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An update from Habitat for Humanity Asia/Pacific:

An Indonesian man and his son leaving a flooded area in Jakarta on 17 January. Photo: Reuters/Enny Nuraheni, courtesy of the Thomson Reuters Foundation – AlertNet.

Habitat for Humanity Indonesia has launched an appeal to help people hit by severe flooding in the capital city Jakarta and outlying areas. According to Indonesian authorities, more than 100,000 people have been affected when rivers overflowed due to torrential rain. Latest reports showed that more than 15,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. A Habitat team has assessed the damage and started distributing house repair and clean-up kits to affected families. Read more. Please help by making your donation at give2habitat.org.

As many of you know, we are opening a new Habitat for Humanity Store in Yelm. This has been a very exciting transition for us. The Yelm Store will be opening on October 10, 2012 with a Grand Opening Celebration on October 12th & 13th! Come on by for a free hot dog and chips while checking out the new store.

The Yelm Store Manager is long time Olympia Store employee Robert Chamberlain. Robert came to us nearly six years ago and was a very important reason for the success of our Olympia location. Under his leadership we will continue to see great things out of him in our Yelm Store!

We would also like to welcome Sean Kelly to the team as Store Manager of our Olympia location. Sean comes to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity with an amazing background in retail management as well as vast knowledge in the hardware industry. We are delighted to add him to our team. Welcome Sean!

Hope to see everyone at our two Habitat Store locations!

We want to extend our warm heartfelt gratitude to all our volunteers. It is our volunteers who make dreams come true to the families we serve in Thurston County. Thank you, again!

Do you know a low-income family that could use a hand-up? Our Homeownership Application Meetings have been set for the 1st Tuesday of each month and are open to families who dream of owning a home. Attending one of these Homeownership Orientations is the first step out of poverty housing and the only way potential homeowners can receive an application to the Habitat program. Learn more by clicking on the Homeownership tab. Homeownership Application Meetings begin at 6:00 pm. Call us at (360) 956-3456, ext. 5, if you plan on attending.

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The Gingerbread Cottages Competition has ended!

South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity’s 2011 Gingerbread Holiday Cottages Competition sponsored by The Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge; Timberland Bank; Olympia Federal Savings; MSGS Architects; ROXY 94.5 Radio: Earth Friendly Products, WSECU, Simpson Door Company; State Farm Insurance; Selden’s Home Furnishings; Olympia Supply Company; and, Olympia Downtown Association, was a huge success. This event was a fun way to learn about Habitat and how it impacts the community and families who become Partners.  What a very family-friendly kickoff to the holidays!  This year’s competition was held on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27, from noon to 5PM at the Olympia Ballroom above the Urban Onion, 116 Legion Way SE, Olympia.

We had 25 cottages entered and countless people visited this event.  Start planning for next year, 2012–we expect larger crowds and hope to see your entry.

1st place prize went to Melissa Sanders’ A Who House, sponsored by Chef Deb Smith, SPSCC Culinary Arts Program/Pastry Division.Click here to see the video Chef Deb and SPSCC put together as the students created a Dr. Suess Holiday Village of gingerbread.

2nd place prize went to Leslie Gilliland’s (Holly Hodgson and Jenifer Gilliland) Christmas in Russia.

3rd place prize AND “People’s Choice” winner went to Jeni Houghton’s Santa’s Workshop, sponsored by Centerpiece Cakes.

Youth Award went to Girl Scout Troop 40213: Juniors and Cadettes’ Camping Girl Scout Style.

Our esteemed delegate of volunteer judges for this year’s event were:

• André LeRest ~ The Bread Peddler Artisan Bakeshop & Café http://breadpeddler.com
• Jeanne Carras ~ Bonaventure Shoes http://www.bonaventureshoes.com
• Sam Pellegrino ~ Pellegrino’s Italian Kitchen & Custom Catering http://pellegrinositaliankitchen.com

Be sure to checkout the other outstanding and creative Holiday Gingerbread entries sponsored by SPSCC Culinary Arts Program/Pastry Division, Chef Deb Smith; David Bills; Harbor Wholesale Foods; Calvary Chapel of Olympia; Centerpiece Cakes; Compushare Management Systems, Inc., GoodTherapy.org, and Frost & Company, P.S.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 400 Overhulse Rd in Olympia, The Mailbox, and Olympia Art & Frame.

SPS Habitat for Humanity,415 Olympia Avenue NE, Olympia WA 98501, is a non-profit 501(c)3, building decent and affordable homes.

To coincide with Habitat Washington’s mission to ensure all ReStores in the state of Washington share a common name, we will be changing our name to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Store effective immediately. You will see these changes happen on our online presence nearly immediately with the signage throughout the store changing with the next 6-8 weeks. We are the same store surviving the same mission with the same great prices!

The Store is also going through a lot of physical changes! During the next two months we will be increasing the ease of which you, the customer, will be able to purchase and find items. We are also working on streamlining the donation process to make it much easier for you to make your donation to the store. Join us on Tuesday, November 1st, from 11-2 PM for a free barbecue lunch to celebrate the rebranding and changes to the store!