Habitat for Humanity Elects New Board Members

March 27, 2012 for immediate release

NORTH BAY North Bay Blue Sky Habitat for Humanity elected four new Board members at the Annual General Meeting held recently. The Board of Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky welcomes new Board members Noel Coulas, Phil Desjardine, BJ Szabicot and Honorary Board Member Dean Reckzin to our Board. The chairman of the Board of Directors, John Humble, notes "We are very excited to have these people volunteer their time and expertise to Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky. Our existing board members and volunteers already do amazing things throughout the community, and the addition of these new board members will strengthen our ability to meet our mandate of building simple, affordable housing for low income families." "Mostly I'm looking forward to all the new people I'm going to meet." says Noel Coulas, one of the newly elected board members. "We hope to build our 5th home this summer, but we're also hosting a golf tournament fund raiser, a neighbourhood 2x4 signing and an Antique Car Show, and we'll be doing lots of outreach in places like South River, East Ferris and other local communities. It's going to be a very busy time, and I expect there will be some interesting challenges, but I know I'm going to have a great time." Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky recognizes the tremendous investment that volunteers and all of our community partners put forth in helping us meet our mission. It is only through their donation of funds, gifts in kind and the hundreds of volunteer hours spend on our fund raising and building projects that we can make the dream of affordable home ownership a reality. The Board looks forward to working with these enthusiastic new Board members as we prepare for our next build. About Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky became an affiliate in 2006, and is a registered charity. We use volunteer labour and tax deductible donations of money and materials to build simple, decent houses with partner families in need of shelter. Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky houses are sold to the families at no profit and financed with affordable, no-interest loans. About Habitat for Humanity Canada In 1985 the first Canadian affiliate of Habitat for Humanity was formally inaugurated. Habitat for Humanity Canada has since grown to 69 affiliates in 10 provinces and two territories and has successfully provided over 2,000 families with safe, decent and affordable housing. Our mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.

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For additional information please contact: John Humble, Board Chair Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky 705-494-9143 jhumble@sympatico.ca Marg Allison, Board Member Habitat for Humanity North Bay Blue Sky 705-474-5479 margallison@bell.net