| Thanks to our newest sponsors |
| Herriott's Part Rental Adam's Outdoor Advertising as well as our ongoing sponsors Ashley Furniture Bacon & Van Buskirk Balloon Creations Bendsen Signs & Graphics, Inc. Cabinetland, Ltd. Champaign Do-It-Best Hardware Champaign Heating & Air, Inc. Champaign Telephone Company Denver Mattress Dodds Company FedEx Ground Flat Top Grill Florida House The Great Frame Up HDC Engineering Home Depot IBEW Local 601 International Galleries Kan-Doo Concrete Larry Kanfer Gallery Menards Meyer Drapery Service Pekara Bakery Prime Time Pizza RC's Plumbing & HVAC Remco Electric Stevens Excavating Sunnycrest True Value Sunset Upholstery Thrivent Financial for Lutherans TSI Specialty Cleaning & Restoration University of Illinois |
| Share-A-Meal on March 13 |
 On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, restaurants in our community will participate in Share a Meal with Community Shares to help raise funds for dozens of community groups working to address homelessness, domestic violence, hunger, health care and other issues facing our communities. You can help by enjoying a wonderful meal with family, friends or co-workers at one of the participating restaurants listed below. In return, restaurants will donate a portion of the proceeds to Community Shares and our member organizations. Call to make your dinner reservations today! The Great Impasta 217-359-7377 Café Luna 217-344-1985 The Camelot Room at the Historic Lincoln Hotel 217-384-8800 Milo's 217-344-8946 Kennedy's 217-384-8111 |
| Make a ReStore Donation |
| Drop off donations are accepted any time during store
hours. Please pull around to the loading dock at the back of the
building and ring the bell for assistance. Too large for your vehicle? Schedule a donation pick up! Donation pick ups are a $5 fee in C-U, and $10 outside C-U within a 15 mile radius. Contact us at (217)355-6460 x120 or ReStore@cuhabitat.org to schedule. |
| ReStore Hours |
| Tuesdays - Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays from 1 - 5 p.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity Champaign County and ReStore |
| 119 E. University Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 355-6460 ReStore (217) 359-0507 Administration www.cuhabitat.org |
| ...brought to you by Champaign Telephone Co. |
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| What's New at the Habitat ReStore? |
| See photos of new items here! |
| Raise the Roof! |
 In two weeks the Illini Radio Group will launch their partnership fundraiser with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and area Lutheran congregations. On Wednesday, March 14, tune into Mix 94.5, WIXY 100.3, 92.5 The Chief and Xtra 99.1 to help build two homes! |
| Detail lovers needed |
| We are seeking volunteers following the Raise the Roof
phone drive to: 1) Process donations 2) Enter donations into our donor tracking system 3) Print thank you letters and receipts & 4) Stuff and stamp envelopes. Volunteers are needed in teams of 4 during two 3-hour shifts (10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm) on March 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28 & 30. For more information or to sign up for a shift or two, contact Megan at 359-0507 x 118 or fundraising@cuhabitat.org. Thank you! |
| New Build Volunteer Manager |
| Please welcome Ellen Willcox as our new Build Volunteer Manager. She comes to Habitat for Humanity after managing the Children's Department at Pages for All Ages. Her background includes working with volunteers and volunteering for such varied groups as Hospice, Champaign County Women Against Rape (evolved into a Woman's Place), PTA, and several Humane Societies. In her spare time you are likely to find her reading, hiking, gardening, baking, attempting a craft project or fishing cat toys out from under the grandfather clock. Ellen's family has gone global, with a son and daughter -in-law in the Peace Corps in Senegal, a son in school in Australia and a son who will start at U of I this fall. Her husband, David, works at Motorola and is an active member of Community United Church of Christ and scouting. You may reach Ellen at 21-359-0507 x110 or house@cuhabitat.org starting March 12. |
| Room reorganization |
| Several spaces in our new store are in need of
organizational love. If you're available to take on the task (with
friends or other Habitat volunteers), please contact Eileen at
217-359-0507 x111 or director@cuhabitat.org. Volunteer break room: install sink, fridge, counter tops and more. Habitat tool room: sort tools, set up storage, convert the room from work piles to work space. Customer stairwell: paint, paint, paint! |
| While the World Passes By |
| 1.5 million Illinois citizens live in
poverty Illinois has the highest child poverty rate in the Midwest 1 out of every 10 Illinois households were "food insecure" in 2004 (2006 Report on Illinois Poverty) While the World Passes By Photographic exhibit preview reception Thursday, April 19 from 6 - 9 p.m. Suggested donation $25 Exhibit design and research by American Institute of Architects Central Illinois Chapter Young Architects Forum, Alpha Rho Chi, American Institute of Architecture Students, National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, and Architecture for Humanity CU. Sponsored by Herriott's Party Rental, Flat Top Grill, Adams Outdoor Advertising, International Galleries and The Great Frame Up. To reserve your ticket, contact Megan at 217-359-0507 x118 or fundraising@cuhabitat.org. |
| Did you know? PAID |
| Partnership Accounts for Individual Development (PAID)
is a non-profit that promotes financial education and the building
of assets for low-income, working families in Champaign County. PAID
accomplishes its mission by offering free financial literacy classes
and supporting individual development accounts (IDAs) IDAs are savings accounts that encourage savings by offering a match to the deposits placed in the account. Thus, IDAs are designed to be like 401(k) plans and other matched accounts but are available to lower-income, working Americans, making it easier for them to accumulate assets and wealth. IDA savings and match can then be used to cover downpayment and closing costs on a home purchase. For more information on the PAID, please see their web site or call (217) 721-7243. |
| Relocation Superstars |
| Randy deCelle, Tom Napier and members of UIUC Circle
K, New Life Volunteer Society, Sigma Chi and Phi Kappa Sigma did an
amazing amount of work last Tuesday. In the face of crummy weather
and steep stairs, together they got us within three hours of being
completely out of our old store location. We couldn't do this
without you: thank you! |
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