CONTACT:  ELIZABETH TERESHKO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEL. 603-883-0295
EMAIL: office@nashuahabitat.org

Read about our recent move in the Nashua Telegraph by clicking here.

Nashua – Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity (GNHFH) has relocated. After many years at 63 Temple Street, the non-profit organization has moved to 92 Main Street in downtown Nashua.

Over the last two years GNHFH has grown significantly. In addition to hiring its first staff-member in recent weeks, (a Director of Resource Development), the Board of Directors has added new members and many of the organization’s committees have flourished with new leaders and volunteers. This has added to the organization’s ability to continue building affordable housing and to launch efforts in the revitalization of homes and neighborhoods.

GNHFH is about to complete a home in Wilton and will begin a new project in Hudson immediately after that. Plans are in place to build homes for two more families, guaranteeing large projects through at least 2013.

GNHFH President Ed Lopez credits fellow Board member and Office Manager Nora Boyle with much of this successful transition: “Nora has helped elevate our presence in the community by assembling a strong office team and helping us move to a location where we’re more visible and more accessible to the community. As neighbors of Renaissance Downtown Nashua, Great American Downtown, and so many other great organizations that are working hard to improve Greater Nashua we feel this puts us in a better place to engage in dialog and partner in efforts to improve Nashua and its surrounding communities. We feel our move also reflects the tremendous growth our organization has transitioned through over the last two years. We do remain grateful to Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Nashua for providing our previous office space – which was a critical part of our ability to provide a professional environment for our volunteers to thrive in.”

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.  Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

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If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please call Elizabeth Tereshko at 603-883-0295. For further publicity information email the Public Relations Committee at pr@nashuahabitat.org.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NASHUA – Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity is happy to announce we recently purchased a house in Hudson, which will eventually be home to the Hughes family. There are plans to renovate and add-on to the home, but the plans are conditional based on town approval.

The happy ending to this story came after a bumpy road for the Hughes family, who were originally slated to move into a duplex on Tonella Road in Milford. Because of construction delays and questions about the suitability of the land for building, the project had to be shelved and the Hughes found themselves one step away from homelessness.

After publicity about their situation, the Hughes were able to find suitable temporary housing. In the meantime, Habitat volunteer Lisa Goulet went to work finding another home for the Hughes family.

The Hughes, Bob and Stephanie, and their two children live in Hudson and hoped to stay in the area so their children would not have to change schools again.

A house came on the market in the fall in Hudson that was within Habitat’s price range, and was, by happy coincidence, a house Bob Hughes had once brought to the attention of Habitat, suggesting it might make a good home for his family.

Habitat purchased the home at 24 Adelaide St. for $70,000. Volunteers hope to start renovations in the spring.

Anyone interested in volunteering their time or resources to help us complete this home can contact us through our website: www.nashuahabitat.org.

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Volunteers at the Wilton site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

We’ll continue with volunteer construction at our new home site on the corner of Russell and Maple Streets in Wilton. Read More here…

Thursday: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Saturday: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Lunch will be provided by United Methodist women (Main Street Methodist) – many thanks!

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:
Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH/KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST/NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: continue interior painting – finish priming walls in 2nd bedroom and basement stairwell, then topcoat. Weather / staff permitting, continue spreading loam around the house (please bring shovels / wheelbarrows as available). 

See as many of you as can make it, starting by 9:00AM

Completed since last Saturday:

Russell Street, Wilton: Drywall mudded (less bathroom), ceilings textured. Most walls primed. Foam-insulated windows / doors. Started boxing windows. Photos posted to our Web-based Picasa album:http://picasaweb.google.com/nashabitat/RussellSt#.

Note: No construction work planned over Christmas / New Year’s weekends (Thursday 23rd through Saturday 1st).

Upcoming events:
Russell Street, Wilton: Continue construction. Still seeking donations / deals.
Nashua Neighborhood Housing, 63 Temple St., Nashua: Repair ramp (probably spring 2011).
Nashua Children’s Home, 125 Amherst St., Nashua: Replace ramp (probably spring 2011).
Other small projects being coordinated.

