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2005 Fourth Quarter Issue No. 23 Homestead Community LAND TRUST NEWS Creating and stewarding permanently affordable homes in Seattle Janet’s Red House: One Homebuyer’s Journey from Orientation to Closing Janet in front of her red house. “The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in! ...I now have a home that I feel good about. I encourage anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it.” to do all of the legwork. Buy a good map. Never make plans after work. Be ready to make a decision to write up a Purchase & Sale Agreement directly after looking at an acceptable house. This becomes easier with practice! After two months of searching, placing and losing offers on three homes and nearly giving up - I found my red house! It met all of my needs and had some bonus features as well. My Realtors and I moved quickly to the offer and they accepted! I feel that the personal touch of a letter ac- companying the offer had a positive effect. The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in! After months of everyone’s hard work many thanks go out. Greenworks Realty- Danielle Johnson and Cally Fulton worked so hard! Quinnie Tan for her rock solid representation of HCLT, Sheldon Coo- per for being there for all of my questions, being a genius, and for having the “eagle eye’’ for the details at escrow; Cheryl Ford at Pacic Title & Escrow, and the many folks at Washington Mutual. I now have a home that I feel good about. The fact that this house will forever be in the good hands of HCLT and permanently af- fordable to people such as myself who want to live in this wonderful city of Seattle makes me know I’ve done the right thing. I encour- age anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it. L ike many other HCLT applicants, I heard rst about this program from an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. I had already come to the conclusion after renting for so many years that it was time for me to own a home. I found out that this might not be at all possible after early searches and easy math. I went to the HCLT orienta- tion in January 2005. I thought, “this sounds pretty good,” but needed more convincing; this came in the form of my own try at house hunting, loan approval, etc. On my own, I could afford either a small condo in Lynnwood or a tiny little house by the freeway in Everett. I wasn’t too excited about either pros- pect. Time to call Quinnie again. Advice for potential HCLT homeown- ers: On the applicantion process… This program takes work. I was thankful to be able to dig up all of my IRS paperwork, pay stubs, bank statements, IRA state- ments, and calculate a budget so that I could begin jumping through the neces- sary hoops to satisfy HCLT, City of Seattle Ofce of Housing, and the bank. On the house search... Be prepared for your house hunt to assume the role of your second job. This took a lot of time and effort on the part of my Realtors and myself. It is not solely up to a Realtor Text: Janet Stebbins 2005 Annual Membership Meeting The annual membership meeting was held on October 22. HCLT members gathered to take care of the usual business such as voting and membership renewals, get brought up to date on the goings-on around HCLT, and to share desserts. The year’s membership meeting was the rst where multiple homeowners of HCLT homes were present, so the mood was a celebratory one. After reviewing this past year’s highlights, HCLT members heard from the Rainier Valley Chapter, who presented their mission and called for others to join in their efforts. HCLT members also elected delegates to the board. Dove John ran for and won another term as a General Member del- egate, Petaki Cobell was elected for a full term as a Potential Leasing delegate, and Will Kemper and Peter Nevin were newly elected to serve as a Community-at-Large delegate and Leasing delegate, respec- continued on p.3
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2005 Fourth Quarter Issue No. 23

Homestead Community

LAND TRUST NEWSCreating and stewarding permanently affordable homes in Seattle

Homestead Community Land Trust News is a quarterly publication of Homestead Community Land Trust, a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profi t

creating permanently affordable home ownership opportunities in Seattle.

HCLT Contact Information2017 E Spruce StreetSeattle, WA 98122tel: 206-323-1227email: [email protected]: www.homesteadclt.org

Homestead CLT BoardPetaki CobellMegan Hyla Dove JohnWill Kemper Anita ManuelJerry MarcyPeter Nevin Jenna SmithDenise Zachariah

StaffSheldon Cooper, Executive Director

Wanda Saunders, Rainier Valley Chapter Coord.

Quinnie Tan, Outreach & Homebuyer Coordinator

Homestead Community Land Trust2017 E. Spruce StreetSeattle, WA 98122

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSEATTLE WA

PERMIT NO. 1052

Janet’s Red House:One Homebuyer’s Journey from Orientation to Closing

Janet in front of her red house.

“The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in! ...I now have a home that I feel good about. I encourage anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it.”

to do all of the legwork. Buy a good map. Never make plans after work. Be ready to make a decision to write up a Purchase & Sale Agreement directly after looking at an acceptable house. This becomes easier with practice!

