FIVE FOR FAMILIES: Volunteers from Andersen Corporation to Build Five Homes in Five Days.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business/Philanthropy/Housing/Real Esate/Non-Profit Reporters NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060303/bb8 BAYPORT, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 Project Marks First of 100 Homes in the Corporation's 100 Years/100 Homes Construction Project with Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. Andersen Corporation's 100 Years/100 Homes program with Habitat for Humanity launches June 2-6 in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. with a five-home, five-day "Blitz Build". The project kicks off Andersen's commitment to build 100 homes with Habitat for Humanity over the next five years in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Andersen Corporation. Homes will be built throughout the company's headquarters region and across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "We are so pleased to be working with Habitat for Humanity on this project," said Donald L. Garofalo, chief executive officer of Andersen Corporation. "Supporting the communities where we live and work has been important to Andersen from the beginning. Our relationship with Habitat goes back many years and it's been wonderful to bring the strength of our family-related foundations together to make this project possible." 100 Years/100 Homes is a partnership with Andersen Corporation and the company's family-related foundations to build 100 homes in honor of 100 years in the building industry. The $5-million project is one of the largest cash donations to Habitat for Humanity's "More Than Houses" campaign. More than 150 Andersen employees, customers, builders, suppliers, distributors and friends of Andersen will contribute thousands of hours during the week to raise the houses. The five homes will be built on a parcel of land on St. Paul's
shingles or herpes zoster Acute viral skin and nerve infection. Groups of small blisters appear along certain nerve segments, most often on the back, sometimes after a dull ache at the site; pain becomes . The interiors of the homes will be completed over the summer. Each new Habitat homebuyer is required to put in hundreds of hours of "sweat equity Sweat Equity The equity that is created in a company or some other asset as a direct result of hard work by the owner(s). Notes: For example, rebuilding the engine on your 1968 Mustang to increase its value. " to help build their home as well as the homes of other Habitat homebuyers. Habitat for Humanity homes are sold at no profit to low-income, hard working families who otherwise may not have the opportunity for home ownership. Habitat families purchase their homes with interest-free, 30-year mortgages that are financed by Habitat for Humanity. About Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international, ecumenical Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing. was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and his wife Linda. The organization seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat has built and sold more than 125,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. These homes have provided more than 625,000 people in more than 3,000 communities in 87 nations with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Habitat is committed to providing long-term economic and environmental benefits to Habitat homeowners. Both the building and energy industries have applauded the non-profit organization's environmental emphasis and its impact on the affordable-housing movement. About Andersen Corporation Andersen Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of wood windows, patio doors and storm doors, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The company is privately owned and has a strong history of commitment to its business partners, employees, community and environmental stewardship The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural resources. . Andersen markets products throughout North America and in South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Note to editors: Visit the Andersen Press Room at www.andersenwindows.com/pressroom for downloadable, high-resolution images and background information about this and other Andersen news. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060303/bb8 |
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