Habitat for Humanity of Cass and Schuyler Counties - Volunteer Info

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noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:34:00 +0000

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Boyce House Dedication - 07-22-2009

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:49:00 +0000

Congratulations to Habitat for Humanity of Cass Schuyler's third homeowner - Brigitte Boyce. The dedication ceremony was held on July 22nd. Thanks to EVERYONE who had a part in making this home ownership a reality !

Continued Progress - April 29, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:46:00 +0000

We are pretty much down to the punch list and still need help toward completion. The plan is to continue to work Saturdays until we get it all done.

If you have time during the week and want to help, please contact Dave Snyder at 217-491-5825.

Work to be completed includes:

Landscaping work – gravel and dirt

Garden shed needs to be built

Front porch needs to be constructed

Final pieces of siding, guttering and downspouts

Crawl Space steps installed

Insulate interior crawl space

Minor repairs to drywall

Touch up painting

Installing Vanity Light in bathrooms

Install window screens

Although it may seem like a small, it stands between where we are today and the completion of this home.

Will you lend us a hand to bring this home to completion?

Habitat for Humanity to hold auction in Beardstown Saturday April 4

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Habitat for Humanity of Cass and Schuyler Counties will hold their annual fund raising auction on Saturday, April 4th starting at 10 AM. The auction will be at Chester Enterprises, just north of the Beardstown bridge near the junction of Routes 67 and 100. This auction is one of several annual events that keep the Habitat ministry alive and energized. It’s a fundraiser. It’s entertainment, with some of the region’s best auctioneers at the microphone. It’s lunch. It’s an opportunity for Habitat’s widely spread family of volunteers to meet in fellowship before the summer building season.

The success of Habitat’s auction depends on the quality and quantity of items donated to the sale. This is a golden opportunity to peek in the attic or the garage; find that dusty treasure that you always wanted to use, some day, and put it to work right now. Let it stand in the sunshine of the auctioneer’s table where it will work two miracles: it will bring joy to the winning buyer and it will contribute to building the next Habitat house.

Habitat is accepting new and good used items as donations to the auction. You can bring items to the auction site on Friday April 3rd from 4 to 7 PM, or on the day of the auction any time after 8:30 AM. Gift certificates are welcome, but please don’t offer alcohol, food or clothing. To coordinate donations call Janet Detrick 217-322-3583 or Megan Rebman 217-491-1715.

Painting is Done, Doors are in, cabinets in

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:59:00 +0000

We now need to move appliances into the house that are in the trailer. If you haven't see our trailer, its worth a look. Last year, a group of Rushville High School students led by art instructor Jason Ackman, did a wonderful mural on the side of our storage semi-trailer. Its a great advertisement for our affilliate and obviously great on site storage for our material.

Having said that, we are working toward completing the many punch list items that stand between us and handing over the keys to the new soon to be homeowner. Most likely, each Saturday between now and the yet unscheduled dedication will be an opportunity to volunteer at the project.

Painting, Cabinets, Siding (Feb 7th)

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:25:00 +0000

The Kitchen is really taking shape as the paint is up, flooring is down and the cabinets are in place. We had a nice turnout last Saturday (Feb 7th), and nice weather to match it !

Pictured above are 1. Elder Fan Fan Charles of the Mormon Church applying some of the remaining siding, 2. John Schnepper working to intall cabinets in the kitchen, 3. Elder Chase Wheeler of the Mormon Church painting an interior wall.

The house is getting closer and closer to completion.

Next Saturday we are planning to install interior doors. We can use your help !

January 2009 - Getting Closer to Completion

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Dave Hankins has completed the drywall finishing and primer spray. A big thank you to him for his hard work to complete this. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to hang the drywall and blow in insulation into the attic.

It is now time to paint ! While a good portion of this can be done by Brigitte, we could use your help. Many people have expressed their desire to help with interior painting and now is your time to shine!

Future work days will include interior doors and trim, installing kitchen and bathroom cabinets and fixtures, closet shelving, and many of the small detail items that make a structure a home.
In addition, there is still some outdoor work to complete as the weather allows.
Thanks for your help and service to this organization and its mission.

Looking for a few helpers to blow in the attic insulation

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:14:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who helped with the drywall. There is just a tiny little bit left to do. The finishers will be starting on Monday the 22nd. The furnace has been hooked up. Being good stewards of our finances, we need to make sure that all of the insulation is in place before running the heater. This means that we need to blow the insulation into the attic. Dave Snyder would like to work with a few people to accomplish this task. Ideally, he would like to do this on Thursday (yes that is tomorrow) in the morning, or sometime on Friday. This certainly could be during the day. Would you have a few hours to work with him on Friday? If we can get this done, we will be essentially done with volunteers for the rest of December. It will take the finishers about 10 days to do what they need to do. If we can’t get it done on Friday, we’ll be calling for anyone who might be available on Saturday. This is fairly easy work – I am told.

