Spring 2015 A Home for Amy and Sophia [email protected] www.palousehabitat.org 208.883.8502 PO Box 3054 Moscow, ID 83843 construction site volunteer had served as partner family sponsor. We closed by presenting Amy with the keys to her new home. Her moving van was parked out- side, and after the dedication several of the partici- pants lent a hand to bring their belongings inside. When we finished, the van was empty, critical furniture was assembled and in place, and Amy and Sophia were able to spend that night in their own home, surrounded by the boxes to be unpacked. We aren’t quite done. Crews will go out in April to complete exterior painting and install a fence. But those things will soon be completed, and we wish Amy and Sophia all the best in this next chap- ter of their lives. Thank you Habitat supporters for making the Graves home possible! by Dave Ostrom, Family Sponsor, Codger Crew Member & Safety Officer On the afternoon of February 22nd Palouse Habi- tat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its 14th home, built in Genesee, Idaho for Amy Graves and her daughter Sophia. This was the culmination of seven months of work by 209 volunteers who put in almost 3,000 hours. Many of those volunteers came multiple times, including our “Codger” crew who worked two days a week for most of the build, and close to full time in November and December to meet the deadline for the Certificate of Occupancy. Amy personally put in well over her required 300 hours of ‘sweat equity”on the build site. The dedication ceremony was led by our Board President, Doug Arlt, who welcomed a large crowd of well wishers that crowded into the living room and adjoining rooms. Doug talked about the special meaning of the dedication and recognized volunteers and the board members who were present. Pas- tor Dave Deckard of the Genesee Lutheran Parish gave the blessing and local Genesee representatives gave two quilts to Amy and Sophia. The Genesee church helped stock the kitchen with a traditional “pounding” party in which everyone gave a pound of something for the kitchen, and provided basic kitchen equipment, including appliances, cookware, and dinnerware. When it was her turn to thank everyone, Amy Graves spoke about what the home meant to her and how much she appreciated the help and support of friends and family. From my perspective, this home build was a “first” in several ways. It was the first Palouse HFH home built with Thrivent Financial support, a grant program that provides up to half of the cost to build a Habitat home, as well as a network of terrific vol- unteers from area Lutheran churches. We were glad to have Alan Harbine of Thrivent Financial there to talk about the build from their perspective. It was also the first time in my experience that a Amy and Sophia Graves in front of their new home
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Spring 2015
A Home for Amy and Sophia
208.883.8502PO Box 3054
Moscow, ID 83843
construction site volunteer had served as partner family sponsor. We closed by presenting Amy with the keys to her new home. Her moving van was parked out-side, and after the dedication several of the partici-pants lent a hand to bring their belongings inside. When we finished, the van was empty, critical furniture was assembled and in place, and Amy and Sophia were able to spend that night in their own home, surrounded by the boxes to be unpacked. We aren’t quite done. Crews will go out in April to complete exterior painting and install a fence. But those things will soon be completed, and we wish Amy and Sophia all the best in this next chap-ter of their lives. Thank you Habitat supporters for making the Graves home possible!by Dave Ostrom, Family Sponsor, Codger Crew Member & Safety Officer
On the afternoon of February 22nd Palouse Habi-tat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its 14th home, built in Genesee, Idaho for Amy Graves and her daughter Sophia. This was the culmination of seven months of work by 209 volunteers who put in almost 3,000 hours. Many of those volunteers came multiple times, including our “Codger” crew who worked two days a week for most of the build, and close to full time in November and December to meet the deadline for the Certificate of Occupancy. Amy personally put in well over her required 300 hours of ‘sweat equity”on the build site. The dedication ceremony was led by our Board President, Doug Arlt, who welcomed a large crowd of well wishers that crowded into the living room and adjoining rooms. Doug talked about the special meaning of the dedication and recognized volunteers and the board members who were present. Pas-tor Dave Deckard of the Genesee Lutheran Parish gave the blessing and local Genesee representatives gave two quilts to Amy and Sophia. The Genesee church helped stock the kitchen with a traditional “pounding” party in which everyone gave a pound of something for the kitchen, and provided basic kitchen equipment, including appliances, cookware, and dinnerware. When it was her turn to thank everyone, Amy Graves spoke about what the home meant to her and how much she appreciated the help and support of friends and family. From my perspective, this home build was a “first” in several ways. It was the first Palouse HFH home built with Thrivent Financial support, a grant program that provides up to half of the cost to build a Habitat home, as well as a network of terrific vol-unteers from area Lutheran churches. We were glad to have Alan Harbine of Thrivent Financial there to talk about the build from their perspective. It was also the first time in my experience that a
Amy and Sophia Graves in front of their new home
Board of Directors
Doug Arlt, President
Mick Nazerali, Vice President
Scott Hurlbert, Treasurer
Andrea BeckettTrista CouncilJennifer Ewers
Connie HallLeonard JohnsonVirginia Keefer
Dave OstromKathy Slinker
Chuck SpurgeonDebbie Spurgeon
Jodie Tooley
Jennifer Wallace,Executive Director
Bob Behal,Construction Supervisor
Mike Madsen,Surplus Sale Manager
Mary Silvernale Shook,Office Manager
April Young,Volunteer Coordinator
Mission: To serve our neighbors in need by helping to eliminate poverty hous-
ing on the Palouse and worldwide.
