HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization whose purpose
is to help hard-working people afford good housing. Started over 25 years ago
with this central idea in mind, Habitat has grown to include thousands of housing
projects in all parts of the world. Begun in 1999 at Hinsdale South primarily because of the
persistence of one student (Sweta Daga), our high school affiliate is
a first for 2007-08 Meeting Dates Meetings
may be before and after school, please attend one or the other for your
convenience. They usually last about 30 minutes. Watch the website and listen
to the announcements for more information. Congratulations New Officers 2007-08 PRESIDENT:
AMARA MIAN VICE-PRES:
KAYLA PILLSBURY TREASURER:
JOHN AGUILAR SECRETARY:
NICO RESSA P/R:
ANGIE ARITO SENIOR
REP:
MYNA SALWAN JUNIOR
REP:
ALLISON ROSS SOPHOMORE REP: ALEESE
ZIPSE OFFICERS FOR 2006-7 PRESIDENT – ANITA MATTHEW VICE-PRESIDENT – AMARA MIAN SECRETARY – KAYLA PILLSBURY TREASURER – TOM MURRAY SENIOR REP – MATT KAMINSKI JUNIOR REP – JOHN AGUILAR SOPH REP – ALLISON ROSS FROSH REP – PR – ALYSON LIVELY 2004 Highlights The Hinsdale South Food Drive was
awesome. Thanks to all members that contributed by passing out flyers and
collecting food. Saturday,
September 18th was the Second Annual DuPage Habitat for Humanity Family Walk.
Ms. Zaleski and several members participated. On
Saturday September 25th Mr. Gawlik, Ms. Zaleski and several members went to
the Glendale Heights build project for a few hours of "sweat
equity" Alongside a Habitat Family and another group of students from Trinity
High School, we raked, swept and shoveled what will be the lawn area's in the
front, side and back of the house. Since our last visit in spring the house
has undergone serious remodeling changes. More pictures will be on the
website soon from this day of work. Sleep
in a Box was October 16-17. Over 30 members braced for 30 mile per hour winds
and 30 degree temperatures to raise nearly $5000 for DuPage Habitat for
Humanity. Click here for some SIB memory pictures. |
MESSAGE BOARD Prospective
Campus Chapters Handbook Next meeting Wednesday April 23. We will discuss the results of our busy times last week, our visit to Ronald McDonald House with a meal that we prepared and the four teams that participated in the DuPage Habitat Volleyball Fundraiser "Youth Serve it UP". Click here for the Volleyball Photo-gallery. Hey guys, We have a
meeting this Wed. Feb. 20. We have to organize the volleyball teams and
sign up for our last Ronald McDonald House outing and...
Kenny is going to tell us all about his trip with H4H to We will meet
before and after school this Wednesday February 6th in the Foods room to
discuss our upcoming Habitat Volleyball Fundraiser. Great Job During a wintery week
with our cooking and delivery of a great baked lasagna dinner to Ronald
McDonald House. What for more information for the next one April 15th We will meet to
discuss our next next RMCD House dinner and open house for January 29th.
Members are signing up and all will receive an email listing times that you
can help. We would like different members to go each time, so if you don’t
have time to cook, maybe you can serve. Below is the list from our first
dinner. Thanks go out to the great
crew that we had for our first Ronald McDonald House dinner. There were many
lessons learned today. For those that were unable to help at this time we
have more scheduled for the future. Keep an eye on your email and put those
dates on your calendar. Special Thanks
go to Mrs. Carey for her expert Foods supervision, with all of the cutting,
mixing, cooking, baking, cleanup and packing for delivery. Special Thanks go out to
Danielle Jauregui Chelsea Coatney Amanda Lofgren Maria Campanile Ryan Messina Kenny Castaneda Nick Ressa Deepa Ramadurai Margaret Blackburn Andrew Slater Cameron Paladino 3:05 P.M. Cooking Group Becky Davies Aleese Zipsie Rachel Russell Katie Clausing Liz Kong Cat Dave Jung 3:45 Drop-Off Group Debbie Gaddam Dave Jung Myna and Mrs. Carey reminded me
that…. Hey guys, I talked to the Ronald McDonald
House and we got the following dates: Wed. Nov 28, Tues. Jan. 29, and Tues.
Apr. 15. Straight from Myna’s email here
are our next dates. Last minute reminder, we need
10-12 people older than 16, this Saturday, for a construction material move
on a rehab site in November 21st meeting. Lots to talk about, our RMCH
visit on November 28th and our Construction Lumber move in
Westmont on Saturday December 1st. Be in room 150 the Foods room before
school 7:30 or after school to find out the particulars or visit our
SharePoint site for more info. Our Habitat Yearbook Photo will be at 7:30am in the auditorium lobby THIS WEDNESDAY November 7th. Don't
be late because they are on a strict schedule.
