Habitat For Humanity — News and Events

The Need for Volunteers

VOLUNTEERS AND GROUPS NEEDED WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY THROUGH DECEMBER IN ASHLAND MEADOWS!!!

Did you know that only 27% of the American people had a volunteer experience last year and one in three volunteers don’t return the following year. Volunteering is one of the most rewarding experiences an individual can have. The BBB of St. Louis states that 62% of people want to work for a company that give them a chance to use their skills to help a non-profit organization. The main focus of today’s volunteers is the environment, poverty, and community issues.

Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County faces many obstacles in providing affordable housing to deserving families. Approximately 600 people were deemed homeless in January of 2008, with another 730 living in public housing and 200 on the waiting list. The demand is high, while the Housing Authority lists 1,110 households in St. Charles County living at  or below the poverty level.

What can you do to help?Habitat is currently building 4 homes in Ashland Meadows in Wentzville, MO. Volunteers are needed to complete construction before the year’s end. Work is currently underway Wednesday - Saturday. Individuals are welcome on-site any day, but groups can schedule a day with Kelly Brooks at (636)978-5712. Contact the Habitat office for more information or directions to the site.

Celebration of Trees 2008!

A special thanks to all sponsors, volunteers and supporters of HFHSCC’s 8th Annual Celebration of Trees Dinner Gala 2008 presented in partnership with General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant November 13th at Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa.

Event sponsors included: Bill Davis, Inc., American Sewing Machine Co. Sam’s Club and many more.

Thanks to Regina of Vintner’s Cellar for  providing a delicious wine tasting during the event and Krey Distributing for their generous beverage donation.

Thanks for the wonderful live entertainment provided by Church of the Shepherd Christmas Carolers, The St. Charles Symphony and Contagious!

Street Scape Magazine will be covering the event, make sure to check us out in their upcoming issue!

Overall, the gala was a wonderful event that helped HFHSCC raise money to build more homes for deserving families in St. Charles County. Noah Ark, sponsored by Detailers and More and decorated by the HFHSCC Family Selection Committee took 1st place in the tree decorating contest. Peppermint Twist from MVP Supply and Tallwall Foundation by Lentz’s Decorative Lighting and Silver & Gold from American Sewing Machine Co. by Skip Cassout and Carla Funk of Hearts and Roses took and close 2nd and 3rd.

Construction Update!

Ashland Meadows…the future of 8 more HFHSCC homes for deserving families! 

• Lot 1 is complete and was occupied by our 2nd Ashland Meadows family!
• Lot 2 is primed and has 85% of its painting completed. The underlayment is in with flooring installation, trim and interior doors planned for this week.
• Lot 3 is being preped for rough inspections.
• Lot 4 is finished, welcome to our 4th Ashland meadows family!
• Lot 5 has all of its priming and painting complete, with work on the flooring, trim and doors scheduled for this week.
• Lot 6 has been occupied by our 1st Ashland Meadows Habitat family, a warm welcome to them!
• Lot 7 has its roof complete and has been weathered in, all work is currently on hold.
• Lot 8 closed last Monday and a exciting welcome to our 3rd Ashland Meadows family!

We are hammering away to get the construction complete by December, but we still are in need of many volunteers. Individual volunteers and groups are still needed Wednesday - Saturday, contact Kelly to set up a build day! Thanks to all who have come out and helped, we could not get the job done without you!

ReStore Updates

All items donated from the recently close True Value have been marked and are on  the sales floor.

Contractor amounts for plumbing and other supplies now available.

Check out our Christmas section before it is too late!!!

Deconstruction for St. Luke’s Hospital House in Chesterfield scheduled for November 23rd and 24th! Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County is looking for a few good folks who have a desire to help their community and the environment while getting in touch with their destructive side. Or perhaps de-constructive side. The retail store for Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County will be helping in the deconstruction of a 7 year old house. The pieces of the house that get removed will in turn be sold at the ReStore instead of sitting in a land fill somewhere. Proceeds from these sales will go straight into the building of more housing for deserving families in St. Charles County. So come out and help the environment, help some deserving families and go ‘Office Space’ on a house without fretting over pre-arraignment hearings. For more information, or to volunteer please contact Andrea Hughes at (636) 978-5712.

 Store Hours - Tuesday - Saturday 9am-5pm.