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august 30th...

Articles on our Katrina build in todays Journal News...and on LoHud.com....We now aggressively prepare for our busiest fall season in terms of buidling yet...from Bregal Investments coming out this Friday, to that of

the Ohio State buckeyes next week, 16 strong, Hackely school with 88 students...Americorp with ten student disaster volunteers, and the into our 911 buildathon, with Avalon on the Sound volunteers, Turner construction, Nationwide volunteers, the  Boy Scouts and many many more...These special events are vital for us, as they recommit us to the bital mission we have of rebuilding communities with volunteers and professionals, with hearts, hands and hammers, with Hope and Hundreds of dollars to get it done, and much more..our world is an evolution of joining together...and when we see the smiles or the words of families whose lives have been changed, then we know we can move ahead strongly into the future....

 

Last we will recommit ourselves to our GREEN BUILDING initiatives this fall..a conference in early Novermber is being planned and our Solar panels will have been put on our homes as of that time, an exciting endeavor..with hope for Gods blessings for all of you, a great Labor Day and an exciting fall season of school and success...please support and donate today as we continue our vital mission, with gratitude, JJK...

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Today marks the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, two years..and marks in a way our anniversary of working four months of helping flood victims here in New Rochelle and Mamoroneck.....and the two are signficantly related..On this day Aug 29th 2007 we will have more than 100 volunteers helping in the town of Mamoroneck...working hard, helping to get Ginger and an 87 year old man in their homes, along with aiding with a River Cleanup and assisting in finishing Mrs. Carerras home...They will work on Waverly, Van Randst. First STreet, Second Street and Lester avenue in Mamoroneck...all important work for us to be part of so families...and we honor Habitat, our families and our new orleans families...Last nite I spoke to Flo in New Orleans, Erika now living in White Plains from NOLA and Rodney now living in Harlem with their families, all katrina victims..all people we have touched and been blessed to be part of their lives..from Gloria to Ivy to Maqrluz and her family and Sharon and Devante, all families who lived in New Orleans who now live in different areas and HFHW has helped we say God bless you and guide you and thank you for being part of our lives...

 

So now here is the real issue after we know how blessed we are with people that touch our lives...we need to GET THINGS FIXED NOW..DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, NEED TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE ARMY CORP STUDIES BEING IMPLEMENTED....From New Orleans to New Rochelle and from Metterie La. to Mamoroneck NY things need to be fixed now...we need to proud of America now that we are in our second stage of our history,not of building all new things, but maintainng and fixing problems with ingenuity, wisdom, engineering prowess and accountability that can once again be the example to the world, and more important be healthy for the communities we live in... we need to do this with GREEN DESIGN, with perseverance and dedication...so from NOLA to the SOUND SHORE, let us RESOLVE TODAY ON THIS OUR SECOND KATRINA ANNIVERSARY TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO

EXCELLENECE AS WE TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES OUR HOMEOWNERS, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR LIVES..GOD BLESS JJK

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yesterday another blessed day.. Very proud to be part of Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, of Habitat for Humanity International and all my co habitats across the world..

another busy day, Fordham Law School on the site, we also had groups like Bedford Presbyterian Church on our Bedford homes, and also volunteers from Harvey school and also the schools of Fox Lane, a great groiup...Simulatanously I was able to get a call from the Mayor of Mamoroneck, Phil Trifiletti, and Phil stated..that the dredging was going on with excitement rightly so...at this point, huge machines were in Columbus Park, dredging doing great..exciting times to see this...we are all pushing for a meeting to be held to see all of the problems fixed, many have been invited and commiteed monies, but very few representatives have shown up at all to actually fix the problem of any kind, it has to be done ..no more homes can be flooded..I also asked that the dredge land we took out, and again Habitat was the first with all of our volunteers to go in the river three times to take out debris and dirt, be removed after we had taken it out of the rivers...it has not been removed from the side of the river, need to see it completed...

