wonder…why…we don’t want to see density…of unhealthy proportions. But when in this day and age. Kids go to schools with no books, in some cities, while other kids have the best education in some towns, but no diversity..a question asking why is vital. When kds get shot at…while others kids go off to their second house for a week vacation…you ask why…when non governmental communities that are led by faith need to go out and build with us once a month..while outside their doors no homes..i ask why…

The Whys need to be answered…the smoke and mirror continues to be taken off the mirrors, so all politicians..Democrats and Republicans, all leaders, no matter what denomination…can join together and say..wait ..cant we build the most beautiful affordable green homes in the world here with Habitat…every day I ask why…..the answers lie in you and yours helping! God bless you

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-18T09:42:00.001-04:00

THE SUMMER OF CHANGE continues….this weekend, more volunteers helped us than ever..companies, congregations, syngagues, churches, high schools, colleges..

And more…to that end, we continue strongly..we will not stop..we continue..

Up and down the Ashburton corridor,

In Peekskill

In White Plains,

In New Rochelle

In Mt Vernon

In Somers..

Join us..the Freedom Summer comes back in the form from history of the SUMMER OF CHANGE..God wants people to have simple decent homes..no question.

God wants mortgages not to fail.

God blesses Habitat mortgage holders…with interest free mortgages..Join us! Now…!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-12T09:28:00.001-04:00

THE SUMMER OF CHANGE…WHAT DOES THAT MEAN..

Peoples lives getting transformed..our neighbors, our families, our volunteers…

Today we had 100 vol unteers from NY Illinois and Masschusetts…stay tuned for our tenth annual 911 buildathon…amazing .

We can rise up huge buildings, so cant we rise up homes in Battle Hill, in Mt Vernon, in all the county!

Its all about Leadership..i need more Habitat leaders..we will be kcking off a Habitat leadership traning seminar shortly..if interested contact me.

Remember each second in life is gift….and so are YOU! GOD BLESS YOU!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-07-05T09:59:00.001-04:00

This Sunday we are so blessed to be able to help one another, to pray, to change communities and change our own lives..

Each day we see people who want to help..yesterday Habitat for Humanity of Westchester partnered with Vets to collect food for the Montrose food bank..

I also was blessed to work with my Ashburton neighbors, who helped us with our community garden..near our Zero energy home

I also want to thank Marty Burger and Dave Worsley of Silverstein properties for assisting us…….so be blessed this fourth of July..know every second is gift./. you are too…and so is Habitat for Humanity of Westchester to thousands!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

FW: blog

2011-06-30T14:46:00.000-04:00

So many come to help us..Father Rose of St Marys just calls me..they are coming to help…from Shrewsbury Ma…I was in the seminary when he had been ordained..for Worcester..we are glad to send volunteers…the Unitarian church of Framingham is here..the congregation church of Shrewsbury came too, and St Marys of Ashland..

We are moving ahead for sure..

What a blessed day and blessed SUMMER OF CHANGE we are preparing for…are you ready, more important than the Freedom Summer, its time to take it BACK…JOIN US!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-29T08:55:00.000-04:00

8.5billion dollar settlement on banks for sour mortgages..more to come..

Cities are hemoraghing…bleeding, neighborhoods dying..but there is hope, there is HABITAT..we are taking back the hill, BATTLE HILL!

We are taking back empty homes..taking back run down streets, creating trees, and planters and businesses and homes…ITS TIME!!!!!

The smoke and mirrors will stop…the truth will come out, accountability is in order!

Join us in this the SUMMER OF CHANGE! Build with us..join more than 1000 volunteers who will help us!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-22T09:03:00.000-04:00

If we were to look at our efforts over the years, many have included helping Veterans…from helping to work in the Armory to our 911 relief, to our work with rehabbing Veterans homes, to rehabbing the American Legion and more…we are so honored to do this..i often think of no bombs, no threats, no shooting in our country, while the men and women of the service protect us here, over there, and around the world.. how profound they are to be praying and preserving our lives all over the world….So to that end we officially KICKOFF OUR HABITAT FOR VETERANS program this Thursday at the Clubhouse on Memorial Plaza…an area dedicated to Veterans.

