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Timothy Prince, President

Jesse Mock, Vice President

Sco� Johnson, Treasurer

Gigi Hanna, Secretary

Martha Cowles, Member

Dennis Baxter

Derrick Caddell

Judi Dennistoun

Ryan Mar$nez

Loreta Erickson

Jon Biggs

Hugo Zacarias

Ma� Salim

Don Brown

Tracy Delgado

Jackie Escalante

Join us for our 5th

Annual Benefit Gala on Thursday, April 28, 2016 to be held at The Orton

Center, University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373

Habitat for Humanity Advocacy Day

A Message from HFHSB Execu2ve Director, Dennis Baxter

It’s always exci$ng to meet

with our area legislators at

the State Capitol each year

and impress upon them the

need for affordable home

ownership in California. In

February I, along with a

number of other Habitat for

Humanity affiliates, joined

forces in Sacramento to

advocate for our mission of

providing decent, affordable

home ownership for low

income families by bringing

together volunteers,

experienced help, suppliers,

City and other Government

agencies, and the families

themselves to form

partnerships in an

atmosphere of God’s love for

all people.

It is a heart-warming

experience to be able to hand

over the keys to a Habitat

family when the house is

complete. This year at our

upcoming Gala on April 28th

, we

will also have the very emo$onal

experience of re$ring several

mortgages. What does this

mean?? The exci2ng end result of

being able to pay off their 20 or

30 year loan and own their home

FREE AND CLEAR!! Some pay off

on $me and some pay off early by

adding a li�le more to their

payment each month. This is truly

the American Dream come true.

I hope and pray you will be able

to join with us for this experience

of a life$me, along with the

inspira2onal magic of illusionist

Danny Ray, an alum of the

University of Redlands and world

class entertainer. Our Master of

Ceremonies for the evening will

be Mr. Al Arguello, Bank of

America Senior Vice President,

Market President, Inland Empire,

a man who always speaks from

the heart when it comes to the

efforts of Habitat for Humanity.

In May we will be breaking

ground on two new homes to be

constructed on Michigan Street,

in Grand Terrace with the goal of

dedica$ng those completed

homes on World Habitat Day this

coming October.

God Bless you and thank you for

your help with your kind

dona$on.

Our Executive Director, Dennis Baxter, with

Assemblywoman, Cheryl Brown, at her Capitol office.

HFHSB Execu�ve Director, Dennis Baxter,

with Habitat Interna�onal CEO, Johnathan

Reckford, in Sacramento, CA at the Habitat

Advocacy Day in February 2016.

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I am honored to serve as your President for

2016. As a volunteer for Habitat in one

capacity or another for more than 20 years on

build sites, as legal advisor, and now on the

Board, I bring great hope and admira$on for

the work we all do and the people we serve.

2016 is shaping up to be a fantas$c year in

which we will reach new heights in building

homes, helping people, and, of course, raising

money. We have a strong board, Execu$ve

Director, and staff. Congratula$ons to our

ReStore, its Manager, Jon Biggs, and staff for

achieving a new milestone in March 2016.

Let’s all keep suppor$ng and invi$ng our

friends to support the ReStore!

As a prac$cing a�orney for 25 years it o@en

comes to my a�en$on the value of estate

planning and remembering special needs in

your last will and testament or trust. Habitat

for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. has

benefited from the thoughBul pre-planning of

individuals who believe and support the

mission of providing home ownership

opportuni$es to those who struggle to free

themselves from the rental cycle. Neil Baker,

founder of Bakers Drive Thru, and Alba B. de

Benedet are two such individuals who

created pre-planned giving to Habitat for

Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.

Whether your estate planning includes

monetary funding or a dona$on of appreciated

stocks, land or a residen$al lot, it is always a

good idea to solidify those plans well in

advance. Substan$al tax savings can be

obtained by dona$ng assets which have

appreciated, increasing the power of your gi@.

Consult your tax advisor and legal counsel as to

the process involved in making a gi@ a@er life.

As your Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino

Area, Inc. President, I am proud and amazed by

the selfless generosity of Inland Empire

residents who embrace our mission of being a

“Hand Up, not a Hand Out”, thus crea$ng an

environment of accountability and educa$on

for new home owners.

We are a strong and vital organiza$on. Because

of this strength we were asked in 2015 to

acquire the assets of the Big Bear Valley

affiliate. That process is now complete and has

resulted in a larger service region for Habitat for

Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.

Please consider Habitat for Humanity San

Bernardino Area, Inc. in your estate planning

and other generous charitable gi@s.

