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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
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!
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.
Posted 2/19/07
Dedication
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
TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee
celebrated its tenth anniversary in the refurbished ballroom of the
Aldridge Hotel on October 23rd. With the room decorated
with blue balloons, three tables with punch, cakes, and coffee, and
a view of Shawnee out the 9th-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.
Posted 12/06/05
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