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A day of days, when we go ahead and work, when we move ahead and make our ways..when many take vacations, while many dream of a job..

This is what need are challenged with..when economic numbers come out..Habitat has hired many during the last year in part time jobs..to help people run our warehouse, help us run our store, run our sties, help rehab seniors and veterans homes..as well.

 

We have scratched the surface on what we can do..we have scratched the surface on our work..on our homes, on our plan to help grow and help increase the quality of homes, save people from foreclosed homes, and help people to make it..join us in this endeavor..

This sat I dedicate my work to my alma mater..St. Josephs College of Maine…which helped me in my  life to work hard, to move ahead, to help to succeed…

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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I need to thank so many who help us all the time..our high schoolers, our companies, our staff, and board, our individuals and congregations…and so many more..we are so blessed in all we do..

They help us build they help us spread the word, help us in our office..

Now our A Team is here…they are working all summer long, they are in college and high school, and helping us all the time..working and moving ahead with us..from law students to family services, from building to helping with our events..we are blessed..we also have so many who are helping us working together here, from Holy Cross College, from Brooklyn Law, from Bronxville and Harvey from Yonkers high and Lincoln and New Rochelle and Horace Greeley High school…  Join us this Summer of Change…God bless..jjk

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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A great day no question!  We have so much to be blessed about ..Yesterday was a great day in terms of our American Dream Luncheon..thank you to

Nita Lowey, Pat Lanza, Mary Bonner, Mrs. Diaz..and Mrs Horton…we were packed and we had people all over the county come to great Mt Vernon, there..working hard..helping to be able to make our world a better place…helping to be able to build homes, buy Green supplies and products, helping us to be able to have a better world to live in….

 

This weekend, June 4^th fifth and sixth, we have many who are here helping, many who are working on our sites..Thanks to Goldman Sachs, to the Carlyle group and to the JCC group coming out this weekend..Also to my Horace Greeley teens, who came last nite, iona prep, and Thornton Donovan and New Rochelle High school..who attended our High School advisory board meeting last nite…at Iona College..

 

We are so blessed.

 

DAY 45 ..LETS LOOK AT THE GULF COAST..LETS LOOK AT OUR COAST….I am starting a TOUCH THE WATER ORGANIZATION..for the Sheldrake for the sound shore, for our shores, the Bronx River as well, for the Gulf Coast…we have taken our kids with computers and with gameboys away from the water, we pollute local waters, and let oil come in, while we have no solar no wind, not anything..political interests, corporations pay off politicians, while our interests of our citizens and future generations goes down the perverbial drain…stay tuned..

 

WHAT MAKES WHOLISITIC COMMUNITIES…HOLISTIC COMMUNITIES…good faith congregations, affordable homes, walkable communities, electric cars, hybrids, green gardens, clean waters….and you…May you be blessed as to our endeavors we continue to do this…time and time again..

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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A day to celebrate Women of the Decade, of the century in many ways…

We have many who help, many who join us all the time, in helping us to make Habitat for Humanity of Westchester what it is, how it can be blessed for all of us.

This includes Mary Bonner, who the day she retired from an executive position in the Great Neck School System, still getting offers to this day, she comes 7 days a week, helps at 2 by 4 sales, building, praying, running our Restore and president of the board…totally amazing..

Mrs Diaz..a family member, who with love now a grandmother, young at that grandmom..she helps the whole neighborhood..by volunteering with us..and helping to mentor others..

Mrs Horton, Steve Hortons mom..who has been a great communitarian here across the city of Mt Vernon, she has helped thousands in Mt Vernon….with her loving ways..

And Nita Lowey..the unstoppable Congresswoman who with love and leadership, she has led this district and the country in helping and in international aid..

And Pat  Lanza whose family foundation and philanthropy has not only helped Habitat, but changed the face of Habitat homeowners with her support and with scholarship monies for thousands in her love and giving…

 

So many help us daily, so many of us help us all the time in great ways to show their love…so THANK YOU TO ALL THE HEROS SUNG AND UNSUNG. Who help us ALL THE TIME, WITH THEIR BLESSINGS!

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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If one was to look at the papers one could think apocalyptically…that the world might be on the way out…we have to think of WHOLISTIC communities..Green, healthy support for small business and the local people ..helping one another..Main street in new Rochelle is an example..one might walk up and down and look to see what are the positives…overall many stores, though a number are needed..second floor spaces taken, and to me great Churches on Main Street…a number of them…we are blessed to have them there..you can go to Mass, pop in for a bible study..pray in French and Creole around the corner, helping with your spiritual needs…someday I hope there may be a synagogue on Main there too..there are healthy places to work out, healthy places to live..and good people..the cons are the lack of walkable space, a highway is Main street, polluting the walkers and office dwellers homes and cars..and lungs..and no bike lanes…more to follow.

 

How do we buid and rebuild our communities for the long run…how do we do this with you..inyour own community..Last people neednot be taxed out of their community but need to be able to work to live and then retire in ways that they are not fearful that taxes will be the killer of their life…stay tuned..

