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Adirondack Music Concert to Benefit Ontario County Habitat for Humanity’sGeneva ’08 Build
Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County is pleased to announce a concert of Adirondack Music with award winning musicians Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn, on Thursday evening, May 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in The Smith Opera House, Geneva. The concert will be feature a silent auction beginning at 6:30p.m., continuing through the intermission. Proceeds will be used by Habitat to help fund the building of a safe, decent, affordable house for a local family in need of a hand up toward home ownership. Habitat homes are built mostly by volunteers and with donations of money and materials. Qualified homeowners are required to put in 400 hours of “sweat equity” toward the construction and will pay the costs of building through a no-interest, no-profit mortgage with Habitat.
Dan Duggan is known nationally for his wizardry on Hammered Dulcimer and Flat Picking Guitar, and is the recipient of the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship. Dan has recorded five albums of original compositions, “First Frost”, “Last of May”, “Seasons of Change”, “Trillium Lane” and “Once in a Blue Moon” as well as three albums of traditional holiday music “Christmas Morn”, “Winters Eve”, and “All Through The Night. Dan’s CD, “The Pieces of Our Life” original songs written with children, received a 1998 Parents Choice Award. Dan’s dulcimer work can also be heard on Paul Simon’s Grammy nominated CD “You’re The One” released in October of 2000. Dan also recently released Shenandoah Falls, original and traditional instrumental tunes. Peggy Lynn is recognized nationwide as a singer who puts her soul into her voice, and a songwriter with a heartfelt message.Her work has been featured at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, and in 1996 Peggy was selected “Adirondack Woman Of The Year”. She has released six recordings, Determination, Chameleon, Bio Songs, Earned These Lines , Close to the Sun and Cloudsplitter. Peggy recently co-authored a book about remarkable Adirondack women, titled “ Breaking Trail “, and has released a CD of songs she has written about these women titled “ Stand a Chance” . Together Dan and Peggy have recorded “A Stitch in Time” , Songs celebrating the art and heritage of quilting”, and “Keeping Christmas” traditional & original seasonal songs and tunes. The duo are known nationwide for their masterful harmonies and soulful arrangements . This will be a concert you will long remember. Donation is $15.00 for all. Tickets are available through The Smith, online at www.thesmith.org, from Habitat committee and board members. Further information is available from the Geneva Steering Committee at 315-789-4398. Download other photos and bios at www.esperanceproductions.com or www.quercusmusic.com
Fall Newsletter now onlineThe latest edition of the Habichat newsletter is now online. You can find it along with previous editions right here. Honeoye build thoughtsThree years in the planning, five months of construction and we can celebrate that our Honeoye build is complete. The process was a long one. Assembling the steering committee, planning the project, raising the necessary funds, purchasing the property, selecting the family, raising the necessary funds, designing the house, publicity, permits, raising the necessary funds, scheduling the build, construction of the house, final dedication, and did I mention raising the necessary funds? All of these aspects of the project required dedicated volunteers. We had plenty of people who volunteered to join the many committees, to organize fundraisers, to build the house, to supply food and drinks and to continue to encourage us to keep moving forward. The Honeoye build was an amazing group effort!! The construction of this house for me was more than the committees, the fundraisers, the build, and the dedication, it was the people. The people I had the chance to meet, the new friendships I was able to make and the existing friendships that grew stronger. I never expected that by volunteering to be a part of a project like this, I could grow so much in my appreciation of others who were donating so much of their time and energy. Throughout this project my faith grew stronger and I new God's blessing was a part of this, that we the volunteers were the benefactors of this build as much as Gail and Sarah were. With this project coming to completion I would like to say thank you to all my fellow members of the steering committee, to all the crew leaders and support staff of Blitz Week, to our home owners Gail and Sarah, to all the unnamed volunteers who were a part of the Honeoye Habitat Build, and to my wife Beth for all her encouragement and support. Get ready for the next build, volunteer and change your life.
Honeoye Build in the NewsCourtesy of Messenger Post Newspapers: The 1,236-square-foot, three-bedroom house at 8512 Brookview Drive — a project coordinated by Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County — was built by the efforts of several hundred volunteers, who hammered and spackled, painted and sanded the structure together during one busy week in July and a series of Saturdays thereafter.... Full article text can be found here.
Honeoye Blitz a Success!A week ago we started with a foundation, today we are well on our way to a complete home. The exterior of the house is complete except for a few small items. The interior is ready for insulation and drywall (actually most of the ceiling is already insulated). The rough plumbing, heating and electric are complete. Thank you's are necessary at this time. The Honeoye steering committee all their planning and preparation. The board for all their support and encouragement (especially Bill, Becky and Greg). The crew leaders with their knowledge, patience and guidance made my job much easier. The volunteer coordinators for their amazing ability to supply us with all our necessary help. The hospitality group for all they did in keeping us watered and fed (Monday I go back to packing my own lunch) The many organizations that supplied us with our morning breaks and lunches, we never lacked for excellent food. Most important are the hundreds of volunteers who participated in this build, with out them this would not have been possible. And on a personal note to my wife Beth, thank you for your encouragement and support, with that anything can be accomplished. I have been blessed with this opportunity to work with all of you and Habitat For Humanity. I look forward to the rest of our build. Honeoye Build Update2007 is already looking like a great year for the Honeoye Habitat Project. This is the year that we will build our first house in Honeoye for Gail and Sarah Howard. Blitz week has been scheduled for June 23rd – 30th. Our fund-raising efforts have generated close to $42,000 of our $60,000 goal. After a few weeks off for the Holidays, we are anxious to get back to work in preparation for “The Build”. At our last committee meeting, January 16, topics of discussion were final fundraising efforts, preliminary construction concerns, volunteer coordination and hospitality coordination. Bob Stowe, Bill Van Dusen, Russ Healy and Dick Tschorke had a breakfast meeting recently to discuss initial construction details. They set June 23rd – 30th as "Blitz Week" This is a full week of long days and a massive volunteer effort when walls, roof, electrical and plumbing take shape. This is the week we imagined three years ago when this project was born. You’ll hear lots more from us in the months ahead but keep a couple of days free that week to be a part of the fun. Following Blitz Week the project scales back a little as we are best able to put crews together. Anyone retired?
Donate Through United Way!Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County would like to announce that we will now be able to receive designations through United Way's annual campaign. The campaign runs from April 1st through May 15th. Please consider donating to United Way and also consider designating part of your donation to: If you would like driving directions to the Honeoye build site, you may click here to visit Yahoo! maps. Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County |
