A Busy Tool Library Month! 9 Aug 2018 10:39 AM (6 years ago)

July 13 & 14, 2018 - Many residents in Provo's Timp Neighborhood pulled together to come out and dig trenches and install a sprinkler system in the 300 West and 300 North cross streets. In addition, other yard projects were worked on in the neighborhood. The projects took two days and was a weekend collaborative. Habitat provided our Mobile Tool Library, which helped residents whip through the tasks which would have otherwise taken a lot longer.

July 24, 2018 - For many of us in the State of Utah, we enjoy having the 24th of July off. However, for those who work for companies headquartered outside the State, the 24th is just another work day. Employees at the Utah Valley Convention Center found a way to turn their day on into an opportunity to give back to the community. Habitat provided our Mobile Tool Library and the volunteers cleaned up weeds and boarders around the 300 West and 700 South cross streets, which is a place for businesses, residents, and a community garden.

July 30, 2018 - We had several members of the Provo 228th LDS YSA Ward come out and help revitalize Provo's North Park neighborhood. Volunteers, along with neighborhood residents, cleaned up a community garden and pulled weeds and picked up trash around the 800 North and 600 West area.

Police Picnicking! 6 Aug 2018 6:02 PM (6 years ago)

Michael and Celeste Kennard hosted a Police Picnic at their home in Provo's Joaquin Neighborhood this past week. Several Provo City police officers came out to mingle with Joaquin residents and answer questions. Everyone had a great time eating some good food and enjoying Kennard's beautiful backyard. The next Police Picnic will be August 28th for the Franklin Neighborhood.

Saturday Parading! 2 Aug 2018 2:45 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat families and volunteers walked in American Fork Steel Days Parade on Saturday, July 21st to help Habitat promote our mission in the community. Parade walkers walked next to our cool red truck float and handed out taffy and ReStore flyers to parade watchers. Only two more parades to go!

Parade Pioneers! 2 Aug 2018 2:35 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat families and others spent their Pioneer Day morning handing out taffy and flyers and walking alongside our cool red float truck at the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Parade. We are thankful for our parade volunteers and their willingness to help us market our mission to the community even on a holiday!

Tool Library in Action! 28 Jul 2018 9:53 AM (6 years ago)

Habitat partnered with Community Action to provide our Mobile Tool Library to help prepare Franklin Neighborhood's Communal Garden for the fall crop this past week. Two groups from ASEA (cellular supplement company) volunteered their time and used tools from the Library to hand till and prepare the garden.

A "Magical" Evening of Success! 27 Jul 2018 3:47 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County celebrated and recapped its "magical" fiscal year at our Annual Meeting on Thursday at the Utah Valley Home Builders Association in Orem. In addition to highlighting this past fiscal year’s successes and introducing our "beyond measure" theme, the local Habitat affiliate also showed appreciation to this past year’s Executive Committee and elected our new Executive Team.

Special thanks to Tara Riddle, Sariah Hillam, Eric Bennett, Jeanne Walker, Chuck Irwin, and Kenny Seng for their outstanding efforts over the past year. Due to our upcoming management transition, the same Executive Committee was elected to continue serving for the next several months.

In addition, at the meeting, Habitat also surprised and recognized two of its employees for their dedication to our mission in the community. Construction Assistant, Scotty White, was honored as the Employee of the Year, and Orem ReStore Warehouse Manager, Brian Viall, was selected as the ReStore Employee of the Year. Both are very deserving of this honor. They are hard workers and always go beyond the call of duty in their respective positions.

"Banking" on Good Cause! 17 Jul 2018 1:58 PM (6 years ago)

Wells Fargo employees endured the heat this past Friday to help Habitat staff members roof and side a Habitat home currently being built in Lehi with the Sandoval family. The volunteers also started building the carport. Through Wells Fargo's Team Leader Program, the bank provides funding to build area Habitat homes and Habitat provides bank employees with "team building" opportunities at local construction sites. We love our partnership with Well Fargo and appreciate their continued support!