If you have any questions, please call Building Committee Chairman Eric Moore at 603.620.4182.

Want quick and brief updates on what we’re up to and where we might need a hand? Join us on Twitter:

www.twitter.com/NashuaHabitat

Nina Seher, President of the Rivier College Habitat for Humanity at our Wilton, New Hampshire site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

This Thursday there will be TWO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. During the day, we’ll continue with volunteer construction at our new home site on the corner of Russell and Maple Streets in Wilton starting at 9:00AM. Starting at 5:00PM Habitat for Humanity will be folding a newsletter mailing at 63 Temple Street. Pizza and Refreshments will be served. We need as many volunteers as possible at each of these events.

For information on getting to the Wilton site or for questions on the Newsletter Folding:

Tim and his crew should be done with almost all the drywall. Saturday’s long-range weather forecast looks favorable for outside work.

Thursday: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:
Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH/KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST/NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: Start interior painting. Insulate (foam) windows / doors. Weather permitting, continue spreading loam around the house (please bring shovels / wheelbarrows as available). 

For questions on the Wilton Home Build, please call Building Committee Chairman Eric Moore at 603.620.4182. For questions on the newsletter folding please email suzanne.bates@nashuahabitat.org.

Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity's Wilton site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:
Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH/KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST/NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: Spread loam around the house. Please bring shovels / wheelbarrows as available. If anyone has a tractor / front-end loader, that would be even better! 

See as many of you as can make it, starting by 9:00AM. 

Completed since last Saturday:

Russell Street, Wilton: Finished painting eaves and trim, plus touch-up on foundation walls. Finished railings for front deck. Started rough plumbing and electrical. Started moving loam, adjacent to the house. Photos posted to our Web-based Picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/nashabitat/RussellSt# .

Upcoming events:

No construction work planned over Thanksgiving Day weekend (Thursday 25th / Saturday 27th).
Russell Street, Wilton: Continue construction. Still seeking donations / deals.
Nashua Neighborhood Housing, 63 Temple St., Nashua: Repair ramp (probably spring 2011).
Nashua Children’s Home, 125 Amherst St., Nashua: Replace ramp (probably spring 2011).
Other small projects being coordinated.

If you have any questions please contact Building Committee Chairman Eric Moore at 603.620.4182.

Photo Courtesy of Francesco Tonelli.

CONTACT: ELLEN SVENSON                                                              
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEL. 603-883-0295                                                                                    
EMAIL: ellen.svenson@nashuahabitat.org

NASHUA STROLL 2010: A CHANCE TO HELP HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HELP FAMILIES IN NEED
An Annual Tradition Returns to the Stroll for a Good Cause

Nashua – Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity will return this year to the Nashua Stroll with its famous annual Bake Sale. The event will take place on Saturday, November 27^th, from 5PM- 9 PM.  It will be held at the United Methodist Church on 154 Main Street, Nashua, New Hampshire (03060).  Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity’s bake sale has always been a well-known stop during the Nashua Stroll.  Despite affordable sale prices on a large variety of home-made pastries and hot chocolate, last year’s proceeds exceeded $1,500.  This year the organization is hoping to double that amount and will once again include the sale of crafts in order to help increase proceeds. Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity is currently building a home for a family in Wilton and preparing to build homes for two families in the spring of 2011.

 The organization seeks volunteers to help run the event, baked good donations, and crafts.  The proceeds are all directed toward Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity and the organization’s efforts to build and renovate houses, “so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow”.  

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.  Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. 

If you are interested in baking something for the sale, or volunteering to help at the bake sale, please contact Ellen Svenson at 603-882-5953 or at ellen.svenson@nashuahabitat.org. 

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If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Ellen Svenson, please call 603-883-0295. For further publicity information email pr@nashabitat.org.

A volunteer at the Wilton, New Hampshire site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

We’ll continue with volunteer construction at our new home site on the corner of Russell and Maple Streets in Wilton. We’ll be indoors if the weather isn’t – as forecast for Thursday. Saturday’s long-range weather forecast looks favorable to mostly finish up outside.

Thursday: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Saturday: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches. 

