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Great things in from the Restore, things that are needed to be able to help build homes, to be able to sleep on , beautiful mattresses and more.

Come see our restore at 591 Main Street and 524 Main street there.

Every purchase helps to be able to build a home…

 

Today we will be in Mt Vernon where we will be able to help rehab homes…help to build a new home there as well…also we looked at a warehouse there as well.

 

Every day is gift for sure..we have plenty to do, we have plenty of work from Mt Vernon to Chapaqua…

 

 

 

 

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 101

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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a day that makes me happy, i speak to Tony Guzman..Tony you graduated college, yes i graduated with degree in accounting...what are you doing..i am working in a tax office...

we have some scholarship support that is available for you...no question....

i will stop by today.. we have support that we give to our kids in college..support that aids them to keep moving ahead...Tonys sister had been killed about 12 years ago..in a tough neigborhood by a snipers rifle..

she was three..we moved the family out of a tough neighborhood into a good neighborhood...no question..their life is better...they have not replaced the child..though they had a new baby girl...but thank God Tony is doing good, the family is good, and they have a great Habitat home..with gratitude to God for Tony, Julio, their family, for our safe neighborhood and more...

God bless you...

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WESTCHESTER!

 

 

Did you know everyday is Valentines day at Habitat for Humanity of Westchester?  Its true, because of people like you....we have so many great people who have said..let me share my love, our gift to others, so they can have a home full of Love, of success, of walls built with friends,neighbors, families and volunteers and safe neighborhoods.....

 

We are so blessed to have you, help us.  May your day be filled with Love, and know you are in our prayers, of gratitude. and for each of you...remember Everyday is Valentines...with Habitat for Humanity of Westchester and you.

 

May God bless you all.

Your support is greatly appreciated....

 

 

Sincerely,

 

the Habitat families

Jim KIlloran Executve Director

 

ps if your gift is for our work in Haiti..every dollar is doubled today with the generosity of the Lanza Family foundation, up to 100,000 dollars...One Hundred Homes now for Haiti..from here to Haiti and back everyone a home

 

 

FW: writing from Haiti..

finally got on email..the little things we take for granted, a bed, water electricity..a blanket,, i stopped at tent city outside the palace that had falled in the square..somone begged for blankets..begged for support..

begged for help..what do we do..

driving thru the streets of Port Au Prince, you can smell horrible smells outside buildings that have been crushed, where bodies and souls now lay..you know death had hit there..people live in the streets at nites..making not only the parks tents cities, but the streets tent avenues...tons of concrete from homes is being brought to the outskirts of towns now...

towns being brought to their burial grounds. The people are hurting, medicines, blankets, etc..People are migrating out to the outskirts of the cities, and to towns that will now house new residents..We brought medicine to an outskirt town and found many needed it, the mayor had made an extensive list there, for supplies...

Habitat is going to be giving out transitional shelter kits first, then transitional shelters, that the supplies can be made into core houses, permanent homes. I visited homes today that Habitat had built..in the outskirts of Por Au Prince, strong homes, 200 inone neighbhorhood had been bjuilt  Please spell check Ron and Wayne as it is hard for me to read with no lights..invertors are running the computer...here..

God bless everyone, take nothing for granted anyone..each second, each minute is gift...Join us in Habitat, we will make a long term difference here in Westchester and in the world, because of your hands, hearts and help...for Haiti and everywhere....

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A great Saturday in the vineyard..in the fields, in the relief areas, on our homes, with volunteers, with hearts..in this the DECADE OF SERVICE….so many are hoping to have life, hoping to have great helping opportunities..today in New Rochelle a big Brush with Kindness project exists..

A big project exists to be able to paint the housing authority. I am blessed to know many people where thousands live with hope..only rentals had they been ownershiop familes equity would have been unbelievable..and kids in college and kids moving ahead

We looked at our COLLEGE HONOR ROLL. Where we now have many college graduates now out of our Habitat homes. Thanks again to the Lanza family foundation who is backing our students with scholarship monies again, backing them to be able to make it , to be able to succeed, to be able to move ahead!

What a great opportunity it is…to be able to see these kids move ahead….no question.

Today we welcome Iona Prep, New Rochelle Methodist Church as well as many others on our sites.. God blesses us so much with volunteers!

 

Today I also get ready to go to Haiti with Emmanuelle and Pastor Pierre…the end of our Martin Luther King Buildathon, 12^th annual..leaves us with

A call to MISSION..MISSION HAITI- HABITAT OF WESTCHESTER..we have many signed up for our first trip already and we will be leaving Sunday…and follow up with mission there…thank you TF Andrew Carpet One, the Lanza Family Foundation, Mary and many others who are donating to this trip.

God bless us all in our trip and our work. When we return, we will take our subcommittee and plan aggressive building trips and sending trips.. to help.