Last an interesting call brought me to New City to a play being put on by a group of professionals, guided by Brian and Melissa Zell i believe, great directors of many plays and shows, and down to earth people.. they open their home every year to actors from NYC and they help to put on  a play for the neighborhood...holding their new born baby in hand, they welcomed me with open arms..and had me speak to the guests about 300 about habitat... a great opportunity...significant dollars were raised and on one of the hottest days of the year, we were able to be part of a great event...Habitat's stage is the world, our actors are real and our volunteers the production company with so many making it all happen, our donors, our supporters our people who do the lightng....light me up with God s inpsiration to keep going and help everyone have a simple decent home...no question...EVERYONE A HOME is the theme..for our 20th anniversary, can we make this happen...absolutely...God Bless you...thank you to all who made it another great sat. from darlene to gloria, to hopeful homeowners to grace and more....the Excitement is building..jjk

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AN IMPORTANT WEEK IN THE HISTORY OFTHE COUNTRY..REALLY IMPORTANT...THIS WEEK MARKS THE ANNIVERSARYOF KATRINA, WHERE VICTIMS SUFFERED LOSTLIVES, AND SAW DEVESTATION UNSEEN IN THIS COUNTRY, NOT BY A TERRORIST ATTACK, BUT PERHAPS FROM AN ATTACK FRM WITHIN OF OUR SOUL OF OUR COUNTRY...AS WHEN GREED OVERTAKES NEED..AND BLINDS WHATNEEDS TO BE DONE CORRECTLY, LEVIES GO UNFIXED, DOLLARS GET REDIRECTED AND FAMILIES SUFFER AND SOCIETY, WITH THAT IN MIND, WE CAN ONLYLOOK AT OUR OWN AREA..WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT IS BEING DONE, WHERE DO WE STAND...WEDNESDAY AS WE MAKE THIS ANNIVERSARY, I WILL HAVE SPOKEN TO ONE MY HABITAT HEROES, JIM PATE, WHO HELPED TO REBUILD MUSICIANS VILLAGE,ANDWE WILL JON TOGETHER FROM MAMORONECK TO NEW ORLEANS IN A PRAYER AND A RECOMMITMENT TO OUR VITAL WORK...NO QUESTION,....WE MUST..TO FIX OUR CITIES, TO FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURES TO FIX OUR SOULS...WE CAN DO THIS..WE CAN BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS COUNTRY A STRONG BLESSED HEALTHY COUNTRY AGAIN, WITH GREAT ROADS, WITH GREAT COMMUITIES AND CITIES AND THE ABILITY TO LIVE WELL AGAIN...GOD BLESS,JJK

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Next two weeks become the busiest for us into the fall season..even the summers now many groups, companies, etc all want to come volunteer with us, what a blessing...with that in mind  we have been involved with assisting so many from here to bedford, yonkers to yorktown, from mt kisco to mt vernon.. Yesterday i was fortunate to work with kids from Harvey school and Fox lane school. These schools are ones which help to get kids involved so much. We are looking forward to seeing Harvey start a new habitat club this year and as well as Fox Lane being the strongest one going in the county. The Bedford site is right near by so it was a blessing to be able to see the  youth out there working. I also visited the New Rochelle High School football team, some ofthe kids there are looking forward to be part of TEAM HABITAT again like last year, where they worked on Mr. Ponds home, a great blesing for all. Also the Rye Hockey team and league will be joining us shortly to assist us with helping us in so many ways in building new homes as part of team habitat....so join our TEAM, build with us.. be with us pray with us, help us...without you another family does not have one...EVERYONE A HOME!!!!!! LETS DO IT NOW.. God bless, Jim Killoran