Wed, Nov. 14, we will be talking about the upcoming visit to the Ronald McDonald House (RMCH), which will be on Wed. Nov. 28th. At the
RMCH we will cook a meal for families who come to visit their severely ill
children in local hospitals. Only 9 of us can go at a time to cook the meal,
but don't worry, we will have more opportunities to go again in January and
April. Transportation will be provided there, and those of you who can't
come, we really need you to bring food. But we will talk more about that at
the meeting on Nov. 14. So everyone interested in helping out needs to come
to the meeting on the 14th! SiB 2007 is a SUCCESS Second, thanks to those Habitat members that actually slept in a
box to get a better understanding about the homeless condition, your
experience will greatly affect your personal understanding about what it is
like to be homeless, just for a night, realizing how important support is. Third, thanks go out to the Hinsdale South Administration for
its continued support of our Habitat for Humanity Chapter. Fourth, thanks go out to our Buildings & Grounds crew that
provided the setup support that got doors opened as well as tables for our
homeless meal and our trash removal when it is all over. Lastly, thanks go out to our Hinsdale South Habitat members and
school community members that will benefit from our experiences this weekend. Our
FOURTH meeting of the 07-08 school year will be Wednesday Morning October 17
in room 152. See Mrs. Carey & Mr. Gawlik there at 7:30 before school and
3:05 after school for this meeting. We will be discussing the success of our
SiB 2007 Thanks go out to all that helped our Homecoming parade efforts. Be
There. Sleep
in a SIB 2007 Information (Word Documents) Get permission slips from Business
Education Office room 364 Mr. Gawlik's Desk by the window. All pledge sheets
and permission slips are due Oct. 12 2007, before SIB 2007. Food
Drive: Our Habitat members collected over 1208 pounds of food out of the
20,000 pound goal that was exceeded. 400 pounds more than last year. Great
job, Members!! 10th annual DuPage Habitat for Humanity Volleyball tournament
fundraiser Sunday March 4 2007 at Get
your school friends together, get sponsorship donations and join in
the fun! There will be two sessions of competition, Recreational and
Competitive with prizes for both groups. Special T-Shirts free to all
participants! This
is a major fundraiser for the DuPage Habitat for Humanity affiliate - so
please help if you can. We are in great need especially this year to
raise nearly $1Million to fund the sewer, street etc. infrastructure on our
new 11 home subdivision. Follow this link to get the rules from DH4H. Volleyball Flyer From DuPage Habitat See the photos
from the event H4HVB07 SIB
2006 was an awesome event thanks to those who participated. 16 Students
raised over $2000. All members will hear how it went Wednesday
morning. Watch for event photos soon. Upcoming
Meeting Information NO Meeting THANKS GIVING WEEK November 29th meeting December 6th meeting
Over
the night of October 14 and into October 15, 2006 sixteen members of Great
Job at the DuPage H4H Volleyball Tournament last spring. We raised over $1000
per team, with a total $3045+. H4HHSHS shirts are still available. Election
was May 4, be there for the meeting, May 18 breakfast meeting. Join
us at Wild Oats Natural Marketplace in Below
are links to the upcoming DuPage H4H Volleyball Fundraiser Tournament. Here
is a link to Photos from
H4H Volleyball 2006. Volleyball Tournament Pledge Sheet March 04, 2006 Thanks to our Board and all who
helped with the Food Drive Pickup last evening. Four drivers picked up quite
a bit of food. The quantity will be announced today during the announcements.
Thanks again to those who delivered flyers, without those we would not have
been able to pickup what we did. Next year we will probably do a larger area,
get your ideas together to Mr. Gawlik for his maps. Dec.
14 Movie/Gingerbread house night 1st Annual Habitat Nail Drive results. thank you for
participating in the See you all on Thursday. Ms. Z and Mr. G Sleep in a box Fundraiser
was last October. Click Below for more information. Hinsdale
South Campus Chapter Members...We need your help again and again! New Opportunities DuPage Habitat for Humanity Visit
The DuPage Habitat For Humanity Resale Shop. We
have a new volunteer orientation at each month's general meeting, held at
7:00PM the second Tuesday of each month at the BP Conference Center, just
north of I-88 and west of Winfield Road. Come early and join us for
"Fellowship" at 6:45 pm . All are welcome! - Bring a friend. The
Spring DuPage Habitat Volleyball tournament date has been set it
is March 4. We
will leave from school by bus about 11:00am and return about 5:00pm that day Click here for a link
to photos taken the day of the event. Over $16,000 was
raised by 22 teams from various schools and community organizations. Thanks
go out to all who participated in any way. |
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Sleep in
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Sponsors for this club are Matthew Gawlik and Mary
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Ms. Z & Mr. G outside the Spring 2004 Build
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"A
HAND UP, NOT A HANDOUT"
In late October, 26 students participated
in building walls at the Habitat barn near
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Out at
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FUNDRAISING SLEEPOUT
Braving the elements, 61 students from Hinsdale
South stayed overnight in the courtyard, slept under the stars, built several
walls, played various games, and even did homework. A representative from
DuPage Habitat and a future tenant of a
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WHETHER BUILDING WALLS, RAISING MONEY, OR FEEDING THE HOMELESS,
OUR GROUP IS DEDICATED TO MAKING THIS WORLD A LITTLE
COME JOIN OUR CREW!
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Spring
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Fall 2004
Build Project in Glendale Heights |
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Click on
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These
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