Winter 2013

Palouse Habitat for Humanity

Meet the Berrueta Family!

habitat@moscow.compalousehabitat.org

208.883.8502PO Box 3054

Moscow, ID 83843

Palouse Habitat for Humanity is pleased to be building it’s lucky # 13 home with the Berrueta Family: Manuel and Tonya, and their four boys, Jonathan (11), Shawn (5), Manuel (2) and Gabriel (1). Manuel is employed at Les Schwab Tire Center in Pullman and serves as a Marine reservist. Tonya is a hair stylist and a hands-on mother to their four grow-ing boys. They are excited for the opportunity to build a home close to family and friends. The Berruetas enjoy life on the Palouse, including hiking and fishing, and their boys are active in soccer and basketball. For Tonya, who grew up in foster care, having a home for her family has been a dream come true. “I applied for Habitat for Humanity because I wanted for my family what others sometimes take for granted, a place for my boys to grow into strong, mature men, where they could run and play like boys are supposed to, a house they could call home.” The groundbreaking for the Berrueta home took place in August and since then volunteers have been working hard to weatherize the home for winter. Teams have come from WSU Interior Design and Construction Management program, Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Simp-son United Methodist Church, Pullman Rotary Club, UI Center for Volunteerism, and Plateau Archeological Investigations, as well as our regular Codger Crew. The Berruetas have been on the build site almost every Wednesday, and secured

donations for the excavation and electrical work, as well as fundraising and building community support. Palouse HFH is on schedule to complete the home build the end of March 2014 so long as fundraising stays on schedule too. Palouse HFH must raise another $35,000 to purchase the materials needed to complete the home, which include insulation, drywall, cabinets, flooring and the heating system. Habitat International does not provide funds for home builds, so Palouse HFH depends on local fundraising and donations of materials and labor to build the Berrueta home. Please help! End of year gifts are wel-come online at www.palousehabitat.org or by mail at PO Box 3054, Moscow, Idaho 83843.

Manny, Tonya and the boys

Board of Directors

Doug Arlt, President

Mick Nazerali, Vice President

Anita Thorsteinson, Secretary

Scott Hurlbert, Treasurer

Andrea BeckettBrent BradberryTrista Council

Renee EllsworthJennifer Ewers

Leonard JohnsonDave Ostrom

Debbie SpurgeonJodie Tooley

Jennifer Wallace,Executive Director

Bob Behal,Construction Supervisor

Connie Hall,Surplus Sale Coordinator

Lynne Brenner,Volunteer Coordinator

Mission: To serve our neighbors in need by helping to eliminate poverty

housing on the Palouse and worldwide.

Welcome Bob Behal,Construction Supervisor

In August, Bob Behal (re)joined the Palouse Habitat for Humanity family as our new Construction Supervisor. A for-mer volunteer on homes in Genesee and Moscow, Bob spent recent years serv-ing Habitat affiliates in Texas and Iowa. Palouse HFH was pleased to recruit some-one with his experience and heart for this ministry. Construction Committee Chair Brent Bradberry summed it up: “Bob has a wide range of Habitat experience that has come in handy, saving us time and money. We tolerate his Texas sense of humor be-cause of his other good qualities (tongue in cheek intended.)” As Construction Supervisor, Bob’s re-sponsibilities include scheduling, securing materials, and supervising volunteers.

Thank You!!! 2013 Grants, Gifts & Fundraisers

Sterling Bank $5,000 Surplus Sale CelebrationUS Bank $2,250 Home Build funds

The Moscow Giving Circle $2,000 Home Repair Tool trailer grantUnited Way Moscow/Latah County $2,000 Home Repair Program grant

Pullman Rotary Grand Award $1,500 Home Repair Program grantEmmanuel Lutheran Church $1,200 Home Build funds

Northwest Farm Credit $1,000 Home Build fundsUnitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse $884 Home Build funds

Beasley Realty $603 Lentil Festival Breadstick fundraiserFirst United Methodist Church $500 Home Build funds

Normal Hill and Matt Robinson $523 Zombie Walk fundraiserCatholic Daughters of the Americas $100 Home Build funds

Albion 4th of July Community Fundraiser $55 Home Build fundsDA Davidson $45 Jeans to Work Day fundraiserWomen’s Build Day 2013 $42 Home Build funds

Nourish Yoga $32 By-Donation yoga class

Scenes from the Berrueta Home Build

Albion Community ChurchApplebeesASUI Center for VoluneerismAvistaBirch and BarleyCafe ArtistaDowFirst United Methodist ChurchFrontierIdaho IceHayden and RossHeritage Auto and TireHoward Hughes ApplianceJJ Building SupplyMcVeigh Bros.Moscow-Pullman Building Supply

Moscow Pullman Daily News Moscow Rotary ClubMoscow Women’s Giving CircleOmega ElectricPinnacle AppraisalsPalouse PatchersPlateau Archeological InvesitgationsPresnell GagePullman Rotary ClubReal Life MinistriesSchneider Electric SEL Volunteers Sherwin-WilliamsSterling BankStephen Bishop, AttnyStewart Title

Thank you to these businesses and groups for donations of time, talent and materials to the Surplus Sale or Home Build this year!

