On March 29, 2009 - we held the Thrivent sponsored Habitat house groundbreaking - very cold, very windy and very rainy.  With  encouraging words from RIck Perales, Greene County Commissioner and Habitat Advisory Board and Rev Tom Bernlohr of Peace Lutheran Church, Beavercreek and about 30 supporters in attendance, we had a very meaningful program and introduced our partner family - The Hulse’s. (photos supplied by Rev. Tom Bernlohr )

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You’ll soon hear the buzzing of saws and pounding of hammers on 506 E Main Street, Xenia, but first you’re invited to hear words of thanksgiving and celebration at a groundbreaking ceremony to jump start the newest Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity home in our community.

Join the HulseFamily, your friends and neighbors as we offer thanks to God for what has already been done and gear up for the buzz of activity we will see in the coming months.

The groundbreaking ceremony of this Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity home will be held at 3:00 pm on March 29 at 506 E. Main Street, Xenia OH. For information, contact Karen Coffman at 427-1509 or visit www.thriventbuilds.com.

With the New Year brings changes to our affiliate. Roberta Shiverdecker is now our President. Bryan Rocker our previous President moved to be closer to his job. With the New Year also bring along the creation of the Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors supports our affiliate in many ways. Rick Perelas, John Faulkner, Audrey Jennings and Jarrod Martin have all transitioned to the Board of Advisors. We wish to thank them for their outstanding support

Friday November 14, 2008 our next Habitat for Humanity of Greene County was put in place by Unibuilt Industries. We would like to thank them for setting the house in an expedient and professional manor. We would also like to thank the local Block layers Union and apprenticeship program for donating their time and helping us build the foundation.

You can see the video of the house being set here or the article in the Xenia Gazette.

http://www.whiotv.com/video/17981687/

http://xeniagazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=161649

The 2008 Annual Report and the graphs for the 2008 fiscal year have been posted under the Documents section as PDFs.

Work will begin on this lot some time in September. There was a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, August 23, 2008. We would like to thank Greene County State Representative Chris Widener, Greene County Commissioner Rick Perales and Fairborn Councilman Frank Cervone.

Click the photo below to see all the pictures of the day.

Work has been completed on this home. Photos of this dedication can be seen under Toni Lane Dedication in the photo section.

The PDF version of the Family Selection Criteria Brochure for HFHGC is now available. Click on the Documentation link to the right to find the file. It outlines what the Family Selection Committee looks at when determining whether or not a family is eligible for our services. There is a form complete with the mailing address if you are interested in submitting your family for consideration.

The Common Cup dinner sponsored by the local United Methodist churches was held last night in Xenia at the Faith Community Methodist church. There were over 200 persons attending the dinner. Dinner music was provided by the group “Four To Go.”

Following the dinner, there was a basket auction. The proceeds from the auction as well as the dinner are split this year between HFHGC and a student from Africa University the churches are sponsoring to come to the US.

An enjoyable and funny evening was had by all.