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WEDNESDAY A RAINY TYP EOF WEEK, INTERESTING TO SAYTHELEAST..BUT WE HAVE MUCH TO DO, WE HAVE MANY TO SEEE AND HELP IN THIS WORLD...ROSA CAME IN YESTERDAY WHOSE HUSBAND WAS KILLED LAST YEAR, WE HELP HER MONTHLY TO GET ON HER FEET.AND SHE NEEDS AN APARTMENT NOW....I WENT TO A MEETING LAST NITE FOR THELAWRENCE COMMUNITY AREA IN YONKERS.. A TOUGH AREA MADE UP OF GREAT PEOPLE, POLICE ELECTRED OFFICALS AND MORE WERE ALL THERE LOOKING TO TAKE BACK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG WITH THE bid...WE COMMITED TO HELPW ITH RESOURCES, TOHELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO HELP WITH HOUSING THERE, NO QUESTION...WE WERE THERE TO BE OF ASSISTANCE. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PURSER PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HAWTHORNE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MORE...SO IMPORTANT FOR US, AS WELL AS IN THE BEDFORD NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WAVERLY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DEARBORN NEIGHBORHOOD...PRAY FOR OUR WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO BE PARTNERS WITH SO MANY IN THESE AREAS THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT COUNTY..WITH GRATITUDE,

JIM KILLORAN DIRECTOR

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A GREAT DAY SAT...DEDICATED IN HONOR OF KEVIN DEANE A FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED THIS PAST YEAR BUT WAS A LONG TIME VOLUNTEER WITH US, HIS FAMILY ALONG WITH ATLANTIC TEN VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL YONKERS FIRE DEPT. MEMBERS.. HE WAS A GREAT MAN, AND HIS FAMILY AND VOLUTEERS CELEBRATEDHIS LFIE IN SERVICE...THANKS TO JAOSON FROM BOSTON COLLEGE ALUMNI, PRESIDENT..ALONG WITH DUKE, WAKE FOREST,ST JOSEPHS OF MAINE AND OTHERS..IT WAS A GREAT DAY OVERALL...THANKS BE TO GOD..KEVIN YOU ARE WITH US IN SPIRIT AND IN YOUR LIFE...WE HELPED TRANFORM A HOUSE ON HAWTHORNE AND ON MORRIS AVENUE SAT..AND PAINTED THE PEARLS PLAYGROUND...A GREAT EVENT...ALOS DUKE, BC, ST JOSEPHS OF MAINE..WAKE FOREST AND OTHERS ALL CAME OUT TOE BUILD WITH US WITH THE ATLANTIC TEN CONFERENCE ALUMNI....THANK YOU ALL..AND TO THE YONKERS FIRE DEPT....GOD BLESS, JJK

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AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE WILL SERVIE THE LORD..

JOSHUA 24:15

 

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE WILL SERVE THE LORD, NO QUESTION..

THAT IS FROM THE BOOK O JOSHUA, HANGS IN MY OFFICE AND MY HEART..WITH THAT IN MIND WE WANT TO SERVE THE GOD WE ALL BELIEVE IN, WE WANT OUR HOMES AND YOURS TO BE BLESSED, WE WANT MUCH SUCCESS AMONGST EVERYTHING WE DO IN OUR LIVES,NO QUESTION..

WE NEED THAT TO HAPPEN....FOR GOD WANTS EVERY HOME TO BE BLESSED EVERY VOLUNTEER EVERY POTENTIAL HOMEOWNER...LETS DESIGNATE TUESDAYS A DAY WE JUST PRAY FO RHOMES, FOR GREAT HOMES, FOR HAPPY HOMES, FOR HOLY HOMES,, JOINME IF YOU CAN...AND THROW ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF YOU RPRAYERS..

MAY YOU BE SURROUNDD BY ANGELS TODAY IN YOUR LIFE..

