From Nicaragua to Sacramento to D.C.

L-R Board member Ken and Site Supervisor
Casey joined me in Nicaragua.

The Global Village trip to Nicaragua was amazing. There were three homes completed by the Habitat O.C. and Habitat L.A. affiliates in a week. It was a great bonding experience and I was ready to come back home and travel to Sacramento for the Second Annual Habitat California Advocacy Day.

L-R Board members Stan, David, and Don joined
me on my trip to Sacramento.

More than half of the Habitat for Humanity affiliates in California gathered in Sacramento to meet with legislators to talk about affordable housing and the need for funding. As a group, we met with over 90 legislators and were able to spread the Habitat message. I was lucky enough to be joined by four of our board members during this trip who truly believe in the mission. 

Board member Charles also
joined me in Sacramento.

Today I am on my way to Washington D.C. for Habitat on the Hill 2013 where Habitat affiliates from throughout the country will get a chance to get in front of a new Congress in Washington, advocate for the issues important to Habitat,  and then bring that advocacy knowledge to the field. I am excited to continue spreading the Habitat mission to our country's leaders. Wish me luck!

-Sharon

Nicaragua Welcomes Habitat OC Again

Erin Rank and I joined forces in Nicaragua.

In January 2012, a group from Habitat O.C. traveled to Nicaragua for a Global Village trip. This week, I took another group from Habitat OC to Nicaragua. This time, we were joined by a group from Habitat Los Angeles.

Erin Rank, the President/CEO of Habitat Los Angeles, brought a team from her affiliate and it has definitely been a great bonding experience as we work alongside during this Global Village trip.

 

Work has just begun and we are very confident that we will finish all of the work by the end of the week. The Habitat OC team has been busy working on one home and many of the new visitors to Nicaragua are having fun learning how to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Nicaragua, including our construction site supervisor Casey. It has proven to be a learning experience. 

We are all truly inspired to be able to help a family attain their dream of becoming homeowners. 

This is the Habitat O.C. & Habitat L.A. team.

Stay tuned to see the end result!


-Sharon