[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Swing a hammer for Truss Days with Habitat for Humanity!

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Shannon MacCarrick <shannon.m at habitatnys.org>
> Date: April 15, 2011 3:37:43 PM EDT
> To: <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Swing a hammer for Truss Days with Habitat for Humanity!
> Reply-To: Shannon MacCarrick <shannon.m at habitatnys.org>
>
> Grab your hammer: Truss Days is coming!!
>
> The excitement is building all next week, Monday through Friday  
> (April 18 – 22), from 9 AM to 4 PM on the Cornell campus; Students,  
> staff, and all community members are invited to drop by and swing a  
> hammer to build roof trusses which will be used at Habitat for  
> Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties’ current project, in  
> Lansing, NY.  Pounding nails is a great lunch break, a great study  
> break, and a lot of fun!   Tools and materials provided, no previous  
> experience necessary.
>
> Help us make some noise about the need for affordable housing in our  
> community!
>
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> PRESS RELEASE: Cornell Habitat for Humanity invites the Community to  
> Truss Days
>
> Ithaca, NY – Cornell University’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity is  
> hosting Truss Days, April 18th to 22nd, from 9am-4pm, on Ho Plaza at  
> the Cornell campus.  Truss Days is a 5 day-long construction event  
> during which members of the Cornell and Ithaca communities will come  
> together to build roof trusses for a Habitat for Humanity home.   
> Volunteers will start the week with nothing but a pile of lumber and  
> end it with an impressive stack of 24 roof trusses – entirely hand  
> built!  Once complete, the trusses will be donated to Habitat for  
> Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties (TCHFH), for a house that  
> is currently being built at 85 Sperry Lane, in Lansing.
>
> Don Gagnon and his three daughters have been selected as the partner  
> family for this Habitat home.  The house will include several  
> accommodations that make it accessible for Kimberly, the eldest of  
> the three daughters, who is severely handicapped.
>
> All members of the community are encouraged to participate in Truss  
> Days – please join in on the fun!  Hundreds of Cornell students will  
> volunteer throughout the week, stopping to pick up a hammer on their  
> way to and from classes.  University staff, Ithaca High School  
> Habitat for Humanity students, and TCHFH members will also join in  
> on the effort.
>
> No construction experience is necessary to participate and on-site  
> supervisors will help assist new volunteers; all tools and materials  
> will also be provided.
>
> Groups are welcome to take part in the event and can request a  
> designated time slot, to ensure that members get a chance to build  
> together.  If you have questions, want to sign up to build, or would  
> like to sponsor a truss ($50), please contact Esther Hoffman or  
> Jesella Zambrano (information below).
>
> Contacts:
> Jesella Zambrano
> Cornell Habitat Co-President
> (951) 526-7734
> jz346 at cornell.edu
>
> Esther Hoffman
> Cornell Habitat Co-President
> (484) 868-3766
> eh368 at cornell.edu
>
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>
>
> Shannon MacCarrick
> Executive Director
> Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland Counties
> shannon.m at habitatnys.org
> (607) 898-4148
>
>
>
> Shannon MacCarrick
> Executive Director
> Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland Counties
> shannon.m at habitatnys.org
> (607) 898-4148
>

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