The Ground Breaking Celebration was made possible by the generous donation of time and the talent of so many: Town of Charlotte and their residents, Ground Breaking Celebration Committee Volunteers, Charlotte Congregational Church, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Jude Catholic Churches, Roland & Lisa Gaujac-The Old Lantern, Dr. Jazz & the Dixie Hot Shots, Tom Cleary, George Voland, Dave Speidel-Place Creative Co., Rhino Foods, Inc., Charlotte Berry Farm and Turmax Print & Copy Center.

Families today come in many shapes, but the bonds that knit them together remain familiar. Katie Palmer is a native Vermonter who grew up in Williston, starred in musicals at CVU High School, and went on to an acting career in New York City. After completing Circle in the Square and other professional training, she sang and danced in Manhattan and in shows that toured the country. Always she yearned for Vermont and for a family. Upon returning, she starred in Lyric shows and appeared in commercials, while pursuing her second passion: teaching. Then she met and married Bob Paul, an expert in renewable energy. They married and had their first son Dylan, but with wind power growing rapidly in California, they relocated. Charlie was born out West, and when the marriage ended, Katie and her two sons returned to Vermont in 2005.

09/22/10 at The Flynn! 
Two Shows: 3:00pm & 6:30pm 
A portion of every ticket sold
supports Green Mountain
Habitat for Humanity!
Tickets: www.FLYNNTIX.org, Flynn Theatre Box Office, or 802.86.FLYNN

Ingredients:
4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
¾ cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 tsp. honey
2 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions: In a medium bowl, break up cream cheese with a fork. Drain off any liquid from yogurt. Add yogurt and honey to bowl and mix with electric mixer at high speed until light and creamy. Stir in lemon zest. Layer cream and berries in dessert dishes. If not serving immediately, cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.

Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity’s 2010 Community Picnic

Join us on Sunday afternoon, August 29, for a picnic to celebrate and support the special way Habitat helps people achieve the dream of every family: homeownership. Shelburne Farms is the perfect setting for a picnic. Cooks from the Texas Roadhouse in Williston will be grilling up lots of delicious food for your pleasure. Kids and adults will have a great time playing games along the shores of Lake Champlain. Badminton, croquet and special kids games and many other family friendly activities will be enjoyed. Tickets are only $10 per person or $25 for a family of three or more. Please come to have a great time and support Habitat's mission to end substandard housing and promote AFFORDABLE home ownership here in our community.

Purchase your Tickets online or call (802) 872-8726!

James Guilette of St. Albans sizes up window frames at the Warehouse in Swanton with the help of his son, Carter.

Building contractors, home renovators and homeowners seeking new or replacement appliances and fixtures find 9,600 square feet of possibilities at the Franklin/Grand Isle Habitat for Humanity warehouse sales in Swanton. They back up their trucks and vans on Saturdays throughout the year to get materials they need at bargain prices.

There are plenty of choices. Available at the July sale were 8 bathroom vanities, 12 kitchen sinks, scores of brand-new light fixtures, gallons of paint @ $5 per, range hoods, microwaves, TVs, yards of kitchen cabinetry, PVC piping, and lots more.

Much is new, donated by retailers and wholesale suppliers to support Habitats' program of erecting affordable houses.But Habitat just can't use it all. They sell the surplus and profits, up to $7-8000 at some sales, go toward what's still needed.

The next sale will be in August, date TBA on the Grand Isle and Green Mountain websites: www.vermonthabitat.org and www.franklingrandislehfh.com. To get there: Rte. 89, exit 21, right on 78 for one mile, and left on Airport Rd. It's then half a mile. Watch for signs.

Volunteers are building the Franklin/Grand Isle chapter's fifth house, on Messenger Drive in St. Albans. Dave MacCallum, Franklin/Grand Isle chairman, says “it's sealed in, and will have an Energy Star rating for conservation."

Now that temperatures are rising and the sun is shining, Efficiency Vermont is helping Vermonters stay cool and lower their energy bills with the following tips:

Open Up. In the cooler evening and early morning hours, open your windows instead of using air conditioning. Open windows on opposite sides of the house to create crossventilation. Use a window fan, blowing toward the outside, to pull cool air in through other windows and to push hot air out. As the day warms, you may find that you feel more comfortable with windows and coverings closed against direct sunlight.

Adjust Your Schedule. On hot days, delay heat-producing tasks, such as dishwashing, baking, or doing laundry, until the cooler evening hours or early morning.

Amy with our Executive Director, David Mullin, volunteering at our 2010 Lowe’s Women Build Event.

Amy Richardson has been a very active member of GMHfH for the past three years. Starting in early 2007, after realizing there were less volunteer opportunities at her children’s middle school than previously at their elementary school, Amy looked to the local community to volunteer. She came across a GMHfH posting requesting help with database management work. With just some basic database training, she was able to pull together the annual Phonathon that year.

On Monday night, September 20th, Texas Roadhouse in Williston, Vermont will be holding a charity night to benefit Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s sales will go directly to support houses under construction this year. Please plan to come out and join us for some tasty vittles and a chance to support Habitat! More information about this event will be posted on our website and Facebook page in the next few weeks.

Almost $5,000 was raised from the silent auction and open house held by our Community Partner: Creative Office Pavilion (COP). On Thursday, May 6, the employees of COP planned and hosted a fabulous evening at their new showroom in downtown Burlington to benefit Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. The chance to own a ski condo in Stowe or a custom Herman Miller chair were just some of the auction items donated by local Vermont businesses. The lively event gave us a chance to catch up with our donors and volunteers and an opportunity to meet new friends. Many thanks to COP! We hope you will support those local businesses that support us. A leading resource in the contract furniture industry Creative Office Pavilion creates environments for the way people work.

Check out their website at:  www.cop-inc.com

Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity: Building

Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity owes much of its success to the charitable support we receive from our corporate sponsors. We depend on their generosity and community involvement to help us build more houses to help more local families in need. If you or someone you know would benefit from a corporate partnership with Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity, contact:

Tamira Martel
Development Director
(802) 922-5184
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