2008 News & Events:
Thank You to the College of Family & Consumer Sciences!
The College of Family & Consumer Science staff and students put together several special events and gave the proceeds to the Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity.
Left to right: Kim Boom and Kelli Carstensen both senior Consumer Affairs students in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Connie Swain, Associate Executive Director of Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity, and Sally Gillman, advisor for the SDSU Habitat Chapter
Christmas with Habitat!
Tim Harvey, (MetaBank), Connie Swain (Habitat for Humanity), Gerald & Shirley Bergum (Brookings Elks).
These gifts were donated and collected by the Brookings Elks Club for all the children of the 2008 home builds. Each child received 3-4 gifts of items that they requested and needed.
Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Established in 1995 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people from all walks of life to build decent, affordable homes for families in need.
Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity (BAHFH) is a nonprofit, Christian
housing ministry that works to eliminate substandard housing in the
Brookings County area.
BAHFH welcomes partners from any faith who are willing to pick up a hammer
to help improve the lives of families needing decent shelter.
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) , based in Americus, Georgia, is an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. By the end of 2005, Habitat will have built its 200,000th house, and more than one million people will be living in Habitat homes they helped build and are buying through no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. Habitat is a worldwide, grass-roots movement with more than 2,100 affiliates in 100 countries, including all 50 states of the United States. For information on international projects visit Habitat.org.
321 9th Street or PO Box 412
Brookings SD 57006
phone: (605) 692-5601
fax: (605) 692-7235
email: bahfh@brookings.net
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