We announce the stronger assistance to Veterans, to those who need help to those who seek housing and jobs with a priorities on Veterans!

Join us in this Fight!!!!! We have only just begun!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blpg

2011-06-20T11:14:00.000-04:00

What does the future look like.birght and green we hope…filled with gardens green homes..local grown home incuabetd businesses and lots of love..

Stay tuned.. our Green corridor vision is coming together..blue jean insulation sip panels..solar panels home grown..local business owners and tomatoes and vegetables..life will be good in the hood, any hood, no matter what income level..stay tuned for this vision….join us! Make is reality, like the Congregational church of Shewsbury, who is joining us for sure..helping us in every way…this week 30 strong..OUR BUILDING ON FAITH INITIATIVE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FALL, GET YOUR LOCAL CONGREGATION INVOLVED..A SIGN OF FAITH AND ACTION BAR NONE…so what are you waiting for..your company, your congregation your kids..be part of the SUMMER OF CHANGE…Mondays at 6pm volunteer orientation…http://www.habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-17T08:51:00.001-04:00

The GREEN CORRIDOR is movig ahead..the Green corridor..stay tuned!!!! You will hear more.

We are at a critical time in our history…critical time in our future.. but God is working..we will stop foreclosures….we will build what I am calling now BATTLE HILL..we will help house veterans..we will create Jobs..during this summer of Change!!!!!! God bless you..http://www.habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-14T09:57:00.000-04:00

What a week..more than 250 volunteers…include L and W, IBM lawyers, Melissa Joan Hart, Byram Hills, Bregal Investments, Goldman Sachs, the French School and many many more..

What a day, what a week, what a world to change.

Yesterday I was honored to sit with Joe Haselt, a great person, who is helping as Habitat honorary realtor, to help us look at saving homes, from going under, and helping families get in.. we have so much to do!

The country is on an interesting journey, one which can go up or down…we see that we might see more foreclosures hit the fan..MBIA sues all the big banks..the shadow foreclosures have yet to come out…we need to change this now..and I know we can..

With your sponsorship, withyour help, we will take over ten homes, immediately..this is our time, it is HABITAT TIME..

Last ntie, I read my friends book and founder Millard Fuller, No More shacks…the mission is a simple one, no more substandard housing in the world again…eliminate poverty housing now! We can do this, here , in Kibera Kenya, in Port Au Prince Haiti, inYonkers..in our hearts and in our souls..JOIN US ..please donate now! For our summer builds

http://www.habitatwc.org

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-13T12:33:00.000-04:00

Did you know Main street New Rochelle, is filled with H’s…Housing for Habitat..habitat for humanity, Healthy with Donovons studio, Holy with five congegations and churches like Bible way and Family Christian Center ..and full of History..so come visit main street, along with great food, shops and people..visit our Headquarters..make a donation, love life..and help us change the world…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-13T12:32:00.001-04:00

FORECLOSURE MARATHON..FORECLOSURE MARATHON..HABITAT IS SPONSORING A FORECLOSURE MARATHON, TO STOP THE MADNESS…STAY TUNED, TO SAVE FAMILIES LIVES..TO HELP.. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-13T12:32:00.000-04:00

Last nite as I walked down in Loisaida..the Lower East Side, reminded me of the many days and nites, I spent there helping the homeless..helping Habitat on e. 6^th Street..the community garden I Helped create with volunteers, the homeless and Williams alum on tenth street..and the dramatic change..like yuppie ville now, bars, trendy restaurants..abound…I stop at Adelles restaurant…de Puerto Rico..i have my sopa de pollo, aroz con abeacualas…(rice and beans) and pray over what I saw and what we now see…life can transform..neigborhoods can change..i walk by 721 and 745 E 6^th, say a prayer for Wanda colon and her family.. a habitat family, for Joe byrne and Ishamel and Greg, former homeless there, at my other work..and praise God for bringing me on a journey that led to Habitat’s door to create so many doors…for so many..Today I walk in the Puerto Rican day parade with Governor Cuomo, with Rich thomas, Marc Soto, Sobeida Cruz and many amigos y amigas..I went to Puerto Rico…many times, I have two sons whose mom is NY Rican as they say, a great woman…a great family..and habitat has built there, I went there to Martin Pena Canal, where families who once lived in rubble, help live in Habitat homes and others, transformed, from tough settings to beautiful dwellings….mi isla mi encanto..Puerto Rico, NY Manhattan, todo el mundo…Bendiciones, gracias a Dios para la Vida cada minute!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-08T09:40:00.001-04:00

