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Chambersburg Building Given To Habitat For Humanity of Franklin County
Friday, 30 December 2011 10:13

Free and clear: The deed to the building at 458 E. King St., Chambersburg, was recently given to Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County.By SAMANTHA COSSICK
P.O. Staff writer
CHAMBERSBURG PA

Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County was given a house on King Street recently and intends to turn that property into cash for other projects.

The deed to a house at 458 E. King St. was transferred to Habitat in late November, said Mark Story, executive director for Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County.

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Housing Downturn Is ‘Habitat’ For Growth
Tuesday, 13 December 2011 12:44
Marilyn Kennedy Melia
CTW Features -

The housing market is in a slump, but the basic need for shelter is a constant. Enter Habitat for Humanity International – which placed sixth in Builder magazine’s survey of the largest U.S. homebuilders, with 6,032 home closings last year.

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Habitat's 2011 Building Hope Giveaway Results
Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:25
Congratulations Lynn Hostetler!CHAMBERSBURG, PA
Dec. 18, 2011
Herald Mail

Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County, Pa., recently released results of the 2011 Building Hope Giveaway.

Franklin County Career & Technology students, led by instructor Todd Swan, constructed a gazebo from scratch and donated it to Habitat to use as a fundraiser. The gazebo was on display all summer at Lowe’s in Chambersburg, and various businesses throughout Franklin County helped sell $10 tickets for an opportunity to win it.

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Book Sale Benefits Habitat
Thursday, 03 November 2011 09:07
Trinity Lutheran Church is preparing for its annual used book sale Thursday through Saturday. (By Yvette May Herald Mail Staff Photographer)

BY MORGAN YOUNG
Public Opinion Staff writer
CHAMBERSBURG PA --

Around 10,000 books have been collected for the sixth annual used book sale sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County and Trinity Lutheran Church in Greencastle, being held Thursday through Saturday.

Proceeds from the sale at the church, 1186 Jason Drive, Greencastle, will go to several nonprofit organizations through the church's mission project, with the majority of the profit benefiting Habitat's building fund.

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about 14 hours ago BIG thanks to Ed from his cabinet company "Crooked Little Tree" for volunteering to do the install work at S. Main. http://t.co/8TJNhY9x
about 4 days ago A donor just contributed furniture to HFHFC that will be available for our families to use. Thanks Budget Self Storage for the space!
about 9 days ago Volunteers will work to send out our January newsletter this week featuring our Chambersburg projects at 522 S. Main & 402 E. Washington.
about 11 days ago Mercersburg Rotary Club is making plans to volunteer with HFHFC on this year's projects. Thanks Folks! http://t.co/oRftnay9
about 16 days ago Just had another car donated to HFHFC! http://t.co/tfAaJH4B
about 18 days ago We're on the cusp of a brand new Habitat fundraiser for 2012 called Living Quarters. Watch your inbox/mailbox for news to come.
about 23 days ago Meetings are taking place this week with officials to secure the necessary permitting and permission to demo the old house on E Washington.
about 24 days ago VOTE! We want your input as we look to name our newsletter. Vote here: http://t.co/GdUoHoPM
about 28 days ago TME Surveying donated their services to Habitat by performing a boundary survey for our 522 S Main St project. Thank you Tom! (717) 263-0515
about 29 days ago Did you know? Houses constructed by Habitat Franklin County volunteers contribute over $37,000 to the annual tax base!
27 Dec 2011 A Big Thank You To Carter Lumber For Their $500 Gift To Our Affiliate. What A Great Community! http://t.co/yI4WC55i
22 Dec 2011 Gabler Trucking http://t.co/CWPFXLur just gave a generous $1000 gift to Habitat for our year-end appeal. You can too: http://t.co/on6p8L3a
20 Dec 2011 Thank you Exit Realty for your $500 gift to Habitat! http://t.co/GxZRXdbB
16 Dec 2011 Last volunteer day of 2011 is scheduled for Dec 20 at 8am at 522 S. Main St. Chambersburg. Look for the Habitat sign. Come on out!
14 Dec 2011 Demo work at the S Main project with our Master Builder volunteers has been a smashing success. Take a look: http://t.co/PSPuSon5
9 Dec 2011 United Way of Franklin County just donated office supplies and tools through their Gift-In-Kind program. http://t.co/finVJfH2 Live United!
6 Dec 2011 Work at S. Main has begun. Plans include adding a 1/2 bath, fixing some issues in the kitchen, new windows, adding insulation and PAINTING!
5 Dec 2011 A vehicle from Greencastle was just donated to our Cars For Homes program resulting in a nice year-end gift. Thanks! http://t.co/tfAaJH4B

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