May 1 , 2007

HABITAT for HUMANITY – QUAD CITIES

Double Groundbreaking – Houses #47 and #48

NEWS RELEASE www.habitatqc.org

Contact: Barb Hiesterman (563) 359-9066

Bettendorf, IA – On Saturday, May 5, 2007, Habitat for Humanity – Quad Cities will break ground for the 22nd and 23rd house to be built in Davenport. The groundbreaking ceremonies begin at 10:00 a.m. – “rain or shine.” The public is welcome to join in this celebration.

House Build #47 will be at 1024 Tremont Avenue and will be home to Michelle Morgan and her two daughters.

A large portion of the funding will come from Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity. Additional funding will come from the East and West Rock Island County and the East and West Scott County Thrivent Chapters, Wells Fargo, Scott County Housing Council and Trinity Lutheran Church Foundation.

House Build #48 will be located at 1030 Tremont Avenue and will become home for Greg and Angie Lange and their three children. This house will be built simultaneously with the Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity on the adjacent lot.

Seven centrally located Davenport churches that all do ministry outreach in the same area formed a special group called People Uniting Neighborhoods and Churches (PUNCH). These churches are St. Johns United Methodist, Sacred Heart Cathedral, First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Third Missionary Baptist, Trinity Episcopal and First Christian. A large portion of the funding for this home will come from the PUNCH Group and Wells Fargo. Additional funding will come from Scott County Housing Council, The Butler Family, and State Farm Insurance.

These groups will also volunteer their time to help build the homes along with folks from Quad City area Lutheran churches.

The lot for these two properties was acquired through the assistance of Scott County.

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Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities is a nonprofit Christian housing organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by building simple, decent and affordable housing. “Partner” families purchase these homes with a no-interest mortgage, and invest time in the build process.

Founded in 1993, HFH-QC will start construction on seven houses in 2007.