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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2009-06-17, Page 20I .• t^ "r . _tr Page 20 The Huron Expositor • June 17, 2009 Habitat for Humanity Huron looking for families, volunteers Susan Hundvrtmark 41111111.1111111. There will be plenty of opportuni- ties - including picking up a hammer and saw - as Seaforth prepares to build a Habitat for Humanity house on Sparling Street next year, says Habitat Huron board member Paul Dyk. With a $25,000 lot recently bought _from the municipality of Huron East, a sign has gone up at the site of the future build and Habitat for Human- ity is in the process of gathering vol- unteers who want to help out. Seaforth Coun. Joe Steffler has re- cently been named the Seaforth proj- ect build chair and will oversee the project. "The local face is so valuable," says Dyk, adding that Steffler will be building a leadership committee and a volua.nteer base. "Seaforth already has a few volun- teers in the Habitat for Humanity data base, which has 300-400 vol- unteers across the county. Not too many are from Seaforth but the data base tends to fill up once we get to a new community," says Dyk. A steering committee meeting was held recently in Seaforth with anoth- er planned for June 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Northside United Church. Anyone who wants to volunteer in any capac- ity is invited to attend the June 22 meeting. "A good contingency of faith groups is represented but we're still looking Build ng homes...building hope 104.746) Habit - for Human HURON COUN e of Huron Col Get involved Pi Bo�c 88. No Build chair Joe Steffier, Paul Dyk and Wendy Hutton, all board members of Habitat for Humanity Huron stand in front of the sign on the newly -acquired property where a Habitat house will be built in Seaforth. for the service clubs to get involved - they're a targetted organization that have traditionally come forward to help us," he says. Steffler says the St. Anne's Second- ary School construction class, which . helped build the foundation for the Exeter Habitat house, has already volunteered to do the same at the Seaforth build. "They'll be in charge of everything to the top of the basement wall. They did it in three days in Exeter - why reinvent the wheel," says Stefier, adding that St. Anne's has volun- teered to build a garden shed for the house as well. Dyk says Habitat for Human- ity Huron has invited all the high schools in the county to start up a campus Habitat chapter to get in- volved in Huron County builds. With the lot bought, Dyk says the next steps include finding families who qualify to apply to become the residents of the new house and fund- raising $50,000 in cash and $35,000 in services or "in kind gifts" from lo- cal builders and suppliers. Low income families with a to- tal family income ranging between $20,000 and $35,000 who can afford a no -interest mortgage and are will- ing to contribute their "sweat equity" towards the build are invited to ap- ply. _ "We're really trying to put the word out so we get a lot of applicants," says Habitat' board member Wendy Hutton, of Seaforth. "We need all the applications by the end of September so we can select the family by the end of the year," she adds. A meeting will be held for inter- ested families at Northside United Church on Monday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. presenting information on eligi- bility and how to go about applying. Application forms will be available at the meeting. Interested families and volunteers can also contact Steffler at 519-527- 2389 or Hutton at 519-522-0646. For more information about Habi- tat for Humanity Huron, view the website at habitathuroncounty.ca. COLDWSLL BANKR 0 All Points Festival City Realty Brokerage Seaforth & Area listings www.coldwellbankerfc.com (519) 527-21031 Main St., Seaforth *Sates Representatives ILA SWIMS WIN. ...It. KA Vow. SANDRA DALE Cell: 519-525-9788 sandradale.com BRENDA CAMPBELL Cell: 519-525-9154 brenda-campbell.com STACY REEVES Cell: 519-525-1177 sreevesOtcc.on.ca s 1 MARY VANDENHENGEL TONY VANDENHENGEL CeII: 519-525-6191 Cell: 519-233-3168 hengel@tcc.on.ca hengel®tcc.on.ca L OPEN HOUSE CLINTON Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:30 - 8 183 King St., Blyth MIs# 091339 LOG HOME 55 Mohawk Cres., Clinton $249,900 Mis# 091102 WAREHOUSE/STORAGE 29 5th Ave., Vanastra MIs#000 691036 CLINTON I L BUSINESS ONLY NEW LISTING CUTE AND COZY GOLF ANYONE 17 Victoria Blvd., Vanastra $09,900 MIs# 091754 107 Main St., Seaforth $164,900 MIs# 091560 BLYTH � r STOREFRONT 8 Bayfield Rd., Egmondville $299,900 MIss# 083338 GREAT STARTER