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	<description>serving families affected by traumatic childhood illness</description>
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		<title>Dirty Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mckenzie Parker, older brother of patient Trevor Parker and I got to work today on one of  Habitat for Hope&#8217;s dirty jobs &#8211; scoopin horse poo.  McKenzie was eager to help out and proved he is an excellent pooper scooper.  With a rake three times his size and a little &#8220;ummph oooo yeah&#8221; he would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/dirty-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Teamwork</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several women have asked me lately, “Is it hard to work every day for your husband with Habitat for Hope?” I often remark that it’s had both blessings and difficulties; that I am learning all the time.  But I rarely have time to expound on our history, which speaks into our ability to operate Habitat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/teamwork/</link>
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		<title>Lead by Example</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we were awarded 5% Day at Whole Foods here in Memphis.  Quarterly, the branches are given the chance to choose a nonprofit to award these collected proceeds.  We applied to be selected, made it through round 1 of the selection process and were notified that we were invited to share our mission and vision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/lead-by-example/</link>
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		<title>Perspective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Steers are in Memphis this week doing some testing with Abby &#8211; please pray for peace and wisdom for all involved! Abigail turned three years old May first. It feels like the last two years have flown by; whereas the first year, well really the first two months&#8230; still seem like they lasted forever. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/perspective/</link>
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		<title>Safety Chains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, I was getting the property and house ready for our quarterly volunteer fellowship. I quickly enlisted my boys&#8217; help to do some cleanup work. Since I had little time, I thought it would be easiest to load things that had to be moved on to the black trailer we tow behind our 4-wheeler. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/safety-chains/</link>
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		<title>Soul Survivor &#8211; Philip Yancey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Philip Yancey&#8217;s book Soul Survivor highlights the lives of thirteen mentors that helped his faith survive the church. One such mentor was Dr. Paul Bland, co-author with Yancey on The Gift of Pain, In His Image, and Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. Dr. Bland founded a leprosy center in Vellore, India named Karigiri. Dr. Bland stated, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/07/soul-survivor-philip-yancey/</link>
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		<title>Whole Foods 5% Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After participating in a &#8220;vote-off&#8221; by Whole Foods (Poplar Ave Memphis) staff, Habitat for Hope was awarded the privilege of a 5% Day at the store. We will receive 5% of total profits that day, and even more exciting, we will be hand at the site with fun activities and giveaways for customers! Read Whole [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/06/whole-foods-5-day/</link>
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		<title>One Mom&#8217;s Thoughts&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 28th, the following editorial was printed in the Commercial Appeal in response to the press release about Sustainable Sites: &#8220;It&#8217;s Good to Be Green.&#8221; And on Sunday, June 6th, the Appeal published the following Letter to the editor from long-time HFH mom Melissa Thomason:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/06/more-press-on-sustainable-sites/</link>
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		<title>Sustainable Sites Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 25th the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) announced the selection of Habitat for Hope’s Barn Raising Project as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance. The Barn Raising Project will join more than 150 other projects from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/06/sustainable-sites-initiative/</link>
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		<title>David Carrico: Carrico Illustration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to highlight one member of our design team each week. I will kick it off with David Carrico of Carrico Illustration. David participated in our Design Workshop a few weeks ago and he will be a integral part of the design team as we move forward. David is a Design Architect and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.habitatforhope.org/2010/05/david-carrico-carrico-illustration/</link>
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