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	<title>Habitat for Heroes &#124; Santa Clarita Valley</title>
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		<title>American Legion Coverage &#8211; &#8220;Giving back to those who serve&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/04/30/giving-back-to-those-who-serve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michele E. Buttelman  , The Signal Features Editor - The small building at the corner of Spruce and 11th streets in Newhall began life as the American Theater. The movie theater was built by Western silent film star William S. Hart and donated to American Legion Post 507. The theater was designed by nationally renowned cinema architect S. Charles Lee. It opened on May 23, 1941, with a dedication ceremony attended by Hart. Hart asked only that one Western a week be shown at the theater, in addition to the contemporary films of the day. The theater closed in 1965 and the building was converted to the meeting and entertainment center for Post 507. The building is now a &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/04/30/giving-back-to-those-who-serve/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Standup Guys Perform to Help Local Vets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Allison Pari, AM-1220 KHTS&#124; Thursday, Apr. 26, 2012 - “You can tell how old a tree is by how many rings it has. You can tell how old a man is by how high his waistline is.” –Kenn Kington That’s just a sample of the fun to be had at the Standup Guys concert May 18 at Real Life Church. Habitat for Heroes invites Santa Clarita to come together in support of local veterans and join them for a night of clean, family fun. Robert G. Lee, Bob Smiley and Kenn Kington are the Standup Guys, a nationally recognized comedy team, whose members come from a variety of venues and experiences and who promise a night of side-splitting entertainment. &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/04/30/standup-guys-perform-to-help-local-vets/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat For Heroes Gets &#8216;Green&#8217; From Solar Conversions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, 19 April 2012 11:00 - Green Convergence, Santa Clarita Valley’s only SunPower Elite Dealer, today announced a partnership with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity (Habitat). With a purchase of a SunPower high efficiency solar system, Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) veterans will benefit through Habitat’s “SCV Habitat for Heroes” program. When a solar system is purchased through Green Convergence in Santa Clarita, a contribution of up to $2,000 will be made to benefit SCV Habitat for Heroes.  The contribution is made possible through an agreement between Green Convergence and SunPower. Mark Figearo, CEO of Green Convergence, is passionate about giving back to our local veterans.  “They put themselves on the line for our freedom. Now we can assist &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/04/30/habitat-for-heroes-gets-green-from-solar-conversions/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Family Comedy Night to Benefit SCV Habitat for Heroes</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/03/30/family-comedy-night-to-benefit-scv-habitat-for-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Legion Hall to Receive Critical Repairs (Santa Clarita, March 29, 2012) – If you are looking for something different and fun to do with your family this spring, mark your calendars for May 18.  A professional troupe of clean comedians called the Standup Guys will do a clean comedy show benefit atRealLifeChurch, and the proceeds will be used to further the work of SCV Habitat for Heroes in the valley. Habitat for Heroes is a special program of Habitat for Humanity,San Fernandoand Santa Clarita Valleys.  The program is designed to help meet the affordable housing needs of Santa Clarita vets, and seeks eventually to build a self-contained neighborhood of homes for the valley’s local heroes. The event will showcase &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/03/30/family-comedy-night-to-benefit-scv-habitat-for-heroes/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Building Veggie Gardens For Vets Just One Aspect Of Home And Garden Show</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/03/30/building-veggie-gardens-for-vets-just-one-aspect-of-home-and-garden-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Allison Pari KHTS is gearing up for its third annual Home and Garden Show this weekend at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia. In conjunction with the Emergency Expo, the Home and Garden Show will feature booths from local businesses, educational seminars and exciting giveaways. There will be something happening for all ages. SC Family of Water Suppliers is scheduled to give a seminar on gardening for children, while Placerita Nature Center will educate parents on what to do in the case of a bee sting or snake bite—an important consideration when children have their hands down in the dirt among the flowers. Home Depot also plans to hold a Kid’s Building Clinic in the morning, with a free building &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/03/30/building-veggie-gardens-for-vets-just-one-aspect-of-home-and-garden-show/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brightening the Lives of Others Through Kindness</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/02/29/brightening-the-lives-of-others-through-kindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Stephanie Struyck Elgin, SCV Magazine, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:00 - It’s always so heartwarming to see our community come together to lift the spirits of those near and dear, and out of tragedy…comes hope for a brighter future. Canyon Country resident, Shayna Richards remembers her husband, fondly.  