The Eleventh Hour

Our Lenten Habitat Build is almost complete, however we still need some additional help to finally finish. We will be working on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Please let me know if you are interested and available to help. You can contact me at:

jack@jackcarneylaw.com
(205) 276-6250

Dedication

The Dedication Ceremony for our Home is set for April 10 at 8:30 am. Please make plans to attend. More information to follow.

Upcoming Work Days

We have a work day scheduled for Friday March 20 at the Amelia Harper home. All are welcome. Directions to the home are as follows:

From Downtown Birmingham to the Harper Home:
Travel Interstate 65 South towards Montgomery
• Take exit 234 toward Shelby Co Airport
• Keep left at the fork to go on CR-87
• CR-87 becomes CR-12
• Turn right onto CR-22
• Turn left onto AL-119/Montevallo Rd.
• Follow 119 to downtown Montevallo
• Turn right onto CR-10
• Turn right onto CR-17 at Chevron Station
• Turn left onto CR-206

In addition, we have a work day scheduled for March 21. If you are interested in participating in the March 21 work day, please e-mail Jack Carney at jack@jackcarneylaw.com or call 969-8181. Thanks!

Fish Fry

The Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus are hosting a Fish Fry on March 6 at 6 pm. One of our Habitat families will be attending. Please feel free to attend to show your support for this important project.

February 28 Workday

We started with a slab of concrete ...

Our workers were dedicated ...

When we left the site, there was an actual structure. Great job everyone!

Braving the Elements

We had a great Habitat workday, but it was really really muddy. RIP our shoes!

Thank You!

We want to thank all of the volunteers who helped with Saturday's workday. The weather held and we put in a full day of work. Stay tuned to this site for pictures.

Our next workday is scheduled for March 21. In addition, we are also looking for groups or individuals to volunteer during the week. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to jack@jackcarneylaw.com or call 969-8181.

The Weather

Many of you may be wondering whether we are still going to hold our Habitat workday tomorrow (February 28). As of right now, we are still planning on working. If we hear of a cancellation, we will post a notice on this site and will try to contact as many volunteers as possible.

We do have an alternative project for those who want to avoid the cold and wet weather. The Habitat outlet store is in need of volunteers starting at 9:00 am. You can find directions to the store at

http://www.habitatbirmingham.org/restore/index.php.

Please let us know if you plan to work at the store by sending an e-mail to jack@jackcarneylaw.com.

February 28th

Our Habitat project begins on Febraury 28th. We need a fairly accurate count of volunteers, so if you are interested in participating, please contact Jack Carney at:

jack@jackcarneylaw.com
969-8181

Thanks!

Donations

Fundraising is an important part of our parish's annual Habitat project. Our church has made a financial commitment to Habitat for a portion of the cost to build the home. Whether or not you are able to donate volunteer hours, please consider making a donation to the Habitat build.

Any donation can be made a significant part of your family's Lenten sacrifice. For example, instead of going to the movies or eating out one night, you may want to take the money you would have used for that activity and donate it towards the house. Your family would then be able to see the tangible fruits of their sacrifice when we give the home to the new owners on Good Friday. This can be a powerful use of your charitable dollars.

You can make your donation by placing it in the famous "pink house" or by putting it in the collection basket in an envelope marked "Habitat."

We Welcome Your Comments

This is a community blog designed for all of those interested in the Habitat for Humanity project. Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments about the project in the comment section after each post. If you would like to include a post of your own, sharing a particular Habitat experience, please contact the site administrator.

Our Prince of Peace Habitat House

Our parish has been assigned a Habitat Home for the 2009 Lenten Build. Here is some additional information about the construction and the family we are going to help:

LOCATION:
403 County Road 206
Montevallo, AL 35115

CONSTRUCTION START DATE:
February 28, 2009

HOME DEDICATION DATE:
April 10, 2009

FAMILY:
Homeowner: Amelia Harper
Children: DeVarez, 15 years old
D’Nyah, 4 years old

FAMILY SUMMARY
Amelia was born and raised in Birmingham where she graduated from Woodlawn High School.
She recently joined Worship Center Church and likes to decorate in her spare time. Amelia has two children: DeVarez, 15 years old, and D’Nyah, 4 years old. DeVarez attends Huffman High School where he plays basketball. D’Nyah attends JCCEO Head Start Elementary School and enjoys reading and watching television.

“I would like to say THANK YOU,” Amelia says of owning a home. “This will positively change my life knowing that a single parent can buy her own home at an affordable cost. This will change my kids’ lives because they will have a safer environment to grow up in and a backyard and rooms of their own.”

Welcome Back!

The 2009 Prince of Peace Habitat Build is almost here! We will once again be participating in the annual Lenten Build. Our two work days will be February 28 and March 21. Please save these dates. More information to follow.