Starwood Hotel “Swat team” goes in and out in one day…not in helicopters, but down the road from White Plains to Yonkers..to neighborhoods that will be transformed.. from parks that will be painted, from gardens that will be made, fences painted and fixed, designed run down plywood, transformed..yes a swat team of goodness. We are so blessed to have so many congregations and companies volunteer with us, helping us build homes…all over the county..all over country, all over the world..

What a day..we hear about a congressman being a twit, while we build…who needs to hear the news.. hear this..WE WILL NOT ALLOW UNACCEPTABLE HOUSING HERE ANYMORE…We will change the face of the county…stay tuned..it is happening! With swat teams of mitzvah groups..of confirmation of college of companies..and you

Join us in this SUMMER OF CHANGE!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-08T09:23:00.001-04:00

We get ready to change the neighborhoods again…in so many ways.

We work to rehab homes, put planters, green communities, help to be able to fix broken windows, paint community centers, rehab our churches steps, where our college kids stay and much much more..

What a world..today another NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGERS DAY! Where Goldman Sachs,

And Starwood Hotels, make it all happen…we are coming to your town and city soon! God bless,

Help donate to our Brush with Kindness program and Neighborhood changers days now!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-06-03T09:52:00.001-04:00

On a day, when Lady Gaga tops the charts, and a twister devastates the commonwealth of Massachusetts..God is still with us, as we celebrate those who help have dreams of home ownership…come true with Habitat…

Like sierra, who got her high school club, Riverside, in its first graduating year, to start a Habitat club, to build, clean and go green in the hood, with us..in transforming lives!

Or like Diversified Advisors, whose team has been with us for more than A Decade of Service..helping us build homes…

Or Mrs Lanza, whose family has helped us so much in all we do….in all we say, in all we have accomplished…from Greenburgh, to greening communities, from Haiti, to homes here, a blessing. Or Rev Cousins with the ministerial group of White Plains, helped us to be able welcome volunteers, build homes, pray and sing and lead us into building more in White Plains…

Or Rabbi Shira who could not be at the luncheon from Congregation Kol Ami, who celebrated her 25t anniversary at her temple,…while helping us so many years in our home temples of dreams for families…

The future is bright, the spiritual song goes..as Dreams become realities with families who need help, and all who help us and love us and our misson!

We also celebrate our Foreclosure prevention program growing in mt Vernon, helping to save more families from getting foreclosed. Helping their dreams that came to fruition, remain a reality..

With that in mind…WE GIVE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU DAILY WHO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE..AMERICAN DREAMS, HAITIAN DREAMS, HABITAT DREAMS OF SIMPLE DECENT HOMES FOR ALL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN ALL YOU DO, AND MAY YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

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2011-06-01T10:42:00.001-04:00

Early morning..Anna from Yonkers, states, thank you Jim…..our planters continue to go up, continue to be watered early by me, until it all comes together…until we revitalize every corner of Ashburton, orchard Vineyard…it is happening.!

With that in mind..we need you to help sponsor a planter! Also we change lives as well from community service people..to volunteers lives to families lives…amazing!

Join us in this vital mission…A SUMMER OF CHANGE IS COMING! Join us!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

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2011-05-31T09:45:00.001-04:00

On this Memorial Day, we remember those Veterans who have died for us, those soldiers who fight for our continued safety and freedom, and for a simple decent home for all.