After two months of searching, placing and losing offers on three homes and nearly giving up - I found my red house! It met all of my needs and had some bonus features as well. My Realtors and I moved quickly to the offer and they accepted! I feel that the personal touch of a letter ac-companying the offer had a positive effect. The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in!

After months of everyone’s hard work many thanks go out. Greenworks

Realty- Danielle Johnson and Cally Fulton worked so hard! Quinnie Tan for her rock solid representation of HCLT, Sheldon Coo-per for being there for all of my questions, being a genius, and for having the “eagle eye’’ for the details at escrow; Cheryl Ford at Pacifi c Title & Escrow, and the many folks at Washington Mutual.

I now have a home that I feel good about. The fact that this house will forever be in the good hands of HCLT and permanently af-fordable to people such as myself who want to live in this wonderful city of Seattle makes me know I’ve done the right thing. I encour-age anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it.

Events Calendar

1/11 WED 6:30pm-8:30pm HCLT Board Meeting2017 E. Spruce

1/16 MON 9:30am Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Workshop

Garfi eld High School 400 23rd Avenue

1/25 WED 5:45pm-7:45pm Down Payment Assistance Class

& HCLT ADVANTAGE Introduction2017 E. Spruce (RSVP req’d.)

12/14 WED 6:30pm-8:30pm HCLT Board Meeting 2017 E. Spruce

12/21 WED 6pm Rainier Valley CLT Chapter Meeting Columbia Library

1/03 WED 6pm Rainier Valley CLT Chapter Meeting Columbia Library

1/07 SAT 12pm-2pm Down Payment Assistance Class & HCLT ADVANTAGE Introduction 2017 E. Spruce (RSVP req’d.)

Welcome New Members:

Inside this Issue:

Like many other HCLT applicants, I heard fi rst about this program from an

article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. I had already come to the conclusion after renting for so many years that it was time for me to own a home. I found out that this might not be at all possible after early searches and easy math.

I went to the HCLT orienta-tion in January 2005. I thought, “this sounds pretty good,” but needed more convincing; this came in the form of my own try at house hunting, loan approval, etc. On my own, I could afford either a small condo in Lynnwood or a tiny little house by the freeway in Everett. I wasn’t too excited about either pros-pect. Time to call Quinnie again.

Advice for potential HCLT homeown-ers:

On the applicantion process… This program takes work. I was thankful to be able to dig up all of my IRS paperwork, pay stubs, bank statements, IRA state-ments, and calculate a budget so that I could begin jumping through the neces-sary hoops to satisfy HCLT, City of Seattle Offi ce of Housing, and the bank.

On the house search... Be prepared for your house hunt to assume the role of your second job. This took a lot of time and effort on the part of my Realtors and myself. It is not solely up to a Realtor

Text: Janet Stebbins

2005 Annual Membership Meeting

The annual membership meeting was held on October 22. HCLT members gathered to take care of the usual business such as voting and membership renewals, get brought up to date on the goings-on around HCLT, and to share desserts.

The year’s membership meeting was the fi rst where multiple homeowners of HCLT homes were present, so the mood was a celebratory one. After reviewing this past year’s highlights, HCLT members heard from the Rainier Valley Chapter, who presented their mission and called for others to join in their efforts.

HCLT members also elected delegates to the board. Dove John ran for and won another term as a General Member del-egate, Petaki Cobell was elected for a full term as a Potential Leasing delegate, and Will Kemper and Peter Nevin were newly elected to serve as a Community-at-Large delegate and Leasing delegate, respec-

continued on p.3

Janet’s Red HouseA Homebuyer’s Journey

2005 Annual Membership MeetingA Brief Recap

Notes from the Executive Director

Rainier Valley Chapter Report

Meet Will and PeterHCLT’s Newest Board Delegates

Shop Chinook & Buy Local!Help Raise Funds for HCLT

Robert JonesAnthony NjangiruPaul SorokaJanna Wachter

-2- -3-

Thank you:

HomeStreet Bankfor their generous end-of-year grant to HCLT

PCC Marketsfor their contribution to the 2005 Annual Membership Meeting

George Ostrow for serving on the Board of Delegates for the past 3 years!

