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Habitat for Humanity of East &
Central Pasco celebrated the completion of construction on a
home, in Land O' Lakes at a dedication ceremony Saturday,
March 12, 2011 on Spokane Road. The new homeowner, Kristi
Bourne, tearfully thanked all those who worked so hard to
help her reach this goal. A group of students from Penn
State traveled here to work on Habitat homes during their
Spring Break. They helped put the finishing touches on this
home and were present for the dedication. Pastor - Reverend Dr. David Brockhoff of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church gave the invocation. Jeanie Germain Habitat Board Chair and John Finnerty, Habitat executive director led the program. After explaining that the Bourne family had performed 400 sweat equity hours working on their home and the homes of others as a requirement for becoming Habitat homeowners, Anna Carrillo, a habitat homeowner introduced Kristi Bourne and helped with the presentation of symbolic gifts and a family Bible. East Pasco Quilters presented Kristi with a beautiful heirloom quality quilt. Chris Hensley, construction supervisor, presented the family with the key to their new home. At the end of the ceremony, the Bourne family cut the ribbon that that hung across the doorway and invited supporters inside for a tour of the home. Inside the home were housewarming gifts donated by the Tampa Bay Tootsies. Through donations of money and materials and volunteer labor, Habitat for Humanity of East & Central Pasco was able to build the home and sell it at an affordable price. The Bourne family purchased the home with a no-profit zero interest loan, and their monthly mortgage payments will be used to build more Habitat houses. Habitat has an important event coming up, National Women Build Week April 30 - May 8 (Mother's day). National Women Build Week challenges women to devote at least one day to the effort to eliminate poverty housing. Women make a difference in their communities by building homes and raising awareness of local housing needs. The Women Build program empowers women to build Habitat for Humanity homes, enabling them to positively impact the lives of children by making home ownership a present reality for families. Women Build is not about excluding men; it's about including women. Please register and join our local Women Build visit www.habitatpasco.org and look for the "Women Build" tab. |
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Habitat for Humanity of East & Central Pasco in Land O'Lakes |
| March 2011 |
| Eleven year old Trinity Carrillo receives |
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Trinity Carrillo was caught by surprise at his school when Kaci Wubbena, Crystal Paoloemilio, and Stephanie Black from Habitat for Humanity of East & Central Pasco arrived during morning announcements. Trinity was even more surprised when they presented him with the President's Volunteer Service Award, a letter from President Obama, and a gold pin with The White House logo. President Obama's letter congratulated Carrillo and thanked him for helping to address the most pressing needs in his community and our country."Trinity Carrillo has completed more than 200 volunteer hours with Habitat for Humanity in the last 6 months and continues to be an ambassador for the non-profit charity. Habitat wrote to the White House and completed the necessary paperwork for Trinity to receive the award" said Stephanie Black, director of development and public relations. Trinity's mother Anna Carrillo attended a Habitat Application Workshop at Lacoochee Elementary School in September 2010 and applied to purchase a Habitat home. The Carrillo's bought a Habitat home in February 2011 with a zero-interest mortgage. Anna and Trinity started volunteering with Habitat in October and haven't stopped. Trinity has volunteered at the Dade City ReStore, spoken at community meetings, and at a Habitat fundraiser. Trinity welcomes other volunteers, spreads the word about the Habitat program, and tells others what having a decent home means to him. Trinity also worked on his own Habitat home. "Trinity Carrillo is a great advocate for Habitat for Humanity of East & Central Pasco. I wish we had 100 more just like him" said Black. |
| Michael Ray at Dan Cannon Auditorium |
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| Todd Brown & River Junction Band |
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Ex-Buc Warrick Dunn helps first-time |
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| Giving away down payments to 3 homes |
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Elois Adams walked
to work in the rain to provide for her children.
Under an unrelenting sun this morning, Adams burst into tears. Outside a car Adams exited on Taylor Avenue was Warrick Dunn, the civic-minded former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star, who is possibly as well known locally for his off-the-field work to help single-parent households achieve the dream of home ownership as for the yardage he amassed as an undersized running back in the National Football League. Adams, her daughter, Ebony Adams, 27, and Adams' grandson, Frederick Adams Jr., 4, were among three families to receive $5,000 first-home down payments through Homes for the Holidays, a program of the Warrick Dunn Foundation... |
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| East Pasco Habit for Humanity |
| BBQ Party with Michael Ray |
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| By Tony Masella Jr of OurtownFLA.com |
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Habitat ReStore Celebrates 4th Anniversary
Repurpose, Recycle, Lighten the Landfill. The East Pasco Habitat ReStore contributes to making East Pasco County more environmentally friendly. The store picks up donations that may otherwise have gone to the “dump” and encourages the repurposing of all the materials that come through their doors. It’s hard to believe the Habitat ReStore has been open in Dade City for 4 years in August. The reception to the resale products has been phenomenal and sales, as well as donations, have been at a steady increase since the opening in 2005. Building materials, furniture, books, glassware, lighting, plumbing supplies and a myriad of other items are always available for purchase at terrific prices.
Habitat’s Restore is a great place to find a bargain and do a good deed at the same time. Revenue generated from the ReStore sales helps East Pasco Habitat for Humanity provide affordable housing opportunities to struggling families. The ReStore sales funded an entire home in 2008 and if sales continue to climb, another home will be in the near future.
The anniversary celebration will be highlighted with a storewide sale from August 12th – 15th and there will be bargains galore! The store merchandise changes daily and it is exciting to watch the truck unload the donation goodies….. It is amazing what you can find in the ReStore. Come to the store at 14940 Citrus Country Drive (in the Dade City Business Center) for great savings AND have a cupcake with the staff. Volunteers to work in the store are always needed—stop in and check it out! Summer Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 352-523-2020
Happy Anniversary East Pasco Habitat for Humanity ReStore!
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April 4, 2009 Saturday
Orange Blossom Special BBQ and Bike Ride
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity
The East Pasco Habitat for Humanity is having their annual “Orange Blossom Special BBQ and Bike Ride on April 4th. Last year our “Ride for Humanity” brought 108 riders and this year we are planning for more. This year we are combining it with a Florida BBQ competition. We have competitors from all over the State of Florida and other states, plus riders as far away as Pennsylvania. It will be held at the Dade City Business Center from 10:00am – 7:00pm. There will be music all day, a kiddie corner, clowns, old tyme gams classic cars, arts & craft vendors.
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity is committed to providing affordable housing opportunities to deserving families in need. Habitat challenges individuals, churches, foundations and other groups to join in a partnership with low-income families to change the conditions in which they live. The key word is partnership, for this is not just another housing program. Instead, those who need the homes work together with many volunteers to build simple, decent houses that cost less because they are sold with a no-interest, no-profit mortgage. Your participation in this event benefits our cause.
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Hicks, Reaves, Steier families enjoy new Habitat for Humanity homes
Vanessa Hicks family
Members of the Hicks family look on Saturday, June 7, as County Commissioner Jack Mariano, right, points at the new East Pasco Habitat for Humanity home the family will be occupying in Dade City. Family members are, from left, Troy, Warren, Vanessa and Nashaw Hicks.
Special from the Laker Staff Writer Joe Potter
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity homes number 53, 54 and 55 were dedicated Saturday, June 7, on North Avenue in Dade City. They provide new opportunities for the families of Vanessa Hicks, Marsha Reaves and Jolyn Steier.
East Pasco Habitat is affiliated with Americus, Ga.-based Habitat for Humanity International. Its mission is to eradicate poverty housing in the communities of Dade City, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel and Lacoochee. Qualifying families do not make cash down payments on their homes that are financed through interest-free mortgages. Rather, they perform “sweat equity” work on their own home, on another person’s home, or by volunteering at a store East Pasco Habitat operates at the Dade City Business Center.
