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							Habitat Grosse Pointe Partners January 7, 2009 Meeting Minutes www.habitatgppartners.org
Host Church/Location: St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Present: Matt Schuetze, Pete Wilson, Chick Van Dusen, Marcus Shelley, Pam Fullerton, Jeff VerBeek, Mike Long, Ann Helm, Pat Dyble, Fred Schneider, Chapman Cunningham, Michael Labadie. Don May, Bill Davenport, Elaine & David Backhurst, Ernie Miedema, Ron Berli, Dave Upmeyer. The following Habitat Detroit staff members were also present: Sandra Cobb, Traci Odom, and Cindy Melican. The meeting was opened at 7:05 PM with the reading of Rev. Tom Rice’s prayer by Bill Davenport. Minutes of the December 3, 2008 meeting were recapped by Chick Van Dusen, and approved. Also the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Directors of Habitat Grosse Pointe Partners, held December 3, 2008 following the regular member meeting, were reviewed and explained by Chick Van Dusen. These minutes were also approved. Treasurer’s Report – Marcus Shelley reported that total receipts in 2008 were $48,800 which compared with about $52,000 in 2007. Shelley reported that as of 12/31/08, our cash and CD’s total was $52,320. Shelley also reported that previous delinquencies in our reporting requirements regarding our Michigan Annual Report have now been corrected. Prior 2nd Saturday Build Report Matt Schuetze reported: NO BUILD ON 12/13 DUE TO DEDICATION. Grosse Pointe Partners and Habitat Detroit held the dedication of the Habitat GP Partners sponsored house at 4730 Lakepointe on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 10:00am. Many Habitat GP Partners members, volunteers, parishioners, clergy, friends, and fellow Habitat homeowners welcomed and encouraged homeowner Carol Robinson to begin a new stage in the lives of her and her sons. The ceremony was indeed incredibly moving...a perfect way to get in the true spirit of Christmas. Attendees met at the house at 4730 Lakepointe. Several gifts were bestowed upon Ms. Robinson from various sources: Ann Helm’s cross-stitch, Helen Santiz and Chapman Cunningham provided handmade blankets, Sandra Cobb a highly symbolic lemonade pitcher, and more. The ceremony was warm, stirring, and highly emotional, with kind words from clergy, friends, and Habitat Detroit staff. Ms. Robinson gave tearful thanks to GPPartners volunteers and all who boosted her through her sweat equity program. Several photos taken at the dedication were distributed. Educational Session Traci Odom, Habitat Family Services Director, gave an overview of the application process and selection criteria for family partners. Some of the key points discussed by Traci were:  Recruiting in 2008 resulted in 598 prescreening applications for homes.  Currently 9 family partners are in the pipeline.  Selection criteria: o Must have a need for housing o Hold a job which enables partner to make the $600-$650 monthly payment on the 0% interest mortgage. o Willingness to perform sweat-equity and attend workshops.  Family partner training process involves: o Typically requires 9-12 months to complete. D:\Docstoc\Working\pdf\c5ca3049-d440-4561-9d2b-bf7fc8a05352.doc, 1/29/2010 1:12 PM

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Attend classes and workshops in financial literacy, minor home repair, homebuyer education, community responsibility, budgeting and financial management, and preparation for closing. o Must complete 250-400 sweat-equity hours by assisting with construction, attending workshops, working at Habitat’s ReStore. o Mentor assigned to each family partner The financial advantage the Habitat family partner has by virtue volunteered labor, donated materials, etc. and a 0% mortgage is a mortgage payment of $600 per month compared with payments ranging from $850 - $1,000 per month on a comparable non-Habitat home.

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Sandra Cobb, Habitat Director, discussed Habitat Detroit’s Faith Relations/Volunteer Program, including various volunteer opportunities available to Habitat GP Partners. She would like to have HGP Partners work more with the inner city churches, and will be available to assist us in this. Some of the volunteer opportunities are outlined below:  Office Administration – clerical, data entry, phone answering at Jane Street location.  Habitat Restore – assist customers and help keep Restore organized and running smoothly.  Construction Projects – on-going construction projects every Wed, Thurs & Sat, 24th Street location.  Monthly 2nd Saturday construction  Provide lunched for volunteers on off Saturdays.  Participate in neighborhood cleanup projects. Habitat Detroit Report – Cindy Melican `distributed the 2009 Calendar of Special Builds & Fund Raising Events which included the following:  Women Build May 2009 – Detroit date to be announced (likely May 2 – May 10)  Building on Faith Blitz Tues, June 16th – Sat, June 20th  Fall Blitz Build Tues, September 15th – Sat, September 19th  Run for a Reason Sun, October 18th For Faith Blitz in June, we will be working with the Oakland County Habitat affiliate to help increase the awareness of the Habitat program. Next 2nd Saturday Build , January 10th - Bill Davenport, St. Michael’s Episcopal, is coordinator and reported that he had about 5 volunteers from St. Michael’s, along with 5 others from this meeting. At this point we don’t know what specific work we will be doing, but volunteers are to report directly to the Habitat construction trailer on Lakepointe by 8:15 am. Chick Van Dusen will have a supply on Saturday of signed Certificates of Appreciation for student volunteers. Old Business - Chick Van Dusen reported on the results of the fall solicitation letter campaign. He distributed a report of Contributions by Church Affiliation for the period of October – December, 2008 summarized below: Church Contributions $10,629 Foundation Contributions $ 6,500 Individual Contributions $13,404 (142 contributors) Total $30,533 All contributions have been acknowledged on a timely basis. Thanks to Judy Greiner and her daughter for help with this. Detail listings of individual contributors are available for any fundraising coordinators by contacting Chick. New Business . Matt Schuetze reported that the Gifts & Greens event at Christ Church Grosse Pointe had been successful and thanked those of us who attended. A report of the funds generated from this event for HGP Partners will be available at a future meeting. Schuetze reported the HGP Partners has just received a $5,000 grant with no matching requirements from the DeVlieg Foundation. Thanks to Curt DeRoo for fostering our relationship with Janet DeVlieg Pope.

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February 4, 2009, 7:00 pm, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Chapman Cunningham Habitat ReStore Andy Anderson, Habitat Detroit Review operations, finances, and benefits. Cover deconstruction services. February 14. Email Chapman Cunningham at PMulla2500@aol.com to volunteer

Future Schedule 1st Wed Month Meeting February March April May June 4 4 1 6 3 2nd Sat Build 14 14 11 9 13

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GP Congregational Chapman C. ReStore/A. Anderson GP Unitarian Ann Helm Communications GP Memorial (A) Displays/Marketing to Parishes St. Paul Lutheran First Christian Reformed (A)To be confirmed before 2/4 meeting

Note – for the winter builds, most work will be inside. Closing Prayer – The meeting was adjourned with prayer by Matt Schuetze at 9:00 PM Respectfully submitted, Chick Van Dusen 1/25/09

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