We are honored and blessed to have gained from the wisdom of Mark Ristow through his years of service to Habitat for Humanity. Mark served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for over 10 years and chaired the Finance Committee since inception. Mark helped put us on the successful path we are on today and his influence will forever shine through in our work with local families. We remember him fondly as our dear friend and mentor. We are eternally grateful for his dedication to our mission.
HOPE GROWS
BY BUILDING HOMES, BUILDING COMMUNITIES & BUILDING FUTURES
OUR MISSION STATEMENT Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
WHO WE ARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Clyde Hanks
VICE PRESIDENT
Stacey Truitt
VICE PRESIDENT
Bud Wonsiewicz
TREASURER
Bret Hooper
SECRETARY
Rick Mueller
Dick Bourret
Matt Dietz
Kenton Hopkins
Alex Iskenderian
Brian Judge
Dick Michaux
Ruth Powers
Amanda Precourt
Jon Stavney
Cal Wettstein
Rob Wilson
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Jean Klein
Mack Nichols
Terie Roubos
Barbara Scrivens
IN MEMORIAM
BOARD MEMBER
Mark Ristow
AMBASSADORS
Andy Beck
Ron & Patti Brave
Matt Dean
Jim & Cookie Flaum
Michael Glass
Dan Godec
Tommy Gregg
Ned Gwathmey
Tom & Joan Harned
Tom Healy
Kara Heide
Rick Hermes
Laureen Hopkins
Ron & Kathy Iverson
Arthur Kelton, Jr.
Jill Klosterman
Judy Kosloff
Jay & Gail Mahoney
Elizabeth Merrick
Susan Milhoan
Bob Moroney
Don Rogers
Bob Rulon
Rod & Beth Slifer
STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John Welaj
DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION
Brent Arnold
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
Elyse Howard
RESTORE DIRECTOR
Tom McKay
PR & MARKETING DIRECTOR
Kristi Moon
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Kalie Palmer
FINANCE & FAMILY
SERVICES DIRECTOR
Emily Peyton
Administrative and construction staff members strike a pose.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear
Friends,
Habitat for Humanity of Eagle and Lake Counties is excited to share our 2012 accomplishments. With your help we built six simple, decent and affordable homes and completed our first renovation. In addition, we own land at Stratton Flats in Gypsum on which we will build six homes in 201 and 201. These homes will be single story, equipped with solar panels and built to LEED standards. We also made significant progress with our M Capacity Campaign by securing over half the funds needed to build 5 new homes in Eagle County over the next ten years.
The volunteer program continues to be an integral part of our building model. A weekly group of skilled ‘regulars’ has emerged to provide much needed hours, consistency and expertise. Our affiliate was also approved for two AmeriCorps Members, an increase from 2011. On the international front, 21 local, adventurous volunteers traveled to Nepal to build Habitat homes as part of HFHI’s Everest Build II. This participation was greater than any other Habitat affiliate in the United States!
The family services program has no shortage of current and future family partners. The increased building efforts have brought the total number of Habitat families served to 2, and we are continuing to see families thrive in their new environment. For example, the four high school seniors in Habitat homes in 2012 all matriculated to college. Further, they were awarded scholarships for both sports and academic achievements. For more than two years the Habitat ReStore has been at the new location in Eagle, and we are proud to report gross sales have grown for the eighth consecutive year. Net proceeds fund our mission while providing a valuable benefit to our community and the environment.
As an entire organization, Habitat experienced steady growth and financially met budget by reporting a positive net income in 2012. Thank you for your ongoing support and generosity.
Sincerely,
Clyde Hanks President Executive Director
CLYDE HANKS
JOHN WELAJ
HOPE GROWS
AS OUR BUILDING CAPACITY INCREASES AND WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
The need for affordable housing in Eagle County is great as evidenced by the dozens of qualified candidates we get to know during our annual application process. Local Habitat for Humanity homes are often built in partnership with parents who want to give their children a better life. Becoming homeowners provides greater stability to their families. The past year saw many important milestones. Most notable was a 50% capacity building increase with construction on the new Stratton Flats neighborhood in Gypsum. By partnering with Habitat, six local families will build and purchase warm, safe and energy efficient homes each year from 2012 through 201. And it doesn’t end there — we are on track with our Strategic Plan to increase capacity in future years.
Transformation happens on Habitat for Humanity build sites.”
—
RON TERWILLIGER, HFHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EX OFFICIO
OUR CONSTRUCTION CAPABILITIES
The exterior walls are raised and the home takes shape before our eyes.
HOPE GROWS
AS THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF OUR CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES AND FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM SAVINGS ON THEIR UTILITIES
Thanks to Active Energies and the Eagle County ECO Build Program, Habitat families at Stratton Flats are seeing big savings with solar.
I called the electric company and then I called the Habitat office, but it was true! It is such a blessing to know that in a cold winter month we could have a bill of only $7.”
— VERONICA TORRES, HABITAT HOMEOWNER
In 2012 we were able to incorporate solar panels into our homes built to LEED standards with the gracious help of Active Energies and the Eagle County ECO Build Program. This energy efficient addition was so beneficial that when the families received their first electric bills they thought there must have been a mistake.
HOPE GROWS
AS THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS INCREASES AND AS THE MANY WAYS SUPPORTERS SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE
OUR GRACIOUS VOLUNTEERS
Local habitat volunteers contributed over 10,00 hours towards our mission in 2012.
We continue to see the most impact in the number of regular volunteers willing to provide a consistent contribution week after week.
CONSTRUCTION
A group of individuals on the job site, made up of 1 volunteers, spends most of their Wednesdays helping with construction. They enjoy the camaraderie and know they are making a huge difference as they see the tangible results of their efforts at the end of each day.
RESTORE & ADMINISTRATIVE
Our affiliate also has 15 people serving regular shifts at the ReStore located in Eagle and one administrative volunteer for the Avon office who puts in hundreds of hours each year.
Everyone really enjoys working with the same group and with the homeowners that come to work on their houses. It’s a great feeling giving back to the community.”
— JIM WILEY, HABITAT VOLUNTEER
Construction Committee including several ‘Regulars’ who volunteer on a weekly basis.
OUR GRACIOUS VOLUNTEERS
AMERICORPS
In 2012, our affiliate was awarded two AmeriCorps Members to help serve the Vail Valley community. Katrina Schauland of Lewiston, Minn. is the ReStore Development Coordinator. Caleb Gerdes of Eau Claire, Wis. is the Construction Crew Leader on our job site and helps lead volunteer groups. Their roles are designed to help increase our capacity to provide decent, affordable housing for local families in need. Katrina and Caleb are part of a network of over 500 AmeriCorps Members who are serving with Habitat for Humanity in over 150 communities throughout the United States.
AmeriCorps
Members Katrina Schauland and Caleb Gerdes are key to expanding Habitat’s capacity in serving the community.
THANK YOU
VOLUNTEER GROUPS
• AmeriCorps NCCC
• Arrowhead Alpine Club
• Bachelor Gulch Club
• Eagle County Government
• ECSD Transition
• Habitat for Humanity of Colorado, Board of Directors
• International Trip Attendees
• Keller Williams Mountain Properties
• Marriott Streamside
• Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity of CSU
• Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
• Red Canyon High School
• Red Sandstone Elementary School
• Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
• Ritz-Carlton Club
• SOS Outreach
VOLUNTEER AWARDS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Mack Nichols
AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Healy
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR
International Committee
OUTSTANDING
NEW VOLUNTEER
CONSTRUCTION
Dave Jensen
RESTORE
George Lewis
• St Mary’s Catholic Church
• Town of Gypsum, Community Development
• Town of Gypsum, Building Department
• Vail/Beaver Creek Resort Properties
• Vail Cascade Resort & Spa
• Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
• Vail Mountain School
• Vail Resorts Echo
• Vail Rotary
• WRA Landscaping
• Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa
• Wonsiewicz Family & Friends
• The Youth Foundation
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
CONSTRUCTION
Jim Wiley
RESTORE
Ruth Powers
FAMILY SERVICES
Kristin Cecil
VOLUNTEER GROUP OF THE YEAR
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
MACK NICHOLS
TOM HEALY
HOPE GROWS
AS PARTNER FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR HOMES AND TAKE
AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CHANGING
THEIR LIVES
I helped build my parents’ home in Poland, so I experienced how inspirational it is to actively participate in the process of building a home.”
— RENATA MARSHALL, FUTURE HABITAT HOMEOWNER
Habitat for Humanity families are highly committed, deeply involved partners throughout the entire process from application to home dedication. Upon selection, each adult family member contributes 250 hours of sweat equity toward the construction of their home.
Our partner families become members of the larger Habitat Family through this meaningful process and are often inspired to help others in their communities.
Renata Marshall and her children eager to begin construction on their home.
Staff, volunteers, committee members and families come together to create Habitat homes.
HOPE GROWS
AS WE DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND LAY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS
Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial have joined together to increase affordable housing in Eagle County. Called rivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, this partnership has resulted in more than 2,00 Habitat homes across the country and around the world since 2005.
Thrivent Financial has committed 50 percent of the cost for one of our homes in Stratton Flats. In addition, they help engage local volunteer members of the Thrivent Financial network—members of area churches and the community at large—in donating additional funds and time to help build these homes.
Volunteering allows rivent Members to personally support our community by helping families achieve their own nancial security.”
— TRISH FRENCH, THRIVENT FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE AND HABITAT VOLUNTEER
Thrivent Financial staff members with Eagle County faith leaders.
HOPE GROWS
AS ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS
HELP LEAD TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES
The cooperative spirit between the Town of Gypsum and Habitat has resulted in assisting several families with new homes and a new life in our wonderful community.”
— JEFF SHROLL, TOWN MANAGER, TOWN OF GYPSUM
In appreciation of labor and material donations, Brian Bloess of American Gypsum accepts a handmade drywall birdhouse as a gift from Habitat families.
We are grateful to the Town of Gypsum for their support as we continue to develop homes in the Stratton Flats community. In addition to grant support and volunteer assistance they also encourage local partnerships, like the one forged with American Gypsum Company located 1.5 miles from our job site. Not only did American Gypsum donate wallboard materials for construction on our homes, employees even volunteered to hang the drywall (as pictured above). Thank you Town of Gypsum and American Gypsum!
OUR KEY PARTNERSHIPS
ABOVE: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek showed additional support as they contributed sweat equity hours toward their coworker’s home. BELOW: Vail Resorts continues to support Habitat for Humanity through the Vail Resorts Echo Program.
Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch receives a gift from Habitat homeowners in appreciation for being one of the top volunteer groups in 2012.
It’s been an honor helping habitat families build comfortable, efficient homes. Thanks to the solar panels on the Stratton Flats homes, families may actually receive credit for producing more electricity than they use.”
— ADAM PALMER, EAGLE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PLANNER
Eagle County employees raise the walls on two homes during one of their volunteer days.
HOPE GROWS
AS THE HABITAT RESTORE ANNUALLY INCREASES FUNDRAISING AND CONTINUES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
The ReStore receives gently used furniture and high end reusable building materials from generous donors to be resold to the public at bargain prices. Approximately 2- times per year we receive a large, single donation and are able to create a special, full-day sale. These sales are called Best of the Best Sales and have become a local phenomenon, drawing big crowds with dozens of eager customers lined up before the doors even open. We are grateful to be able to offer these items at such deep discounts to our community. All proceeds from the Habitat ReStore support the mission of building decent, affordable homes in Eagle County.
We are blessed in many ways in our community, and the donations we receive at the Habitat ReStore are a perfect example of these blessings in action.”
— TOM MCKAY, RESTORE DIRECTOR
The ReStore’s retail sales storefront operates six days per week and offers a free donation pick-up service.
The stability that homeownership creates for families can help future generations flourish.
HOPE GROWS
WITH THE EMPOWERMENT OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
Owning a home has the potential to break the cycle of poverty for low-income families, especially for the next generation. Families who become homeowners o en improve their nancial situations and become more self-su cient. e entire family’s mental and physical health improves. Parents become more active in their communities. Children o en make better grades and stay in school longer with this greater sense of stability. When families feel secure and rooted at home they look beyond the moment and aspire to goals they had not previously considered.
At Habitat for Humanity we have seen the positive outcomes of stable housing first hand. In our last family survey sixty percent of school-aged children in Habitat homes were on the honor roll. In addition, four high school seniors were living in Habitat homes in 2012. All four graduated from high school and went on to continue their education. And each of them is the first in their family to attend college. Get to know these motivated young adults on the following pages.
Veronica Torres and her family during construction, then at their Stratton Flats home dedication ceremony.
CARMEN CASTILLO
All her hard work in high school helped Carmen Castillo get to where she is today. Carmen is attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. Although she is undecided about her major, she continues to maintain excellent grades and really enjoys her business and psychology classes. Carmen is grateful for the Nichols Family Scholarship she received and says she could not ask for anything more in life. “I have learned so much not only academically, but also about myself. Every day is a learning experience and living on my own has definitely made me a more independent person. I feel very happy and blessed to be here.”
LEXY CASTILLO
Working and going to school full time makes Lexy Castillo one busy lady. Lexy has chosen massage therapy as a career and attends the Denver School of Massage Therapy full time. She also works the night shift at a 24 hour gym so she can go to school during the day. Lexy received a small grant to help pay for tuition and is happy that the balance can be paid after she graduates. “Lexy always sounds so passionate about what she is doing when I talk to her,” said her father John Castillo, a Habitat homeowner since 2011. “It makes us happy that she picked what she wanted to do with her life and is so excited about it.”
