~ Lisa DeLight, Volunteer Coordinator What an honor to be invited to present on behalf of Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity, at the Solid Rock Church in Sedona. Pastors Patricia and Carl Garitson have been pastors at their church for over 20 years. Their church...
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Volunteers: The Heart of OUR HUMANITY!
"There are more of you, than there are of us" I recently told a new volunteer for Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity during volunteer orientation. We LITERALLY could NOT do what we do in the Verde Valley without our volunteers!! This week we will be giving shout outs...
Volunteers Needed: Seeking Local Churches to Support Community
Opportunities for volunteers are cropping up in new areas, as we build homes we build community. VVHFH is looking to establish Faith-Based relationships with our local churches: churches who would be willing to come alongside us as we build in the community. We are...
Family Style
~ Lisa Delight, Volunteer Coordinator What do you love to do so much, that you would do it “for free”? For Helen James, the answer to that question is cooking. Helen writes “Helen’s Kitchen” for Red Rocks News in Sedona. She also volunteers all over the Verde...
Furniture Comes, Furniture Goes!
The Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore truck was out and has returned with loads of Furniture. Now all the Furniture is ready for a new home, will it be yours? Come by the ReStore at 737 S. Main St. in Cottonwood to make your selection. We can even put your...
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS ON SEDONA TRI-PLEX BUILD
It was a GLORIOUS day, when Executive Director, Tania Simms, walked into the office with a surprise for us all! A single, beautiful, crisp, clean piece of paper... everyone cheered! She held up the long anticipated BUILDING PERMIT for the Sedona Tri-plex build. The...
Coming to a Neighborhood Near You!
Yes! The ReStore Pick-up Patrol is coming to a neighborhood near you! Just give us a call today to be added to our pick-up list and help us bring the dream of home ownership to qualified families in Sedona and Verde Valley! As the weather warms up and you begin with...
Housing effect on children
SOURCE: HFHI Website The connection between a decent place to live and a healthy kid was a “eureka” moment, says Dr. Megan T. Sandel, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. She also is...
The Wednesday Busy Bees
Volunteers from left to right: Alan Kropiewnicki, Janet Kropiewnicki, Joan Savage, Cassandra Weston, Paul Green, Jim Stitley, Brenda Schriver, Stephen Pike & Bill Smith. Wednesdays are all "abuzz" here at the Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore! Our...
ReStore Find & Upcycle
Our very good friend, Terrie Frankel, found herself in need of a way to store and show off her wine collection. One day she found herself shopping at the Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and this wine rack caught her eye. Like some items at the ReStore, this...
Newsletter Feb 2019
2019 Feb Newsletter
MLK Service Day with LDS youth.
A group of about 35 youth ranging in age from 11 to 18 and 5 adults from the local LDS Church Stake got together to help Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity on MLK day last month.These volunteers joined to do service work for MLK Service Day. They chose Verde Valley...