Will Kemper Peter Nevin

It’s been a banner year. At the beginning of the year we owned one parcel of land

and now we own eight. Eight single fam-ily homes sit on this land, each owned by a modest income individual or family. These households are experiencing, for the fi rst time, the rights and responsibilities of hom-eownership. These new beginnings are huge transi-tions, and we will continue to offer you their stories to give you a window into their lives. One such story from a recent home-buyer is included in this issue.

In many ways, 2005 marks a huge transi-tion for HCLT as well. We now must not only focus on assisting new homebuyers and expanding the number of properties we own, but we must actively steward the affordability of homes on our land. With our successful stewardship, the homes acquired this year alone will offer the opportunity for

stability and wealth creation to as many as 70 modest income families over many gen-erations. This is how HCLT transforms land from a private commodity into a community asset.

The other day I received a call from a land speculator wishing to buy a parcel of land owned by HCLT. The idea was to tear down a modest single family home on our land to

build high-end town-houses. Had this land been a private commod-ity, the speculator likely could have negotiated a sale, built the townhous-es, and turned a tidy profi t. The community

would have had higher cost homes that most locals could not afford, and little say in the matter. However, this particular land was not a private commodity, but a community asset. Had the speculator offered substantial community value in his scheme and had our homeowner been willing, the issue would have been taken up with HCLT’s board and membership. Our members, those commu-nity residents who steward our mission and

We now must not only focus on assisting new homebuyers and expanding the number of properties we own, but we must actively steward the affordability of homes on our land.

land assets, would have ultimately decided our course of action. This is how HCLT transforms community assets into commu-nity control.

Helping families left behind by the market, stewarding assets for the long-term benefi t of the community, and offering com-munities a strong tool for taking control over their future is what HCLT is about. 2005 was a great year for HCLT, and with your help, 2006 will be even better.

Happy New Year!

Buy a Chinook Book for $20 and Help Raise Funds for HCLT!

The Chinook Book is a valuable educational guide to healthy, sustainable living. Plus, it contains over 200 coupons worth $5,000 from local businesses who meet strict environmental criteria!

This year’s book has coupons redeemable at more than 280 local businesses, including: PCC Markets, Whole Foods, Caffe Ladro, Swanson’s Nursery, The Seattle Aquarium, REI, and a number of quality local restaurants, coffee shops and recreational equipment providers.

Please take a look at the Chinook Book website at www.chinookbook.net for a listing of all coupons.

How to order:

Email Denise at [email protected] and let her know how many you’d like, orcall Quinnie at 206-323-1227 and place your order. Pick up your order from HCLT.

How to help even more: Help us sell some!Email Denise at [email protected], or call Quinnie at 206-323-1227 for details.

Take care of all your holiday shopping at once. Order 10 or more and we’ll deliver!

Makes a Great Gift!

Will Kemper moved to Seattle in 1996. In 2000 he started the CoHo Team of Windermere agents, a small group of real estate agents who donate 1/3 of their commissions to housing and community development organizations. The CoHo Team discovered HCLT when they were searching for ways to support permanent affordable housing. Will and the CoHo Team have supported HCLT ever since with donations and by working with HCLT members to fi nd and buy homes. As a new board member Will is especially interested in helping HCLT fi nd the most effective ways to provide as many perma-nently affordable units as possible.

Peter Nevin is the fi rst leasing member to be elected delegate to Homestead’s board. He is a supervisor for a Washington Conser-vation Corps fi eld crew that works on habi-tat restoration projects in King County. Prior to his current job, he interned for several environmental non-profi ts.

Originally a native of Virginia, Peter moved to Seattle in 2003. He is an avid organic gardener and outdoor recreational-ist. Peter is excited to be involved with and give back to the organization that assisted him with his fi rst-time home purchase of the 2-bedroom Central District bungalow that he

owns in partnership with HCLT.

Meet New Delegates Elected to HCLT’s BoardWill Kemper and Peter Nevin Join Board for 3-year terms

tively. Megan Hyla was elected as the Legal and Policy offi cer (equivalent to President), Denise Zachariah was elected as the Mem-bership offi cer (equivalent to Secretary) and Jerry Marcy as the Acquisition and Finance offi cer (equivalent to Treasurer).

Thanks to all who helped make this event possible!