Thrivent Financial has awarded a $70,000 grant to Palouse Habi-tat for Humanity to cover half the cost of the upcoming home build. Palouse Habitat is glad for the opportunity to work with Thrivent again this year. This means we can look to Beans ‘n’ Jeans to raise the remaining funds needed to build the 2015 home. Earning the Thrivent grant has helped Palouse Habitat build rela-tionships with Lutheran congregations around the Palouse. “We had volunteers on the Graves home come from Endicott, Colfax, Pull-man & Moscow, as well as the dedicated volunteers from Genesee Lutheran. It has given us the financial stability needed to purchase land in advance. This is critical if we are going to grow towards building more than one home a year,” shared Jennifer Wallace, PHFH Executive Director. Palouse Habitat for Humanity’s upcoming Moscow build is one of 121 homes that will be built nationwide thanks to Thrivent fund-ing in 2015. Thrivent Financial is Habitat International’s largest corporate partner, committing $12 million in 2015 to help build Habitat homes around the world. Since the partnership’s inception in 2005, Thrivent Financial and its members have committed $213 million and 4.4 million volunteer hours building Habitat homes around the world. THANK YOU for your support Thrivent!
THRIVENT AWARDS PALOUSE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
HOME BUILD FUNDS FOR 2015!
1 John 3:17-18 — How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister
in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
Auction Highlights Include:
Alaska Airlines Tickets 2 WSU football end zone tickets for Sept. 19 vs Wyoming
Spokane Chiefs tickets & Hotel StayGrill Master Package, including Grill, Hog Heaven Sausage & apron
Day of Wine and Grape Harvest with Clearwater Canyon CellarsTwo cabin get-aways
Event Rental at McConnell MansionOriginal artwork by local artists
many baskets and items donated by local businesses!
Get your tickets now! Call 208-883-8502
email [email protected] www.palousehabitat.org
Join us to raise the rest of the funds to build Habitat home #15!
Casual BBQ FundraiserDinner catered by CD’s Smoke PitLive Music by Forgotten Freight
Live, Silent & Dessert Auctions, Raffle Prizes5:30-9:00
Saturday April 18SEL Event Center
1825 Schweitzer Drive, Pullman WA
Office208-883-8502
1036 W. A StreetPO Box 3054
Moscow, ID [email protected]
New Faces at Habitat
Surplus Sale208-882-5246
304 N. Main StreetMoscow, ID 83843
www.palousehabitat.org
Habitat Board Member: Chuck SpurgeonLocal contractor Chuck Spurgeon joined the PHFH Board in December. “I just wanted to be able to give back. I appreciate Habitat’s philosophy of providing a helping hand, and I hope my 34 years of experience in the construction trade will help Habitat grow.” Chuck owns and operates Chuck Spurgeon Construction. He is a local home builder and contractor with a reputation for quality home construction and renovation. In addi-tion Chuck makes custom, one-of-a-kind wood furniture and art, select pieces of which have been featured in the Moscow Art Walk and included at local fundraiser auctions including Palouse Habitat’s Beans ‘n’ Jeans. Learn more about Chuck Spurgeon Construction at www.spurgeoncon-struction.com. Thank you Chuck for choosing to sharing your time and talent with Habitat!Habitat Office Manager: Mary Silvernale Shook Mary started working for Palouse Habitat in August of 2014. She and her husband, Steve, live on Moscow Mountain with their three kids, Grace (16), James (13), and Jennings (9). Mary has a Masters in Public Admin-istration from the University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs and had worked for environmental nonprofits before moving to Moscow 16 years ago. While enjoying her time as a stay-at-home mom, Mary also volunteered with many nonprofits in the area including the Latah County Community Foundation and the Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse. “Habitat is a great place to work and I have really en-joyed working for the first time for a social service agency. I’m happy to be a small part of their important work to reduce poverty housing on the Palouse.” Mary shares her skills 12 hours a week with Habitat. Thank you Mary!
