Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Los Angeles Recognizes Its '2005 Volunteers Of The Year'

The "2005 Volunteers of the Year" include ten individuals who have impacted the Los Angeles community with their dediction to eliminating poverty housing. A ceremony will be held on Thursday, January 26th in Rolling Hills.

(PRWEB) January 24, 2006 -- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (www.habitatla.org) will honor 10 individuals who have exemplified volunteerism in their commitment to help eliminate poverty housing. A dinner and short presentation will take place on Thursday, January 26th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Rolling Hills Covenant Church to recognize the 2005 Volunteers of the Year. In keeping with the spirit of giving, Command Performance Catering, Inc. has graciously donated the entire dinner for the event.

The ten honorees (complete list on page two of release) have a combined total of 4,617 of volunteer hours. That is an average of 11.5 weeks, based on a 40-hour workweek. The total hours have a monetary value of $81,028.35 (based on Independent Sector’s 2004 estimate for the value of volunteer hours.) Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles is proud to recognize this year’s honorees in appreciation for their hard work building homes for Habitat’s Partner Families.

“We appreciate each and every volunteer who gives their time to help, we could not do this without them,” says Erin Rank, President/CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. “This year’s honorees have taken it upon themselves to do more than just volunteer, they have committed themselves to the cause and to the Habitat Partner Families. I look forward to working with these amazing people for years to come.”

This year’s ceremony will be held at the Rolling Hills Covenant Church located at 2222 Palos Verdes Drive North, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. The evening begins at 6:30 pm and dinner is served at 6:45 pm followed by a short presentation from 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm. Dinner is provided courtesy of Command Performance Catering, Inc. located in Burbank.

The 2005 Volunteers of the Year are:
Doug Wright       Construction & Real Estate Department
John Sullivan       Administrative Department
Mary Anne Doane    Finance Department
Philip Jun        Programs Department
Gaspar Aparicio    Home Improvement Store
Rich Siegmund    Resource Development Department
Ed Reilly       Family Services Department
Danielle Lemmon    Advocacy & Community Relations Department
Jack Baringer       Board of Directors
Cheryl Perkey    Board of Directors
This list can also be found on www.habitatla.org

To learn more about construction and non-construction volunteer opportunities in the Los Angels area -- please visit www.habitatla.org or call 310-323-4664 x113.

About Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles:
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles is a non-profit, ecumenical housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing by providing simple, decent and affordable homes for low-income families through volunteer labor and charitable donations. HFH GLA has built a total of 169 homes and plans to complete an additional 26 homes by June 2006. www.habitatla.org

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