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 2009-10 Meeting Dates Meetings may be before and after school, please attend one or
the other for your convenience. They usually last less than 30 minutes. Watch the
website and listen to the announcements for more information. Congratulations New Officers
2009-10
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
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MESSAGE BOARD NEW STUFF The 13th Annual Volleyball for Habitat Tournament is coming...
Sleep in a Box 2009 will be on the weekend of October 17-18 in the Courtyard of Hinsdale South. Our plans include a starting time of 4:00pm on Saturday and a pickup/go home time of 7:00am Sunday morning. If you are planning on participating, start looking for your box and start collecting pledges. All monies are due before the date. Check made payable to DuPage Habitat for Humanity. We have a new point system this year and we expect that members will get their dues in as soon as possible to Mrs. Carey in room 150 the Foods Room or Mr. Gawlik in room 140 the Photo Lab. As usual the SharePoint site will have documents for downloading. Those docs will be a permission slip, pledge and information sheets. You must be a member that has submitted an email address to Mr. Gawlik to get on to the SharePoint site.
Prospective Campus Chapters Handbook
Sleep in a Next meeting Wednesday February 25. We will be cooking a meal for Ronald McDonald House before and
after school. We will be cooking and delivering a meal for PADS on April 7th
and May 5th. Watch for more information. 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
2004 Build Project in |
Fall 2004
Build Project in Glendale Heights |
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Click on
any Picture to enlarge. |
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These
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03/09/2010