East Bay Builds
Tassafaronga Village and Bay Point

Spend a day building in the East Bay! First Pres is partnering with Habitat East Bay, serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties, to provide low-cost housing for those in need within our community. No tools or construction experience needed! Volunteer opportunities are available Wednesday through Saturdays, 8:30 am-4 pm. Sign up in advance at www.habitateb.org/volunteer. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.

Hurricane Katrina Relief Teams
To date, First Pres has sent over 17 teams and nearly 200 volunteers to the greater New Orleans area to help with the extensive rebuilding efforts. We would like to continue to show our support by sending more teams to work alongside of those tirelessly working to rebuild communities. If you are interested in supporting the Katrina Relief effort, please visit the Habitat website for information on donating or joining a team: http://www.habitat.org/cd/gv/schedule.aspx.

Global Village Teams
Habitat for Humanity International's Global Village trips give participants a unique opportunity to become active partners with people of another culture. Team members work alongside of members of the host community, raising awareness of the burden of poverty housing and building decent, affordable housing worldwide.

• Build in El Salvador with a Habitat for Humanity East Bay group, October 8-17, 2010. To learn more, download the flyer, or contact Doug Stimpson at (510) 251-6304 ext. 363 or at dstimpson@habitateb.org.
• A Global Village team will be heading to north Thailand in February 2011. To learn more, please contact Nelly Stanelle at habitat@fpcberkeley.org.