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HABITAT EXTRA! from Habitat for Humanity International


NOVEMBER 2009 NEWS

The Carter Work Project: Mekong Build
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1753/0/

The 2009 Carter Work Project was a success! More than 160 families in Thailand, China, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam enjoyed first meals and true happiness inside their new Habitat homes.


New partnership with The American Legion
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1789/0/

Habitat has joined The American Legion to help Legion members become a part of the effort to end substandard housing. A new guidebook outlines ways that veterans can get involved in supporting Habitat’s mission.


Thrivent Builds Worldwide participants give back
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1790/0/

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members learn new skills, experience a different culture and help give families a hand through Thrivent Builds Worldwide short-term build trips to the Gulf Coast, El Salvador and dozens of other locations around the globe. Learn more about Thrivent Builds Worldwide.


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The Perfect Holiday Gift
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1798/0/

Honor your loved ones with a special gift when you make a tax-deductible donation to Habitat for Humanity. Your loved ones get a unique Habitat gift card – either in the mail or by email (your choice!). Your gift then helps families around the world get into homes faster. Send a Habitat gift card or e-card to your loved ones today.


Put your holiday gifts in action this season!
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This holiday season, donate to Habitat for Humanity and dedicate your gift to the ones you love.  View the gifts available in our virtual catalog and choose yours today.  We’ll send your honoree a beautiful card to let them know that a gift has been made on their behalf!


Reform foreign assistance and include affordable housing
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1793/0/ 

Currently, both Congress and the Obama Administration are working to reform foreign assistance. With 1 billion of the world’s poor living in slums, there couldn’t be a better time to make foreign assistance more effective and increase the focus on adequate housing.  Please act now: Ask for affordable housing to be a priority of the reform.


HABITAT SUCCESS STORY

A Better Place for Hout Tera
http://lists.habitatforhumanity.org/t/808579/6059847/1794/0/

A young homeowner in Cambodia anticipates a cleaner and healthier future for her two daughters.


Q&A

It’s the time of year when many people make decisions about their year-end philanthropic gifts. Got a question about how Habitat measures up, compared to other giving options? Send it to QandA at habitat.org. 


HOUSING STATISTIC

54: percentage of households earning between $30,000-$39,999 that own their homes, according to a 2008 Pew Research Poll


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