Habitat Annual Meeting

In this economic environment, donations are slower and we wanted to find ways to help the community in addition to building houses. “A Brush with Kindness” will provide free labor for renovations to a home under the direction of our lead carpenter, Tom Gagnon. All the homeowner would need to do is supply the materials.

Our Officers for fiscal year 2010 are: Spencer Carr, President; Brian Peek, Vice President, Tom Essex & Phil Healy, Co-Treasurers and Dorrene Butts, Secretary.

In addition to our Officers, our Board Members are: Billy Boyd, Executive Director; Beth Lewis, ReStore Manager; Drew Davis, Darrin Johnston/Dick Manning, Beverly Gale and Barb Misner. We would like to thank John Essigman and Jana Flury who are rotating off the Board. Jana has been a board member for 10 years.

We need volunteers for a Church Relations Committee and a Fundraising Committee and someone to serve as the Chair of the Family Selection Committee. If you have an interest in serving on a committee, please contact us at 706-754-5313.

Meet Our New President

Spencer Carr will take over the reins October 1, 2010 as the new President of Habitat. He has been a board member since 2007. Spencer is a partner at Carr & Gibbs, Attorneys at Law, P.C. in Clarkesville and has contributed legal services to the Affiliate for over 10 years.

Spencer serves on the Board of Habersham Christian Learning Center, Habersham County Library Board and as President of the Cornelia Elementary School PTO. He is past International Service Director and past President of the Rotary Club of Habersham County and has twice been named Rotarian of the Year. Spencer is married to Nancy and has two sons, Temple, 9, and Ray, 7.

"It is truly a pleasure to see the dream of home ownership realized by the Habitat partner families. I look forward to continuing the great tradition established by our Habitat Affiliate of providing housing to Habersham and White county families."

Habitat’s 5th Annual Golf Marathon- September 21st
Golfaholics mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 21st (note date change) from 7:00 am to dark. The 100 hole marathon will be held at the Orchard Golf Course. Registration fee is $100 and each golfer is asked to collect pledges totaling $2,500. If you are not a golfer but would like to contribute as a sponsor, please contact us. No amount is too small. We also need starters, caddies and volunteers. For information, call 706-754-5313.

25th Anniversary of Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Georgia
We are celebrating our 25th anniversary! The Northeast Georgia Affiliate was started in 1985 by pastors and lay people from area churches. We have built 60 houses to date in Habersham and White counties and house number 61 is in progress. Through the international home building tithe, we have served over 36 families, primarily in Guatemala. (Read More).