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Become a Habitat Homeowner!

08/09/10

You Are Invited to Become a Habitat Homeowner!

Traverse City: August 25^th & 28^th

Kalkaska: August 26th
Join Habitat for one of three application fairs to be held in a location near you! If you are interested in learning more about how you can become a Habitat Homeowner, click on the links below for more information.

http://habitatgtr.org/uploads/PDF/GT%20Kalkaska%20Leelanau%20Application%20Fair%20Notice.pdf

http://habitatgtr.org/index.php/homeowners/criteria

Gov. Granholm Visits Local Habitat Home

07/30/10

GOV. GRANHOLM VISITS FEKKEN FAMILY HOME IN GRAWN

Glen & Paula Fekken along with their four sons stand proudly with Governor Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday, August 4th at the site of their new Habitat Home.

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The Governor’s office highlighted the partnership between MSHDA and HFH-GTR, which has made the Habitat Ultimate Home Makeover project possible. Gov. Granholm and her staff were on site at the Fekken Family home job site in Grawn between on Wednesday, August 4th.

Habitat Chosen As SwingShift Charity

07/23/10

SwingShift Kristin Marinoff Jody Brown

Kristin Marinoff Jody Brown

Habitat Girls and our SwingShift Star

Nancy Kiogima, Carrie Ullery-Smith, Kristin Marinoff & Lauren Conrad

Habitat is Chosen As SwingShift Charity!

Habitat is thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected as a charity for the 2010 season of SwingShift and the Stars. We’ve been paired with “star” Kirstin Marinoff and dance instructor, Jody Brown. You can read more about Kristin and Jody at www.swingshiftandthestars.com

Join us the first Friday of each month, starting in September, at the Opera House to help us cheer on our dancers and help Habitat raise enough money to build a home! Contact the Habitat office for tickets or visit: www.swingshiftandthestars.com where you can find ticket information, dancer bios and much more!

TCSB awards $15,000 to HFH-GTR

07/08/10

Traverse City State Bank presents Habitat-GTR with $15,000 Grant

(Pictured from left to right: Carrie Ullery-Smith, Nancy Kiogima & Pam Doty-Nation: HFH-GTR; Amy Grant & Dan Baldwin: Traverse City State Bank)

Traverse City State Bank was proud to present the Grand Traverse Region Habitat for Humanity with a check for $15,000. Dan Baldwin and Amy Grant from Traverse City State Bank presented the check on Wednesday June 30^th to Pam Doty-Nation, Executive Director, with Nancy Kiogima and Carrie Ullery-Smith of Habitat for Humanity. These funds will be used for down payment assistance for local Habitat families and were made possible as part of TCSB’s participation with the HOP (Homeownership Opportunities Program) grant program provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.

“Traverse City State Bank boldly stepped forward to partner with us to access these funds. This is a tremendous help to our families and Habitat overall. Without them, we would have missed this opportunity and future opportunities to assist hard-working low-income families,” noted Pam Doty-Nation.

Traverse City State Bank has been a long time supporter of the Grand Traverse Region Habitat for Humanity through volunteerism and financial support. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work together with such a great community asset on these projects, and look forward to working together on projects in the near future helping the community THRIVE!” said Dan Baldwin, Vice President Mortgages.

DTE Foundation donates $20,000 for Green Build

06/29/10

DTE Foundation Logo

DTE Foundation Donates $20,000 to HFH-GTR for First LEED Certified Home

The DTE Foundation, Northwestern Michigan College and over a dozen area churches will partner with HFH-GTR this fall to build this affiliates first LEED Certified home on South Airport Road, near Sam’s Club.
This LEED Certified home is being built for future homeowner, Ryan Hannon, and his 2 children. Hannon heads the Safe Harbor Shelter Program. Through his work with Goodwill and Safe Harbor, Hannon assists the homeless population of Traverse City who seek shelter in the cold, long winter months. His dedication to serving this population is felt throughout the community.
The DTE Foundation, NMC and representatives from other local businesses recently joined HFH-GTR for a design charrette where the partners of HFH-GTR came together to determine the green features of the LEED certified home.
LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a nationally recognized certification for green building.
Building to strict environmental standards can save our average home owner $1000-$2000/year on their energy costs and of course. It also helps HFH-GTR protect the pristine environment of the Grand Traverse Area.
We encourage anyone who loves the Grand Traverse Area to support Habitat’s efforts to build environmentally friendly homes; for both the betterment of the families we serve and for the sustainability of our area.
Donations can be made to Habitat for Humanity-Grand Traverse Region and be sent to: PO Box 5412 ~ Traverse City, MI ~ 49696