Rainier Valley Chapter ReportInaugural Chapter’s Latest Activities

Supported by VISTA volunteer Wanda Saunders, the Rainier Valley Chapter

launched itself with a report to the member-ship at HCLT’s annual membership meeting on October 22. Since then, the chapter has been working on outreach strategies that will educate the community about the need for equitable development and permanently affordable homes in the Rainier Valley. Work has begun to post outreach fl yers in Rainier Valley businesses and contact local churches and organizations. In addition, the chapter is

Are you interested in starting up or participating in a home maintenance tools sharing program with HCLT members?

If so, let us know by emailing [email protected]. We’ll put you in touch with others who have the same interest.

We’ve updated our website!

Check out

www.homesteadclt.organd give us feedback on how to make our website more useful to you.

Annual Meetingcontinued from p.1

planning two events in early 2006. The fi rst will be an MLK day workshop at Garfi eld High School, and the second will be an event in the Rainier Valley in early February that will correspond with Black History Month. Both events will explore the connections between affordable homeownership, and diverse, strong and equitable communi-ties, and examine grassroots strategies for communities to gain more control over their future. For more information, or to get involved please call Wanda Saunders at 206-323-1227.

The mission of the HCLT Rainier Valley Chapter is to foster a fair and diverse community through preserving and creating quality, permanently affordable homeownership opportunities in the Rainier Valley by educating the public, organizing our community, facilitating resources and stewarding community land assets.

HCLT members signed on to support the work of the Rainier Valley Chapter at the 2005 Annual Membership Meeting.

Community Assets and Real Community ControlFrom Sheldon Cooper, HCLT Executive Director

-2- -3-

Thank you:

HomeStreet Bankfor their generous end-of-year grant to HCLT

PCC Marketsfor their contribution to the 2005 Annual Membership Meeting

George Ostrow for serving on the Board of Delegates for the past 3 years!

Will Kemper Peter Nevin

It’s been a banner year. At the beginning of the year we owned one parcel of land

and now we own eight. Eight single fam-ily homes sit on this land, each owned by a modest income individual or family. These households are experiencing, for the fi rst time, the rights and responsibilities of hom-eownership. These new beginnings are huge transi-tions, and we will continue to offer you their stories to give you a window into their lives. One such story from a recent home-buyer is included in this issue.

In many ways, 2005 marks a huge transi-tion for HCLT as well. We now must not only focus on assisting new homebuyers and expanding the number of properties we own, but we must actively steward the affordability of homes on our land. With our successful stewardship, the homes acquired this year alone will offer the opportunity for

stability and wealth creation to as many as 70 modest income families over many gen-erations. This is how HCLT transforms land from a private commodity into a community asset.

The other day I received a call from a land speculator wishing to buy a parcel of land owned by HCLT. The idea was to tear down a modest single family home on our land to

build high-end town-houses. Had this land been a private commod-ity, the speculator likely could have negotiated a sale, built the townhous-es, and turned a tidy profi t. The community

would have had higher cost homes that most locals could not afford, and little say in the matter. However, this particular land was not a private commodity, but a community asset. Had the speculator offered substantial community value in his scheme and had our homeowner been willing, the issue would have been taken up with HCLT’s board and membership. Our members, those commu-nity residents who steward our mission and

We now must not only focus on assisting new homebuyers and expanding the number of properties we own, but we must actively steward the affordability of homes on our land.

land assets, would have ultimately decided our course of action. This is how HCLT transforms community assets into commu-nity control.

Helping families left behind by the market, stewarding assets for the long-term benefi t of the community, and offering com-munities a strong tool for taking control over their future is what HCLT is about. 2005 was a great year for HCLT, and with your help, 2006 will be even better.

Happy New Year!

Buy a Chinook Book for $20 and Help Raise Funds for HCLT!

The Chinook Book is a valuable educational guide to healthy, sustainable living. Plus, it contains over 200 coupons worth $5,000 from local businesses who meet strict environmental criteria!

This year’s book has coupons redeemable at more than 280 local businesses, including: PCC Markets, Whole Foods, Caffe Ladro, Swanson’s Nursery, The Seattle Aquarium, REI, and a number of quality local restaurants, coffee shops and recreational equipment providers.

Please take a look at the Chinook Book website at www.chinookbook.net for a listing of all coupons.

How to order:

Email Denise at [email protected] and let her know how many you’d like, orcall Quinnie at 206-323-1227 and place your order. Pick up your order from HCLT.

