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The week that is..

It has been a long time since I have written…Hurricane Sandy, our relief efforts of 9000 plus volunteers, then my wife passed away, after two years of home hospice, and just back into feeling like I can share again.

Certainly this week with the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy being five years is one good reason.

Also our journey to our 30^th anniversary celebration is another…and last our work to help

Be part of relief efforts in Puerto Rico (my wifes family from there) personally moved me to write some thoughts.

 

Our efforts are blessed, yes BLESSED by God with our volunteers…..our ministry of love has been a long journey in action and love…from helping to rehab a rundown three unit condo in yonkers, to helping to start a new neighborhood in white plains, of 6 new homes, to moving a family out of harms way whose 3 year old was shot and killed and we moved them into a new home.and to relief from Mamoroneck to sandy has been unbelievable.  From deep sadness to great joy, from distressed homes to energy efficient….from substandard hoods, to NMU and hoods for good…

I will be sharing 30^th anniversary stories to help hilite this journey and ask for your prayers and support as we move ahead to build and rebuild…

With that in mind in all we say and do we say thanks to God for you..

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 730-2316

 

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A world to change..a world we need to see healed…a happy new year, bendiciones

What a month…we pray for Puerto Rico and all our amigos y amigas alla..I have supported Martin Pena Canal there, with

Habitat building and God knows more building of a whole island is in order..

This vital transformation is one which we can help our hermanos y hermanas come back stronger than ever..

Stay tuned.

God bless you

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 730-2316

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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The pundits babble on radio..while people wade in water, suffering, no homes, no city, no placement…I cant always understand it, but can turn it off.

The relief effort is vital..we are accepting gift cards for Houstonians, that will assist.  Today is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina…NOLA is getting hit by rain today as well….we pray for you NOLA and all our friends…there…

Yesterday on News12 we had coverage of our efforts to help. Houston, we are accepting gift cards now, and or donations..we will do our music festival Oct 8^th for helping to raise money for there as well…email me or go to habitatwc.org to make a donation…we have families on the ground, and organizations…Houston@habitatwc.org

Also congrads to Mike Valesquez, who goes to Kuwait, but gets married today..he and his lovely bride an honor to be with him….he is one of our Soldier Sons..One Team one Fight..so blessed that you will be married to such a great woman..we got your six!

With that in mind, the world is fragile, but with Gods help, with prayer and action, we get through it…

We challenge everyone to realize we are only a disaster away…be prepared,..and when people need help..help us help them…God bless you!

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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The mission continues…on the phone yesterday w Huoston and some of our partners, groups are calling to see what we can do bring supplies, we will be there to help…thank you! we have so many who know we are real, we are supportive and will be there to help!

With that in mind, we are planning  a trip there and will get back shortly to you on exact date. The long term rebuilding like Sandy will take Gutting and mucking, supplies, money, labor, and more to help people get whole……for a long time to come..like we rehabbed in NOLA, and Mamoroneck and Sandy, and Yonkers, we have rehabbed thousands of homes, flooded, and zombie homes, that now families returned too.

Lessons learned…for sure, look at prudent development…cutting corners, costs lives…more to follow on that one..email Houston@habitatwc.org

 

Just returned from an early morning visit in #Portchester looking at the Grove ST Initiative, I love Portchester, we love Portchester…I started there 25 plus years ago, and became on the board, then the vicepresident of the board and then the President of the board…and finally CEO..we built on Grove St in Portchester, and the Grove Street Initiatives are upon us.. we will build again there…and look forward to working with the great Village of Portchester, and all its citizens and members and leaders to help!

 

The county is made up of 47 towns and cities, all over..multiple police forces, schools, administrations..oh vey…but Portchester is a small locally run town, home of Ed Sullivan by the way..and it is on the move..

 

We love Portchester, if you want to get involved there, email me jim@habitatwc.org calme t 914 403 4821…the 30 anniversary moves ahead..

 

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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Houston, under water, very sad…the big one was coming, last year in March 2016 dire warnings were made from Ike that Houston was so vunerable..

Along with that our lessons as a country, need to be reviewed..overdevelopment, throwing the dice is so risky and we have risked much, our country, our lives

From Manhattan to Rockaways from Mamoroneck to Rockport and from Houston to Hurricane Katrina areas…we have not thought long range..

The young history of our country has produced greatness and challenges, life and overdelopment, wealth and extreame poverty…to that end we continue

Today we have en email Houston@habitwatwc.org and those wanting to help with our relief…please email..or donate

I am contract with boots on the ground and we will also help displaced Houstonians who end up here. We already have places we know that will be made available to help…

It is a time we need to pray, act, and help one another, our lives and America depends upon it.

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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The journey for 30 continues..our anniversary, we have done so much.

With that in mind, we move ahead, we help to build….into the future w friends from the past.