Welcome Summer! 6 Jul 2018 3:46 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat partner families and staff celebrated the beginning of summer with our annual summer party on Thursday, June 28th at the Lehi Outdoor Pool. Everyone had a great time swimming, diving, sliding, rock climbing, and eating lots of square donuts despite the windy weather.

Local Habitat Hosts Nationwide Learning Exchange 6 Jul 2018 3:32 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County welcomed staff and board members from other Habitat affiliates throughout the country to Utah County on Thursday, June 28th and Friday, June 29th. The local Habitat collaborated with Habitat International to host a two-day learning exchange on home repair at the Utah Valley Home Builders Association in Orem. Special thanks to Walter Fields for facilitating the course and to the UVHBA for providing the workshop space.

Time to Picnic! 6 Jul 2018 3:06 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Provo Community Policing hosted its first Police Picnic of the summer at the Littlefield's home in Provo’s Timp Neighborhood! Those in attendance enjoyed a picnic meal while sharing concerns with their Provo Community Police Officer and other officers on the local police force. They also had the opportunity to learn about Habitat's Neighborhood Revitalization Programs. If you live in downtown Provo and would be interested in hosting one of these important crime prevention events, contact David at (801) 344-8527 or dwright@habitatuc.org.

Parades are "Berry" Fun! 2 Jul 2018 2:30 PM (6 years ago)

It was a fun day at Pleasant Grove's Strawberry Days Parade on Saturday, June 23rd! Habitat partner families and other volunteers walked alongside our "red float" and passed out flyers and taffy to parade goers to help promote Habitat's local programs and ReStores. We love parade season! Special thanks to Val Cope for driving the float and to the Burgess family for coordinating volunteers. We could still use walkers for upcoming parades in American Fork, Spanish Fork, and Payson. Contact LeAnn at (801) 368-2250 or leann@habitatuc.org to sign up or for more information.

PICKING COLORS! 19 Jun 2018 10:50 AM (6 years ago)

The Castaneda and Guerra families met with staff members of EDGEhomes on Wednesday to film some video and select their options for their upcoming Habitat homes in Springville.
EDGE will be blitzing building the two homes in six days the last week of July and the first week of August. This will be the fourth and fifth local homes that EDGE has partnered with Habitat on since 2015. We appreciate EDGE's kindness and generosity and their commitment to our families and our local affordable housing mission.

A BUSY LIBRARY! 19 Jun 2018 10:39 AM (6 years ago)

Habitat's Provo Mobile Tool Library has been well used over the last several weeks. The Library was used at neighborhood clean-ups in the Franklin and North Park neighborhoods and to clean up and install drip systems at Habitat's TyeRay Community Garden. And just last week, 85 local scouts borrowed the Mobile Library to work at the Provo's Franklin Neighborhood communal garden. The scouts learned techniques of hand tilling and composting, as well as how to facilitate in natural systems of organic gardening. They also learned team building skills as they moved heavy dead tree logs by hand, typically moved by bobcats and tractors, to create a log barrier along the north boarder of the garden. The Library is free to use for all Provo residents. Look on line at https://www.habitatuc.org/mobileToolLibrary.htm to schedule or for more information.

Parade of Green Booties! 14 Jun 2018 10:46 AM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is partnering again this year with the Utah County Health Department to bring awareness about the dangers of radon gas and the importance of testing to the community. The organizations are sponsoring an informational garage booth inside one of the Utah Valley Parade of Homes homes, built by Chatwin Homes, in Provo from June 7-23, 2018. We also are providing "green" booties for those touring the home. Green is the color used to promote radon nationally. We appreciate the Utah Valley Home Builders Association for generously providing us the booth free of charge. It is a great opportunity to share information about the cancer causing gas and encourage testing. To find out more about radon, look online at www.habitatuc.org/radon.htm.

