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Upcoming Local Events, Recent Media Coverage, and other Habitat Affiliates
Sunday, December 17, 2007, 2:00 p.m. - Jackman Family Home Dedication We celebrated the dedication of the Fernando and Karen Jackman home located at 816 Magnolia St., Winter Garden, FL. This house was sponsored by The Rotary of Windermere. Their home was named "The House That Jack Built" in honor and memory of past WOHFH president, Jack Fain, who was also a past president of the Rotary. Thank you goes out to the following people for their participation and support: Nick Shannin, WOHFH Vice President, emcee; Rev. Ferdinand Brits, Presbyterian Church of the Lakes, USA gave the invocation; Lynette Reynolds, representative for Orange County District 1, provided the US Flag; Jack Quesinberry, Mayor of the City of Winter Garden; Kathy Stark, Mayor of the Town of Oakland; Duane Walterhouse, President, WOHFH; John Crippen, President Rotary of Windermere; Pastor Terry Davis, United Saints Assembly, gave the Blessing of the House and Benediction; Marjorie Fain, Jack's widow, introduced the family; Donna Fain Tooley and John Fain; Duane Walterhouse presented the Bible; Barry Showalter, WOHFH, presented the tool box; Embroiderers Guild of America, CFC presented a needlepoint; John Crippen, Duane Walterhouse and Jesse Green, WOHFH, presented the keys to the house. At the conclusion all were invited to tour the house and enjoy refreshments. Click here to see photos.
Thursday, August 23, 2007 - "Welcome to West Orange County" The public is invited to attend a "Welcome to West Orange County" reception being held at Tanner Hall, 29 Garden Ave., Winter Garden, FL 34787, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in honor of the Cope's. US Army Sgt. Joshua Cope, his wife Erica and their daughter Laney have been selected as the recipients of a special project home built by our affiliate call "Home At Last". Lt. Gen. Jay Garner will be the special guest speaker along with local Mayor's and military dignitaries. Local restaurants will be providing refreshments. For more information on this endeavor, click here.
Saturday, August 4, 2007 - Furniture Sale at WO Habitat Warehouse We had a "furniture" garage sale from 8 am to 5 pm at our warehouse at 114 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden, FL. Even though our Home Store has not come to fruition yet, we have been given donations of home furnishings that we sold all day. Thank you to those that stopped by and purchased merchandise, or just said hello. We appreciated your business and having you there. Many thanks to Bob & Patty Tate and their volunteers that put this event together. Click here to see photos.
Sunday, June 24, 2007, 2:00 p.m. - Mitchell Family Home Dedication We celebrated the dedication of the Faith Mitchell home located at 501 W. Gulley Ave, Oakland, FL. This house was sponsored by St. Luke's United Methodist Church and was built by their Habitat for Humanity Ministry Team and congregation volunteers. This was open to the public. Thank you goes out to the following people for their participation and support: Nick Shannin, WOHFH Vice President, emcee; Pastor Joseph E. Reeves of Anointed Ground Church, gave the invocation, benediction and introduced the family; Lynette Reynolds, representative for Orange County District 1, provided the US Flag; Kathy Stark, Mayor of the Town of Oakland presented a bamboo plant; Duane Walterhouse, President, WOHFH; Bill Barnes, Pastor of St. Luke's; Renee Wolfe, St. Luke's, responsive reading; Carolyn Green, St. Luke's presented the Bible and a wreath & flower arrangement made by the UM Women's Craft Group; Tom Runnels, St. Luke's, presented the toolbox ; Judy Griffin, Embroiderers Guild of America CFC, presented the needlepoint; and Tom Runnels, St. Luke's, and Duane Walterhouse, President WOHFH, presentation of the keys. After the dedication and ribbon cutting, St. Luke's Ministry Team provided a delicious reception for all. Click here to see the dedication photos.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 4-6, 2007 - West Oaks Mall Event We hope that you were able to come over to the West Oaks Mall and join us as we kicked-off our first event celebrating the partnership between our affiliate and the mall. The event took place on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. We were very excited to be working together and look forward to future events. For each dollar donated, folks were able to sign 2x4's that will be used in our next home construction. They were then able to remove a "family portrait" from the panel to represent helping to eliminate substandard housing in West Orange County. A big Thank You goes out to all who donated. Click here to see photos from the event.
Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15, 2007 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm - Festival Among the Lakes, Camp Down, Windermere, FL The Rotary of Windermere sponsored their annual Festival Among the Lakes. They had a boat raffle, food booths, boat show, art show and other raffles that will benefit local charities; West Orange Habitat being one of them. We had a booth at the festival and enjoyed seeing everyone who stopped by during the festivities. The park was open both days from 10 am to 6 pm. Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day; unfortunately we can't say the same about Sunday. A storm front came in and made the morning a rainy mess with high winds, thunder and lightning, and a cold front on it's heels. We want to thank everyone who came out to volunteer at our booth and those who "just came out" for helping to make this annual event a success! To see photos of our booth - click here.
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 9:00 a.m. "The House That Jack Built" for the Jackman Family Groundbreaking West Orange Habitat for Humanity and The Rotary of Windermere held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the start of House #21, being built in Winter Garden, FL. It took place on Saturday, February 24, 2007. This is the third Habitat home sponsored by the Rotary and the seventh home to be built in Winter Garden. We are very excited to be working with both of them again. This home will also be known as "The House That Jack Built" in memory of John R. (Jack) Fain, a past president of WOHFH and the Rotary. This home is being built for Fernando and Karen Jackman and their two sons. The groundbreaking was open to the public and we welcomed all those who were able to attend. Construction began immediately following the ceremony. A special thank you goes out to the following people for making this day special: Nick Shannin, President of WOHFH; Pastor Anthony Hodge of Finding the Lost Sheep Ministry; Julia Strimple, President of the Rotary of Windermere; Charlie May Wilder, Commissioner of Winter Garden; and Marjorie Fain, wife of the late Jack Fain. We also want to acknowledge Julia Strimple and the Rotary of Windermere for the presentation of a check for $10,000.00 to Nick Shannin to be used for the construction of this home. Their continued support of our efforts is greatly appreciated. The building team for this project will be primarily made up of members of Habitat volunteers and all are encouraged and welcome to participate. The building site is 816 Magnolia St., Winter Garden, FL. Click here to see the groundbreaking photos.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - Jerry Van Dyke 3/10/1938 - 2/14/2007 It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jerry Van Dyke. Jerry was one of the founding members of our affiliate, a past president, board member and building superintendent. He was also a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Windermere, and a great supporter of the West Orange community. His contributions to West Orange County are too numerous to list here. He was a wonderful humanitarian, husband, father and friend. His presence and enthusiasm will be missed by many. Services will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Windermere, 300 N. Main Street, Windermere, FL. His family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to West Orange Habitat for Humanity or the West Orange Christian Service Center.
We Will Miss You, Jerry
Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 8:00 a.m. Mitchell Home Groundbreaking West Orange Habitat for Humanity and St. Luke's United Methodist Church held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the start of House #20, being built in Oakland, FL. It took place on Saturday, January 13, 2007. This is the sixth Habitat home sponsored by St. Luke's and the tenth home to be built in Oakland. We are very excited to be working with both of them again. This groundbreaking was open to the public and we welcomed all those who can attended. Construction began immediately following the ceremony. A special thanks goes out to the following people for their participation in the ceremonies: Oakland Town Manager Maureen Rischitelli; Nick Shannin, President WOHFH; Pastor Joseph Reeves Sr., Anointed Ground Church; and Pastor Beth Farabee-Puckett, St. Luke's. The building team for this project will be primarily made up of members of the St. Luke's congregation, but all Habitat volunteers are encouraged and are welcome to participate. The building site is 501 W. Gulley Avenue in Oakland, FL. Click here to see photos of the groundbreaking.
For more information on the Habitat organization, please visit the Habitat for Humanity International site. If you are interested in volunteering, contact the chapter closest to you.Habitat for Humanity International - 1-800-365-7990 or 011-912-924-6935 Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando Area, Inc. - 407-648-4567 FL State Office of Habitat for Humanity International- 1-800-933-0360 Other Local Affiliates: Apopka - 407-880-8881 Osceola County - 407-943-3669 Seminole County - 407-696-5855 Winter Park/Maitland - 407-645-4408 South Brevard - 321-725-5900 Polk County - 863-688-4660 West Volusia - 386-734-7268 Southeast Volusia - 386-427-4379 Lake County - 352-728-2611
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