Groups such as Schimenti construction came out yesterday, givng back, helping to sheetrock homes with us..

Amazing! Their work in a day was like 3 months of labor for us from unskilled workers..thank you.

Today we work with Avi on his mitvah project..such an honor..i work with rabbis, priests, ministers and more all

Helping me to work on projects to make the world and communities better…from Homes to in this case our 911

Community garden we say Todah!

The theology of the hammer resounds and hammers ahead stronger than ever…I met with my hammerers yesterday, builders

Campers in Chappaqua yesterday..100 builders campers this past summer….amazing.

We are looking to do this all year round, stay tuned..

As well as starting DYI classes regularly..

And our Restore continues to shine on main st..no question.

Shining for helping the thousands who have saved money, through low purchases,while raising sales tax, helping save landfill

And building a better future..

So join us the excitement is building!

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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We are blessed to have so many help us..last nite I met with Jim Veneruso and Dave Simkins two of my local leaders from Yonkers and from Mt Vernon. All over the county I have had volunteers and people help me Norma Guzman in Yonkers, john Gallagher in Ossining, in white plains kim otoole, as well as in Bedford Paul Alcorn, as well as

New rochelle mr lasser, and Larchmont Mamoroneck mary Bonner and Anne Avenius..the list goes on..just some of the members and leader who have helpedme

With that in mind, we prepare for

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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@400 volunteers this week..today 50 more..tortoise capital, Con edison, Scarsdale Baptist church, and our builders camp.

Morgan Stanley, cisco, Bank of America, all volunteered this week and Amani Charter school. What a gift to be able to share and work with one on their life

Donating their time to help us change poverty, rehab neighborhoods, end what should never have happened, from phoenixs out of the ashes.

We also helped to work on moquette row in yonkers, yet another new neighborhood for habitat of westhcester..on our 30 neighborhood transformation efforts for our 30 years..amazing. the neighborhors are so grateful! Our friends and families,  our volunteers, ..its time we end poverty.are you ready to inspire me and others while being inspired and getting habititis/ God bless you

So we continue! blessed

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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Today the speed of projects In Newrochelle, specifically

SoNo NewRochelle, are being pushed through at a rate unhealthy for the thousands who live downtown..it might be healthy for the pension of poiliticians and their pockets, but

The Journal News doesnot want to touch anyofthe real issues, as someone stated on the qt, from lohud, this is an important market, we wont rock the boat..Ihave been on Main street for more than 25 years.  The changes, with no painting of g arbage cans, promises of walkingpolice which hasn’t happened ( I even donated a bike to the Pact unit in hopes of getting an allocated police person for the downtown) and pedestrians continuingto be fearful to walk, and or bike downtown or in the city, has the smoke and mirror machine doing double time….as a matter of fact more pr positions have been hired, while the bike share program three years later is non existent, two way traffic is non existent,..the new contractors in sono new ro almost get hit by cars…and a city councilor comes to me and says, jim they took your idea, we will move into a downtown office in a new building…..instead of filling the many rental spaces….

Add the icing on the cake the non existence of term limits and you have a brew for a dangerous state of non voter and citizen participation. They have even limited citizens to be heard in public meetings….Plus a community benefits lackee has been hired to pretend putting a space ship in a small green space, now touted by ivar as a passive park outside a library and buildings where thousands of kids are…so the art purchased by California from Sony for 80,000 plus and a company getting landscaping tax dollars for more….well…you know the deal….

A new paradigm shift is in order..stay tuned for my writings in my next blogs on which way is needed

 

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

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As I write, as we go through this 30^th anniversary year so many things to think about

The appearance on the #Today

show for Habitat and Maxwell Houses build across the country..2 sponsored here in Ossining and in MtVernon

The tearing down of the #KB builders Regis and Kelly house we salvaged..and now is in ahome on North Avenue in NewRochelle

The sadness of hearing a baby shot and we moved the family from apartment to a home..their college kids now graduated..

The work we did in floods of Mamoroneck and then Hurricane Sandy

Being in Belfast in N Ireland building homes with Protestands and Catholics and Jews, during the potential signing of the Good Friday agreement

Helping earthquake vicitms in El Salvador and in Haiti

Building many homes in Mexico over the years..

Helping to meet three presidents about 20 wanna be presidents, visiting the white house, building with Presidents and having a President and Secretary of state

Respond to our humble Christmas event..

Helping to create #NMU No MoreUgly..campaign..stay tuned..

We have only just begun! God bless you, everyone a simple decent home…

 

Jim Killoran, CEO

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

659 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 636-8335 ext. 101

 

The excitement is building. Sign up for our email newsletter at www.habitatwc.org

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

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Habitat for Humanity Westchester NY - 25 Years

Spring into action; the next 25 years!