Youth United Update - August

Hi to Youth United! here's our first Build project ALERT, followed by other news updates.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS!!! THIS IS A SPECIAL BUILD HELP REQUEST FOR YOUTH 16 AND OVER!!!

1) SATURDAY MORNING ONLY, August 11 - 8:30-1PM to complete some finish work on the Moss home. We need your help to install the interior doors, paint them and install all the fixtures.

2) AUGUST WEEKDAYS - Starting this week, until the Moss home is done: our adult build supervisors are looking for youth to assist them during someweekdays between now and when school starts. Please email me <> and let me know what days and times you are available. Again, there are many final jobs for our contractors that youth can assist with.

PLATES AND PLANNING NEWS!

Youth Ages 12 and over - SAVE A SEPTEMBER SATURDAY (date to be set)

Storage clearing and moving plate collection- We would like to find youth to help clear our new storage area of build equipment some Saturday morning in September. That same day, we plan to move the plate collection to our new storage area. We will set up tables at the new storage site to package plates as they are sold.

Plate sale and packaging

I'll provide the name of our volunteer youth leader in charge of the collectors plate collection sale on eBAY. To help with the storage clearing, the plate collection move or packaging email Jeanne.

COME TO THE EVAN AVENUE HOUSE BLESSINGS!!!!

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 28th, 7-8pm

You are invited to join us for two house blessings -- Katherine Moss and family/Sharon D'Alessio and family homes are moving to completion. Please come and congratulate our newest families!!

DIRECTIONS - House Blessings - Evan Avenue, East Windsor

http://www.habitatmba.org/projects.htm

Directions are under Current Project Site

PARTY!! Volunteer Recogitnion -- Attend to celebrate all of our accomplishments.

When: Saturday, September 22, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Elks Lodge No. 1955 110 Hickory Corner Rd, Hightstown, NJ 08520

Please contact Rosa if you and/or your group are interested inhelping with the party planning.

PREPARING FOR FALL 2007! "YOUTH ON BOARD" (16-25)

We are looking for a few youth members to join the HFH affiliate board andattend meetings, starting in the fall. We wiil have both non-voting youthboard members (16-18) and voting members (18 and over).You can help us define the new youth board member role by attending our September meeting, 2nd Thursday, September 13, at 7:30 PM at 1st United Methodist Church, 187 Stockton St., Hightstown, NJ

MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Each fund rasing project for the affiliate that you, your family or groupsets out to accomplish is an opportunity to learn about and experienceleadership.

Youth United 2007-2008 Calendar and To-Do list:

• Update the Youth United (YU) email list -- if you have new members to invite, just email Jeanne


• Set up your own school or group fund raising goals and schedule and let us know your plans


• Attend Youth United meetings at the monthly HFH board meeting - our affiliate events (including youth teams for spring 2008 pancake breakfast)


• Be a motivated member of our "Youth on Board" program - plan events/helpthe board


• READ ALERTS - keep up with our email schedule - youth will have chances tolend a hand for home rehabs and other Build Team needs- Ages 12-15 - Queenship of Mary youth will build sheds and will let us know if youth 12-15 can help with these. Again, contact me if you're interested.


• Add YU event pictures for our website. Digital pictures are being collected, so please email me those to me.


• Finally, continue to promote outstanding youth participation for the upcoming school year!http://www.habitatmba.org/YouthUnited.htm
  

Enjoy the week, and I look forward to seeing you soon! Celebrations and parties are a great way to meet other youth!!!

- filed by Jeanne McCarthy, Youth United leader