Army Sergeant Timothy Smith served with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He was a combat engineer who drove the lead vehicles for convoys during missions to search for improvised explosive devices.  In other words, if there were to be a roadside bomb, Sergeant Smith’s life would be the first one at stake, and while driving one of the lead vehicles, Sergeant Smith paid &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/02/29/brightening-the-lives-of-others-through-kindness/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SCV Habitat for Heroes: Young War Widow Gets Brush With Kindness</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/02/27/scv-habitat-for-heroes-young-war-widow-gets-brush-with-kindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Mark Archuleta Santa Clarita - [Feb. 24, 2012] Canyon Country resident Shayna Richards remembers her husband Army Sgt. Timothy Smith’s attempts to keep her from worrying during his 2008 deployment in Iraq. “He used to joke around and say he worked at the local supermarket, picking up shopping carts. He just made it seem like it was a breeze and nothing was wrong and everything was okay,” said Richards. Nothing could be further from the truth. To read more visit Hometownstation.com]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat for Humanity’s Annual Gala Joins the March for Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/02/17/648/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA (February 17, 2012)] Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV will be presenting their Hammer of Hope award to Philanthropist Austin Beutner and Primestor’s Arturo Sneider and Leandro Tyberg at their annual Gala on March 2, 2012. Austin Beutner, a well-known philanthropist who has supported the arts and art scholarships for low income young people in Los Angeles County for many years, recently combined his business acumen and philanthropic mindset, serving for $1.00 per year as First Deputy Mayor and Chief Executive for Economic and Business Policy for the City of Los Angeles.  In his role as First Deputy Mayor, Beutner oversaw City Departments that had a profound positive impact on Habitat for Humanity’s ability to provide housing in Pacoima, &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/02/17/648/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Citibank to help local veterans achieve financial self-sufficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/01/03/citibank-to-help-local-veterans-achieve-financial-self-sufficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citibank is increasing its donation this year to include our veterans!  This contribution supports Building Self Sufficient Families”(BSSF) — financial capability/asset building workshops that Citibank puts on for our families and will now offer at College of the Canyons for the vets through  “Banking Boot Camp” workshops for veterans and their families. It is anticipated that a total of 300-350 Habitat neighborhood low income residents and veterans (College of the Canyons focusing on GI Bill/veterans education initiative) will attend the training workshops. BSSF program specifically targets families at or below 60 percent of the Los Angeles County AMI.  In the County of Los Angeles, median gross income for a family of four is $82,800 (correspondingly being $74,600 for a family &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/01/03/citibank-to-help-local-veterans-achieve-financial-self-sufficiency/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SCV Veteran on Dr. Drew show</title>
		<link>http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/01/03/scv-veteran-on-dr-drew-show-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our very own Habitat home recipient, Ken Scherer, was on the Dr. Drew show which aired on the HLN station both December 16th and January 2nd. Ken Scherer was invited to speak about PTSD and what Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV is doing to help veterans suffering from PTSD or other service related injuries and hardships. He spoke alongside Grey’s Anatomy star, Kevin McKidd, who plays Dr. Owen Hunt, a veteran suffering from PTSD. McKidd and Scherer met at a Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV’s first “Habitat for Heroes” build, in which they both assisted a Santa Clarita Valley veteran with critical repairs and disability modifications for his home. Scherer will be receiving a Habitat home in the coming months in Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV’s &#8230; <a class="readmore" href="http://www.habitatscv.org/2012/01/03/scv-veteran-on-dr-drew-show-2/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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