Habitat for Humanity, DeKalb County Georgia
 

 

 Homeowners Get Ducts  Cleaned

DeKalb Habitat homeowners have the opportunity to get their HVAC duct work cleaned.  Justin Tarr, General Manager of Daffy Ducts, has offered this service to our homeowners at no charge.  Starting with the oldest houses, DeKalb Habitat office staff is working with Daffy Ducts to schedule the cleaning service.  Justin's crew also cleans the dryer vents, a place where gathered lint can cause dangerous vent fires.  Our thanks to Justin and Daffy Ducts for their contribution to safe, affordable houses in DeKalb County.

   

Jimmy Sommers Helps Habitat

Jimmy Sommers appeared in concert at Centennial Olympic Park recently and DeKalb Habitat benefited from his appearance.  In addition to a generous contribution of his own, proceeds from the sale of his CD's also went to Habitat for Humanity--DeKalb.  Special thanks to board member Doreen Nunnally for arranging this partnership, and to board members Jeff Mayers, Jayne Watson and Kim Cameron for helping out at the Park. 

Jayne and Jimmy sell CD at the concert

Jayne sells CD's and Jimmy autographs them.

 

 

The Habitat display at the concert Jeff and Jayne staff the Habitat booth at the concert. 

Homeowners Picnic

Board members eating dinner

The annual Homeowners Picnic was held at Exchange Park on Columbia Drive in Decatur.  This park offers a covers picnic pavillion, playground for children, a lake, and walking trails.  We even had a game kit from DeKalb County with a tug-of-war rope, balls and a horseshoe game.    A family eating dinner

 

This event offered a time for conversation between homeowners and board members.  DeKalb Habitat likes to keep in touch with the partner families with whom we have worked to build homes around the county. 

For more pictures of the picnic, click here.    

 

 

 

Build Updates

The house on Greentree Drive is moving along very well.  For updates on this house, go to the Build Update page.  The next house will be right next door, although the address is on Snapfinger Road.  We hope to begin about the first of November, and will need groups to work on Thursdays and Saturdays.  Groups to fix lunch for the construction volunteers on Saturday are also needed.  To sign up as a group, or to sign up for fixing lunches, please call the office at 404/534-1611.   

Newsletters

DeKalb Habitat continues to publish three issues of our  print newsletters to keep you informed of important work in DeKalb. If you would like to recieve this newsletter, please send your name and address to the DeKalb Habitat office, asking to be put in the mailing list, or call our office and leave the same information:   P.O. Box 1681, Decatur, GA  30031; phone: 404/534-1611.

In addition we also publish an e-newlsetter once or twice a month. would  please click here to sign up for our e-newsletter. 

Click here to view past issues of the print newsletter.