Friday, August 6,
2010
Governor Urges
Community Service through Habitat for
Humanity
In her weekly radio address, the governor today said
that with the National Day of Service and Remembrance coming up on September 11,
getting involved now with a Habitat for Humanity affiliate is a great way for
“Last month, my husband Dan Mulhern and I hosted a
family reunion and used the opportunity to help build a new Habitat home in
Detroit, one not far from where Dan’s mother grew up,” the governor said.
“The idea for this project came from seeing members of our families volunteering
to help rebuild neighborhoods in
“That led to the creation of the MI
Family Builds Michigan initiative in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity of
Michigan,” the governor continued. “This initiative encourages
“When you volunteer to work on a Habitat for Humanity
home, the new homeowners aren’t the only ones who benefit,” the governor
said. “One volunteer put it best when he said, ‘The relationships with the
homeowners and your co-workers are the most important things that are built on
Habitat worksites.’ With the National Day of Service and Remembrance
coming up on September 11, now’s the time to participate in a Habitat project in
your community.”
Key
messages:
To listen to the radio address, click on the following
link: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov261Full_329719_7.mp3
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