This week we celebrate our American Dream Luncheon, June 3^rd, following a time where Habitat assisted the

Veternas in New Rochelle with their annual parade

To that end, we are grateful for our partnership with many Veterans groups, and kickoff Habitat for Veterans (see Habitat for Veterans FB) this month, with the mission of rehabbing veterans omes, creating new housing for those returning and engaging Vets in continued Volunteerism, which we have enjoyed over the years. We also hired a Marine this week into our Restores, and hope to teach veterans returning building skills, to help with our building programs,while helping to employ them. We announce a 50,000 Challenge Grant by the Lanza family foundation to help with our HABITAT FOR VETERANS PROGRAMS. Every dollar donated is doubled in helping Vets have homes, or those on fixed incomes retain their home as retired Vets.

With that in mind, we say God bless America, our freedoms and the ability to have a simple decent home. To that end, we were named number 6 builder in the country, and will not be satisfied till every one has an opportunity to have and strive for the American Dream.

May God bless each and every one of you.

Donate now to our HABITAT FOR VETERANS program

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-31T09:43:00.000-04:00

Watering planters early Tuesday morning…

In Yonkers on the Ashburton corridor on Orchard, Vineyard..marty yells, they look great Jim, Joseph from the neighborhood who we hired part time helps me..no garbage after along weekend in any of them..people always ask, what about those people..they wont keep them nice..our high schools are taking the lead..our volunteers our friends..Jo Jo and Mr W, meet me at the local bodega, supermarket..hi jim, they look great, be blessed…keep going! Keep building…with your help we can..adopt a planter with us, give us a donation of 100 dollars…

This morning one of our moms walks her son to school..he is still tired… but he is doing good, she yells, have a great day Jim..

Thousands drive by that corridor..they don’t always realize there are future presidents..future doctors, future, leaders.. future teachers, future habitat workers..

We are so blessed..wont you help us! God bless you!!!!!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-23T09:25:00.001-04:00

In all we say and do let us Give thanks ! for Mastercard and First American, for Webster, and Chubb, for Byram Hills and Solomon Schecter, for Fox Lane School, and for

Edgemont, as well as Yonkers High and Riverside High..what great groups…heros like Mary B and Mary C. Tom M and Rich R, and Ron W..all make me move in strength daily with prayer perseverance and patience with me as we seek to end poverty housing in Westchester.. God bless you all.

Remember Volunteer orientation Monday at 6pm …we also welcome those who need our help from foreclosure. Stay tuned..

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2011-05-19T10:25:00.001-04:00

HABITAT FOR VETERANS VETERANS FOR HABITAT..

We are honored to be working to help maximize our programs for VETERANS FOR HABITAT AND HABITAT FOR VETERANS…We come upon Memorial Day, where we have been blessed to help with a number of local legions. We also work with the VFW’s, where we help with rehabbing senior Vets homes.

We also have VOLUNTEERISM WITH HABITAT VETS…those like the West Point Cadets who help us in so many ways..to that end we move ahead…we celebrate this vital Memorial Day..probably the most important one yet…

My cousin Michael died in Vietnam. My five uncles were in the Coast Guard, at Anzio, in the Navy, in the army, and one stationed in the European theatre..three brothers on my moms side, two on the other….I dedicate my work for them, for our freedoms, for everyone who is there.In the Bible the one with the most faith was the centurion..who fought, who believed, who protected…

Wth that in mind, we say God bless the team overseas, here and everywhere, stay tuned for

1. Creation of New Vets homes

2. Rehabing existing Vets homes

3. Engaging Vets in Habitat volunteerism….

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-17T09:40:00.001-04:00

A late nite meeting in the hood..lets get peace…lets walk for one hour…we bring peace with hammers, and hearts..8 hours a day every day..then at nite..reviewing neighborhoods, lighting, safety issues, play issues for kids…everyone has a great opportunity..to change communities..communities need peace, with jobs, education and housing…a mom comes out..can you help us repair our window (brush with kindness) ..can you help to get a second window..the daughter comes out..what aer you doing I ask….how are you doing..are you working…do you have a GED..both answers no…we are helping our neighbor find out about a cooking school and local GED program….our next door neighbor, young needs a job..come out and help..join us…lets get going..