Parades X 2! 14 Jun 2018 10:38 AM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County kicked off its parade season on Saturday with two parades - Springville Art City Days and Orem Summerfest. Habitat partner families and others passed out flyers and taffy to parade attendees at the morning and night parades. Special thanks to Josh DeGering for his willingness to drive in both parades, Kenny Seng Construction for providing us with our cool red "float", and to Joe Tanner and Mountain America Credit Union for being this year's parade sponsor. We plan to be in a number of parades this summer and need volunteer parade walkers. Please contact LeAnn at (801) 368-2250 or leann@habitatuc.org for more information.

A Rose Gardener! 5 Jun 2018 2:09 PM (6 years ago)

Long time Habitat homeowner, Roberto Castaneda, takes great pride in his home, located in Provo, and not only maintains his twin home and property immaculately but also helps his neighbors living in same project maintain theirs as well. You can't help but admire Roberto's beautiful roses as you drive into the project. They are absolutely amazing! We appreciate Roberto's hard work and dedication and are a little jealous of his "green thumb"!

Fixing It! 5 Jun 2018 2:08 PM (6 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County joined the Utah Recycling Alliance to host a Fix It Clinic at the Orem ReStore on Wednesday. “Fix-It Clinics” are designed to empower participates to become better stewards of their material belongings and reduce waste. Participants bring in broken items that they would like to learn how to repair and have the opportunity to work side-by-side with an experienced Repair Coach.

Coaches for Wednesday's event included Austin Taylor, Director at the Provo Bike Collective, Dustin Caldwell, a general repair specialist, and Joe Jarrett, a local contractor. The coaches helped those in attendance to fix a rake, scale, and chair, and to tune up some bicycles. Participants also received discounts in the ReStore that evening.

We would like to thank Utah Recycling Alliance member, Sarah Bateman, for bringing the idea to us and helping to plan the event. We would also give our appreciation to the repair coaches for their service and for donating their time. We are hoping to grow the clinics and hold them at least quarterly. We also need more coaches! The next Clinic will be in September. Watch for details!

Habitat Kicks Off Women Build During Rainstorm! 23 May 2018 9:42 AM (6 years ago)

The rain didn't stop Habitat and the Elton/Morgan family from kicking off Habitat's second annual Women Build Home in Springville last Monday. Instead of shoveling "mud", Nacole Morgan and her friends and family joined Women Build participants and others in the Springville City Council Chambers for a short program and then launched balloons outside the Springville Civic Center to celebrate the start of their new home. Following the event, everyone enjoyed shaved ice from Kona Ice. Special thanks to Springville Community Development Director, Glen Goins, for his inspiring words and for helping us move locations at the last minute.

The four bedroom, two bathroom, two story home, located at 243 South 400 West, Springville, will be built with at least 75 percent local women, and will be sold to Morgan and her four young sons. The home will be the local Habitat affiliate’s 71st Utah Valley home and Habitat's second full Women Build Home.

Women Build is Habitat for Humanity’s program for women who want to learn construction skills and build homes and communities. This program brings together women from all walks of life to address the housing crisis facing millions of women and children worldwide.

Local women are still being sought to help build the home. To register or to find out more, please look on line at https://habitatuc.org/womenBuildCircleOf100.htm.

Well-Known Female Contractor, Local Women Frame Floor on Lehi Habitat Home as Part of National Women Build Week 14 May 2018 12:12 PM (6 years ago)

To help kick off National Women Build Week locally, several volunteers and Habitat supporters joined well-known female general contractor, Sallie Bradshaw, her 86 year old mother, Shirley, and members of her family on Saturday to frame the floor on a five-bedroom Habitat home currently being built in partnership with Armando and Roberta Sandoval and their five children in Lehi, Utah.

In addition to framing, local volunteers enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo themed meal, sponsored by Costa Vida Lehi, and were entertained by Mariachi Los Pumas of BYU during lunch time. It was a fun and productive day.

National Women Build Week, a nationwide initiative created by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s in 2008. is held the week leading up to Mother’s Day with Lowe’s generously donating nearly $2 million dollars and volunteer support. Hosting the event during this week reinforces the message that every woman can make a difference through learning and using construction skills. The annual initiative has brought together more than 117,000 all-women construction volunteers to build or repair homes with nearly 5,000 families over the past 10 years.

