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Meet Melody Newell Funk for a free talk on Container Plants for the Patio is Saturday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area’s ReStore, 25948 Business Center Drive, in Redlands, 92374.
(Redlands, CA) Melody Newell Funk has been creating beautiful Southern California gardens since 1983, first as Landscape Designer for Newell Nurseries and more recently as owner of Newell Landscape Design and Consulting.
“I will demonstrate planting in containers, and will talk about the different types of shrubs and small trees (including fruit trees) that work well in containers and in pots,” said Funk.
The free talk Container Plants for the Patio is Saturday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area’s ReStore, 25948 Business Center Drive, in Redlands, 92374.
Melody is the former owner of Newell Nurseries, a long-time retail garden center in the Inland Empire. Over the years, she has done hundreds of Landscape Designs and Consultations for clients in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.
“Melody is proficient in all styles of landscape, from Xeriscape to Cottage Garden, and everything in between. She enjoys providing a personal touch, interacting with the client every step of the way to achieve a garden that will provide years of enjoyment,” said Rhea Stumm, Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area’s ReStore manager.
Xeriscaping and xerogardening refer to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation. It is promoted in regions like the inland valleys that do not have easily accessible, plentiful, or reliable supplies of fresh water.
Xeriscaping has gained acceptance in the southwestern United States as climate patterns shift. Although xeriscaping may be an alternative to various types of traditional gardening, it is usually promoted as a substitute for lawns to reduce water usage.
The Cottage Garden is a distinct style of garden that uses an informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and a mixture of ornamental and edible plants. English in origin, the cottage garden depends on grace and charm rather than grandeur and formal structure.
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About Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need.
The San Bernardino Area affiliate serves the communities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Fontana, San Bernardino, Highland, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
To find out more about Habitat for Humanity, call 909-478-1176 or visit www.HabitatSB.org. We also ask you to LIKE us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/habitatsb.
“Learn how to select a professional for your next home improvement project. Matt will go over how to determine if a contractor is qualified; how to find a quality LED lights for home by visiting the LED Hut website contractor; what are some important questions you should ask; and how to negotiate and set payments,” said Rhea Stumm, ReStore manager. The free talk is Saturday, February 23 at 9:30 a.m. at 25948 Business Center Drive, in Redlands, CA 92374.
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With Construction Zone Radio’s Matt Le Vesque
(Redlands, CA) Matt Le Vesque, General Engineering, General Building contractor and radio talk show host of Construction Zone Radio presents how to choose a contractor at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
The free talk is Saturday, February 23 at 9:30 a.m. at 25948 Business Center Drive, in Redlands, CA 92374.
“Learn how to select a professional for your next home improvement project. Matt will go over how to determine if a contractor is qualified; how to find a quality contractor; what are some important questions you should ask; and how to negotiate and set payments,” said Rhea Stumm, ReStore manager.
Vesque will also raffle off brand-new, 10-year battery, smoke alarms.
Le Vesque is an active California Licensed General Engineering and General Building contractor with extensive experience as an industry expert investigating Contractors State License Board violations, as well as support in various stages of litigation.
He serves as a forensic construction consultant, providing dispute resolution in arbitration, mediation, and litigation.
Le Vesque areas of expertise include accidents related to sites; industry standards; construction safety and jobsite accidents; contract disputes, cost analysis and change orders; owner/general contractor/subcontractor disputes; ADA compliance; home remodeling; and commercial tenant improvements. He has a special expertise in roofing and roofing products.
Le Vesque hosts the popular weekly radio show, “Construction Zone Radio,” and weekly newspaper column, “Construction Zone.” He works as an independent consultant with attorneys, government agencies, insurance companies, associations, building owners, agents, and homeowners.
About Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need.
The San Bernardino Area affiliate serves the communities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Fontana, San Bernardino, Highland, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
To find out more about Habitat for Humanity, call 909-478-1176 or visit www.HabitatSB.org. We also ask you to LIKE us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/habitatsb.
“Bring all of your old electronics to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, including: computers, monitors, televisions, printers, mobile phones, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, microwaves, calculators, iPods, cables and wires, telephones, fax machines, scanners, computer parts, and more,” said Stumm.
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(Redlands, CA) – Do you have old electronics cluttering up your home? Habitat for Humanity will host an event to help you get rid of them responsibly – absolutely free of charge.
Habitat for Humanity is teaming up with All Green Electronics Recycling to host an electronic recycling event on Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 25948 Business Center Dr. in Redlands.
“The event is free and open to anyone who is interested in disposing their e-waste in a safe and secure environment. Plus, everyone who recycles e-waste will receive one free raffle ticket! Raffle prizes from the ReStore stock will be given out all day,” said Rhea Stumm, manager of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
What is e-waste? That old laptop in your hall closet, that VCR you haven’t used since you got the new DVD player, the dust-covered monitor in your garage, or basically anything with a plug that is unused, obsolete or non-working.
E-waste contains heavy metals such as lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium, and zinc that contaminate our soil and water, and is responsible for 70 percent of all heavy metals found in landfills today. A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says e-waste in landfills will grow four-fold over the next five years.
“All Green Electronics Recycling strives to make responsible electronics recycling easy and efficient. We are a full-service electronics recycler,” said Arman Sadeghi, founder and CEO of All Green Electronics Recycling.
All Green Electronics Recycling currently collects over one million pounds of electronics each month and has the capacity to process up to 100 million pounds of electronic waste per year.
According to Sadeghi, all of the electronics All Green Electronics Recycling collects are processed in North America using their processing center and other responsible recycler partner facilities. “All Green recycles everything they accept and never send anything overseas for processing.”
For those that cannot make it to the event the ReStore accepts e-waste Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 25948 Business Center Drive in Redlands, CA 92374.
“Once electronics are in hand, our model is set up so that we follow the reduce, reuse, recycle method,” says Sadeghi. “If there are components that are able to be reused then we do that.”
Sadeghi estimates that about 40 percent of the All Green’s inbound material stream is reused while the remaining 60 percent enters All Green’s end-of-life recycling system.
For your protection the internal memory and hard drives in all computers, cell phones, copy machines, fax machines and printers are shredded or triple wiped.
For hard drives that can be sold to the reuse market, All Green uses “triple-pass and seven-pass hard drive wipes,” says Sadeghi. “Those are very secure and can be almost as secure as shredding. The drive is hooked up to a machine and it erases and rewipes the disk several times,” he explains. “The reason for the seven passes is that many years ago the Department of Defense (DOD) stated that’s what they felt was necessary, and it has stuck.”
Habitat for Humanity encourages community and businesses to clean out their garage, storage or attic and donate their old electronics to a good cause.
“Bring all of your old electronics to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, including: computers, monitors, televisions, printers, mobile phones, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, microwaves, calculators, iPods, cables and wires, telephones, fax machines, scanners, computer parts, and more,” said Stumm.
For those that cannot make it to the event the ReStore accepts e-waste Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 25948 Business Center Drive in Redlands, CA 92374.
About Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need.
The San Bernardino Area affiliate serves the communities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Fontana, San Bernardino, Highland, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
To find out more about Habitat for Humanity, call 909-478-1176 or visit www.HabitatSB.org. We also ask you to LIKE us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/habitatsb.
Rhea Stumm is the new ReStore manager. She is welcomed by Dennis Baxter, executive director of Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
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(Redlands, CA) Rhea Stumm is the new manager for at the Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.’s ReStore.
The ReStore is the Habitat for Humanity’s deep discount home improvement store that sells building materials, appliances, home accessories, and gently used furniture to the general public from 23,000 square feet of space.
“The ReStore accepts donated goods, building materials, appliances, home accessories, and gently used furniture. We then sell the donated items to the general public at a fraction of the retail price,” said Stumm.
All proceeds are used to fund the Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. efforts to rehabilitate old homes or construction of new homes for needy families.
“Rhea will do an excellent job as the Habitat for Humanity ReStore manager,” said Dennis Baxter, executive director of Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc. He added, “Rhea is up to the challenge. I am certain you will see some very positive changes in our retail operations.”
One of Stumm’s new ideas is the ReStore Deal of the Day. “We will post one item a day that is a great deal on our FaceBook page at Facebook.com/SBReStore. Those that subscribe to our mailing list will also receive emails with the ReStore Deal of the Day,” she said.
The ReStore’s first Deal of the Day is set to start February 1st. The store will sell porcelain door knob sets for just one dollar. “They originally sold for $15 complete with locking mechanisms. “We have had about 100 sets in stock for more than three months, its time to move them out!,” said Stumm.
Stumm has worked for Habitat for Humanity for two years. Her previous position was development and communications manager.
Stumm joined Habitat for Humanity before the ReStore opened in June of 2011. She helped set up the ReStore including the product placement before the Grand Opening in August of 2011.
Working at a non-profit organization is not new to Stumm. She has been volunteering since she was in the eighth grade. Stumm continued to volunteer in high school and college.
“I went to Vietnam in the eighth grade and again as a junior in high school. I saw people living in grass huts and in terrible living conditions. It’s one of the reasons I volunteer,” said Stumm.
Born and raised in Bakersfield, Stumm moved to Riverside to attend the University of California at Riverside in 2003.
Stumm graduated from UCR in 2007 earning a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went to Louisiana State University of Shreveport and received a certificate in Nonprofit Management in 2009.
After graduating from UCR in 2007, she joined AmeriCorps and traveled the country working with non-profit organizations, including FEMA, Red Cross, The Boys and Girls Club, 211, Habitat for Humanity in Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
“After college, I wanted to travel and I wanted to make a difference. AmeriCorps gave me the opportunity to do both,” said Stumm.
No stranger to hard work, she worked in some of the country’s worst natural disasters. Stumm has seen people at their best and their worst. She worked with FEMA in 2008 during Iowa’s Cedar Rapids floods and becoming certified as a forklift driver.
In 2008, Stumm helped after three hurricanes. She worked with Habitat for Humanity in Florida after Hurricane Katrina. “I helped build houses for displaced families after the hurricane,“ said Stumm.
In August of 2008 while in Beaumont, Texas for Habitat for Humanity, Stumm’s group was moved to Dallas to escape hurricanes, Ike and Gustav. They returned after the hurricane to help with clean up and continue to build homes.
“You will love the deals you find on building materials, appliances, home accessories, and gently used furniture materials!” said Stumm.
Do not underestimate her; though petite and pretty, Stumm is tough. She is also not afraid of hard work. Stumm pours concrete, frames building at constructions sites. She moves concrete, tiles, desks, doors and furniture at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Stumm invites the public especially homeowners and maintenance professionals to visit the Habitat for Humanity ReStore Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 25948 Business Center Drive in Redlands, CA 92374.
“You will love the deals you find on building materials, appliances, home accessories, and gently used furniture materials!” said Stumm.
For more information on Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc., or the ReStore call (909) 478-1176 or go online to www.HabitatSB.org.
About Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need.
The San Bernardino Area affiliate serves the communities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Fontana, San Bernardino, Highland, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a deep discount home improvement store that sells building materials, appliances, home accessories, and furniture. The ReStore accepts donated goods, which are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price. All proceeds are used to fund the administration and rehabilitation or construction of Habitat for Humanity homes.
“The Board of Directors unanimously agreed that Baxter’s Check Out this URL and his experience makes him the right leader at this time for Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area,” said Richard Brown, Habitat for Humanity Board President. “He is well connected to the community, and partnerships are key to our success in the San Bernardino area.”
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(Redlands, CA) – Dennis Baxter is the new Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity. Baxter served on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area since January 2010, becoming Vice-President in 2011, President in January 2012, and now Executive Director.
“The Board of Directors unanimously agreed that Baxter’s experience makes him the right leader at this time for Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area,” said Richard Brown, Habitat for Humanity Board President. “He is well connected to the community, and partnerships are key to our success in the San Bernardino area.”
“I am honored to lead Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area. I am extremely excited about our strategic vision for 2013 as we create a mix of housing solutions, including rehabbing existing homes, creating new partnerships, and engaging public involvement in efforts to improve access to decent, safe, and affordable housing,” said Baxter.
Baxter added, “I also want to increase volunteer involvement and support from the County, State, and Federal level.”
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area has served 81 families served since 1992. It serves the cities of Loma Linda, Redlands, San Bernardino, Highland, Fontana, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
Baxter is a former San Bernardino City councilmember elected in 2005. He served a four-year term from March 2006 to March 2010. As a councilmember, Baxter served, as Chairman of the Grants and the Community Development Block Grant Committee.
“His work for the San Bernardino’s grant programs demonstrates Dennis’s understanding of affordable housing needs for low-income residents of the San Bernardino valley,” said Brown.
The son of a Santa Fe Railroad man, Baxter was born at the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. He graduated from Pacific High School and studied radio and television production and programming at San Bernardino Valley College.
Baxter’s is an award winning broadcast journalist. While at the Tribune Broadcasting Corporation in Sacramento, Baxter won Associated Press and United Press International awards for excellence in news, documentary, and public affairs.
After returning to San Bernardino in 1993 Baxter worked in the mortgage banking industry for Directors Mortgage, Wells Fargo and Bank of America before hosting his own talk show program and managing 1050 AM KCAA Radio.
In 2008 and 2009 Baxter served three terms as President of the Native Sons of the Golden West, an organization for people born in the state of California and dedicated to historic preservation, documentation of historic structures and places in the state.
“We want everyone who is able, to fulfill the American Dream of homeownership,” said Baxter. “Its that desire to help that inspired me to work with Habitat for Humanity.
The Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors includes: Richard Brown, President, Diocesan Maintenance Superintendent, Diocese of San Bernardino; Jack B. Russell, Vice President, Retired Teacher; Barbara Keough, Secretary, Attorney at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Christina Benjamin, Treasurer, Retired California Highway Patrol Communications Operator and Licensed in plane crash law firmMarta Macias Brown, Retired Federal Employee; Annette Coffey, Association Executive, East Valley Association of Realtors; Beverly Earl, Director of Family and Community Services, Catholic Charities; LaRonda Fisher Rogers, Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager, Union Bank; Matt Le Vesque, General Engineering and Building Contractor, Bishop Construction Services, Inc.; Scott Johnson, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, Metrolink.
For more information on Habitat for Humanity call (909) 478-1176 or visit www.HabitatSB.org
About Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a faith-based nonprofit organization that works in partnership with families to strengthen communities and transform lives by building new homes, rehabilitating existing homes, and making affordable home ownership a reality for community members in need. They serve the communities of Loma Linda, Redlands, San Bernardino, Highland, Fontana, Yucaipa, Colton, Bloomington, Rialto, Grand Terrace, Mentone, Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, Apple Valley and Victorville.
The Habitat ReStore is a deep discount home improvement store that sells building materials, appliances, home accessories, and furniture. We accept donated goods, which are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price. All proceeds are used to fund the administration and rehabilitation or construction of Habitat for Humanity Homes.
