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February 25, 2012

Hustle for Humanity 5k Race – UF Campus

Registration – 7:00 am

$17 online registration

$15 registration day of race

$20 registration with shirt

RACE BEGINS AT 8:00 am www.ufhabitat.org

Bank of America – Santa Fe College Build Underway

Alachua Habitat for Humanity is happy to announce a collaboration with Bank of America to build a home for the Robert Alexander family in Gainesville. Construction began in the fall of 2011 and will conclude in summer 2012!

Bank of America has a long relationship with Habitat for Humanity International and recently volunteered to finance this home after a nomination by Jon Gardner, Market President. Mr. Gardner has long been associated with Alachua Habitat and has nominated funds for local use in the Gainesville area in the past.

Santa Fe College will also participate in this build, providing much of the work and design on the project. Volunteerism is a basic aspect of completing all Habitat homes. Santa Fe students, faculty, and apprentices work on this home during the week, and volunteers work on weekends. As part of their participation, Bank of America will establish three to four group volunteer days for local bank employees.

The UF Habitat Club will provide student volunteers every Saturday. The UF Habitat Club has a very active and dedicated group of volunteers who come out on weekends to assist.

Mr. Alexander’s family and friends will also be putting in required homeowner hours!

Interfaith Habitat House Build Completed!

Sunday, September 11th marked the Grand Opening of the Interfaith Habitat House built in southeast Gainesville! This was a special occasion for many reasons! First, it is a new home for Habitat homeowner, Regina Stuckey and her family. Second, it completed the 30-home Habitat neighborhood in SE Gainesville called Celebration Oaks begun in 2004. And last, but far from least, it was a celebration of interfaith cooperation among 17 local churches and faith congregations! The Grand Opening included: Ecumenical prayer and musical offering; Scripture quotations by representatives of the three participating faiths; Presentation to homeowners of a book of holy scriptures from each tradition; A ribbon cutting ceremony with homeowner and elected officials.

The interfaith congregations who cooperated on raising funds for this house are: The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints of North Central Florida; Congregation B’nai Israel; Grace Methodist Church; Holy Faith Catholic Church; Holy Trinity Episcopal Church; Islamic Community Center of Gainesville; Parkview Baptist Church; Pleasant Plain United Methodist Church of Gainesville; P’nai Or Congregation; Presbyterian Churches of Gainesville; St. Patrick’s Catholic Church; Temple Shir Shalom; Trinity Metropolitan Community Church; Trinity United Methodist Church; United Church of Gainesville; University Lutheran Church.