 

I want to thank Lloyd Cox Insurance of Bedford for meeting with us yesterday…also a shout out to Valhallha high school principal and vice principal for meeting with us..Today listen live for one hour on WVOX 1460am to my radio show on wholistiic communities…God bless.

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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Prayer as kingdom activity is not the last hope for the inner city it is the beginning of hope.  This was at least the conviction of Jeremiah..Jer. 29:7...so have HOPE TODAY..pray after Memorial Day.. pray after this long weekend for a new Jerusalem.. a new Greener healthier world..a new Community again..the false greed has caused such need..BUT WITH PRAYER THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.. no matter what faith!  Sat. nite at Leahman College a shout out to Odane Whilby and his Congregation...for supporting us in prayer and song...for getting the youth involved..for Co Campbell.and JP and the Cross Rhodes..Melissa McHugh and more...all getting youth in service..they started our summer off with PRAYER..NOT THERE IS HOPE ...AND YOU...know you are in our prayers today...and join us in our misson and action!

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Great day, two closings yesterday.. we prayed for people regularly yesterday in the hood, with my community heros..daily we pray for guns to get out of the neighborhoods, for drugs to get out,for the Holy Spirit to leave…why would we not..Saturday mornings a group of us will pray…for our neighborhoods to be safe..for community neighborhood watches, and for people to work together..

 

With that in mind we ask for you to be able to join us in our work in our prayer in our action…lives and families and communities depend upon it..

It is very exciting to be part of the Phoenix rising out of the ashes, safety in the neighborhoods, homes of love and community gardens and fresh paint and better schools because of all of our efforts. God bless you.

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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Today we worked hard, like everyday, from Mt Vernon to Somers, from Somers to Mamoroneck..

The other day, I started in Mt. Vernon, to Mamoroneck to Mt Kisco speaking to fox lane kids..it is a big county.

But we can figure out how to help all have a simple decent home to live in no question!!!!! Wont you join this Green vital Mission…affordable housing actually depletes carbon dioxide by all the time cars don’t travel over the Tappan Zee bridge..commuting and polluting…stopping the carbon footprint from getting bigger..

I want to thank Diversified Advisors for being with us again this year, stepping up like they have so much in the past…we appreciate their time, effort and support…also for Mary Lou Greco for helping with our sites and on our Local Project Committee, working hard..learning much from Mary Bonner and the team…we have so many who help us..no question…

 

Next week big MEMORIAL DAY SALES.. at our Mt Vernon warehouse 2 Cortlandt Street in mt Vernon..no question..join us in this endeavor..Buy Green live Green Save Green..no question!!!! With that in Mind…join us in this THE SUMMER OF REAL CHANGE….

Ps thanks to all who helped go in the Mamoroneck river, who assisted in cleaning..more to follow on the new TOUCH THE WATER..notfor profit I am starting to complement the needed efforts of helping save our floodhomes, our water, and our communities….God bless!

 

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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A great Monday, the rain waters our community gardens..we are looking into encouraging Urban farming, stay tuned…along with that we will be building homes throughout the county in ways never seen before…just heard from the superintendant of schools in mt Vernon…now is our year to support this great city..more foreclosures than you could imagine, hurting schools, hurting community, pray for our work there, and join us…we are starting a foreclosure fund to help stop the hemorraghing, call me if you want to find out more!  914 403 4821.

This weekend we thank Diversified Advisors and MaryLou for assisting on our sites, doing a great job….Diversified came out and we are on the final push on Mamoroneck…also on our Purser homes..

Stay tuned for more.

 

With that in mind we say thanks..for all you do, for all we are blessed to do!

 

This Memorial Day we set up a meeting over Veterans Homes…stay tuned..remember our Veterans, remember helping them..we are safe because of them, God bless you

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.  

 

 

 

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To Live in Peace, Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner city, is one book, I am blessed to look at now…telling of the story of Baltimore and Harlem, with biblical references for great community development…be they Christian or Jewish..though the book comes from a mostly Christian perspective…The theology of the Hammer welcomes Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders and congregations to love one another and work together, to build community together…To Live in Peace….the author is Mark Gornik…and having been in Baltimore I saw transformation of Sandtown Baltimore from the New Song ministry.

 

Millard Fuller God rest his soul, founder of Habitat, would always say, Jim…you got to go see what these brothers and sisters are doing there…in a deep southern accent…

 

All we do, all of Habitats success from here to New Orleans, to S. Central LA to Charlotte, to El Salvador to Belfast to Haiti, is based upon ministry..

This weekend at Leahman College youth will sing and then build with us, to help change our work, to help us be filled with the Ruah, the Hebrew word for Spirit and help us change communities together..

 

Where are our Sandtowns of Westchester, Union Ave Mt Vernon, Elm Street Yonkers, Union Ave New Rochelle..your neighborhood?

Join us in prayer and action as we seek to lift up communities, with grassroots faith based efforts, with action in place! And Homes being built..homes of love no matter what congregation built them, no matter what hands, no matter whose sweat equity…God has blessed us….

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Join us for our Annual American Dream Luncheon- Thursday, June 3, 2010

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.