Vanessa Hicks and her three children, Troy, Warren and Nashaw had been waiting since last summer for the dedication of their new home at 37013 North Ave. Vanessa was accepted into the Habitat program in 2007 and started her “sweat equity” hours shortly
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Warrick Dunn Donates Habitat in DC
Can you keep a secret? That was what had to happen in the past 2 months while the Warrick Dunn Foundation prepared for the Bonilla Family’s Habitat Home Dedication in Dade City .
Christine Bonilla was secretly nominated in March by East Pasco Habitat for Humanity to receive Warrick Dunn’s “Home for the Holidays” grant and Habitat was notified she was selected in mid-April. There was one stipulation—Christine Bonilla was not to know she was getting this grant. Little “white lies” had to be told in order to glean information about the family’s likes and dislikes to furnish the home for them. The last week before the Dedication had to be “hands off” for Christine Bonilla--she was told a pesticide was sprayed in and around the house and the family couldn’t go near it—it worked and the Dunn Foundation volunteers worked their magic on the home.
Warrick Dunn has given a “hand up” to 75 single moms since his foundation was created. The foundation presents a check to the homeowner to use toward their down payment and they completely furnish the entire house including groceries, washer, dryer, detergent, cleaning supplies, wall décor, linens and outside tools-including a lawn mower!
It was truly a surprise for the Bonilla Family when they arrived at 9 a.m. to “supposedly” take part in a film about the Habitat building program. What a great day for the Bonilla Family with many kudos to Warrick Dunn and his generosity. Yes, Christine, this is Christmas in May!
Photo by Karen Streaker, Director of Development & Public Relations, East Pasco Habitat for Humanity submitted to LaWanda Wilson of www.DadeCityFLA.com. For more information call (352) 567-1444 or visit www.ephabitat.org
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Habitat And Lowe's Call On Women
Volunteers To Build Houses During
Nationwide Initiative For Women
Contact: Amanda Vickers
National Women Build Week, May 4 - 10, to showcase women's
contributions to overcoming poverty housing. Dade City, FL -
Laying bricks, pounding nails, and raising walls to build a house is no
longer the exclusive territory of men. Women have been joining the
ranks of construction crews for years, and now, Lowe's and East Pasco
Habitat for Humanity are looking for women volunteers to work just one
day, May 10, on a Habitat house construction site during National Women
Build Week, May 4 - 10. For more,
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Dade County Restaurants give to
Habitat for Humanity
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Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. Not pictured is Lunch on Limoges; Garden Delights Café; American Eagles/Great Eats Antiques and others.
4873…Arleen Gonzalez, daughter of Tropical Breeze Café and Ice Crème Parlour owners Edna and Louis Gonzalez supports the “Dining out for Habitat”. Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. 4877…Chris Dious owner of Olga’s Bakery and Deli supports the “Dining out for Habitat”. Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. 4881…Kaf`e Kokopelli managers Lane Creech and Sharon Cathcart and owners Gail and Glen Greenfelder support the “Dining out for Habitat”. Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. Creech is a board member of Habitat and Cathcart has been with Kafe Kokopelli since it opened in 1996. 4885…Coffee Mug Café co-owners Allison Todd and Karen Yates support the “Dining out for Habitat”. Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. 4865… Todd Batchelor owner of Beef “O” Brady’s in Dade City supports the “Dining out for Habitat”. Participating restaurants will donate 10% based on receipts from July 11th and August 8th, to the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. Photos of this and other events by Anthony V. Masella Jr. of DadeCityFLA.com.
