habitat@palousehabitat.comwww.palousehabitat.org

208.883.8502PO Box 3054

Moscow, ID 83843

Winter 2015

Giving In the rush of the holiday season time to spend volunteering may be hard to come by, but don’t discount the “gift” of the ability to give. Your favorite organization may be depending on it!By: Doug Arlt, Palouse Habitat for Humanity Board President

One of my favorite Bible verses is Romans 12:6 which says “We have differ-ent gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” Dictionary.com says that a gift is “a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent;” At Palouse Habitat for Humanity the gifts of our volunteers are always on display. I am regularly inspired by the ways our volunteers serve, teach, encourage, lead and show mercy. They build, manage the Surplus Sale, guide and grow our organization by serving on the board or a committee. These are all wonderful gifts! But how many times have we considered giving as a “gift”? Sending a financial gift to your favorite charity may not seem like much, but the Bible tells us that the capability to make such a donation is a special ability. Our volunteers are truly the heart and soul of our organization. But the lifeblood of what we do comes from our donors. Habitat could not build or repair a single home without them both.

Doug Arlt, PHFH Board President,addressing supporters at the Purnell Family Home Dedication Ceremony, March 2012

PALOUSE HABITAT SURPLUS SALE

(208) 882-5246 • 304 N. Main, Moscow ID

Donate • Shop • Volunteer

www.palousehabitat.org

Board of Directors

Doug Arlt, President

Mick Nazerali, Vice President

Scott Hurlbert, Treasurer

Andrea BeckettBrent BradberryTrista CouncilJennifer Ewers

Connie HallLeonard Johnson

Dave OstromKathy Slinker

Debbie SpurgeonJodie Tooley

Jennifer WallaceExecutive Director

Bob BehalConstruction Supervisor

Mike MadsenSurplus Sale Manager

Mary Silvernale-ShookOffice Manager

Mission: To serve our neighbors in need by helping to eliminate poverty

housing on the Palouse and worldwide.

Gifts Given in Honor or MemoryGifts were made in honor of Connie Hall and in celebration of the Lee and Pike Wedding

Gifts continue to be made in memory of Ken Hall, former Palouse Habitat for Humanity construction supervisor. Ken passed away March 17, 2013, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. As it happened, it was the same day Habitat volunteers werecelebrating the completion of his final Habitat home build. To date, $3,460 has been received in his memory. These funds have been used to purchase and maintain a box truck for the Surplus Sale to offer pick-up and delivery service, expanding our ability to serve. Ken was a community builder in every sense; not only through his work, but also through his service with a variety of organizations, including Moscow Rotary and Palouse Habitat. Ken is always close in the hearts and minds of those of us at Habitat.

Ken Hall

Ken Hall at the Groundbreaking ceremony for the

Keller Family, 2011

Gary G. Dicus, 70, passed away Jan. 16, 2014, at his home in Palouse. The son of Glen and Evelyn (Anderson) Dicus, he attended schools in Palouse and graduated in 1961. He was mechanically gifted, enjoyed

working with small engines and machinery. He first worked on his Uncle Edgar Anderson's farm, and then, after graduating from Spokane

Community College with a machinist Associate of Arts degree, he worked for JE Love Co in Garfield and Tupelo, Mississippi, and then the

Benchcraft Furniture Company. In 1994, Gary returned to Palouse. He was a faithful member of the Federated Church, serving as a custodian for

five years, as a member of the choir and a church board member. He is survived by family and friends throughout Palouse and Garfield.

Gary G. Dicus

Dean HuberHabitat volunteer and active Palouse community member Dean Huber passed away June 13, 2014. He was born in 1944, grew up in Tacoma, WA, and graduated from Franklin Pierce High School in 1962. We went on to earn bachelors and masters degrees in Forestry from the University of Idaho. He and Karen Wysong were married in 1968 and raised three children, Kevin, Heather and Naomi. Dean was the proud grandparent of seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Over his career, he provided technical assistance for lumber companies around the region. He owned and operated Huber Consulting, and later worked for the USDA Forest Service in California as a program manager for forest products utilization, and later program coor-dinator in New England for the Northeastern Area. After retirement, he and Karen moved to Palouse to be close to family and friends, where he was active in the community. One of his many volunteer positions was as the Palouse Habitat community liaison. His service was greatly appreciated by those of us at Habitat!

(208) 883-8502palousehabitat.orgBBQ Bene�t & Auctions

May 3, 2014Saturday

Beans ‘n’ JeansSEL Event Center

Alternative Giving Market Palouse Habitat for Humanity

is one of the local nonprofits

selected to participate in the

Alternative Giving Market of

the Palouse. Make your gifts

meaningful – make a donation to

honor a friend or family member,

and the whole

community benefits!

