Call Habitat For Humanity

As of 12/23/05, Habitat International has proclaimed any solicitations done in the name of or for any Habitat Affiliate working in or from the Hurricane ravaged region can no longer occur.

You can not use the name of said Habitat Affiliate without them risking losing their affiliation.

So, call Habitat International instead and ask them what they are doing with the millions they have raised and the thousands of volunteers in some Pergatorial data base no one can access.

This week and Next Week and every week thereafter, right?

Anyway, I just heard from Shannon at Walton County Habitat. She's trying to call ALL Habitats around the US in hopes of drumming up support/teams to come down and help.We need to help her. I'll be sending a similar msg to my friends, but this is so much bigger than a single person, or even a large group of people. So I'm asking you folks to help out as well.

Use this link - http://www.habitat.org/local/ - to find Habitat orgs in your state. Start with those in your area code. And if it overlaps with what someone else is doing - good! The more they know people are expecting assistance to occur, the more likely they'll send folks. Shame is a wonderful motivator. Just don't use it in any obvious ways. Name calling isn't a motivator.

Then, use the following statement - or something like it. Ad lib to a certain extent, but please keep to the basic information.HFH Affiliates:

Habitat for Humanity of Walton County, Florida is actively building emergency housing units for families in Hancock County, Mississippi and is in need of volunteers to join in the effort.

Currently they are putting together a schedule for teams to volunteer in weekly increments from now until the end of February. There are several dates to choose from at this time, and they would love for a team of your volunteers to join in the effort. Please contact the Walton County Habitat (850.835.0067, info@waltoncountyhabitat.org) to register your team as soon as possible. Teams of as small as 6 – 12 can be very effective for the type of work being done, and two bunk houses (water & electric too!) with enough space to sleep up to 24 people are available for volunteers.

At this time volunteers are asked to be self contained as far as food, toiletries, sleeping bags, & any other items they may need. There are now a couple of restaurants and a Wal Mart within 20 minutes that have reopened, and fuel is available.

Thank you

Easy and it's amazing the fun conversations you can end up having with these phone calls.

What I usually do is tell folks that I'm just an ordinary citizen not affiliated with any company or marketing scheme. I just know this is a legitimate need and I'm hoping to help by calling and asking. That saves a lot of hostility right up front.

So - make some calls and then write back if you can with any results.

Thanks!