KSL and the Deseret News covered Saturday's volunteer day. Check out the links at https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46314926&nid=148&title=women-gather-to-build-homes-for-charity and https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900017860/utah-county-women-gather-to-build-homes-for-

charity.html.

Coldwell Banker Landscapes Home on 500 West 30 Apr 2018 2:11 PM (6 years ago)

Realtors and other employees from Coldwell Banker spent two days helping to landscape a Habitat home on 500 West in Provo. Volunteers spread dirt, helped to install the sprinkling system, and laid sod at the recently completed Habitat home. They did a amazing job and the homeowner was very grateful! During the week, the local real estate firm also presented Habitat with a check for $5,000 for our Women Build home in Springville. We appreciate Coldwell Banker's wonderful kindness and service.

Habitat Helps with Hazardous Waste Collection 17 Apr 2018 9:04 AM (7 years ago)

Habitat staff, student volunteers, and volunteers from the Utah County's Jail Work Diversion Program helped with the Utah County's Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at Provo Towne Centre on Saturday. They collected and sorted paint and helped process other items that had been dropped off by community residents. Some of the paint will be used in Habitat's paint recycling program. We appreciate the Utah County Health Department and their continued support of our reuse and recycling efforts.

Habitat Promotes ReStore, Other Programs at Home and Family Expo 16 Apr 2018 11:13 AM (7 years ago)

Habitat staff members and partner homeowners/families had the opportunity to share information on Habitat's local ReStores and community programs at this past weekend's Home and Family Expo at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds. We also sold radon test kits and gave away a RedHed Toolkit. This is one of our favorite community events to participate in every year. Special thanks to Ron Payne and the Daily Herald for providing us the large booth space for free.

Habitat Cuts Ribbon on 68th Utah Valley Home 15 Apr 2018 10:45 AM (7 years ago)

Provo Mayor Kaufusi joined Fidencio Acosta, Iris Ramos, and their three adorable boys as they cut the ribbon on their new Habitat home in Provo on Monday afternoon. The three bedroom, two and half bathroom, two story home, located at 588 East 300 South, Provo, is Habitat for Humanity of Utah County's 68th Utah Valley home. The home is also the second home in Habitat’s Brimhall Estates 2 Subdivision. Special thanks to Kona Ice for providing refreshing, icy treats on the warm afternoon. It was a nice celebration of our mission!

A "Touchdown" for Habitat! 3 Apr 2018 11:01 AM (7 years ago)

Former BYU Quarterback and Offensive Coordinator, Ty Detmer, spoke to a room full of people and signed footballs this past Wednesday at Habitat for Humanity's Annual Fundraising Breakfast at the beautiful Adobe Campus in Lehi. In addition to Detmer, Habitat homeowner, Kimberly Harter, gave some uplifting remarks, and Dixieland Band, Steve Call's Hot 4, entertained the crowd. We also had a small silent auction. Special thanks to the program participants, Adobe, Bank of American Fork, Craig Conover, and all those that made this event possible. It was a fun morning and helped Habitat raise over $11,000 a Habitat home currently being built with the Sandoval family in downtown Lehi.

Habitat Honors Volunteers and Community Partners at Annual Event! 7 Mar 2018 10:14 AM (7 years ago)

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County held its twelfth annual volunteer and community partner recognition event on Thursday night at the historic Startup Building in Provo. The old fashioned, sweet themed event included a delicious picnic meal by Landmark Catering, sweets, music, and fun favors. Business partners, supporters, and community volunteers, including Kenny Seng Construction, JP Cooling and Heating, LKL Associates, Joe Tanner, Grant Sumsion, Utah Valley Interfaith Association, Americas Barter Exchange, Mark Ishii, Katie Jones, Western Metals Recycling, Alpine Transition and Education Center (ATEC), RedHed Tools, Utah County Sheriff's Work Diversion, Xactware, and Chuck Irwin, were honored for their outstanding service efforts over the past year. We truly appreciate all our volunteers and partners and what they do to make life “sweeter” for our Habitat families.

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