How to help even more: Help us sell some!Email Denise at [email protected], or call Quinnie at 206-323-1227 for details.

Take care of all your holiday shopping at once. Order 10 or more and we’ll deliver!

Makes a Great Gift!

Will Kemper moved to Seattle in 1996. In 2000 he started the CoHo Team of Windermere agents, a small group of real estate agents who donate 1/3 of their commissions to housing and community development organizations. The CoHo Team discovered HCLT when they were searching for ways to support permanent affordable housing. Will and the CoHo Team have supported HCLT ever since with donations and by working with HCLT members to fi nd and buy homes. As a new board member Will is especially interested in helping HCLT fi nd the most effective ways to provide as many perma-nently affordable units as possible.

Peter Nevin is the fi rst leasing member to be elected delegate to Homestead’s board. He is a supervisor for a Washington Conser-vation Corps fi eld crew that works on habi-tat restoration projects in King County. Prior to his current job, he interned for several environmental non-profi ts.

Originally a native of Virginia, Peter moved to Seattle in 2003. He is an avid organic gardener and outdoor recreational-ist. Peter is excited to be involved with and give back to the organization that assisted him with his fi rst-time home purchase of the 2-bedroom Central District bungalow that he

owns in partnership with HCLT.

Meet New Delegates Elected to HCLT’s BoardWill Kemper and Peter Nevin Join Board for 3-year terms

tively. Megan Hyla was elected as the Legal and Policy offi cer (equivalent to President), Denise Zachariah was elected as the Mem-bership offi cer (equivalent to Secretary) and Jerry Marcy as the Acquisition and Finance offi cer (equivalent to Treasurer).

Thanks to all who helped make this event possible!

Rainier Valley Chapter ReportInaugural Chapter’s Latest Activities

Supported by VISTA volunteer Wanda Saunders, the Rainier Valley Chapter

launched itself with a report to the member-ship at HCLT’s annual membership meeting on October 22. Since then, the chapter has been working on outreach strategies that will educate the community about the need for equitable development and permanently affordable homes in the Rainier Valley. Work has begun to post outreach fl yers in Rainier Valley businesses and contact local churches and organizations. In addition, the chapter is

Are you interested in starting up or participating in a home maintenance tools sharing program with HCLT members?

If so, let us know by emailing [email protected]. We’ll put you in touch with others who have the same interest.

We’ve updated our website!

Check out

www.homesteadclt.organd give us feedback on how to make our website more useful to you.

Annual Meetingcontinued from p.1

planning two events in early 2006. The fi rst will be an MLK day workshop at Garfi eld High School, and the second will be an event in the Rainier Valley in early February that will correspond with Black History Month. Both events will explore the connections between affordable homeownership, and diverse, strong and equitable communi-ties, and examine grassroots strategies for communities to gain more control over their future. For more information, or to get involved please call Wanda Saunders at 206-323-1227.

The mission of the HCLT Rainier Valley Chapter is to foster a fair and diverse community through preserving and creating quality, permanently affordable homeownership opportunities in the Rainier Valley by educating the public, organizing our community, facilitating resources and stewarding community land assets.

HCLT members signed on to support the work of the Rainier Valley Chapter at the 2005 Annual Membership Meeting.

Community Assets and Real Community ControlFrom Sheldon Cooper, HCLT Executive Director

2005 Fourth Quarter Issue No. 23

Homestead Community

LAND TRUST NEWSCreating and stewarding permanently affordable homes in Seattle

Homestead Community Land Trust News is a quarterly publication of Homestead Community Land Trust, a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profi t

creating permanently affordable home ownership opportunities in Seattle.

HCLT Contact Information2017 E Spruce StreetSeattle, WA 98122tel: 206-323-1227email: [email protected]: www.homesteadclt.org

Homestead CLT BoardPetaki CobellMegan Hyla Dove JohnWill Kemper Anita ManuelJerry MarcyPeter Nevin Jenna SmithDenise Zachariah

StaffSheldon Cooper, Executive Director

Wanda Saunders, Rainier Valley Chapter Coord.

Quinnie Tan, Outreach & Homebuyer Coordinator

Homestead Community Land Trust2017 E. Spruce StreetSeattle, WA 98122

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSEATTLE WA

PERMIT NO. 1052

Janet’s Red House:One Homebuyer’s Journey from Orientation to Closing

Janet in front of her red house.