No one should be without a job, employment, housing, a great house of worship..and education..help us build peace and communities one conversation, one meeting, one day at a time, on two by four at a time..it is a wholey fulfilling experience, it is a holy fulfilling experience.. God bless you all…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: BLOG

2011-05-16T10:25:00.001-04:00

Daily we pray, we work we act, we give THANKS FOR YOU TODAY..for this Monday, for your support..for your hands, your sweat equity..We give THANKS

FOR COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE, FOR FIRST AMERICAN TITLE, FOR WEBSTER BANK, FOR SCARSDALE HIGH FOR TRINITY LUTHERAN, FOR EDGEMONT..FOR RIVERDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, JUST THIS WEEKEND…WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN..

The CONGREGATIONAL CHALLENGE..calls all faiths to work together now to join us..to build with us..get your congregation involved now!

May God bless you, stay tuned for our BIKE TO BUILD…COMMUNTIES GREEN…

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-13T09:34:00.000-04:00

Its Good Friday…every day is Good Friday, Great Friday at Habitat, with volunteers across the county..

Webster bank will join us, a local bank, and then FIRST AMERICAN TITLE, for the tenth year, coming out..with us, helping with our golf tournament, helping with our work time and time again..from New Rochelle to Yonkers they have helped us regularly.

Then yesterday the Daily News writes a story on us on page 88…habitat of Westchester is Green in so many ways..help us if you can..It hilites Mastercard as well in their participation..and Mastercard comes for our planning meeting today on site…wow! 200 strong next week..

Then tomorrow Trinity Lutheran of Whtie Plains comes out..to join us and build with us..so great!

Led by city council woman Beth and Rev Norman..they continue to come out..they will be with us June 3^rd. With that in mind, we think of the Psalmist who wrote..In all we do and say, let us give THANKS!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

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2011-05-12T10:33:00.000-04:00

We keep building, we keep moving, we keep helping..

No question…a person from PortChester writes, can you help us..can you build with us, can you help me rehab my home…a senior..we say YES!

The city of White Plains calls, can you help the Slater center with paint and help them with Brush with Kindness…OF COURSE! A neighborhood needs to be revitalized..in Yonkers…Orchard and Vineyard. We say YES….with so many helping us, we can galvanize our armies, of congregations, companies and citizens, helping us everywhere.

DECADE OF SERVICE AWARDS!

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE comes and joins us this Saturday to be one of the hilites of our work! They have worked with us as part of the solution of our neighborhoods..for years..with our golf tournament, with our building, with so much of what we do…Thank you to Linus Savage, Anthony Ruggieri and all the team helping us this Saturday on our sites in Yonkers! And for being with us for so long.

Also people like County Legislator Marty Rogowsky get recognized for his Service, for helping Green Westchester County..for his leadership on helping to make our county Greener in all he has done..Thank you Marty!

Join us June 3^rd for our American Dream Luncheon and learn about how so many help us, so many have been with us, so many serve us and others. God bless you !

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-11T09:23:00.001-04:00

If you can see our http://www.youtube.com/user/Habitatwestchester....see our work and join us…

We pray for Memphis today, and for those by the Mississippi and in Vicksburg and towns and cities…I love the Mississippi…but the fury can leave its path for others, in ways that can boggle the mind….our work to help in those areas have been ongoing..and we pray for homeowners everywhere….

Today GoingGreen, a conference in White Plains…that is being held at Pace U. and Good Counsel. The Sisters see it as a Moral Imperative as do I..and the legalities and challenges are many but not impossible…..

To this end we support anyone who encourages a future world being greener, and cleaner for our kids, grandkids andyou and I…. God bless you!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

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2011-05-10T09:56:00.003-04:00

Bendiciones amigos y amigas..hoy tenemos voluntad en el mundo, para Argentino, para Sonsonate El Salvador, para Puerto Rico, para Haiti,para Mexico and todo el mundo…Profundo! Mi vida es excellente porque you ayudar families gringos, blancas African Americanos, Latino Americanos, Haitian, Hebreos, y todo…nosotros tenemos todo uno en Cristo en el amor de Dios quien ayudar tuyo y mi en el mundo cada minute en nuestra vida…Te Alabamas Senor! Creeamos cada familia en el mundo un bueno hogar, un bueno casa, un bueno comidas para dia de Los Madres..Ayudar! Bendiciones!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-10T09:56:00.001-04:00

I am so blessed to work with Latinos African Americans, Irish, Italian, Haitians Americans, Arabic, Jewish Muslim Christians no faith, everyday of mylife in Habitat..in the love of God that binds us together..that not only solves problems for people with no homes, but with your help…we build homes for them and with them.

