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Rice County Habitat for Humanity
www.habitatricecounty.org
507.323.5167
Join us at Fielders Choice

Thank you to students from Northfield High School for organizing a Rice County Habitat for Humanity Fundraising Night at Fielders Choice Tap and Table in Northfield.

Image may contain: possible text that says 'FIELDERSCHOICE TAP & TABLE' Come out to Fielders Choice on January 14th between 5-10 pm for a night of great food, drinks, and fun, all for a great cause!

10% of the proceeds from all purchases at Fielders Choice will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

Here are a few other reasons you should come:
-Split the Pot Raffle
-Silent Auction to give back to local artists, and to donate to Habitat for Humanity
- Delicious Food and Drinks
-Learn More about Habitat for Humanity

Baby Iris got to go back home!
Habitat partnered with the Benson Family in 2014.  Iris wasn't even a twinkle in their eyes then - she's the newest addition to the Benson Family.  Iris was born in August of 2019 and shortly after she was born the Benson's learned she had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. 

It has been a long journey for Iris and the Benson Family.  You can read the Caring Bridge site they've set up.

Here's their most recent update from January 8, 2020:
Iris is 5 months old today, and what better way to celebrate than getting discharged from the hospital! We've had an idea for a couple of days that it would hopefully be today but until this morning didn't know for sure as Iris had to continue doing well enough with feeding, gaining weight, taking her medicines orally and her sats looking good. We didn't tell the kids ahead of time and they were so surprised when we walked in! At first they didn't realize that we were all going home and not just coming for a visit! It had been 31 days since they'd last seen Iris and Jeff and I had only seen them once for a few hours due to us trying to keep Iris away from germs as much as possible. This was so hard to all be apart but they were in very good hands and loved and cared for and Jeff and I felt it was very important for us to be together for Iris. 

We'll have a check up next week already and there will already be phone calls coming in for other follow ups with specialists. We are hopeful that Iris won't need to have another surgery until the Fontan, which is the last one of the 3 for kids with her condition and hopefully isn't until she's around 3 years old. We'll continue to watch her diaphragm but it doesn't seem to be giving her trouble with breathing. Repeat echocardiograms will monitor her heart for function and left pulmonary artery to make sure it's growing and getting enough blood flow. We'll also have follow ups with hematology for the blood clots, genetics regarding her genetic duplication and the test results for how she metabolizes medicines and appointments for physical and occupational therapy. We'll be so happy to have a slower pace after they span out more after a while but for now we're so happy to be back home as a family and be spending time together. 

Please keep praying for continued health for Iris and that our family would stay healthy as we're back in "quarantine mode" of staying home and away from sick people as much as possible. This flu and cold season is so bad and we really don't want Iris to end up back in the hospital! Keep the other families in your prayers also who are still in the hospital. Thank you!

An additional thought from Dayna Norvold (executive director):
I can't help but think how grateful I am that Iris and her parents are coming home... to their Habitat for Humanity home.  A home that's provided such a place of stability for the Benson Family.  We pray the home continues to provide stability and HEALTH to Iris and the whole family!.

Please keep Iris and the Benson's in your prayers. 
Build Progress
We are busily building at 3000 Acorn Trail in Faribault.  Next step is painting, then flooring, trim, cabinetry, etc.  If you're interested in volunteering and/or bringing a meal click HERE!

We'll look to volunteers at 706 30th Street on Thursday, January 23 and be ready to drywall!  Sign up HERE.
Habitat for Humanity ranked 8th on the NonProfit times top 100 nonprofits list
You can read the article HERE.
Habitat for Humanity International releases latest Annual Report

2019 – Build. Advocate. Empower.

Since our founding in 1976, Habitat has helped more than 29 million people build or improve the place they call home. In fiscal year 2019, we helped more than 7 million people, and an additional 2.3 million gained the potential to improve their housing conditions through training and advocacy.
Read the latest annual report from Habitat for Humanity International HERE.

2020 Habitat 500

There's still snow on the ground but it's never too early to be thinking about the Habitat 500 bike ride!

 

The Habitat 500 is a bicycle ride (not race) and fundraiser that covers a maximum of 500 miles over the course of 7 days. A 500K option will be available in 2020, as will 3-day and 1-day options.

  • 1-day Ride (Loops on Sunday, July 12 or Tuesday, July 14)
  • 3-day Ride (Sunday, July 12 through Tuesday, July 14 or Thursday, July 16 through Saturday, July 18)
  • 7-day Ride (Sunday, July 12 through Saturday, July 18)

You can read more information here.

Are you a Thrivent member with Thrivent Choice dollars?

Eligible members can recommend where Thrivent distributes a portion of its charitable funding by directing Choice Dollars®. Members become eligible for Thrivent Choice based on insurance premiums, contract values and Thrivent volunteer leadership.

Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars to Rice County Habitat for Humanity

Are you in need of affordable housing in Northfield?  Now is the time to contact us!
If you are interested in owning one of these townhomes in Northfield call Cheri TODAY!  Pictured above is the quad that we'll be building in Northfield.  All four units are slab on grade.  The end units are one level and the middle two units are two levels.  Call Cheri at 507-323-5167 or go to our website and sign up for an informational meeting.  Read more...
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