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<br /> fl range County Habitat for Humanity, Inc,
<br /> P. 0. Box 161 Carrboro, NC 2 7510
<br /> September 1, 1987
<br /> The Honorable Shirley Marshall
<br /> Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners
<br /> 106 E. Margaret Lane
<br /> Hillsborough, NC
<br /> Att: Housing Demonstration Grant Request
<br /> IIDear Ms. Marshall:
<br /> Orange County Habitat was organized in the spring of 1984, being chartered
<br /> as a non-profit corporation on April 13, 1984. It was approved as a 501 (c) (3)
<br /> organization by the Internal Revenue Service on May 16, 1985. Its purpose is
<br /> to provide safe, decent housing to God's people in need, at no profit and with
<br /> no interest. It does this through the utilization of numerous volunteers (366
<br /> at last count), donations of money, materials and skilled labor from many
<br /> individuals, churches and organizations.
<br /> The local chapter is affiliated with the national organization, Habitat for
<br /> Humanity, Inc., through a charter, and by continuing covenantal relationship
<br /> with the national group. However, the local group is autonomous and incor-
<br /> porated with an independent board. A list of officers, board members, by-laws
<br /> and committee members is included.
<br /> In Orange County, we made a proposal to Access, Inc., title holder to a 72
<br /> acre tract of land, formerly_ used by Genesis House as a drug rehabilitation
<br /> program site, to use the land for low cost housing. On condition that we raise
<br /> $35,000, preserve the natural beauty and contour of the land, verify our tax
<br /> If status, all within an 18 month period of time, Access gave Habitat the title
<br /> in October, 1985. After some months of study and survey work, Habitat sub-
<br /> mitted plans for a minor subdivision status, and began work on the first house
<br /> in May of 1986. In October, 1986, a second house was moved onto a second lot,
<br /> as the first house was dedicated. The first family occupied the first house
<br /> in February, 1987, and the second family will be moving into the second house
<br /> in September, 1987. A third house is now on lot #3, and another family will
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<br /> be into their house in November, 1987.
<br /> In Carrboro, in cooperation with the city, and through them, with a Community
<br /> IF Development Block Grant proposal, six potential .logs: have been made available
<br /> to Habitat. On September 11, an "old-fashioned" house raising will erect
<br /> walls and roof on this structure. We hope to have another family in place by
<br /> IFOctober or November.
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<br /> "Building Houses in Partnership with God's People in Need"
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