“The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in! ...I now have a home that I feel good about. I encourage anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it.”

to do all of the legwork. Buy a good map. Never make plans after work. Be ready to make a decision to write up a Purchase & Sale Agreement directly after looking at an acceptable house. This becomes easier with practice!

After two months of searching, placing and losing offers on three homes and nearly giving up - I found my red house! It met all of my needs and had some bonus features as well. My Realtors and I moved quickly to the offer and they accepted! I feel that the personal touch of a letter ac-companying the offer had a positive effect. The sellers were thankful the house was going to a real person and not an investor. I was in!

After months of everyone’s hard work many thanks go out. Greenworks

Realty- Danielle Johnson and Cally Fulton worked so hard! Quinnie Tan for her rock solid representation of HCLT, Sheldon Coo-per for being there for all of my questions, being a genius, and for having the “eagle eye’’ for the details at escrow; Cheryl Ford at Pacifi c Title & Escrow, and the many folks at Washington Mutual.

I now have a home that I feel good about. The fact that this house will forever be in the good hands of HCLT and permanently af-fordable to people such as myself who want to live in this wonderful city of Seattle makes me know I’ve done the right thing. I encour-age anyone interested in this opportunity to pursue it.

Events Calendar

1/11 WED 6:30pm-8:30pm HCLT Board Meeting2017 E. Spruce

1/16 MON 9:30am Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Workshop

Garfi eld High School 400 23rd Avenue

1/25 WED 5:45pm-7:45pm Down Payment Assistance Class

& HCLT ADVANTAGE Introduction2017 E. Spruce (RSVP req’d.)

12/14 WED 6:30pm-8:30pm HCLT Board Meeting 2017 E. Spruce

12/21 WED 6pm Rainier Valley CLT Chapter Meeting Columbia Library

1/03 WED 6pm Rainier Valley CLT Chapter Meeting Columbia Library

1/07 SAT 12pm-2pm Down Payment Assistance Class & HCLT ADVANTAGE Introduction 2017 E. Spruce (RSVP req’d.)

Welcome New Members:

Inside this Issue:

Like many other HCLT applicants, I heard fi rst about this program from an

article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. I had already come to the conclusion after renting for so many years that it was time for me to own a home. I found out that this might not be at all possible after early searches and easy math.

I went to the HCLT orienta-tion in January 2005. I thought, “this sounds pretty good,” but needed more convincing; this came in the form of my own try at house hunting, loan approval, etc. On my own, I could afford either a small condo in Lynnwood or a tiny little house by the freeway in Everett. I wasn’t too excited about either pros-pect. Time to call Quinnie again.

Advice for potential HCLT homeown-ers:

On the applicantion process… This program takes work. I was thankful to be able to dig up all of my IRS paperwork, pay stubs, bank statements, IRA state-ments, and calculate a budget so that I could begin jumping through the neces-sary hoops to satisfy HCLT, City of Seattle Offi ce of Housing, and the bank.

On the house search... Be prepared for your house hunt to assume the role of your second job. This took a lot of time and effort on the part of my Realtors and myself. It is not solely up to a Realtor

Text: Janet Stebbins

2005 Annual Membership Meeting

The annual membership meeting was held on October 22. HCLT members gathered to take care of the usual business such as voting and membership renewals, get brought up to date on the goings-on around HCLT, and to share desserts.

The year’s membership meeting was the fi rst where multiple homeowners of HCLT homes were present, so the mood was a celebratory one. After reviewing this past year’s highlights, HCLT members heard from the Rainier Valley Chapter, who presented their mission and called for others to join in their efforts.

HCLT members also elected delegates to the board. Dove John ran for and won another term as a General Member del-egate, Petaki Cobell was elected for a full term as a Potential Leasing delegate, and Will Kemper and Peter Nevin were newly elected to serve as a Community-at-Large delegate and Leasing delegate, respec-

continued on p.3

Janet’s Red HouseA Homebuyer’s Journey

2005 Annual Membership MeetingA Brief Recap

Notes from the Executive Director

Rainier Valley Chapter Report

Meet Will and PeterHCLT’s Newest Board Delegates

Shop Chinook & Buy Local!Help Raise Funds for HCLT

Robert JonesAnthony NjangiruPaul SorokaJanna Wachter


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