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Volunteers Are The Lifeline Of Habitat For Humanity Sarasota

Nothing Is Stronger Than The Heart Of A Volunteer.

Habitat For Humanity Sarasota

Photography by Giovanni Lunardi

Last year over 42,400 volunteer hours helped change lives through Habitat for Humanity Sarasota. Come meet some of these incredible individuals.

Gus Friedrichs Volunteer of the Year 2010. 10 year volunteer, Crew Leader, retired design engineer, finish carpentry and plumbing. Gus is also a ReStore volunteer and does tutoring for Sarasota County schools.

Art Luettgen Habitat for Humanity Sarasota’s oldest volunteer (believe that he is 87 years old), electrical team member.

Barb Grissinger 2 month volunteer, wintering in Sarasota with Jim Dirks.

Brandon Roell First day on the job as a volunteer.

Bud Rives 7 year volunteer, Project Leader, retired Army Officer.

Carmen Santiago 6 year volunteer, finished carpentry work.

Gene Weborg 6 year volunteer, Project Leader, retired Naval Officer, specializing in foundations.

Jim Wiggin 4 year volunteer, retired surgeon, drywall and finished carpentry work.

Jim Stephens 2 year volunteer, electrical team member, current team leader.

Don Ernst 5 month volunteer, metal and vinyl team member.

John Mathews 11 year volunteer, electrical team member.

Kayda Selby 2 month volunteer, retired school teacher, wintering on their sailboat at Marina Jacks with Sam (also a volunteer).

Dick Weber (left) 6 year volunteer, Crew Leader, retired commercial/industrial business owner, metal and vinyl team leader.
Frank Todaro (right) Metal and vinyl team member.

Dick Hodder (left) Retired defense electronics engineer, foundation specialist, skilled carpenter.
Bill Voorhees (right) 15 year winter volunteer, large grain farm owner, excellent carpenter with many special skills.

Habitat for Humanity Sarasota
www.habitatsrq.org

www.restoresrq.org

Administrative Office
1757 North East Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34234
Renee Snyder, Executive Director
(941) 365.0700

ReStore I
2095 17th Street
Sarasota, FL 34234
(941) 363.0777

ReStore II
4409 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
(941) 487.7378

For large item pickup
(941) 363.0777