Time is important. Talent essential.

During an open staff discussion about the map below, someone said donors give more than time. They donate talent. I had never considered that, but it’s true. If I consider the donation the construction committee makes, over and above time actual building homes,...

Home Maintenance Slides

The following PDF supports the HFHSC Home Maintenance seminar (click to open) HFHSC Presents – Home Maintenance Class V1 Updated Monday 7/16/18 Thanks to the twenty or so folks who joined the discussion on Saturday. This was my first time presenting this...

Const Cmte Meeting for June 2018

Our construction activities are organized by the construction committee. We meet monthly (2nd Tue) to review what got done, and what’s next. This month we’ll discuss the following. TCV Subdivision Application (and related civil construction plan) –...

Five steps to build a Habitat Home

I’ve been using the Five Steps to Building a Home model for planning the coming year. It’s a good way to track progress. Today (7/10/18) we’re in Step 1 for all three active construction projects (Gold Bar 2, TCV Civil, and TCV Phase 2).

Habitat Snohomish Construction – What’s next?

Just over three years ago we (our board of directors, really) purchased the Twin Creeks Village property at 925 112th St SE, in S Everett. The purchase was a key element in the board’s strategic commitment to our community to serve more Habitat Families. At the...

Don’t be alarmed!

As we prepare to clear the Twin Creeks Village site of existing structures, I learned the Everett FD might value our structures as a training site. A quick email to Jim Venturo, the Assistant Chief who reviews our building plans, connected me to Ric Cade, Assistant...
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