Own the American Dream

Indian Lane home construction starts in June! 

This is Sacramento Habitat for Humanity’s largest and most ambitious home development project to date and has been more than 6 years in the making.

The transit-oriented development (TOD) is located across from the Florin Road Light Rail Station.  It will feature 14 single family, 3 and 4-bedroom homes.  These two-story homes will all be LEED-certified and sold at 0% interest to qualified partner families. 

Two families have already been assigned to the development.  Habitat is searching for 12 more.  Info:  Molly Gautreaux, Family Services Coordinator, 916-440-1215, x. 1111 or FamilyServices@shfh.org.

Family Homeowner Orientations will be held at Sacramento Habitat for Humanity, 819 North 10^th Street, Sacramento on the following dates: Monday, April 15, 2013 from 5:30-6:30 pm; Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 10:00-11:00 am; and Monday, June 17, 2013 from 5:30-6:30 pm.  RSVP to Molly Gautreaux, Family Services Coordinator, 916-440-1215, x. 1111 or FamilyServices@shfh.org.

Bucks for Burbank Students

Win your share of up to $10,000 in cash scholarships!

This program is just for graduating seniors from Luther Burbank High School, Sacramento, who plan to attend a college, university, or trade school.  Pick up the Florin Road Foundation scholarship application from the school's career center. 

We must receive your application and supporting materials by 4:00 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013.

The Sacramento Values Project: A Neighborhood Opportunity

The Values Project is a new public art project for the Sacramento community, by the Sacramento community.  It paints "values" words that represent our shared human values in public parking spaces, in dozens of parking lots, in the language appropriate for the neighborhood, to stimulate thought and conversation.

This Spring and Summer, volunteers (with the approval of City officials) will coordinate with businesses, schools, hospitals, churches and non-profit organizations, and arrange for licensed & bonded crews to paint select parking spaces with the values words each organization chooses to represent their own values.

Councilmember Jay Schenirer is offering to sponsor the winner of a contest.  To participate, please submit two paragraphs by e-mail explaining how you think the values words painted in the parking spaces will improve your environment.  The contest will run from Friday, March 1st, to Friday, March 29th.  A winner will be selected by the Councilmember and will be eligible to receive four values words.  Please e-mail your submission to: mrabovsky@cityofsacramento.org

The Values Project is relying on a variety of funding:  crowdsourcing, angels, grants and businesses.  As a business owner for instance, your fee would cover your workshop and your painted words, as well as the workshop and words at a public school, non-profit, church or city lot of your choice.  The artist, Peter Hassen, is donating his time, so the $100 per word fee covers hard costs:  materials, painting and gas.

To find out more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please visit www.TheValuesProject.org.

Win Pro Hockey Tickets!

It's all fun & games until someone loses a tooth...then it's hockey!

Tell us why you're a hockey fan & you'll be automatically entered into a drawing to win a gift certificate from Stockton Thunder Professional Hockey.  Valued at $56 & good for four (4) lower end zone or upper premium tickets to a Thunder home game in March 2013.

Post your comment on our blog or on our Facebook page by midnight PT on Sunday, March 3, 2013.  Must be 18+ to enter.  No purchase necessary. Winner will be randomly selected & notified on March 4, 2013.

We're Accepting Scholarship Applications thru March 8

Save the Date!

Don't miss our 11th Annual Beach Blanket Bingo "fun"-raiser:  Thursday, September 26, 2013, from 5:30-8:30 pm at Florin Road Bingo (2350 Florin Rd., Sacramento).

This casual event for ages 18+ features thousands of dollars in bingo and door prizes, a catered buffet, adult beverages, and more.  Proceeds benefit our college scholarship program as well as local K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations.

Tickets go on sale this summer.  Sponsorship packages will also be available. Check back here and on our website at www.florinroad.com.

Write the History of Florin!

Are you a published writer? Or perhaps an aspiring author?  Do you love local history and photography?  Then Arcadia Publishing would like to hear from you!  They are interested in working with a writer to publish a book about the history of the town of Florin in Sacramento County. 

For more info, please contact: 

Jared Nelson, Aquisitions Editor at Arcadia Publishing

ph: 843.853.2070 x. 132

fax: 843.853.0044

E-mail: Jnelson@arcadiapublishing.com

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