Support those who support Habitat   Women Build Homes with the Corona Family Alto Vineyards Altrusa Foundation Amasong: Champaign-Urbana's Premier Lesbian-Feminist Chorus Beaumont Alignment Plus BridalU.net Champaign-Urbana's Junior Woman's Club Cooper's Hawk Winery Corkscrew English Hedgerow Friar Tuck Furrow Vineyard Chef Benjamin Graves Herriott's Rentals Kickapoo Creek Winery Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles #3075 Lynfred Winery, Inc. Mackinaw Valley Vineyard McGladrey & Pullen Michelle's Bridal National Council of Negro Women, Champaign County Section Printec Rotary Club of Champaign Sleepy Creek Vineyards El Toro II Traveling Vineyard United Rentals UpClose Marketing & Printing Women of Grace Community Church Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Z Entertainment Thrivent Builds Homes 2008 Beta Sigma Psi Frances Nelson Health Center Good Shepherd Lutheran Grace Lutheran HDC Engineering Prince of Peace Lutheran Rawles, O'Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson St. Paul's Lutheran Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Undesignated First Presbyterian Church of Urbana ReStore sponsors Baytowne Apartments Black & Company Cameron-Juday Real Estate Capstone Carpentry Carter's on Prospect Champaign Carpet and Tile Champaign Estate Sales Champaign Telephone Company Clark-Lindsey Village Custom Flooring and Tiles Farrar Painting Flooring Surfaces General Growth Properties Kennedy Tool Chest Leadershape, Inc. Lowe's Marketplace Mall McClure Financial Group Meyer Drapery Gary Perkins Construction Remco Electric Mr. Rooter Peckham & Associates Slumberland Springfield Electric Strata Decision Technologies Tepper Electric Town & Country Apartments Windsor of Savoy   Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County & ReStore   119 E. University Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 355-6460 ReStore (217) 359-0507 Administration www.cuhabitat.org Flickr photo stream Video of local home Habitat Bingo Wreckin' Ball Billie	Happy 5th Birthday, ReStore!   In September 1992, the first Habitat for Humanity ReStore in the U.S. opened in Austin, Texas. Today, with approximately 500 stores in three countries and growing, ReStores sell everything from household items to furniture to building materials. Champaign County's ReStore opened May 2003, run almost entirely by volunteers. "ReStore wouldn't have made it even five months without volunteers, let alone five years. In March alone community members logged 657 hours receiving and preparing goods for sale, doing pick-ups and deliveries, calling area businesses for donations and staying on top of the dust bunnies," said Patti Darr, Manager. All proceeds from sales at the ReStore support our mission to build community and relationships through the construction of new homes with qualified, low-income families. "Reaching our 5th anniversary is a testament to the need in our community for these goods as well as the fun to be had in building relationships and community through this kind of service," said Marcus Roll, Manager. The ReStore will be honored by the Cunningham Children's Home on May 9 at their Business Appreciation Celebration and Brunch. "Everyone at Habitat loves working with Cunningham's students and clients," said Eileen Gebbie, Executive Director. "It's a store, but it's also an opportunity for giving and transformation." ReStore will celebrate its 5th Anniversary with a month-long, store-wide graduated sale: 10% off May 2 and 3 15% off May 9 and 10 25% off May 16 and 17 30% off May 23 and 24 50% off May 30 and 31 THANK YOU, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY! See new items here!   How "You Built It!"   This year you have accomplished miracles for four new home-owning families through... H: Hard work in the Restore, on the build site, on committees, gift wrapping, donations. A: Your attitude of caring that spreads through the community and encourages others to give. B: Building relationships with our community, working with other volunteers, home owners and community members. I: Ideals and values shared, demonstrating God's love and your belief that it is more blessed to give than to receive. T: Time. Together you donated more than 20,000 of your hours. A: Assembling for a common purpose, becoming part of something greater. T: Teaching others the skills you posses, so they in turn can teach others and multiply your gifts. Thank you to all of our friends and supporters who attended the You Built It! Volunteer Appreciation Party. Thank you for allowing us to celebrate you. Special congratulations and thanks to awardees Margie Delheimer (Jill of All Trades), Linda Randall (Community Connections), Carolyn Rice (Community Connections) and introducing the George Kieffer: Living the Spirit of Habitat for Humanity Award, given this inaugural year to...George Kieffer. Our volunteers are kindergarten students from King Elementary and 80-year-old (so-called) retirees. Each of you have shared your unique talents and shaped our community. We are honored by your partnership with Habitat. -- Ellen Willcox and Patti Darr, Volunteer Managers   Women Build Homes with the Corona Family   Please join us on Sunday, May 11th at 2pm, 114 N Cottage Grove, Urbana, to celebrate the start of construction on our 50th home. We will spell out the number 50, receive a blessing and be treated with "i thank You God for most this amazing day" and "Gathering Song" by members of build supporter Amasong: Champaign-Urbana's Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus, under the direction of Meagan Johnson Smith. Hear a preview at their spring concert, "Renewal," May 3 at 7:30 pm and May 4 pm at McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S Fifth St (corner of Fifth and John), Champaign. To register to help build the home click here or contact Ellen Willcox at 359-0507 x110, house@cuhabitat.org. See a video of a local Habitat home here!   Lowe's Clinics   How to Install Siding on Saturday, May 3 from 10am-12pm How to Install Insulation and Drywall on Saturday, May 17th from 10am-12pm Interior Finish: Painting and Trim on Saturday, May 24 from 10am-12pm. You are welcome to sign up for one or all of the clinics. Contact Ellen Willcox, house@cuhabitat.org or 359-0507 x110. As with all home builds, no skill is required to volunteer.   Congratulations, Horizon Hobby!   Having just finished a home in Urbana last fall, our friends at Horizon Hobby just completed three more homes with their partner community in Juarez, Mexico!