Volunteer Coordinator: April Young In January, Palouse HFH hired a part-time volunteer coordinator to help recruit and welcome volunteers on the Habitat build site and at the Surplus Sale. This is a big job, considering Habitat has had as many as 400 volunteers on a home build, putting in thousands of hours. April works in the office 10 hours per week, and will be out in the community as needed, meeting with groups and sharing information about how to get involved with Habitat. In her own words: “Hi, I’m April. I get to be married to Matthew Young one of the Pastors of Resonate Church and mother three spunky children, Sam (9), Ella (7) and Jack (4). I am so excited to be working with Palouse Habitat for Humanity as Volunteer Coordinator and I look forward to working with you as volunteers.” Welcome April!
Gifts Made in Honor
Gifts to Palouse HFH were made in honor of Habitat supporters Dale and Mary Ralston, and Connie Hall, Palouse HFH Board Member and Surplus Sale Volunteer.
Tracy Schoeffler: Tracy Jerome Schoeffler was born Aug. 30, 1955, to Frank-lin and Dolores Schoeffler in Moscow, Idaho. He passed away after a battle with cancer on Dec. 3, 2014. Tracy served in the Air Force after graduating from Mos-cow High School in 1974. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Burns, after completing basic training and the couple was stationed in El Centro, Calif. After retiring from the military, Tracy taught high school technical classes for 27 years several Oregon communities, and was an instructor with the UI technical education program for two years. Tracy leaves his wife, Barbara in Coeur d’Alene; and five siblings, Charles Schoeffler, Celia Flinn, and Mary Schierman (Terry), all of Moscow, Susie Jeffries (Mo) of Tillamook, Ore., and Carol Westacott (John) of Idaho Falls.
Gifts Made in Memory
Dolores Howard of Moscow died in her home on Sunday February 15th. She was born on July 19, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was raised by her mother Agnes Wernke. She graduated from Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis and married Robert Howard on July 31, 1942. Dolores worked as a telephone operator, and as a secretary in a doctors’ office and later at the Moscow United Methodist church. After Robert left military service in 1952, they settled onto property on Flan-nigan Creek out of Viola and raised 3 children. Dolores was passionate about her relationship with Jesus Christ. She was a member of the Moscow Nazarene Church, discipled many young women over the years, and formed a widow’s support group. She was a devoted to her family, and was an avid traveler & reader who enjoyed chocolate and Gonzaga basketball. She was preceded in death by her husband and son Steven. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl (Annette) in Portland, and son David (Brenda) in Viola, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.
Carolyn Carr McDaniel died Jan. 5, 2015, at her home in Moscow. She was born Aug. 13, 1929 to Rogers and Claryce Joiner Carr. She graduated from South Christian High School in 1947 and went on to Western Kentucky University. She married, Paul McDaniel, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in September, 1950. During Paul's military career, they lived in six states, two foreign countries and 25 houses With her love of decorating and entertaining, Carolyn made a home for her family everywhere they lived. She enjoyed travel, and attending her granddaughter Natalie's sporting events. Carolyn is survived by her son, Paul (Juanita Lichthardt) McDaniel of Moscow; daughter Nancy Mc-Daniel of Salem, Ore.; sister Rosalyn Carr Smith of Hopkinsville, Ky.; brother Joe (Jane Morris-Carr) Carr of Herndon, Ky.; granddaughter Natalie McDaniel of Moscow; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 63 years Paul McDaniel; and sister Margie Carr Glass.
We are touched that gifts continue to be made in memory of former Palouse Habitat Consturction Supervisor Ken Hall, who died in March , 2012 after a battle with cancer.
PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE
PAIDMOSCOW, IDPERMIT # 428 PO Box 3054
Moscow, ID 83843
Join Us!Beans ‘n’ Jeans
Saturday April 18, 2015
SEL Event Center
Help Start the 2015 Habitat Home in Moscow!-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.org
and note “local use” or “Home Build #15” on your checkPlease send the Palouse Habitat Newsletter to my e-mail _______
Please cut along dotted line and return in enclosed envelopeShop - Donate - Volunteer
12-5pm Thursday 9am-5pm Friday & Saturday304 N. Main, Moscow, ID
208-882-5246www.palousehabitat.org
Proceeds help build homes on the Palouse!
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