The fall 2009 issue of the GNHFH newsletter has been released.

You can access it at GNHFH Affiliate News – Fall 2009.

This Saturday, we’ll continue supporting Southern NH Rescue Mission (40 Chestnut Street, Nashua) to put in emergency and handicapped egress that will allow for a new basement dormitory. Specifically, we’ll put up drywall in the 2nd of two rest rooms (5/8” on ceilings, ½” on interior walls), to allow plumber to continue. Time and volunteers permitting, we’ll also finish hanging drywall on the interior dorm wall, and start hanging drywall in the adjacent hallway. This is all indoor work. We’ll make sure to wrap up early for evening treats.

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This Saturday, we’ll continue supporting Southern NH Rescue Mission (40 Chestnut Street, Nashua) to put in emergency and handicapped egress that will allow for a new basement dormitory. Specifically, we’ll put up drywall in the two rest rooms (5/8” on ceilings, ½” on interior walls), start hanging drywall in the adjacent hallway, and finish hanging drywall on the interior dorm wall. This is all indoor work.

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This Saturday, we’ll continue supporting Southern NH Rescue Mission (40 Chestnut Street, Nashua) to put in emergency and handicapped egress that will allow for a new basement dormitory. Specifically, we’ll finish framing and start drywalling two rest rooms, and start hanging drywall on the walls that are not fire boundaries. This is all indoor work.

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Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity’s Public Relations Committee is in search for an Affiliate Historian. 

Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity has been an officially recognized affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International since 1994.  The 15-year-old organization recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its first partnership with a home-owner family.  We are looking for someone to help us record and organize the history that has begun to accumulate.

We are looking for a volunteer with a knack for organization, research, writing, and a keen interest in local history.  A good sense of navigation through online searches and other computer and internet-based tools will be helpful.

This volunteer position entails:

- Leading the organization’s scrapbooking efforts to collect newspaper, magazine, photographs, and other articles.

- Searching and retrieving online and microfiched articles (particularly from the Nashua Telegraph) if necessary.

- Helping organize our online photography files into Picasa.

- Helping construct a Wikipedia entry that will help serve as a quick historical reference guide as well as a point of information for those seeking a clearer understanding of our mission as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International in the Nashua area.

Other projects will be discussed and hours are to be determined based on the volunteer’s availability and the goals set between the volunteer and the organization’s Public Relations Committee.

For more information please contact the Public Relations Committee at pr@nashabitat.org.

This Saturday, we’ll continue supporting Southern NH Rescue Mission (40 Chestnut Street, Nashua) to put in emergency and handicapped egress that will allow for a new basement dormitory. Specifically, we’ll finish hanging drywall on the ceilings, continuing with the walls, plus a little framing in the rest rooms. This is all indoor work.

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Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity is looking for a volunteer who is willing to lead the Newsletter Distribution efforts.   What this responsibility entails:

- Working with the US Post Office on our Bulk Mail Account (keeping track of balances and filling out a form when a mailing takes place).

- Picking up the newsletter at the printer.

- Folding, stuffing, and sealing our newsletter.

- Sorting the newsletter into two groups before mailing it.

- Requesting volunteers (through an email list our organization will provide) to help assemble the newsletter mailing.

This work takes place four times a year.  All of the work mentioned above can be done in one day; it is generally more comfortably spread over three days: 1) a day to pick up the newsletter from the printer, 2) a day to fold the newsletters and stuff them, 3) a day to visit the postal office for mailing.

We’re looking for a volunteer willing to learn the process with supervision during two mailings and who can take the leadership role after those two times.  You will have ample support in this role: newsletter work attracts a good amount of volunteers.

If you’re interested: email the Public Relations Committee at pr@nashabitat.org.