Strom Electric Sweet Mutiny Subway of PullmanTri-State OutfittersTom Boy ToolsUI Sigma NuUnitarian Universalist ChurchWhirlpoolWhitman Co. Asso. of RealtorsWSU Center for Civic EngagementWSU Interior Design & Construction ManagementWSU Greek Week WSU Delta Sigma NuWSU Delta GammaWSU Sigma NuValspar

Office208-883-8502

1036 W. A StreetPO Box 3054

Moscow, ID 83843habitat@moscow.com

Palouse Habitat Surplus Sale Update The Palouse Habitat Surplus Sale, our newest fundraising effort, passed its one year anniversary in November. Most new businesses take a year or two to become profitable, but the Surplus Sale reached that point last summer, due in large part to supportive landlords Jim and Dawna Fazio who keep our rent affordable, and the team of volunteers, headed by Surplus Sale Co-ordinator Connie Hall, who’ve dedicated their time and effort to keep the store open two days a week The Surplus Sale is not only generating funds for home building, but it has earned a reputation as a great local option for affordable home improve-ment materials, and is also repurposing tons of material that might otherwise have gone to the landfill. Connie has met her commitment to see us through our first year, and that time is almost up. Palouse HFH is now revewing applica-tions for a part time store manager who will take the Surplus Sale forward. The success of the Surplus Sale is a critical part of our goal to serve more families in need of decent housing on the Palouse. Each Habitat home costs approximately $100,000 to build, and, following Habitat International’s policy, Palouse HFH must raise all of those funds locally. The Palouse Habitat Surplus Sale is open Friday and Saturday, 9:00-4:00 at 304 N. Main Street in Moscow. To donate or volunteer, call 208-882-5246 or email phsurplussales@gmail.com. Anyone is welcome to shop and enjoy the bargains the Surplus Sale!

Surplus Sale208-882-5246

304 N. Main StreetMoscow ID 83843

phsurplussales@gmail.com

www.palousehabitat.org

Gifts In Memory and In Honor ... 2013

Finish your holiday shopping AND support Palouse Habitat for Humanity. Shop the Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse

online through December 14! • $5 for a box of nails for someone who

“brings it all together”• $10 to purchase lumber for a wall, for

that person who provides strength and support where needed

• $50 for a window for someone who brightens your world

• $75 for a door to open possibilities

www.agmpalouse.org

Ken Hall Memorial Fund. $3,000 has been donated to Palouse HFH in our former Construction Supervisor’s memory. In consultation with Connie Hall, after considering how best to help this ministry grow, we purchased a 14’ box truck to pick up and deliver items for the Surplus Sale, and deliver over-sized materials to the build site. Watch for the truck around town!

Gifts have been made to honor these community membersJustin and Dawn Fuchs

Jack SullivanDoug Arlt by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories to honor 15 years service

Chris Diamond by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories to honor 10 years of service Chris Diamond by Mick Nazerali to honor his service to Palouse HFH

A memorial gift honored former Palouse HFH volunteer Walfred “Wally” Peterson, who passed away in August. A professor of Political Science at WSU and author of sev-eral books on civil liberties and church-state relations, Wally was an active community servant, known for his love of model airplanes and poetry. He is survived by his wife Marianne and daughter Elsa Kirsten Peters of Pullman, and his son Nils Peterson (Krista Kramer) of Moscow. Thank you for your legacy of hands-on caring in this community.

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Moscow, ID 83843

Help Finish The Berrueta Family Home!Your gift can help raise the $35,000 needed to finish the home build.

-Cornerstone: Yearly pledge to help build each Habitat home $____________

-Gift in Memory or in Honor of ________________________________ $_______

-Donation of any amount for the current home build or general use $________

-I want to Volunteer! Construction Office Surplus Sale Committee

NAME: ______________________________PHONE:__________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________________________Make checks payable to Palouse Habitat for Humanity or use PayPal at

www.palousehabitat.orgTo make sure your gift is used locally, note “local use” on your check

Please cut along dotted line and return in enclosed envelope

Save The Date!

Beans ‘n’ Jeans

Saturday May 3rd, 2014

SEL Event Center