SaturdayApril 18, 2015

6th AnnualAlternative Giving

Market of the Palouse

Wednesday, December 3, 20144-8 pm 1912 Center 412 E 3rd Street, Moscow

Shop Local, Buy Local, Give Local.

For more information: www.agmpalouse.org, agmpalouse@gmail.com, 208-310-1231

More giving Opportunities:

✦ Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 at: www.agmpalouse.org

✦ at the 1912 Center: Dec. 4 - Buy Local Moscow’s WinterFest Dec. 6 & 13 - Winter Market

✦ at the Palouse Mall: Dec. 13 - 12 to 5pm

✦ Support Kids Give! www.agmpalouse.org/kids-give

Join us for Family Activities 6-6:45pm Before the Light Up The Night Parade

Hot Chocolate, Treats, Glow Sticks for first 100 Kids, and more!

The Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse is a meaningful alternative to holiday gift giving and an

opportunity to support 32 local non-profits.

New venue!

Happy Holidays!!

We helped build a house this Christmas!

I gave a gift in your name to Palouse Habitat

for a door in the next Habitat home to open new

opportunities.

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Happy Holidays!!

We helped build a house this Christmas!

I gave a gift in your name to Palouse Habitat

for a door in the next Habitat home to open new

opportunities.

TO: From:

Happy Holidays!!

We helped build a house this Christmas!

I gave a gift in your name to Palouse Habitat

for a door in the next Habitat home to open new

opportunities.

TO: From:

Happy Holidays!!

We helped build a house this Christmas!

I gave a gift in your name to Palouse Habitat

for a door in the next Habitat home to open new

opportunities.

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Save the Date!

Office208-883-8502

1036 West A StreetPO Box 3054

Moscow, ID 83843habitat@palousehabitat.com

Surplus Sale208-882-5246

304 N. Main StreetMoscow, ID 83843

phsurplussales@gmail.comOpen Fri-Sat 9-5

Sample Habitat Gift Card

• Umpqua Bank• Beasley Realty – Lentil Festival Breadstick Fundraiser• United Way of Moscow/Latah County • First United Methodist Church

Thank you to Latest Home Build Supporters:

Thank you to the Volunteers so far on

• Codger Crew • Fairfield Inn and Suites, Moscow• Peace Lutheran Church of Colfax • Trinity Lutheran Church of Endicott• Alpine Vision Center• Sunset Marts of Moscow & Orofino• WSU Interior Design Program• Hayden and Ross• Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse• Moscow Rotary• Plateau Archeological Investigations

• Strom Electric• Chuck Spurgeon Construction• Team Idaho Real Estate• Roach Construction

Companies Donating materials &/or labor to the Home Build:

• Real Life of the Palouse ServeFest• University of Idaho Womens Center, Women’s

Mentoring Program• Genesee Jr/Sr High School Give Back Day• Pullman Rotary Club• Trinity Lutheran Church of Pullman• Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Moscow• DirectTV• PHFH Family Support Committee• And many individual community members!• Thank you Genesee Lutheran Church for providing lunches to fuel the volunteers!

• United Church of Moscow• Wells Fargo • Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse• Trinity Lutheran Church’s Meatball and

Lutefisk Funderaiser• And many individual community members!

• Carlson Plumbing• Valspar Paint• Whirlpool Appliances• IDS Invisible Door Stop

Thank you Wells Fargo for donating $15,000 to support the Graves home build!

the Graves Home Build!

THE SURPLUS SALE NEEDS YOU!Have a few hours to spare on Fridays or Saturdays? Enjoy working with a supportive group for a

good cause? Join the Surplus Sale Crew! Contact Manager Mike Madsen at 882-5246 or phsurplussales@gmail.com

Update Graves HomePalouse Habitat volunteers are building at a good pace. As I write, drywall is being taped and mudded, to be followed by painting as early as next week. To meet our Thrivent grant deadline, requiring a certificate of occupancy by Dec. 31 to receive our grant funding, we approached professional painters to help us finish in time. We expect to complete the home within the next few months! Watch the next newsletter for an announcement about the Home Dedication for Amy & Sophia!

Newsletter layout donated by Francisco Aguilar, of Team Idaho Real Estate

Call to schedule a donate pick up with our truck! Truck signs courtesy of Team Idaho Real Estate!

PALOUSE HABITAT SURPLUS SALE

(208) 882-5246 • 304 N. Main, Moscow ID

Donate • Shop • Volunteer

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