Penn Village Neighbors Current Habitat homeowner Mary Weber has experienced the blessings of owning a Habitat House since moving in back in January. She didn’t keep the blessings to herself, however. She passed along a little encouragement and information to her friend, April Redd. “As she pursued her sweat equity obligation for Habitat, I kept her daughter so she could work as needed,” said Redd.

Seeing Weber’s excitement about the program, Redd decided to attend an orientation session and soon found herself, along with her daughters Romia and Jessica, as one of the families selected to go through the process of owning a

Habitat home. Now, near to completing her sweat equity, she is slated to move into the Dataw House in April. “Being accepted into the program has answered a much-needed prayer,” she said. “There’s nothing like having a place to call your own.” April and her children are coming from a situation of living in a community with high drug activity and lack of safety. “I have been praying for a home where I could raise my children without the cares of distribution of drugs and the sense of imprisonment,” she said. For Redd—a Washington, D.C. native and employee of the Beaufort County Emergency Management Department—the opportunity for homeownership has been worth the risk to see the smiles of excitement on her daughters faces. “God’s timing is perfect.” Meanwhile, at the other end of Paulik Place, the Fripp/Harbor House is being built for Angela Legree and her four children, Johnisha, John, Jr., Andrew and Angel. Legree has gone down her own road to find perfect timing. “I wanted a place of my own, and my mother-in-law told me about the Habitat program,” she said. At the time, Legree and her four children were living with family,

cramped into the confines of a three-bedroom mobile home. She earnestly looked forward to the day when her children could have a space of their own. Legree has worked at the McDonald’s on Lady’s Island for nine years, currently serving as Assistant Manager. She has enjoyed working on the job site and enlisting the aid of numerous friends and family to help complete sweat equity requirements. “The best thing is I have learned to understand and become a people-person, so I can better help other people in need.”

Spring 2011 Vol. 8, No. 1

Our Mission In response to God’s love, LowCountry

Habitat for Humanity creates long-term

partnerships to build and renovate affordable housing with

volunteers and responsible families in need.

Our ReStore LowCountry Habitat ReStore was created

to help fund LowCountry Habitat for Humanity’s House Construction Program;

to provide a source for donated new and used items at reasonable prices; and to

reduce the amount of construction material waste in local landfills.

April Redd with daughters Romia and Jessica

Angela Legree with daughters Johnisha and Angel, and sons John,

Jr. and Andrew

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Our work at Penn Village is progressing quickly. I can’t thank all of the dedicated volunteers enough for recognizing our need to meet a grant deadline and really stepping up to help—many coming weekly and some coming out more often. Your commitment to this project has been phenomenal. Our Board knew the timeframe for this grant would be challenging, but we always had faith that workers would come. Our first three houses at Penn Village will be transferred to families by the end of April. And, I’m pleased to announce that the fourth house at Penn will be our second Women Build. Barbara Krakehl has agreed to lead this effort and many of the women who helped on our first WB are back to raise funds for this house for Sabrina Gardner and her family. And, where do we go from Penn Village? Well, we’ll be heading back into the City. Local churches are joining together once again—this time to aptly sponsor a house

on Church Street. The fundraising kicked off with an uplifting musical performance of the Voices of Victory Choir from Bethesda Christian Fellowship and Sea Island Presbyterian’s Kirk Choir. What a beautiful afternoon—great weather, music and fellowship. And from there, we’ll be building for the first time in the Pigeon Point neighborhood, where we’ve purchased property that will be divided into lots for two houses. Our intent is for one of these to be a Veteran’s House, sponsored and built by active military and veterans. Thank you to all who have lent a hand in this ambitious year, whether you made a donation, helped select or support our families, volunteered in our ReStore, hammered at the jobsite and/or kept us in your prayers. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain,

Brenda Dooley

Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bob Albon Steve Andrews

Ted Becker Lawrance “Buddy” Coleman

Russ Dimke Ines Figueroa Jim Gibson

Benjamin Gillens Nancy Gilley

Susie Gombocz Pastor Steve Keeler

Jim Laughnane Pastor Freddie Lawton Pastor Leon Meadows

Edward Smalls OFFICE

616 Parris Island Gateway Beaufort, SC 29906

522-3500

RESTORE 612 Parris Island Gateway

525-0055 The ReStore is open every

Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00am until 5:00pm.