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:

Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH/KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST/NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: Finish painting eaves and trim. Finish deck work. Support rough electrical / plumbing. 

See as many of you as can make it, starting by 9.00AM. 

Completed since last Saturday:

Russell Street, Wilton: Finished hanging soffits. 2nd coat paint on most of the exterior. Built benches for deck, continued most of deck railing. Trimmed basement windows. Poured concrete pad and completed stairs from side entrance. Photos posted to our Web-based Picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/nashabitat/RussellSt# .

Upcoming events:

Russell Street, Wilton: Continue construction. Still seeking donations / deals.
Nashua Neighborhood Housing, 63 Temple St., Nashua: Repair ramp (probably spring 2011).
Nashua Children’s Home, 125 Amherst St., Nashua: Replace ramp (probably spring 2011).
Other small projects being coordinated.

If you have any questions, please call our Building Committee Chairman, Eric Moore, at 603.620.4182.

A volunteer at the Wilton site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

This week’s long-range weather forecasts look favorable, so we’ll continue with volunteer construction at our new home site on the corner of Russell and Maple Streets in Wilton. With the roof, windows, and doors in place, we can now handle less-than-perfect weather.

Thursday 21st: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Saturday 23rd: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:

Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH/KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST/NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: Weather permitting, finish siding, build landing for kitchen stairs, and finish deck work. 

See as many of you as can make it, starting by 9:00AM. 

Completed since last Saturday…

Russell Street, Wilton:

Continued vinyl siding. Finished installing windows. Built stairs to basement. Photos posted to our Web-based Picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/nashabitat/RussellSt# .

Upcoming events:

Russell Street, Wilton: Continue with framing. Still seeking donations / deals.

Nashua Neighborhood Housing, 63 Temple St., Nashua: Repair ramp (probably spring 2011).
Nashua Children’s Home, 125 Amherst St., Nashua: Replace ramp (probably spring 2011).
Other small projects being coordinated.

If you have any questions please call Building Committee Chairman Eric Moore at 603.620.4182

A volunteer at our Wilton, New Hampshire site. Photo courtesy of Jill Dionne.

This week’s long-range weather forecasts look favorable, so we’ll continue with volunteer framing at our new home site at the corner of Russell and Maple Streets in Wilton. Thursday the 30th: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Lunch will be provided, courtesy of Just Your Style Hair Salon in Milford. While weather forecast includes possibility of showers, we now have enough roof cover to support indoor work.  

Saturday the 2nd: Meet at Wilton construction site, corner of Russell and Maple Streets, Wilton. Please bring lunches.

Directions from NH-101A, heading WEST out of Nashua:

Turn LEFT after NH-101 overpass to take the RT-101 W ramp toward PETERBOROUGH / KEENE, merging onto NH-101 (Milford bypass). 4.9 mi to -
Turn LEFT onto ELM ST / NH-101. 0.8 mi to -
Turn (bear) RIGHT onto WILTON RD. 0.5 mi to - 
WILTON RD becomes MAIN ST. 0.3 mi to -
Turn RIGHT onto RUSSELL ST. 0.1 mi to -
End at site on the RIGHT, corner RUSSELL ST & MAPLE ST. 

Volunteer work: Continue indoor framing, including stairs to basement. Weather permitting, finish ice and water shield and continue shingles. Sheath north gable ends. 

See as many of you as can make it, starting by 9:00AM. 

Completed since last Saturday: 

Russell Street, Wilton: Finished sheathing roof, added drip edge, started ice and water shield and shingles. Sheathed south gable end. Added fascia board all around. Continued framing interior partitions. Photos posted to our Web-based Picasa album: http://tiny.cc/cd6yy .

Upcoming events: Russell Street, Wilton: Continue with framing. Still seeking donations / deals.
Nashua Neighborhood Housing, 63 Temple St., Nashua: Repair / replace ramp (probably spring 2011). Nashua Children’s Home, 125 Amherst St., Nashua: Replace ramp (probably spring 2011).
Other small projects being coordinated.

 Questions? Call Building Committee Chairman Eric Moore: 603.620.4182.