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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los
Angeles announces honorees for its
annual Volunteer Awards Dinner
Local Volunteers were honored at dinner
on February 8th
Los
Angeles, CA (February 5, 2007)
– Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Los Angeles (www.habitatla.org)
hosted its annual Volunteers of the Year
Awards Dinner to honor individuals who
have exemplified volunteerism in their
commitment to help eliminate poverty
housing in the community throughout the
year 2006.
The dinner and short presentation
took place on Thursday, February 8th
from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at Rolling Hills
Covenant Church (http://www.rollinghillscovenant.com).
“Habitat
for Humanity appreciates the support of
volunteers year-round, and this awards
ceremony and dinner is just one way of
recognizing how important these giving
individuals are to our partner families
and our community,” said
Erin Rank
, President and CEO of Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. Rank
went on to say, “Our organization
could not build homes without them.”
The
nine honorees have donated a combined
total of 2,419 of volunteer hours.
That is an average of 6.7 weeks
of work per volunteer, based on a
40-hour workweek.
This year’s ceremony took place
at Rolling Hills Covenant Church and the
dinner is generously provided by The
Original Red Onion Restaurant in Rolling
Hills Estates.
Habitat
For Humanity of Greater Los Angeles 2006
Volunteers of the Year are:
David
Lin
Board of Directors
Bill Brewer
Finance Department
Ted Nguyen
Programs Department
Bob Johnson
Construction
& Real Estate Department
John Sullivan
Administrative
Department
Gerald Collins
Home Improvement Store
Bob Anderson
Resource Development Department
Pat Carroll
Family Services Department
Darci Stehlik
Advocacy & Community
Partnerships Department
To
learn more about construction and
non-construction volunteer opportunities
in the Los Angeles area, please visit www.habitatla.org
or call 310-323-4663 x 113.
About Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Los Angeles:
Habitat for Humanity of
Greater Los Angeles serves 112 cities
and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles
County and
70 communities within
the City of Los Angeles. Habitat Partner
Families earn 30 - 80 percent of area
median income. For Los Angeles County,
that translates to as little as $20,800
/ year for a family of four. Partner
families must also meet the following
requirements: demonstrated need for
adequate shelter; ability to pay back a
zero-interest loan; and willingness to
partner with HFH GLA to invest 500 ‘sweat
equity’ hours into building their
home. www.habitatla.org
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