Donations may be dropped off on Tuesday and Wednesday from

9:00am to 2:00pm. Pick-up of large items can be arranged by calling the

ReStore. Visit our website:

www.lowcountryhabitat.org

A Note from the Executive Director...

B L U E P R I N T S

Volunteer Spotlight Gary Bull. A familiar face on the jobsite and in the of-fice, Gary Bull has been volunteering with LowCountry Habitat since attending a volunteer orientation session in early 2010. After retiring in 2009 and moving from San Francisco to Bluffton, Gary quickly put his career as a

risk advisor in global retail for the world’s largest insurance broker to good use by agreeing to serve on LowCountry Habitat’s Finance Committee. He has also logged in numerous hours on the jobsite at Penn Vil-lage and Shell Point, where he has learned new skills and made many new friendships. What he most enjoys, he said, is “the satisfaction of helping a fam-ily get a home.”

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Build House on Church Street, so stay tuned for more details!

WOMEN BUILD

Speaking of staying tuned in, keep an eye out for activities related to our upcoming Women Build! The first of many “fun”draisers will be a “Meet the Author” night on Thursday, May 5th from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. with Caryn West, the author of “The Trouble With The Alpha-bet.”

THE INTERNET

In addition to upcoming changes to our website, www.lowcountryhabitat.org, we are also now sending monthly e-newsletters to donors and volunteers in our database. If you would like to be included in these, please call our office and let us know the best email address to use—so you can stay updated and informed of all the happenings at LowCoun-try Habitat during this busy Spring.

We are also now a presence on Facebook. Just type in “LowCountry Habitat for Hu-manity” in the search field and you should find us. Become a “fan” of our page and you will also be able to stay up-to-date with everything going on.

Speaking of facebook, the Re-Store also now has a page! Just type in “Lowcountry Habi-tat ReStore” and become a “fan” of the page to see what new items arrive weekly. While you’re online, if you check out books on Amazon, you may find that an outside vendor of a particular book could be the ReStore. We have hundreds of books that are now available for purchase via Amazon. If there is a book you want, see if you can pur-chase it using the ReStore as your seller. You can now help the ReStore from the comfort of your home simply by click-ing!

CHURCH BUILD Progress is moving forward on the fundraising front for our first Church Build since the Faith House in 2008. A kickoff event was held in the form of a joint concert by the choirs of Bethesda Fellowship and Sea Island Presbyterian on Febru-ary 13th.

Coming up on April 9th there will be a chili cook-off fund-raiser at St. Johns Lutheran Church on Lady’s Island, in which chili cooks of all church congregations and faith or-ganizations in Beaufort are encouraged to participate. All proceeds will benefit the LowCountry Habitat Church

Yes! I want to help keep building homes and commu-nities here in Beaufort! Name: Address:

City,State/Zip: :Email: Phone:

c $500 c $100 c $50 c $25 c Enclosed is my check for $ payable to: LowCountry Habitat for Humanity 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort, SC 29906 c Please charge my gift of $ Visa / MasterCard Account #

Exp. / /

Director Charlie Frost and the Sea Island Presbyterian Choir perform

in concert.

B L U E P R I N T S

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COMMUNITY BUILDERS (over $2,500)

CARPENTERS ($1,000 to $2,499)

Bill and Karen Allin

Beaufort Fund of Coastal Community Foundation

Bailey Symington Edward Mitchell

Cole and Kate Kelly, Jr.

Island Realty

K. Bruce and Beverly Connell

LowCountry Council of Governments

Rebecca Roser

Sea Island Presbyterian

Church Wells Fargo Foundation

United Way of the Lowcountry

Kathy Paulik

Anne Baruch Anne & William Newcomb

Barry Smith Bo & Katherine Warren

Carol F. Baxter Doug & Sukie Azar

Douglas Paul Edwin P. Abell

Gary & Ann Nizzi Gary & Sandy Cross

Gene Waldron J. Richard & Martha

Blanchard Jill Kammermeyer &

Bob Hochstetler Jim & Jennifer Laughlin

Jim & Nancy Gault Michael Ducey

Lon & Sheila Carlson Nancy Rhodes Pratt

Nelle Pender &

Hugh Gouldthorpe, Robert & Renee Brown

Sherry & Don Rice Sue & Jack McNamara

Bill & Dudley Tye Joyce & David Zanone

Diane Seely Sandy & Russ Dimke

Leonard & Linda Newblom Steve & Barbara Andrews

GOOD NEIGHBORS ($500 to $999)

THANKS TO OUR 2010 DONORS! LowCountry Habitat for Humanity is grateful for everyone who generously donated funds in 2010 toward our goal of ending substandard housing in Northern Beaufort County. We are deeply appreciative of all the in-kind

donations and ReStore donations as well.

