Newsletter

Homebuyer Advocate, Shirley Jacobson

February 15, 2022

Shirley and her husband, Gary, moved from Montana to Seattle in 1966. At the time, Gary worked in the aircraft industry and was recruited by Boeing. Eventually, Shirley would work in parts procurement with both Hexcel and Boeing. Through that position, Shirley got to live in both China and Malaysia. After …

Construction Manager, Paul Stromdahl

November 11, 2021

I started volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Springfield, Illinois, in the spring of 2011. We were renting our place at the time, so I had no “home” projects to work on and needed an outlet. I knew a bit about Habitat and went to an orientation. The volunteer coordinator, …

Edie Stickel Update — One Volunteer’s Pathway into the Building Trades

October 4, 2021

Edie Stickel Update — One Volunteer’s Pathway into the Building TradesWe were so happy to learn this year that one of our former construction volunteers, Edie Stickel, has been accepted in the UBC, Local 70 Carperter’s Union Apprenticeship Program, and is well underway to becoming a certified carpenter. What is a …

Habitat Homebuyer, Andy Koch

September 10, 2021

Andy Koch is a musician, puppeteer, clown and balloon twister, thespian and director, entertainer, educator and advocate for the arts, and all-around-storyteller — he will also soon be a Habitat homebuyer. At the time we spoke to Andy, a friend was sailing him to Point Roberts to perform as a …

Habitat Homebuyer, Kelly Klein

May 3, 2021

Kelly Klein grew up in Montana, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, located near Glacier National Park. “I’m mixed heritage,” she said, “My mom is Native American, a Blackfeet tribal member, and my dad is Jewish from New York City. My dad was in the Air Force. That’s how he met …