The newest Verdes Habitat for Humanity homeowners will be introduced at Rio Verde church services on December 8. Please join fellow supporters at the Community Church of the Verdes at 8:30 AM or St. Dominic Catholic Mission service at 10 AM. Our volunteer construction crew is ready, but the hammering has been delayed while the property awaits a sewer inspection, which is a requirement before the building permit can be issued.
The Annual Verdes Firewise Day was held on Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Rio Verde Community Center. Representatives from the AZ Department of Forestry and Fire Management, the Rio Verde Fire District, and the Verdes Firewise Border Clearing Leader presented OUR ANNUAL FIREWISE DAY WAS ANOTHER SUCCESS! information on Firewise topics. Topics included wildfire dispatch experience and how it relates to initial response, the equipment and resources of the RVFD, local fires, and emergency responses, and the process used to maintain our borders. Information collected from residents, the TVA, and TVGC was compiled and incorporated into our annual Firewise Recertification Application. The Recertification Application was approved, and Tonto Verde remains a community in “Good Standing” with the National Fire Protection Agency (National Firewise USA Program) through the 2025 calendar year. Thanks to everyone who participated in the efforts. Once a Wildfire is ignited, it is too late to think about prevention. We must be proactive! Please participate in protecting our community. More information about border clearing dates and times will come in January.
Watch the fundraising progress! Thermometer posters are placed throughout the community, and early donations have us at 10% already. There are notecards on each poster; please take one. They explain the many ways to donate. We’ve mailed more information to every home in the 85263 zip code, so watch your mailbox. We’ve been notified that you can expect other mailings from Habitat for Humanity that, while legitimate, do not funnel funds to the local Verdes project. Please be sure that your check is labeled “Central Phoenix, VERDES.” Dropping your check at your HOA office ensures that the Verdes project will be the recipient. Stay tuned as we continue the work of Habitat for Humanity with strong support from our generous Verdes residents. How you can help: 1) Contact Pete Sturman (Tonto Verde) to get on the carpool list to help build the house. sturmanp@cox.net 2) Watch for a flyer in your mailbox from Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona, Verdes. You’ll probably receive other notices from Habitat’s national headquarters, but to support the Verdes project, all donations need to go to Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona, Attn: Verdes Project, PO Box 39730, Phoenix. 85069. 3) For more information, contact Christie Gorsline at 503.530.0594 christiewrite@yahoo.com.
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