Austin Buck Bruce & Laura Van Wagner

Cathy & John Cooney Charles & Jean McFarland

Charles Gerber Diane McGarry

Diane S. Cullinan Donald & Clarinda Fletcher

Eleanor Sternlof Anne Garonzik

Fred & Irvine Gaskin Gay Yelverton

Gina & Mike Logan James S. Quarforth

Jeffrey & Julie Ackemann Jennifer Smith

Jim & Patty Patek Joan & Bob Isaacson John & Beverly Fineis

John & Dianne Andrews John Fahey

Joseph & Susan Credle Julie Henderson Sorenson

Karen & Nick Penchuk Larry & Nancy Fuller

Linda Burchfield Lois Cochrane

Lora & Dick Childs

LouAnne & Gary Shimmin Marguerite Buck

Marjorie Von Stade Martha Bishop & Beth Pat-

terson Fitz & Holly Trumble William Richardson

Melissa Dickens Page Miller & Charles

Davis Paul P. Hummer, II Penny & Bill Agnew Rick & Emma Raible

Robert & Barbara Pfaffroth

Stephen Makgill W. Wallace & Anne

McDowell William & Deborah Ward William & Donna Elliott

William & Martha McMahon Sharon & Dick Stewart

Tom W. Thomas Nancy & DC Gilley

Timothy Hogan Joan & Tom Mistler

Carol Madeja Beaufort Charities, Inc.

Kathy & Shelby Nussbaum

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FRIENDS & FRAMERS ($100 to $249) Alan & Joanne Moses

Alan & Ruth Gurd AKA Sorority

Amy & Lester York Ann & Mark Hawley

Ann B. Walker Anne & JJ Keyser

Anne & Mac Butcher BJ Koonce

Barbara Bopp Barbara Kelly

Betsy & Jerry Hammett Betty & Robert Kurkjian Bill & Mary Ramseyer Bonnie & Jere Smith

