What an amazing couple of years we have had working with Habitat for Humanity! What began as a work day and a donation grew into an annual work week commitment and most recently, the House that Love Built. This past year, we raised $115,000 to become the primary financial sponsor of a house with Habitat for Humanity, and many of you were on-site day after day this summer making that dream a reality. This fall, a family will move into the House that Love Built on Morgan Avenue – and as they do, Chuck Coskran and Tom Saterstrom, our fearless Habitat partnership leaders, will step down from their roles. It is with deep gratitude for their vision and their dedication that we thank them as they move on to other things.

We are also happy to report that the leadership of our partnership with Habitat for Humanity will pass into strong and capable hands. Geoff Lennox will take on a leadership role in our partnership, coordinating volunteers for our work days. A member of the House that Love Built committee, a regular Habitat volunteer, and the coordinator of our meals and volunteers at Simpson Shelter, Geoff is passionate about affordable housing and alleviating homelessness in our community. We are also thrilled that Joan Naymark will continue on as our advocacy coordinator in our partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Joan serves as an experienced neighborhood family partner with Habitat, and will be partnering with the family that moves into the House that Love Built. Joan will also continue to keep us informed and organized as we advocate for affordable housing in our community. With their vision and leadership, who knows what we will do next?