Praying last nite at Leglise De Baptiste..Ainge brought me a Bible in French..we sang songs of praise, worship in Creole and French…

We will see many rise up with hope, homes, help and health from all of our prayers, work and building stay tuned…if you want to write a check for these efforts right on the memo MISSION HAITI!

 

Yesterday I was blessed also to be in Chapaqua with Gerry Faiella and Barbara Gerardi, great people..with the board they are leading people ahead with me to build in Chapaqua… a local project committee is being made, and we have many build opportunities. Thank you to local Citibank managers from there.Nancy Lex and Steven Tvert, who are offering to help as well.

 

Stay tuned..the DECADE OF SERVICE, WILL BE BLESSED FROM CHAPAQUA TO YONKERS, TO MT VERNON TO SOMERS, TO PORT AU PRINCE TO YOUR HEARTS AND HANDS…God bless you!

 

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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A great kickoff to our MLK buildathon last nite..

A filled Church, spirit filled, the Governors office..Don Bennett Peeksill, andmore. The Holy Spirit is working..congregations from Yonkers Mt Vernon New Rochelle, Blessed in every way, our friend Pastor Pierre from Haiti..crazy for Jesus he says we all are..no question..a dance group..You are God the crowd shouts..

We work so hard..so many people working together..to help be able build..tomorow so many will build! So many will help…build in honor of Dr. King..

And then we plan our Haiti trip..this Sunday Morning I talk to my friend, rev.. from a church in the Bronx, he will call me when he arrives in Haiti..we got shots the same day, typhoid hepatitis and more.. to help..a world to change..

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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we have been looking to help on aiding teh children of Haiti as well as going to build..one of our board members, Claudio Phillips is ready to go with us to Haiti..another anonymous friend is working on the chartered plane..we will be setting up long term help in Haiti between here and Port Au Prince..with all our help. your help and support, prayers and donations...stay tuned..

Today on Martin Luther King day, our 12th annual buildathon turns into a week long time of service...from our kickoff celebration hilited in the local news and papers, to our building right through the end of next week..

We have a dream that all peoples will have a home, that communities will be safe and healthy, that we will reachout to Haiti, andS. Africa and Zaire where habittat started, in Worcester Ma and in S. Central Los Angeles, in Yonkers and Yorktown..and Somers and Southwest Yonkers...

 

for all peoples to be created equal..we need a new paradigm shift..I ANNOUNCE THIS AS THE

 

DECADE OF SERVICE, leaving the decade of greed...let it be so marked..

 

Your support now for our work and our trip to Haiti, to our building here is appreciated

 

Yesterday i went to La Patisserie de Flo in Dobbs Ferry..

there 850 dollars for our work in Haiti was given...thank you so much, poetry, music, and friends gathering..

Flo is the owner, and she is Haitian, we sang in Creole and french, and celebrated what our vision was for a Nouvelle Port Au Prince.. stay tuned...

A Nouvelle Port au Prince..

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Every day is gift, no question..

Each minute on earth, we look at where we go what we do, how we move ahead..

From here its up to you and me….respond, help and give..

We had a blessed MLK buildathon and the week continues..with volunteers this weekend, volunteers helping all over the county during the week and this Friday and Sat and Sunday…the seeds of change are planted, and soon homes will rise..the dreams of home ownership will rise up..

God bless you all

 

Today there will be an email that states Haiti@habitatwc.org

By noon today, to email about people interested in helping our work.. pray for Jonathan Reckford there today for a short time,..for the 50 staff who are alive..last nite we heard that they were alive..and for our trip going..

With gratitude! Jim

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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Its 920 pm.  Pastor Pierre and Pastor Jean say Jim, mon frère merci…prie pour nous…prie pour Haiti…Bon dieu aide les personne maintainant voila, les personnes avec ne rien..avec un derniere nuit..

The mom gets up and cries during the service…families petiton our good God..prayfor my family…my son died there, we could not get through there..we have not been able to hear…pray for those there..at LEglise de Baptiste Pastors welcome my brother Dave of Bible way and myself…pray for us,

We commit to help rebuild there…tonite on an email..it states, the habitat international disaster people are attempting to cross the border..

Cross the border tohelp…stay tuned..amazing things will rise to help the people who have been cast aside, but so rich dan historie, dan la vie de joie..la vie damour la vie avec Christe dan les couers…mes amis..nous irons voila …avec Dieu avec aide avec amour, un monde de Dieu..

Bon Nuit..

Pray for those tonite..there,

Pray for families here in despair tonite..let us lift each other up..Habitat is there, is here, God bless,Good nite…

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

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A DAY OF EARTHQUAKERS A DAY OF BONUESES...

COULD THE BONUSES, FIX THE EARTHQUAKE..

It is surreal that a day when bonuses of unprecedented costs,were sent out while the earthquake hit Haiti...and thousands of lives lost...what a world we live in...

Now it is time to respond..God bless you...