Brenda Dooley Bruce & Laureene Drummond

Carol & Richard Butler Carolyn Roos

Cassandra Conroy Cecile & Roger Banner Charles & Lynn Asente

Charles & Martha Lynn Webb Charles & S.G. Manker

Charles C. White Charles Hammel Cherry Gillespie

David & Iva Zornow David Moore

Dawson & Frances Moore Dean Hewitt

Dennis & Tracy Story Donald & Hildreth Aldrich

Doris Batts Ed & Cathy Smith

Elizabeth Cosgrove Estella & Clarence Folks G.N. & P.D. Etheredge

Glenn Ragsdale Hollace Evans

J. Thomas Laing Jack & Chris Nietert

Jack & Joan Crawford James W. Minchew

Jay M. Cluelow Jean Barnes Jean Rapp

Jeffrey & Pamela Haas Joan Wimberley John Baldridge

John Crews John & Betty Jones

John Hammond Johnny & Patricia Jeffcoat

Joseph & Jane Burt Kathy Gallagher

Laurence & Sarah Davis Lenore Stevenson

Lois Berdaus & Robert Hughes Loyce McDaniel

Meekness of the Spirit Fellow-ship

Margaret Ward Margie & Cole Kelly Maria & Luther Meek

Mark & Kay Gelsleichter Mary Lou Geros

Michael & Kathleen Cooper Michael & Mary Freeman

Mike Marusha Dr. John M. Russell

Gary Earl Jane Marquart

Jeffrey V. Fisher Michael Conroy Milton Lawrence

Susan Dew Edward Steele Sarah Pringle Nina McKee

P Bindra Steve & Kay Keeler

Patty Vanderwarker Paul Cuffe

Paul Keyserling Peggy & Chipper Hoff

Penny K. Cooper Phyllis & Steve Sooy

Ralph Goodison Ray & Debbie Mayo

RC Briggs Richard & Myrtis Ann Walton

Richard Mason Richard Schmaltz

Rick & Mary Ann Di Serafino Robert & Barbara Hess Robert & Ellen Navarre

Robert & Janet Davidson Robert & Joan Horning

Robert & Mary Lou Dalziel Robert Freeman

Roger & Ellen Chesnut Rosemary & Francis Arnold

Ruth & Thomas Gioiosa Ruth Rogers

Ryan & Leigh Copeland Sonya & Robert Googins

Steven Murray Steven & Martha Wheeler

Alison & Mark Guilloud Allen & Susan Horn

Andrew & Anne Cantor Barbara DeBartolo Barbara Handbury

Barbara Storer Barry & Denise Ford

Benjamin & Jane Ten Eyck

Bill & Sally Jessee Bob & Gerry McEldowney

Chuck & Maggie Ford Dan & Merrie Boone

David Tindall Debra Davis

Dennis & Fran Nolan Dolly & Jerry Weithman

Don & Sally Brink Ed Smith

Eurice T. Caro Evelyn & Warren

Williamson Francis & Priscilla Walsh

Gail & Roger Olson George Barnett George Stuckey

Gilda & Nick Owen Glenn & Teresa Hergert Greg & Sheila Bennett

Gwen Hudetz Isabel Bernardo

James & Michele Duncan Janice & David House Jim & Karen Wolbrink John & Patricia Falzon

Ken & Mary Bolt Linda Ashby

Margaret & David Gorham Mary & John Weir

Mary Ann Jahn Mary Trzasko & Beverly Stark

Maureen & Kenny Boggs Merry & Al Gerber Herschel Fitzgerald

James Burke

Anton J. Campanella Larry Smith, II

Stanley Howard Nancy Harris

Nancy Hoffman Jancy & John Vanderhoef

Neil & Barb Polo Brick Baptist Church

Patrick & Maura O’Donohue Peggy & Boulton Mohr

Thomas Hassett Walter & Barbara Daniels

Waneta & James Crawford William R. Westerkam Jim & Louise Gibson Buddy & Sandy Ivey

Merilyn & Calvin Smith Angel & Brian Flewelling Beth & Neville Patterson

Carolyn & Charles Dunlap Elizabeth Dudley

John & Jean Popp

Louise A. Flynn Mel & Nancy Volmert

Nancy Dukes Carteret Street United Methodist Men’s Club Tim & Dorothy Kilty

Ashleigh & Bob Sawdon Cheryl Comes

Michael & Denise Sullivan Vonnie & Jack Fritze

Joan Moore Sally Mitchell

Barbara & Stephen Krakehl Arthur Morrow

Carteret Street United Methodist Church

The Baptist Church of Beaufort Elizabeth Thorne

Jim & Rita Laughnane Bob & Barbara Albon

Susan & Bill Gombocz

FOUNDATION BUILDERS ($250 to $499)

