a great day, a busy weekend..CBS comes out iwth her Katie Couric crew to visit our site..
we also have people from all over the country visiting us...today
Along with that we have much going on..our Restore sales are going strong...moving ahead...our Mamomroneck house is strong, we closed on land in
does it get any better than this..God bless, jjk
a church emails me.. can we get involved i heard you have a special
a person in Kaffeine says, did you know i got half of my furniture at your Restore for my apartment.
two kids come in from
a realtor emails me this morning, can you buya house on a short sale for a family...we need one.
during this summer of Change any oppoprtunities are coming...
listen to wvox today at 1460 am from 9-10am today..join this important rally for changing communities across the county...we havfe only just begun!!!!!!
so a month left in this SUMMER OF CHANGE...how many people will be lifted up. how many will be assisted, how many lives will be changed..
My life is a blessed one...grateful to have great helpers around me..also grateful to the Westchester Business Journal for their coverage of our work..
with that in mind.. we have had many assist us in our mission for changing lives this summer...
Joe from Catholic U...Claire Yergeaux, hiliting help in
and coverage of our work...
Tomorrow we have two rowers coming in, who are traveling across the country..see facebook..habitatcrew.com
rowing for attention for Habitats plight..we then have groups in from
God bless, jjk
The rains come...in the night..reading the Great Deluge..Hurricane Katrina,
Sharon who eagerly awaits us to finihs her home..wonders when we can finish it rightly so..the wind and rain represent challenges to her back and her life..
Rodney now leafving harlem who left New
then rain also represents to Darlene, to Liz to Keith, to our volunteers who help in Mamoroneck a different thing in terms of is the Sheldrake running over ...is Howard avenue under water again...anymore development in white plains will ruin all our efforts...
For Maryluz and Andre who i went to
what does rain represent to you? Join us during this Summer of Change to help get it right again.. God bless, jjk
A time for prayer and action! A time to get it right! No question..as we prepare for our BUILDING ON FAITH WEEK we get more and more congregations signing up..yesterday three Rabbis were approached by our team and their synagogues are signing up to build with us..
“Better than one day in your House” a Chrsitian song plays in the background…one day in your House.. the Jewish song could play…better than one day in your House..Salaam Alakem…the song could play.. I was honored to have a great discussion with two A team members about the Theology of the Hammer…I always believe it is like one big Kibbutz..people helping people side by side, no question…helping together…helping in faith and action… we spoke about the Koran Torah and Bible all stating we need to help one another… we all need to take the Love each book professes too and then go ahead and move it together and build together…NOWS THE TIME!!!!!!
God bless you all. j
A great day..hats off to our Golfers, to Joe French, to Phil Ruggieri, to all those who signed up for helping on our Golf Team..this important work of our golfers to raise support is amazing..Cadillac is our sponsor and we honor Jim Flynn and Tim Flynn..this year, who helped support raising money for us for three homes....it will be the first time we have honored some people....
thanks to Joe French of SVN and Bronxville Reformed Church, Ken Arndt..Anthony Ruggieri of First Americna Title and more...Fore...
Hats off today to Barclays Bank and to Goldman Sachs both who help us today on our sites in Mamoroneck!!!!!!!
Thanks to Heritage Hills Mens club which we addressed in Somers yesterday.. as well as to contractors who came to Summerfields yesterday..
Along with that hats off to
Rev. Sandy Keys...of St Lukes Episcopal church who has offered to assist us in our work in our BUILDING ON FAITH WEEK..SEPT 12-20TH...God bless you and our work there and across the county, the excitement is Building!!!!!!
Live Roofs, what are they, living roofs are one of those things, that you put on the top of buildings, andhelp with ,
Fully vegetated modules can be placed on roofs by the average person...and money @40 per container..this allows for less water run off, helping the environment and clean air...and also reduces cooling costs on buildings...and extends the life of the roof itself...can we GREEN OUR URBAN AREAS...LETS THINK THIS WAY..WE CAN TURN IT BACK!!!!!
Next, lets look at our Greening of our Faith..how are we praying each day, and seeding our own soil of our souls and of our congregations....prayer is the key, and action the growth of a congregation in changing a community..importantly this comes in the form of building on faith..OUR WEEK IS SEPT 12-20TH...BUILD ON FAITH THIS WEEK WITH US WITH YOUR CONGREGATION..the time is NOW!!!!!!!
SUMMER OF CHANGE T SHIRTS ARE IN..PURCHASE ONE FOR TEN DOLLARS AT HABITAT RESTORES..!!!!!! GOING QUICKLY.!!!!
americorps: AMERICORPS...GREEN OUR COUNTRY ..With the soil of their service, their sweat and their solidarity to make this country a better place....join our Americorp team this year!!!!!
Finally we need real Soil..donate land, find land, find an empty home in Mt Vernon, or Somers, or
Shout out to the A Team to Nick Anthony Lee, and others...Chris Meehan where are you..original A team member, with Michelle Hellman, two great leaders....REMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT IS STILL BUILDING!!!!!!
a 20 year old dies in the hood in
we partner with municipal housing authorities across the county to help do BRUSH WTIH KINDNESS PROJECTS..as wel as integrating people of all colors races, financial background all over the county....this becomes one of the best ways that community gets built, that we continue to learn of our important mission and others learn about our mission as well..in the mixing of the Paint, is the real gift....in the mixing of communities and backgrounds, is the real community!
Sometimes i feel we have come so far and then realize sometimes we havent come far at all...God knows...but this SUMMER OF CHANGE continues to help us rebuild communities, one day at a time, with your help.....and with God's help.....God bless you! Jim Killoran
another great day to say the least...
ODMD came out and worked on Mamroneck house..the Goldman Sachs volunteers did a great job too!
no question! with that in mind, we keep on keeping and moving...making it all happen..
building, helping, giving,aiding others in the restores too.
Every day is gift no question..we are so blessed with all our help...for this I thank you!!!!!! and the board and the families do too!!!
This looks to be a great week..a great weekend of volunteers on the site..no question with Goldman Sachs and with Oconnor Dobins Munn working on the site, no question... we have been working away helping famlies in Mamoroeck, in Yonkers, in New Rochelle and more..today the A team members help to paint the Muncipal Housing authority in New Rochelle, and volunteers continue on the Builders camp...
we are so blessed in all we do..
so join us during this Summer of Change..! 2009..the excitement is building..
