AnnuAl RepoRt 2007-2008 | 1 - Habitat for Humanity

First Christian Church
pelican landing residents
first volunteered with
Habitat for Humanity
of lee County in 2002,
when the group began
fundraising for a home.
At the end of 2007, the
gated community had
raised nearly $300,000
for families in need
of safe, decent,
affordable housing
in lee County.
In november
2008, the group
raised the walls
their seventh
sponsored
home in Bonita
Springs. “I think
most of us feel we’ve gotten
so much out of life that it’s time in our
retirement years to give a lot back and this is one of
the ways we can do that. there are a lot of wonderful charities out
there, but I think Habitat really does get the resources into the hands of those
who need to benefit the most,” says ted Smith, pelican landing Resident.
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First Christian Church
of Fort Myers has
been providing
volunteers to Habitat
sites for more than
eight years and
has given almost
$70,000 toward
Habitat homes in lee
County. In January
2008, the FCC Habitat
team averaged
two to three dozen
volunteers each
month. “the group first got involved with Habitat when First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church
(both of Fort Myers) joined with First Christian to form the Downtown Alliance. the group sponsored Habitat
homes together. this year, First Christian took their partnership to a new level by forming a FCC Habitat logo
and marking their Habitat pride on t-shirts and a trailer. 31-year old Matt Bochetti took charge of the crusade
after spending his career as a contractor in lee County. “this was a way we could bring cohesiveness to the
team. Whether they volunteer one time or on every build, I want to communicate that they are all a big part
of our FCC Habitat team. the goal is just to serve and love on each construction site the way Christ did while
on earth,” Bochetti says.
pelican landing
Volunteer