 

LAST NITE WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO GOLDMAN SACHS TEAM CAPTAINS FOR HELPING US, FOR COMING TOGETHER IN THE OLDEST RESTAURANT IN NY , FRAUNCES TAVERN, AND HELPING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE WHO HELP LEAD SO MANY VOLUNTEERS COME JOIN US, BE WITH US, CELEBRATE WITH US AGREAT YEAR OF HELPING VOLUNTEER SO FAR IN MAMORONECK..THESE USUALLY FINANCIAL WISDOMED WONDERS ARE OUT ON OUR SITES, NOT IN FANFARE OR IN BARGAINING, BUT IN PUTTING IN FOOTINGS AND BEAMS...HELPING TO BUILD HOMES WITH 300 PLUS VOLUNTEERS STRONGS..ALONG WITH TEAM WORKS, THIS GROUP HAS BEEN OUR A plus team for years...THANKS TO BILL ANDERSON OUR BOARD MEMBER, WHO DARED TO TAKE THE PLUNGE, AND WHETHER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY OR ON THE GROUND HERE HE IS ALWAYS CALLING SOMEONE TO HELP US GROW OUR ORGANIZATION TO MAKE IT BETTER TO MAKE IT MORE SUCCESSFUL..THANK YOU BILL FOR HELPING US TO HOST A GREAT TEAM CAPTAIN EVENT...

MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED DAY...JJK

 

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Grateful..today Chuck Lesnick came by to visit our Restore in New Rochelle as well as Yonkers and Ken Jenkins gave me a call..two people who want to help the community..We have many people wanting to help us at our Restores..recylcing generating income, helping people get jobs..and helping save the environment while raising money for our great work here...

With that in mind we are moving ahead with a great AUGUST SALE...making money helping others, making discounts, we have beaugtiful furniture fromStarwoodHotels, that came in...we have great electric lights that came in and more...Join us! help find great bargains at266 Riverdale Avenue adn also at 270 main street in New Rochelle..God Bless, jjk

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Easy like Sunday morning...the song goes...a day we can rest for many or celebrate family, or go to a baby shower...Espero tu tienes a buen dia hoy, Senor ti bendiga...

so many different things to be grateful for..so much, every minue we turn our heads, God is there for our blessings...Pray for all our families to be blessed this morning, anf or those who apply for homes, the so many of them...thanks to Chuck Lesnick and Ken Jenkins for nice calls on Sat. to me...I am blessed to know great Democrats, Republicans Independants...and people who know me, know thast with us here at Habitat, it is not about the party, it is about getting it done, about getting homes, about celebrating communities...the same applies to Faith communities..i was honored to attend mass at St. Francis Xavier in the city on 126th yesterday from my first marriage, and my kids were baptized there, but also honored to speak at a Congregational Church and then pray with a Rabbi on our site in Bedford before building...always so honored to realize people respect our work so much....

Vision ...now we need our vision for the 21st centruy..vision less wide roads, vision fewer cars..vision parking lots as possible housing spaces, and people walking and exercising more..

Today on the radio it announced that America is now 42nd in health care versus 11th it was four years ago..part of it is we are obese..can you believe this...maybe sitting at computer too much, maybe watching tv too much, maybe not enough exercise...i am going out on my bike ride now and will be pushing for bike lanes in many communities and less cars..we have too...kids are told they cant walk .7 miles to a park yet that is part of the piont to get exercise...we ride our car to the gym, workout and get back in the car. instead of walking...come on folks..waht are we doing to our selves...well there is HOPE..ALWAYS.. and we can turn things around. God wants this, we want this..we can have everyone in a decent home and community

EVERYONE A HOME.. continues to be in my mind about our theme for our 20th ANNIERVERSARY CAMPAIGN..

 

last as i Pray and prepare for our 911 BUILDATHON..from sept 8th until sept 11th.. and i sat an listened at a bench opposite the trade center..where it was, the people walking the tourists..COME AND JOIN US..

on 911 THE WORLD WAS CHANGED FOR EVER, THIS 911 COMEOUT AND CHANGE THE WORLD..the sounds i heard were of a singer singing Christian tunes, or people in silence, of families crying, of families hoping, and for us all...let us build with HOPE THE FUTURE, that we can make it right with the THEOLOGY OF THE HAMMER, THE THEOLOGY OF LOVE AND WORKING TOGETEHR...GOD BLESS, JJK