Whirlpool Building Blocks Build

Beginning on Saturday, September 11, 2010, Habitat Lansing will be building a home on the campus of Michigan State University with Whirlpool Corporation! While the home will eventually be moved to 5106 South Washington Ave. in Lansing, we will spend eight days blitz building on campus.

During our time on campus, we are encouraging MSU students to volunteer to build with us. At this time, only MSU students are allowed to register for crews. To volunteer, visit MSU's Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement online registration page. Log in using your MSU Net ID and password. Once you're logged in, click on "Engineering and Construction" and scroll to position ME-010 Habitat On-Campus Blitz Build. Click on "Submit" to register.

Once you've done that, you'll receive a password you can use to register with Habitat Lansing. Visit the "Volunteer" section of our (website) and either log in or create a new volunteer profile. After you have created a log in, fill out a skills form and complete your orientation by answering a series of questions. Your registration as a volunteer is complete only once you have printed your volunteer waiver and sent it to us! As a registered volunteer, you can select crews from our volunteer calendar and sign up using the password provided through your MSU registration.

If you have any questions about MSU registration, please contact the CSLCE at 517-353-4400 or [ email for help ]. If you need assistance with Habitat Lansing registration, please call 517-374-1313 x. 20 or email [ Ginny ].

We look forward to building with you!

Bike to Build

On Saturday, August 21, over 80 riders enjoyed the countryside in Ingham and Clinton counties as they rode in Bike to Build. Our riders enjoyed three stops throughout their ride with fresh fruit and drinks before lunch at the DeWitt Ox Roast. This ride was jointly organized by Habitat for Humanity Lansing and Habitat for Humanity Clinton County. Together, we raised over $5,000 to fight substandard housing in our community! Thank you to our riders, our volunteers, and our sponsors, for making our first year such a success!

A special thank you to the following sponsors:

Route Sponsor First Financial Starting Line Sponsor Halcyon

Thank you to MAHLE, Sparrow Clinton Hospital, and Springer Prosthetic for your generous support.
Thank you to Cools and Currier for donating graphic design, Jersey Giant for providing sandwiches to our volunteers, East Lansing Food Coop for giving our riders fresh fruit, Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council for your bike valet, and Walmart for donating first aid kits.

About Habitat for Humanity Lansing

Habitat for Humanity Lansing is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry with the goal of eliminating substandard housing in this community. We build decent, affordable homes in partnership with qualifying families. Completed homes are sold to families via zero-interest mortgages. We are an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which has built more than 200,000 homes all over the world since 1976.

Habitat for Humanity Lansing has been working in Greater Lansing since 1987. In our 23 years, we have built 84 homes and helped 99 families move out of substandard housing. Habitat keeps homes affordable by enlisting volunteer labor, seeking donated services and materials, and coordinating land donations.

Habitat News

Habitat Lansing to Build Home on MSU Campus with Whirlpool
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO PARTNER IN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CAMPUS BUILDHome-building blitz is part of the 2010 Whirlpool® Building Blocks programLANSING, Mich., Aug. [ ...more ]

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2010 Women Build Crew
2010 Women Build Completed! On Saturday, May 1, Habitat Lansing held its second Women Build Day, part of National Women Build Week, sponsored by Lowes. [ ...more ]

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Events and Meetings
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Thu Sep 9—	Finance Committee
Tue Sep 28—	Board of Directors
Tue Oct 5—	Church Relations Committee
Thu Oct 7—	Community Relations Committee
Mon Oct 11—	Columbus Day
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