This morning Saturday May 7^th..we build all over the world..all over the country, all over New York….all over Westchester….from Salvador, to S Yonkers..from Belfast to Beantown, from Port au Prince to Portchester…profound….our mission continues constant, that everyone has a simple decent home to live in, no magers, no shacks, no infested apartments, no run down neigbhborhoods..just a simple decent home..God Bless, we need you know…and someone reading this..now, could sponsor a home for a family today..dont wait..we need your help we need you to do this..change another familys life today! http://www.habitatwc.org

Or email jim@habitatwc.org

Ps thank you to all my friends in Lancaster Ohio who I will speak to Monday to the Rotary, Fisher Catholic and more….

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-05T09:27:00.001-04:00

The Solar Act..how do we speak about it, get empowered, look to pass it…The Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act of 2010 provides a needed blueprint for solar leadership. Electricity will rise, we know that, oil prices yup, gas, thru the roof..why not pushing solar now..where are the environmentalists,..those who push for greener cities..this should be on the heart and minds of so many…our Green Lunch and learn series moves ahead, with support, with guests, with info on things like the Solar Act, insulation, making your home green, healthy paints, healthy floors..recycling and more…join us as you shop at our Mt Vernon Restore..

Today we receive our Green SIP roof panels..on our homes..very exciting..helping to make the roof air tite, for the Johnson family..so they can save utilities for a long time to come so the money can go to a college education...to food, to essentials..saving energy is the operative design word for our homes these days and was in the past since 1997.

Last nite I was blessed to sit with the St Josephs neighborhood association of Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers…Ashburton Avenue is one where I have traveled for years..to our three neighborhoods..i love Ashburthon Avenue..and it will be one of the prettiest neighborhoods in all of Westchester..stay tuned..

A new day is coming for the corridor, from the bottom up, with neighbors and volunteers working together…stay tuned.

May God bless you in all you do today..join us..donate to us..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

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2011-05-03T09:24:00.001-04:00

The world celebrates..the local radio show plays Queens We are the Champions of the world..a leader is killed who killed thousands in the name of God..but a God we don’t believe in, one that kills, not unites..with our love of God that loves us, we pray for peace, we celebrate working together now, for peace, for homes, for the love of God that wakes us every Muslim Jew and Christian with a breath that will lead us into rebuilding communities together again across the world..and across town lines here in Westchester….God is the Champion..we are all here to enjoy and be blessed by each other to help one another and work together..

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!

FW: blog

2011-05-02T09:57:00.001-04:00

An early morning call Mr Killoran..what are you going to do for my neighborhood..i say, what re we going to do…WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TOGETHER, EVERYONE…that is the beauty of the model of sweat equity, of partnership or families working together. Helping working,

Its time to understand this..I meet the grandma in twenty minutes on site..on Orchard..you have to dream with me I tell her..so don’t you reading this blog..

I have seen neighborhoods change, I have seen earthquake ridden Haiti and El Salvador have homes rebuilt..ih ave seen devastated families regain hope in floods with Habitat…

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TOGETHER! Last two donors I see..one says Jim, I just thought of you, I wrote you a check..another says this morning Mr Killoran you are doing it! Keep going..we believe in you..write onTwitter facebook…I can do what I do because you help us BE WE, AND INSPIRE ME TO KEEP GOING. With your Prayers, with your Love with your donations…with your hands…WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TOGETHER..God bless each and everyone one of you!

Jim Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street

New Rochelle, NY

Jim@habitatwc.org

Office: 914-636-8335x101

Happy Easter and Happy Pascua!