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Friday, November 6, 2009
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Housing briefs Wild Ones to meet Thursday
Wild Ones will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Northland Arboretum to discuss rain garden design.
Participants will learn how to design and install their own rain garden. People are asked to bring their own site plans and photos to get started on their project.
The event is free to the public.
Crosslake Garden Club to meet Nov. 18
CROSSLAKE - The Crosslake Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Crosslake Community Center.
The presenter is Arla Johnson and the topic is decorating for the holidays with birch bark, evergreens and more.
Habitat awarded grant for resource development position
Angela Kalli recently become Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity's first resource development director, a position that was secured through a collaborative grant between Habitat for Humanity International and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Kalli will work to raise support and awareness for LAHFH by cultivating relationships with individual donors, networking with churches and a variety of service organizations and businesses in the area, helping with special events and seeking out new funding through grants and foundations.
Originally from East Grand Forks, Kalli graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in public relations. In addition to her professional development experience and training working for Christian nonprofits, she also has served as a public affairs officer in the Army National Guard and worked in the banking and commercial real estate development sectors.
Habitat awarded two AmeriCorps Vista positions
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity has been awarded two AmeriCorps VISTA positions for 2009-2010.
The positions are filled by Stephanie Klein and Alicia Weagel, who have been working at the main office and ReStore.
Klein graduated from Clarke College in May 2008 with a degree in public relations and advertising. Originally from Marshall, Klein will work with the organization in promoting and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010.
Weagel graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, in May with a double major in art history and studio art. Weagel, who is from the Brainerd lakes area, will work to create and maintain a statewide committee for the Minnesota ReStores.
The AmeriCorps VISTA program was created in 1964 and is the oldest of the national service programs. With the goal of eliminating poverty, members serve year-long terms, live in the communities they serve and create sustainable programs.
Golden joins Edina Realty Mortgage
Ronda Golden recently joined Edina Realty Mortgage as a mortgage consultant.
Edina Realty Mortgage is an affiliate of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Golden will serve the mortgage needs of Edina Realty clients in Crosslake and the Brainerd office.
Golden has more than 12 years experience in the mortgage lending business.
Weichert, Realtors-Tower Properties earns Silver Scoop Award
Weichert, Realtors-Tower Properties recently was honored with the WREA Public Relations Silver Scoop Award in recognition of the agency's awareness of the value of communication to the public through the media. Ten franchises from the Weichert Real Estate Affiliates network earn the honor each year.
A silver flour scoop from the Charleston Historical Society's antique reproduction collection also was presented to the office.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, RREAL partner up
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, in partnership with the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in order to install eight solar heating systems on homes of low-income residents on the reservation. Four systems were installed on the homes of low-income families and four on homes owned by the Leech Lake Tribal Housing Authority.
The housing authority provides housing to low-income families not able to purchase their own home. The installation of RREAL's solar-powered furnace will reduce heating costs, free up more money for the families and allow them to more quickly purchase their home.
Other goals of the pilot project include studying the effectiveness of the systems and reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions on the reservation to preparing a workforce for the green jobs industry and creating green jobs on the Leech Lake Reservation.
To learn more about this project or RREAL's work, go to its Web site at www.rreal.org or call (218) 587-4753.
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