Montclair Kimberly Academy Students Raise Cash for Habitat Newark

Students at Montclair Kimberly Academy recently had a fund raising project that resulted in a great donation to Habitat for Humanity Newark.

Pictured to the left are Steve Picone, Julie Emry and Korbin Felder, representing about forty students who were involved, along with their teacher Marianne Burke. Dave Zurheide, Executive Director of Habitat Newark and Jason Ramsey, Construction Manager, are also pictured.


Students who donated to the cause all signed a 2x4 which will be incorporated into a new house being built in Newark.

Habitat International and Haiti Relief Efforts

After the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, Habitat International has begun assessing the impacts of this disaster on affordable housing. As soon as the situation is assessed, Habitat will begin the recovery process. According to Habitat International news release, "Habitat has been at work in Haiti for 26 years and will use its local expertise and mobilize resources as part of the rebuilding efforts. Habitat has provided more than 2,000 families with housing solutions through a variety of initiatives, including new home construction, progressive building, home repairs and improvements. It also builds capacity in construction skills, disaster mitigation and financial literacy and works in coordination with community and government agencies."

For the full news release and more information about Habitat's Disaster Response, see this link: http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2010archive/01_13_2010_Haiti_Earthquake.aspx

To donate to Habitat's effort in Haiti, visit this site: https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx?link=227

Habitat Newark on the Road

This May, volunteers from Habitat Newark are traveling to help victims of the 2008 Iowa floods by building affordable housing. Join them!

In June and early July of 2008, northeastern Iowa was hit by devastating flooding of the rivers feeding into the Mississippi. These floods are often referred to as Iowa's Katrina. Thousands of homes and businesses were lost. Many Iowans were left out of homes and out of work. The national media did not give these floods the same type of coverage they gave Katrina because the population base is smaller, video images less graphic, and no lives were lost-- but the damage was as significant to the local region as Katrina was to the Gulf Coast.

Join Habitat Newark volunteers on this trip. There are still some slots left, but hurry as the group is limited to 20 people.

Trip details:
Depart Newark Liberty Airport on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 (Return on Sunday, May 9th, 2010). Fly to Chicago and then drive to the Cedar Rapids area and stay in a nearby hotel.

Airfare will be $230 per person.
Hotel room (Two volunteers in a room with two beds) including breakfast will be $215 per person.
Each volunteer's share of rental cars will be about $85.

The maximum number of people who can make this trip is 20, and it is first come first served. If you are interested, please contact:
Barry Wolfensohn
bwsw16@yahoo.com
973-301-1771