Andrea Coulter

Barbara & Bob Anderson

Bruce Doneff

Charles & Kathleen Stubbs

Dale Martin & Bob Wishart

Dr. Nancy Wingenbach

Ed Armstrong

Eleanor Lynch

J.E. & L.B. Davis

James & Pat Glazener

John & Marian Allen

John C. McDonald

Judy Pearce

Louise & Jeanne Fanning

Malvary M. Gamble

Margaret Collins

Mary Jayne Combs

Michael Virostek

Mrs. George Tucker

Patricia Huckabee

Paul Field

Robert & Linda Freeman

Robert Jenkins

Robin Weeman

Susan & Philip Heim

William & Kathleen Blandford

William & Marilyn Cobb

Yvonne & Alan Schuster

Aki Kato

Cheryl Neison

Donnie Beer

Dudley McKenney

Jo & Bobby Henry

Lois Rauch Gibson

Robin & Curt Leonard

Scott Hall

Edwin & Mary Bowe

Robert Henry

Billy Keyserling

Hank Herring

Paul Bazemore

R.L. & A.C. Doyle

Sylvia Stano

Adele Denton

Albert & Virginia Schaufelberger

Alice Howard

Amanda Brewer

Anne P. Mayor

Barbara Kawczynski

Barbara Thomas & Tom Gasparini

Barry Faber

BJ & RS Cameron

Bonnie Buchanon

Budd & Carolyn Caitlin

Caroline Lutz

Chris Miller

Christine Cordts

Clark & Anna Olsen

Connie Haskell

D.K. Blanke

Dave & Ann Craigmile

David Addington

Dick & Ethie Morrison

Donald Gwaltney

Dorothy & Fred Zinser

Dr. Charles Richman

Edna Crews

Edwin & Mille Barnhart

Eric & Mary Gnau

Esther & Al Truesdale

Hermon & Katherine Schmit

James & Gail Dunn

Jay & Jeanette Fickes

Jay & Lyn McGary

J.L. Griffin

Joan & Earl Dietz

John & Alice Reid

John Olive & Debra Brenner

Joyce Jeffers

June Chandler

Kate & Pete Miller

Kathryn Smith

Laurance Davis

Lawrence & Wilhelmina Gaenzle

Lee & Andrea Curley

Leslie Pepin

Linda Lanier

Linda S. Goodwin

Luther & Leslie Cashdollar

Mary Ann Putzier

Merry & Charles Brace

Michael Grantz

Fred & Susan Krumm

George L. Doolittle

Pasquale Hamel

Richard T. Lawman

Robert White

Sharon Douaire

Susan Ferguson

Winifred T. Zara

Nat & Maria Hughs

Nicole Raiff

Pat & Cassandra Conroy

Pat Keown

Paul & Barbara Stine

Phillis Conrad

Ralph & Ann Petrea

Richard & Rebecca Johnson

Robin & David Cole

Sandra Fleming

Steve & Victoria Mix

Jimmy Morris

Thomas Russell

Virginia & Robert Lurcott

W.C. & Donna Lane

William Rambo

Patricia Mathers

C. Michael Abbott

Catherine & James Hutchins

Reggie & Greg Przybysz

JW & Jenny Rone

Joseph Gannon

David & Alexia Baum

Janet Gregory

Judy Copeland

Mary & Theodore Becker

Mary Ellen Thompson

Vivian Bikulege

Angela & Thomas King

Cassandra & Benjamin Gillens

Julia Ann Dobson

Bobbi & Bill Weber

Lynne & Christopher Jackson

TOOL PARTNERS (over $25 to $99)

Stuart & Marjory Mitchell

Sue & Larry Weidner Sue Lawrence-Daniels & Allen

Daniels Susan & Chuck Schaller Susan & Paul Manheim Susan & Ron Converse

Susan Hall Susan Neilson

Thomas & Carolyn Hunter Thomas Hindes

Trudy & Edward Stevens Virginia Galphin

Werner & Judith Rogers William Spearman

Fred Trask Maureen O-Hearn

Susan & John Wierdsma Jenny & Richard Drake

Carlotta & Maurice Ungaro Hal & Becky McCann

Marlene & Richard Jay Cole-man

Barbara & John Dittmer Bertis Parker

Ellen & Charles Chasar Ernie Taylor Fran Hays

Jim Donnelly Kay & George Owen Michael & Pat Beach

Natalie & Jacques Theriot Peter & Donna Deluca

Patricia Deer Jim Inlow & Gloria Jones

Julia Hetherington Douglas & Jeannie Brown

Gail Clark Laverne Gayles

Arthur & Glenda Parker Bonnie Smith

Brock & Margy Anderson Charles & Ann Warner

Jon & Mary Tabor Christine Collins & Marc Carig-

nan Deanna Bowdish

Donald & Nancy Kendall Edmund L. Palmer

John Jenniges John & Karin McCormick

Larry Mathias Lyn & Peter Feldman

Marty & Steve Gresham Thomas & Gretchen Montgom-

ery Tom Wilson & Cynthia Hermes

Tony & Barbara Warner William Zimmer

Patricia & Robert Schad Dr. Lawrence & Priscilla Cole-

man

FRIENDS AND FRAMERS ($100 to $249) continued.

Left: Volunteers from Spring Island and Callawassie help place trusses on the Spring Island House. The house is scheduled for com-pletion before April 30th, and is being built for LaSaundra Holmes and family.

Right: Members of the Voices of Victory choir of Bethesda Fellow-ship on St. He-lena perform in concert on Feb-ruary 13th, the kickoff event for LowCountry Habitat’s Church Build.

Left: Several volunteers from a Collegiate Chal-lenge Group from Faith Lutheran Church in Penfield, New York work on the roof of the Dataw House at Penn Village.

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Home—Reimagined

8th Annual Birdhouse Auction Friday, May 13th at 6pm—Frissell Building at Penn Center

Live Music < Hors d’ouevres Tickets $30 in advance < $40 on May 13th

It’s not just for the birds anymore…….

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