New donation!

English River Church of the Brethren recently donated $351 to our Iowa County effort. The church is located in South English.

Thank you so much for helping us move forward on our goal!

Joan Huntley

good news from anna's cutting garden

Anna's cutting garden should be commended for such a honorable contribution to someone who really needs it, namely Iowa Valley Habitat and Kathy Hopkins and family. 3755.00 was raised with donations from St. James in Victor, St. Pauls in Williamsburg, and First Lutheran in Conroy through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in the amount of 400.00. A big thank you to all who contributed , it is sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely, Dale

Williamsburg Kiwanis Matches VBS with $400!

Four classes in St. Paul's United Methodist Vacation Bible School raised $200. To recognize the hard work and generous contribution from the children to the Iowa County Habitat project, the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club is donating $100 for each class. With this $400 matching contribution, the St. Paul's Vacation Bible School raised a total of $600. We are grateful and inspired.

Meet our Habitat partner family

Kathy Hopkins and her 4 children live in Marengo where the next Iowa County Habitat for Humanity home will be built.

Vacation Bible School raises $200!

The Vacation Bible School children at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Williamsburg raised $200 for the Iowa County Habitat home. That is a very impressive amount of money. The children are still saving in the small cardboard house banks and when they turn those in, the amount will be even higher!

Let's celebrate the love and effort these children have shown through this project.

- Joan Huntley

New person onboard

Hi, my name is Dale Collingwood. I am going to be helping out Habitat for Humanity for awhile and would like to receive your input, news items, and fundraising ideas, and will in turn post them on our online news letter.



My address is:
1177 PP Ave.
Marengo,Ia. 52301.
Ph. # is 319-642-3905

email: dandmcolling@netins.net

Look forward to hearing from you!

sincerely,
Dale Collingwood

Welcome

Welcome to the Iowa County Habitat cafe. Grab a cup of coffee and learn what the great people in Iowa County are planning.

Good news: We'll be building a Habitat for Humanity home for a wonderful family in Iowa County, Iowa. The partner family lives in Marengo: Kathy Hopkins and her 4 children. The lot we will build the new home on is also in Marengo.

Many people think that Habitat for Humanity gives homes away.
Not true.

Habitat partner families buy their houses like everyone else. However, unlike most houses sold, Habitat does not make a profit or charge interest on the loan. This helps make the home affordable for people who earn between 30 - 50% of the median income. And the price of the home is kept down because people in the community volunteer and donate their labor.

That's why all of us, working together, can build a "simple, decent, affordable home" that a family like Kathy Hopkins and her four children can buy.

Look at their picture - won't you be happy to help them? Come back to this site often to meet the people in Iowa County working on this project, see where we are in the project and learn how you too can help.

- Joan Huntley, staff member
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity