Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee, OK

After nearly a year of hard work, the time has come to celebrate!  This Saturday, 26 July 2008, we will dedicate the home we have built in partnership with Heather and her daughters.  Dedication will take place at 10 AM at 519 S. Pottenger.  Mark your calendars and plan to join us as we present Heather with the keys to her new home!

Stay "tuned" for information on beginning construction on our next home!

Posted 7/21/08

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Site Blessing
6/20/07

The rainbow that arched full over the early evening sky seemed to frame the group that created the site blessing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Heather Burris home on June 20.
 
 

A light rain fell, then paused as we gathered on the ground that would become the Burris yard, part of the freedom and responsibility of ownership that Rachael Monroe reminded us of during the ceremony.
 
 
 

We ended the blessing with the Burris family breaking ground.  Then, as the mist fell and the rainbow returned, we ate a celebratory cookie or two and left.
 
 
 

The lot at 519 S. Pottenger is no longer just an empty lot.  It has been blessed with the promise of construction and new life.  It will be further blessed with hours of volunteer work, out of which will emerge the Burris home.  This will be the embodiment of and aid in new possibilities for the Heather Burris family.
 
 

Posted 6/28/07

Fiesta!

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Tenth Annual Fiesta Dinner

The Fiesta Dinner has raised about $74,000 in nine years for Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee. Please mark Tuesday, February 27 on your calendar for lunch and dinner events at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Kid Friendly Menu: This year, we are adding a kid friendly menu for the evening serving time. We'll serve beef tornados, cheese nachos, a cup of applesauce and dessert for kids under 12.  We hope this menu will make the dinner more family-friendly.

Silent Auctions: We are planning two silent auctions this year, with one closing during the noon meal and the other near the end of the evening meal. Included in the auctions are a one-week stay in a luxury condominium at Avon, Vail, Colorado, original works from various local artists, jewelry,
great Hornets tickets, sports memorabilia, and many other items.

To offer additional donations, please contact any of the following people: Denise Kulow (275-8182), Spence Kidney (273-9202), or Chris Crane (273-1632).

Quilt Raffle: We will begin selling tickets for the annual quilt raffle at the Fiesta meals. The quilt will be on display at Fiesta and later at churches and some businesses. We will continue to sell tickets after Fiesta until the drawing, which we are planning for the site blessing ceremony at the next Habitat house in April or May. Raffle tickets are $2 each.

Selling Tickets: Fiesta succeeds when many people volunteer to sell ten or more tickets. These are easy to sell at $5 for adults, $2.50 for children. Pick up packets of tickets to sell at Edward Jones, 318 W. MacArthur, or at University Baptist Church. 2515 N. Kickapoo.

The dedication for the N. Union house was held on Jan. 28, at noon. 

We didn't mind the rain at all!
 

Posted 1/30/06

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 Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee celebrated its tenth anniversary in the refurbished ballroom of the Aldridge Hotel on October 23^rd. With the room decorated with blue balloons, three tables with punch, cakes, and coffee, and a view of Shawnee out the 9^th-floor windows, over 150 people, many of them former board members, partner families, workers at Fiesta, and laborers on Habitat houses, gathered to say that it has been a good ten years for Habitat in Shawnee.

  El's Jewelry & Gifts donated a large Yankee "Home Sweet Home" candle to each partner family. The Troxel, Anderson, and Robbins families were present to receive this gift.

  Awards were handed out to Habitat heroes for Shawnee over the last ten years. People who received these awards were David Breedlove, Delloyd Brown, Cody Deem, Steve Garner, Marguerite Guinn, Wade Hayes, Rick McClatchy, Cynthia Post, Greg Rogers, Rilda Smith, Pat Terry, Tom Terry, Gloria SIavens Vandaveer, Susan Washington, and Buford White.

  Churches that received special recognitions for their contributions were First Baptist Church and University Baptist Church.

  Lisa Vernon was recognized for donating quilts for sale or raffle.  One of her quilts was raffled at the celebration, raising almost $1000.  Becky Cragin won the quilt.

  Spinning Spools Quilting Guild received an award for providing a quilt for each Habitat partner family.

  The following were recognized for donating lots for Habitat houses: Oklahoma Baptist University, Tom and Phyllis Flora, Danny and Jo Ann Cochran, Arvest Bank, and Shawnee Urban Renewal Authority.

  The committee which organized this celebration was chaired by Rachael Monroe, with much work done by Becky Cohnan, Jody Smith, Barbara Shirley, Susan Jordan, and Joe Hall.