If you have any time in your schedule, please call Dave directly at 217-491-5825.

Almost ready for Drywall finishing

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:17:00 +0000

We still need some help this Saturday to finish the little bit of drywall that needs to be hung. If we can get a good group together, we should be able to knock this out in no time. The drywall finishers are anxious to get started.

The gas service is now installed and we will soon have the heat we need for the finishers. If all goes well, they should be done in about a week. Then painting, interior doors, floor coverings, kitchen work and the many many small details that go into finishing a home will be all that stand between Brigitte and her new home.

Please come join us on Saturday at 8 AM. The work is indoors and will be warm !
Call me if you have any questions.

Progress Continues on Habitat House

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0000

There is a lot going on at the Habitat house in Beardstown. The siding is close to complete and drywall is going up on the inside. Thanks to the help of Ernie Bolen and many volunteers, we are making great progress toward completion. We would really like to get Brigitte and her family in this new home as soon as possible.

Do you have experience with construction or maybe just a heart to help a family in need? We can still use YOUR help on this project. Give me a call or an email and we wil definately get you plugged in.

There will hopefully be an opportunity to hang some drywall this Tuesday afternoon November 25th. If you have time that afternoon and would like to help, let me know. The sooner we can get the drywall all hung, the sooner we can bring in the finishers to do their magic.

Once again, thanks to everyone who has helped us bring the project to where we are. I will have updated pictures of the project posted this week.

This Saturday Night November 15th ! ! !

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:46:00 +0000

Hey gang,

Don't forget, Saturday November 15th at 7 PM, Central Illinois area Southern Gospel Quartet Two By Two will appear in a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity of Cass and Schuyler Counties on Saturday November 15th at 7 PM. The concert will be at Beardstown First Christian Church located at 1421 Beard Street in Beardstown.

This year Thrivent Financial For Lutherans has chosen to partner with Habitat by matching the first $1,000 in donations. Plan to come early for the best seating. For information call Habitat’s Director of Fund Raising Megan Rebman at 847-845-1722.

Siding Status Update

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:20:00 +0000

Due to coordination issues, we did not work on Saturday the 25th. Sorry to those who stopped by to check it out. We will definately be ON for this Saturday November 1st. Siding will again be the order of the day. Hot Chocolate will be served !
Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at jbozarth@casscomm.com or call me at 217-322-2365. Thanks, John

Windows, Doors, and Roof

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:40:00 +0000

The shingles are all on, the windows are in and the doors were set in.
Now we need to finish a little bit of house wrap and work on getting the soffit up.
Ernie got the doors set into place and got the strip placed for the soffit to install.
We still have the shed project that needs a sponsor. The material to build it is on site.

Project Status Update 09/28/08

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:38:00 +0000

The sheeting and paper are installed on the roof and its ready to be shingled !

Walls and Trusses are Up

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:19:00 +0000

We had a nice turn out this morning and were able to get all the prefabricated exterior and interior walls set in place.

Next the top plate was installed. Finally, we set the trusses in place for the roof sheeting. On a side project, we started construction on the small 8 x 10 Ft storage shed.

Overall it was a good day and we had good volunteer support this morning. Thank you to all who were able to come out. A special thanks to Ernie Bolen of E&L Siding and Remodeling and his crew for their hard work today and making sure everything was plumb, level, and secure.

For those of you who aren’t planning to take part in the Beardstown Fall Festival next Saturday, we are at this time planning to set the roof sheeting and perhaps start in on roofing.

Sub Flooring Construction !

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:35:00 +0000

Work was done today to catch up for our loss of last Saturday's rain out. We plan to also work tommorrow if anyone can come after lunch time. Our goal this week is to get back on to schedule for this Saturday. We plan to put up walls, hang trusses, and sheet the roof as time allows. The Mt Sterling Correctional Facility is fabricating the majority of the walls for us and we will need lots of help to get them into place and fabricate any other interior walls that we need prior to setting the trusses. Make plans to join us this Saturday !

No Work Today Saturday September 13

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:37:00 +0000

Due to the heavy amount of rain, there will be no work today.
Please keep those who are in the line of hurricane Ike in your prayers today.

Foundation Blocks Complete

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:09:00 +0000

Last Saturday, the foundation blocks were laid. Thank you to our masons - the Nicholsons and the Vincents ! We had a good group of volunteers assist them.
The next item of business is the sill plate, floor trusses and subflooring. There is a chance of rain for this Saturday, but as of now we are still preparing to have a work day. I hope to see you there !

Construction Has Begun on Build # 3 !

noreply@blogger.com (John & Jennifer & Audrey Bozarth) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:42:00 +0000

Dear Friends of Habitat for Humanity of Cass & Schuyler Counties,
We are embarking on the construction of our affiliate's third home construction project.
The address of this year's build is 401 E 2nd St in Beardstown. The partner family for this year's project is Brigitte Boyce.

Thank you for your support of this organization and for helping make the dream of home ownership a reality for Brigitte and her family.