LEXY WITH HER MOTHER AMALIA AT GRADUATION
‘SCOOBY’ KATZ
Samantha ‘Scooby’ Katz graduated from Battle Mountain High School with a 4.06 GPA. In fact, Scooby had so many college level classes in high school that she entered Colorado State University as a sophomore. The countless hours she spent studying were worth it as she earned a welldeserved scholarship to help with tuition. “I have made so many friends and memories in my first year. I am learning a lot and really challenging myself. Fort Collins is such an amazing place and I couldn’t be happier here. It was such a privilege to be able to go to college and really find out who I am becoming.” Scooby plans to be a civil engineer.
A.J. SALAZAR
Attending Grand Canyon University in Arizona on a wrestling scholarship after graduating at the top of his class, A.J. Salazar finished his high school wrestling career with a 132-11 record and won two state championships.
After logging a 3.9 GPA in his freshman year, the University was able to increase his scholarship amount for next year.
A.J. plans to major in pre-med. A Habitat homeowner since 2006, Vicki Hernanzdez is very proud of her son. “Every mother hopes that their children achieve their dreams, and with every accomplishment A.J. is well on his way.”
OUR GLOBAL CONTRIBUTIONS
From October -12, 2012, our local affiliate coordinated a group of 21 volunteers—including Executive Director John Welaj, pictured above—at the Habitat International’s Everest Build II held in the Kavre district of Nepal. The team worked with Nepali families to complete two homes in just five days. Habitat programs like this around the world allow families to build their homes alongside volunteers. Habitat knows a safe and decent home is a stepping stone to transforming lives in every part of the world.
Everyone who has the opportunity to attend a build trip in a country like Cambodia or Nepal will gain far more than they can possibly contribute. It will change your life. ”
— DICK BOURRET, HABITAT BOARD MEMBER
Dick Bourret (below) with volunteers at the 2011 Khmer Harvest Build in Cambodia.
John Welaj in Nepal.
OUR DREAMS FOR TOMORROW
e ‘World of Hope – It Starts At Home’ campaign was launched in March 2011 with a goal of raising $6 million. is campaign will enable us to serve 75 families in Eagle County over 10 years, more than doubling Habitat’s local impact. In addition, it will allow us to create a 10-year inventory of land while continuing to leverage each donor’s investment through volunteer labor, donated materials, grants and mortgage payments.
‘WORLD OF HOPE’ LEGACY & LEAD CAMPAIGN DONORS
WE EXPRESS OUR TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO OUR DEDICATED, GENEROUS DONORS
• Robert & Valerie Gwyn
• Jim & Mary Hagen
• Mack & Nancy Nichols
• Amanda Precourt
• Warren & Mary Lynn Staley
• Bud & Marie Wonsiewicz
At the close of 2012 we had raised approximately $3.2 million of the $6 million campaign goal $3.2 Million
Habitat for Humanity of Eagle and Lake Counties experienced another year of steady growth in 2012. The ReStore set a new record, breaking $600,000 in sales and realizing over $150,000 in net income to fund our mission. We increased our annual building capacity to six homes, the highest in affiliate history, and completed our first home renovation. The sale of homes to families was $1,060,000, representing six closings. At year end, the $6 million capacity campaign crested the halfway point, helping us attain total annual revenue of $2,720,206. Annual expenses were $2,505,348. The management and fundraising expenses were 6.6% and 6.8% respectively. 86.6% of the remaining expenses in 2012 were mission related, funding Habitat’s core programs of home construction, volunteer coordination and family services. The organization’s net income in 2012 was $214,858.
OUR DONORS
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE
• Warren & Mary Lynn Staley*
GIFTS OF $50,000 TO $99,999
• Vail Resorts Echo
• Leonard & Carla Wood*
GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $49,999
• Robert & Valerie Gwyn*
• Alan & Judy Kosloff*
GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $24,999
• Bob & Sue Baker*
• Dick & Vicki Bourret*
• Art & Anne Collins*
• Colorado Division of Housing
• Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
• First Citizens Bank
• John & Clara Hardesty*
• Highline Sports & Entertainment
• Dick & Ginny Michaux*
• Gregory Perkins, LLC
• Reichert Foundation
• Pat & Carol Welsh*
GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999
• Edward & Beda Collins
• Carrie Fell Gallery
• Cordillera Property Owners Association
• FirstBank
• Peggy Fossett
• James Giltner*
• John Golinvaux*
• Stuart & Becka Green*
• Habitat for Humanity International/Softwood Lumber
