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Wall-raising is Good News for Affordable Housing in Pasadena!

Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans join together to increase affordable housing in Pasadena

Times are tough and the construction of new homes has slowed considerably across the country. But here in Pasadena the Hinojosa family will mark an important milestone in the construction of their new home. The community came together on May 5^th to celebrate the wallraising of their new home on Pomona. The Salvation Army Emergency Response Canteen was on hand to hand our lunches provided by the Nassua Bay Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Habitat for Humanity representatives and Thrivent Financial members, presented a brief program and blessed the new family, the volunteers and all of the Pasadena community for their continued support.

This new home is a result of a partnership between Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Called Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, this partnership has resulted in more than 2,700 Habitat homes across the country and around the world since 2005. Thanks to its 2.5 million members who own financial products with the organization, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is able to contribute to the improvement of communities like Pasadena. Thrivent Financial contributed 55 percent of the house costs and is also engaging local volunteers who are members of Thrivent Financial, members of area Lutheran churches and members of the community at large, to donate additional funds and volunteer their time to work alongside the partner families to build these homes.

The Hinojosa family is more than a little eager to finish construction of their new home. They will complete 300 hours of “sweat equity” helping to build it, a basic tenet of Habitat for Humanity. They will also repay the no-profit mortgage over a period of 20 years, illustrating Habitat for Humanity’s objective to give families a “hand up” rather than a “hand out.”

To learn more, visit www.thriventbuilds.com.

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Pasadena Habitat for Humanity joins $9.2 million national home-building effort in 2012

Pasadena Habitat for Humanity learned recently that it has been awarded $113,300 to build two new homes in Pasadena.

This grant, providing 55 percent of the cost of construction, comes from Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ unique partnership with Habitat for Humanity International: Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity.

Pasadena Habitat for Humanity is celebrating their award in conjunction with an international announcement made Dec. 5, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minn., when the partnership’s $160 million mark was surpassed with a $9.2 million commitment for 2012, the seventh-year of a strong alliance between the two organizations.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Habitat Pasadena is having their Annual Pancake Fundraiser on March 31st from 7-10 at 1st Presbyterian on Crenshaw. Cost of tickets is only $5.00 and includes "All YOU can EAT pancakes, sausage, coffee or juice" and your name goes into a drawing for a digital video camera. Donations are supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and all proceeds go to help support the building of the next 2 Thrivent Builds homes awarded to the Habitat Pasadena affiliate. We appreciate your support. You may purchase tickets at the ReStore or from any board member or by contacting Leah at 713-534-6061 and leave a message.

Thanks to the Albemarle Foundation

The Albemarle Foundation presented a $100,000 check to Habitat for Humanity Pasadena on Thursday, August 25th for a new home to be built at 510 Bertloma, Pasadena, Texas 77504. These funds will go to build Habitat Pasadena’s 20^th home. Albermarle Corporation employees from both Pasadena & Bayport plants will also volunteer at the worksite on Saturdays.

Desconstruction

Habitat for Humanity Pasadena is now offering alternatives to total demolition of your house, business or other structures. Prior to removal, all items of resale or recycle value can be a tax deductable donated to Habitat Pasadena

Don't Demolish!.....Deconstruct, Donate, and Deduct!...