— Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast — Building Homes. Building Hope.

Hear Comes the Bride

Sadly, we wish to announce this event has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. We look forward to meeting Habitat for Humanity supporters at our 3rd Annual Fall Harvest. Details will be posted on this site as they become available.

With materials donated by Habitat Director Russ Jones (RONA Building Supplies), teams had 4 hours to design and build a boat and oars capable of paddling the race course around the government dock. This year’s materials included 1/2 sheet of plywood, a bundle of 1″ X 2″s and a big sheet of plastic, but no screws– just string and duct tape for fasteners. In addition, they had to pick up a 24″ diameter beach ball soon after the start and carry it INFLATED all the way around the course.

An interesting confluence this year was that 2 of the members of the ACE-IT team (”Great Hope”) that placed second in the adult race were also on the team (”Team Awesome”) that won the youth Trophy Race.

Congratulations to the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society who sponsored the event and to all participants!

Identify the 20th Century bride pictured here and win a free ticket to:
“Here Comes the Bride”
Bridal Fashions of the 20th Century

A Fund Raiser to support Habitat For Humanity Sunshine Coast Village

This spring event is a presentation by Ivan Sayers & Company Productions. Sayers is an internationlly known educator who has one of the best privately owned family clothing collections in Canada. During his shows he not only describes the apparel worn by his models, but places each bridal costume in its historic period ą and he does it in a highly entertaining way. Please come and enjoy a fun afternoon in support of the local Habitat affiliate.
Saturday, May 26, 2012 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Sechelt Seniors’ Activity Centre
Admission $25.00

Tickets: ReStore in Sechelt, RONA in Madeira Park, Laedeli in Gibsons, and at the door.
Door opens at 1:30 Come early to get best runway seating.

Send you guess to: doreen_h@telus.net
First correct answer received wins.

SD#46 ACE_IT Construction students have completed building the foundation forms for the third duplex in the Sunshine Coast Village. Next comes the pouring of the concrete.
In the meantime, the paperwork has been completed which will allow the drywall to be installed.

Where a bank of uncontrolled blackberry bushes once stood, nothing remains, thanks to the unrelenting efforts of employees and managers from the Royal Bank in Sechelt and Gibsons who gave up their Sunday day of rest to transform the Sunshine Coast Village in Wilson Creek. Dead branches and sundry debris was also stacked neatly for future disposal. Special thanks goes to Royal Bank Sechelt branch manager who initiated this event, inspired and worked along with everyone who participated. Thank you Jennifer!

Ivan Sayers is an internationally known educator who has developed a small family clothing collection into one of the best privately owned collections in the country. He worked for the Vancouver Museum for twenty years; he is now a freelance fashion historian.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE
In the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre on May 26, 2012, 2:00 – 4:30 pm, a collection of vintage to modern bridal fashions will be presented in Sayers highly entertaining and informative style for the benefit of the Habitat For Humanity home building project in Wilson Creek.

Tickets at $25 are available at ReStore in Sechelt, RONA in Madeira Park, Laedeli in Gibsons, and at the door.

Refreshments and other fun activities that men as well as women will enjoy.

Under the direction and assistance of Judith Reeve and her professional crew of Michael Ritter, Bill Marshall of B&M Landscaping, Walter Tripp who provided the wood, blocks and Drill bits, Ed Hawkins who loaned his drill, plus long-time volunteer Bill Robinson and eight members of the Women’s Work Day volunteers, a rugged stacked cedar fence was constructed at the Sunshine Coast Village on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Planting of shrubs along the fence line will follow in weeks to come.

The following is a summary of where construction stands today and our plans to move forward:
- Julian Burtnick and his Maycon crew and Jim Wheeler Electric, following criteria set by Hydro, will be installing the underground services for Phases I, II, & III starting this week. This is a long-anticipated project and will be much appreciated by all of us, particularly Sean and Ken when they no longer have to unwind and rewind that huge extension cord every day!

Phase I (Units 7 & 8 on the plans):
- Drywall has been moved to both floors in this duplex thanks to Sean, Karl, the Ace-It students and to GBS for the use of their Hyab truck. Lesson learned – in future have the truck picking up drywall from Home Depot capable of placing it on the required floors of the duplex!
- Mark McConnell, working with Sean, will oversee the installation of the drywall, including finishing. Installation will start this week and we have several experienced drywallers volunteering to help Mark.
- As soon as the drywall is ready to be primed, James Pozniak, of Pender Harbour, will spray prime all the interior walls, as he has done in all of our Habitat homes.
- The Womens’ Work Day group plan to do all the interior painting after the primer is dry. This same group is also ready to literally ” hit the ground running” as participants in our first Habitat Landscaping Day on April 14th under the watchful eye of Judith Reeve.
- Siding is proceeding nicely with Sean and Ken Lee doing 90% of the work. Thanks guys!
- All flooring is being donated by Custom Carpets.

Phase I – Units 9 & 10 – is now framed and about 80% of the roof shingles have been installed.

Phase III – Units 5 & 6:
- The basic plan is to have the foundation poured as soon as possible.
- Sean has ordered the concrete forms, supplied by Ross Concrete, and the Ace-It students will assemble them after Larry Penonzek’s crew has surveyed the site. Our thanks to Larry who has kindly agreed to do survey work for Habitat again after allowing others to help us for a few years..

- Ross Concrete will be supplying the concrete and as soon as it is cured the Ace-It students will be all over it with their framing hammers, knocking off the forms and starting the actual framing of our next duplex. Our third Village duplex should be completely framed by the end of June!

ACE-IT Class at work

Other News:
Russ Jones, the new owner of Rona Sunshine Coast in Pender Harbour, continues his generous support of Habitat with a large donation of drywall and 5/8″ T & G Firply.
The Construction Committee is working with Sechelt Signs on plans for new signs at the main entrance from the highway, and individual lot signs have been ordered indicating Phase and Duplex Unit numbers. We are also planning to have “Open House” tours of the site as soon as the weather warms up.

Thanks to everyone for your generous support,
Ed Hawkins,
Habitat Construction Chair

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
7:00 pm
Living Faith Lutheran Church
4607 Whitaker Road, Davis Bay

1)    Moment of Reflection
2)    Adoption of the Agenda
3)    Acceptance of the Minutes of April 12^th, 2011 AGM
4)    Business arising from previous Minutes
5)    Report from the Chair, Rick Harmer
6)    Report from Executive Director, Ron Pepper

7) Treasurer’s Report
• 2011 Financial Statements
• Appointment of the auditor; Review Engagement
• Waiving of the Audit

Committee Reports; 2011 Yearly Review
9) New Business: