Drexel University Habitat for Humanity

Hi All,

Thursday (11/19) we will be having our last meeting of the month.  It happens to be a board meeting, which will be held in 3014 McAlister at 9 PM.  All are welcome!  This is the deadline for submitting board applications.

We will be discussing details for Shack-a-thon, so if that sounds like something you would like to help plan, come out and give your input.  Also, rake-a-thon continues, and we’ll be going over logistics for the rest of that event, as well as our ASB trip to Alabama! 

For those in the know, my favorite cupcakes will be provided :-)

There will be a board meeting this Thursday, Nov. 5th, at 9 PM in 3014 McAlister hall (which is our office). All are welcome, but it would be a good idea to attend if you are planning on running for a board position in the upcoming elections.

For those of you new to the organization, this should help you to understand Rake-a-thon, and the roll of the coalition in the fundraiser.  To start off, rake-a-thon is our annual fall fundraiser, which helps us fund builds and events for the year, as well as provide donations for Habitat.   We begin in late October/early November by canvasing Chestnut Hill (a neighborhood nearby) and signing up residents who would like us to rake their lawns at a future date.  This is a combined effort with UPenn and Temple, because it is such a long event it is great to have the efforts of all 3 schools.  This year, UPenn is in charge of the logistics of the event, but we are all participating equally.  All the days we will be flyering/raking are up on the signup page and we need a ton of volunteers.

This weekend is the last weekend of flyering,.  Drexel is responsible for Saturday, and Sunday we will have the help of Temple.  This is an awesome opportunity to get involved, meet other students and take a walk.  Also, this event qualifies as service hours if you are in need of completing them for your freshman Univ. 101 class or a frat/sorority, etc.

If there are any further questions, feel free to send an email! (kb353).  I hope to see many of you at the events this coming weekend and throughout Nov/Dec.

We held a GBM this past Thursday and below are the key highlights:

* We are doing a new fundraiser, Trick-or-treat for Change TODAY from 5-8 pm. If you signed up before 11 AM this morning you received an e-mail from Laura, who is heading the event. We are going to Rittenhouse square to ask for change donations …dressed as construction workers. It’s going to be a good time. If you still want to sign up feel free. Meeting at Mario the dragon at 4:45 today.

* Elections for board positions have been announced. At the next GBM we will hand out applications for the board positions - new members who are eager to make a difference are encouraged to apply - there are several open positions.

* Rake-a-thon is now upon us and dates for flyering/raking have been posted at: signup.duhabitat.org (paste into browser). We will need all the help we can get - if you can make multiple dates that would be great, bring friends too! I will post more details on our web site for those not familiar with the fundraiser.

* Something not mentioned at the meeting is that we are trying to “adopt” a family for Thanksgiving. I’m sure you’re all familiar - we basically put together a basket of food, with a gift card for the Turkey, and an organization will drop it off to a family in need. This is a great charity act that helps a family be able to celebrate the holidays. When I have more info of what we need, I will post to the web site and ask you guys to bring donations (food) to the next GBM if you can.

* Canning at the Phillies Game - we are going to try to go canning at the Phillies game Monday night - details are still being worked out. Again, updates to follow, hopefully tonight. This will be a great fundraiser if we can get it together though.

* We are in the process of computerizing the 2 designs that were received for the Habi-hoodie contest - hopefully we can reveal those at the next meeting.

Greetings everyone!

Habitat for Humanity had its first meeting of the quarter this past Thursday. Welcome to all our new members, it was great to see so many new faces!

Next General Body Meeting: If you missed the meeting, don’t worry! We will be holding another General Body Meeting (GBM) next Thursday, October 15th at 9pm in GSDC Conference Room D (basement of Creese Student Center), but I’ll also outline some important upcoming events in this email. Our next GBM will hopefully feature an actual Habitat Homeowner, so be sure to come out!

Fundraising: This term we will be canning (collecting money from pedestrians) almost every other week. The first canning date is this Friday, October 9th from 4-6 pm at 30th St. Station. This is a great opportunity to fulfill your volunteer requirement for the chapter as well as for the university. If you are interested in participating in canning make sure you sign up on the website at http://signup.duhabitat.org.

Builds: Our first build for the school year will be this Saturday from approximately 7am-4pm. In order to be eligible for a build, you must have attended one fundraising or volunteer event — canning counts! If you have a car, and are willing to drive, it would be greatly appreciated! If you are interested in attending the build sign up on the website at http://signup.duhabitat.org; more information and directions will be provided to those who sign up.

Hoodies: We have also decided to hold a competition for the design of our 2009 Habi-Hoodie’s! The winner will get a free hoodie with their design on it! Designs must use only a single color ink and must include our name or chapter logo. Submissions are due by our next meeting, Thursday October 15th, in any form.

Executive Board Meeting: An executive board meeting will be held tonight, October 8th at 9pm in our office 3014 McAlister. Board meetings are open to any student, but are generally smaller than General Body Meetings, and are more focused on running the organization. If you’re not sure if you want to attend, I’d suggest waiting to come to the following week’s GBM.

Future Events: More information will be coming soon regarding November’s annual fundraiser, “Rake-A-Thon” and open board positions for the 2010 Executive Board.

Have a great week!

Hi Everyone!

General Body Meetings for the 2009 fall term will be Thursdays at 9pm in GSDC Conference Room D (basement of Creese).

The first GBM will be October 1st. Hope to see you there!

We will be heading to Salem for a build on Saturday 10/10. This is a great opportunity to get out there and start making a difference early on - we will have room to take about 10-12 people, depending on available drivers.  It is necessary to complete one non-build volunteer event prior to the build.  Sign-up is available now: http://signup.duhabitat.org.

We went to Salem today to help out at a Habitat house. We were laying cinder blocks to help create a wall that will eventually be part of the basement and it’ll be the support for the front porch. It was a great experience, we learned how to make the cement that is used to hold the cinder blocks in place and by the end we had become pretty good at laying the cinder blocks. We were also cleaning the floor of the home. Here are some pictures of us at work.

Paul at Habitat Salem says:

“On Saturday the Drexel Habitat group came down and spent the day continuing to lay block and mix mortar. They were quick learners and worked very well as a team, much conversation and comradery was evident as the front supporting wall was laid down with excellent height control, using the transit and string line as if they were old hat for them.”

We have another build day on May 30th, in Salem. The sign-up can be found at signup.duhabitat.org. We will be leaving Drexel around 7:45 and returning by 3 pm. Please keep in mind the need to do an event prior to the build (for new members) but the upcoming canning or Downtown Party will work :-)  Logistical details will be emailed at a later date.  Space is limited to 10-12 students.

Drexel Habitat will be hosting a Downtown Party (cooler, more fun name to follow) with UPenn and Temple at Sakeya (1420 Locust St) on April 30th from 10 pm to about 2 am. There will be an awesome DJ and of course all proceeds go directly to Habitat for Humanity. 18 to enter/21 to drink. There will be some $3 drink specials, so tell your friends and plan for a fun Thursday night! Tickets will be sold in advance for $8 and at the door for $10. More details to follow closer to the actual date.