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West Pasco Habitat for Humanity Green House
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3926…Taking a short break from their goal of erecting the shell of a house in a single day are Randy Belbeck, a volunteer from River Ridge, Jeanie Almo construction supervisor for West Pasco Habitat for Humanity, Melissa Weiss Home owner, Al Couture President of West Pasco Habitat for Humanity, Roger Vigrass volunteer from New Port Richey, John Jones volunteer from New Port Richey, Greg Mirga of Fort Myers, Greg Watkins volunteer from Land O’Lakes and Thomas Cappadona of Vision Builders Group, a New Port Richey based contracting company specializing in Green Homes that are extremely Hurricane resistant. For more information go to MyFloridaBuilder.com
3913…Dave Chadzyuski and Greg Mirga of Fort Myers install brackets for securing the roof for the Structural Insulated Panels (SIP), replacing the standard pressure treated wood, that will be able to stand up to hurricane wind of 200 mile per hour according to Thomas Cappadona of Vision Builders Group. SIPs are made utilizing one pound density foam cores of expanded polystyrene sandwiched between two layers of strong, 26 gauge, zinc aluminum alloy metal.
3929…Construction supervisor for West Pasco Habitat for Humanity, Jeanie Almo helps, John Jones, a volunteer from New Port Richey and Thomas Cappadona of Vision Builders Group, raise the roof for new home owner Melissa Weiss and kids Ryan, 17; Alex, 13; and Susan 12; who will be putting about 250 hours of work of sweat equity into her home.
3933… The use of Structural Insulated Panels (SIP), in the construction of this “Green” house in the Moon Lake area will save the Weiss Family about 50 to 70 percent compared to what a regular residential home owners might spend on air conditioning and heating bills. Commissioner Jack Mariano was one of the dignitaries that brought his hammer out for the West Pasco Habitat for Humanity on June 8, 2007.
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First Annual West
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2708… The First Annual West Pasco Habitat for Humanity 5 K Run was a big success, thanks in part to event coordinator, Jeanie Almo, who welcomed racers crossing the finish line at the Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park like Olika Hart, formerly of Moldova, currently of New Port Richey, Niesa Jones of Tampa, first place winner in her category, Athena Papadopolilos of Ridgewood High School, her mom Karen Papadopolilos and her sister Amaris Papadopolilos, all of Port Richey and Jeff Goggin of Palm Harbor West Pasco Habitat for Humanity on June 16. Photos of this event by Anthony V. Masella Jr. 2713… Habitat for Humanity Development Coordinator George McCoy (in back), congratulates Volunteer Coordinator Nick Zouski for his work on the First Annual West Pasco Habitat for Humanity 5 K Run, and by Carrollwood runner Antoinette Powell and Rodney Wynn of Clearwater on June 16th. The group is always in need of volunteers so call (727) 859-9038 or to get more information visit www.westpascohabitat.org . 2715…Overall First place winner, with a time of 20:20 was Mark Palamar of Trinity and taking first place in the over 70 age group was Fred Bauermeister of Trinity in the First Annual West Pasco Habitat for Humanity 5 K Run at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park.
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Habitat Bike race
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1949…Participating in the free bicycle rodeo, sponsored by the Dade City Police Department are Dade City kids Coleman Brock, Ashton Brock, and Connor Mock Brock, Austin Pelt, Lucas Pelt, Brad Lynch, Brett Serfozo and Bryan Serfozo, of Land O’ Lakes, Jenaita Vargas and Jacob Thornton, of Dade City, and Julian Lago of Miami. 1952…Jenaita Vargas of Dade City, won this great bike from the Dade City Police Department on February 18th at the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. …Women’s Category 4 rider cruises by the Historic Pasco County Courthouse February 18th at the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity Bike Tour. …Pro Category 4 cyclers take the corner of Meridian and 7th hard February 18th at the East Pasco Habitat for Humanity Bike Tour. 2000 or 1999…East Pasco Habitat for Humanity Builders actually started to build a home downtown, then took it down and will reconstruct it later on site. These are the type of people who make our area so very special and many people in our community have a roof over their head thanks to the unselfish work that they do.
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Publix donates to Habitat for Humanity
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Habitat For Humanity Dinner
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Dade City Habitat for Humanity
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Event: 6/25/2005
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