Timothy Prince

President, HFHSB Board of

Directors

We are excited to announce that we will

begin groundbreaking on two new homes

in Grand Terrace in May 2016. This

project is possible because of a precious

woman, Alba B. de Benedet, who very

generously planned in her trust for

Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino

Area, Inc.

The Miller & Habte families will be the

recipients of brand new homes in 2016 all

because of the thoughBulness and

preplanning of two wonderful people.

Grand Terrace Homes Gearing Up to Break Ground!

A Message from the Board President

Alganesh Habte, her daughter,

Sanait, and two grandsons will

call a Habitat home their own.

The Miller family will also be proud owners of a

Habitat home in 2016.

How Can You Help?

There are a number of ways that

you can help Habitat for

Humanity San Bernardino Area

achieve our mission of a world

where everyone has a safe,

decent and affordable home. We

do this by bringing together

people in the community to build

homes, communi2es and hope.

You can do your part by:

• Volunteering at a home build:

A Brush with Kindness; or in

the ReStore

• CommiFng to a monthly

dona2on that can be given

online or by mail

• Planning for Habitat San

Bernardino in your estate

planning

• Using the enclosed remiGance

envelope to send us a one-

2me dona2on

Please contact us here at the

office should you have any

ques2ons - 909-478-1176

2016 Annual Benefit Gala “The Magic of Home” We are so excited to invite you

all to be a part of our 5th

Annual

Benefit Gala, “The Magic of

Home” coming on Thursday,

April 28, 2016. The evening

will begin at 5:30 with a cocktail

recep$on, Silent Auc$on and

Raffle.

The event will be held at The

University of Redlands Orton

Center (1200 E. Colton Avenue,

Redlands, CA 92373). Dinner,

catered by Bon Appe$t

Catering, will be served at

6:30 pm.

A@er dinner we have a great

program planned for you. We

welcome guest Master of

Ceremonies, Mr. Al Arguello,

Bank of America Senior Vice

President, Market President,

Inland Empire and we are

excited to feature illusionist,

Danny Ray. There will be a

$me to honor some of our

wonderful volunteers, and

celebrate with a mortgage

re$rement ceremony for

Habitat homeowners. There

will also be an HFHSB update by

our Execu$ve Director, Dennis

Baxter.

Event 2ckets: $80 - Individual;

$150 - Couples; $600 - table of

eight. There are also a variety

of sponsorship opportuni2es

available.

For more informa$on contact

us at 909-478-1176. Tickets

may also be purchased through

our website: www.habitatsb.org

A Big Welcome to

Our Newest

Employee

We are so excited to

welcome our new

Construc$on Manager,

Derrick Caddell, to our

team!! Derrick comes

to us with a strong

construc$on

background. Be sure to

welcome him when you

see him around HFHSB.

Derrick is excited to

begin working for

HFHSB and is looking

forward to a bright new

future; building new

homes for families in

need and rehabbing

homes for our Brush

with Kindness families.

When Derrick isn’t

working hard, you can

find him at Lake Skinner

fishing with his

grandson!

Thank You Bank of America

Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. and Bank of America share an important common

goal: to provide programs, informa$on and educa$on to help poten$al home-buyers become

successful homeowners. This has been the founda$on of a partnership that has grown over the

years. Through this partnership, Bank of America and HFHSB, are able to fund and provide

quality home buyer educa$on in communi$es across the Greater San Bernardino County.

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Thank You to Edison

Interna2onal

We would like to thank Edison

Interna$onal for their generosity in

awarding Habitat for Humanity San

Bernardino Area, Inc. a grant for

$25,000 for our “A Brush with

Kindness” program.

This program helps preserve

homeownership by partnering with

homeowners struggling to maintain

their home. When basic expenses

exceed income month a@er month,

home maintenance is the usual casualty.

Years of deferred maintenance can

cause a downward spiral of home

deteriora$on and unsafe living

condi$ons. This o@en hits our disabled

vets and senior adults the hardest.

We are pleased and proud to partner

with Edison Interna$onal to help our

community.

A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) HFHSB will con$nue its efforts in assis$ng families with home repairs during

2016. HFHSB is commi�ed to comple$ng a minimum of 10 “A Brush with Kindness”

projects each month. Families within San Bernardino County communi$es will be

selected based on the following:

• Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. selects partner families

based on income, need and willingness to partner.

• Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. uses volunteer labor and

donated materials to keep costs low and take no profit for their services.

• Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. serves low to very low

income families as set by HUD guidelines.