The Weyerhaeuser Alumni leadership group, comprised of eight retired company executives, originally came together late last year with the idea to lead an effort that to date has resulted in pledges from 94 of their former colleagues. The total commitment is $1.18 million over five years to Habitat affiliates in Seattle – King County and Tacoma – Pierce County.
The idea for the campaign rose from a half-day tour of several current and former projects in South King County that two members of the Habitat SKC Board who are former Weyerhaeuser executives – Steve Hill and Bob Moore – arranged for two of their former colleagues.
For this first build at La Fortuna, the partner family selected for the Weyerhaeuser home is the Clay Family. Trina Clay is raising her son, Ji’Aire, and her daughter, Nyasia in the Seattle area. She is currently employed as a Housing Stability Specialist, and supports communities in Seattle by assisting homeless families obtain housing and remain stabilized. Trina also works at a homeless shelter as an advocate for adult women and men. Through Habitat, she will be a first-time homeowner in a nice neighborhood. Trina loves the idea that Habitat owners must put in sweat equity for their home, as, she says, “it instills pride and appreciation in one’s new home.”
Said Steve Hill, “Trina and her family represent exactly the type of deserving community members we are working to assist to purchase a home. We are so excited to meet her and work alongside her to make her dream a reality.”
The city of Renton is a fast-growing suburb that is an ideal location to raise a family. Renton’s high-performing schools and high-quality medical care make it attractive to families. When completed, Habitat’s La Fortuna project will consist provide housing for 12 families in three buildings at the end of a private road, each with two four-bedroom (1,300 sq. ft.) end units and two three-bedroom (1,100 sq. ft.) interior units. The sustainable units are certified to Evergreen Sustainable Development Standards, and represent some of the only new, permanent, single-family housing solutions suitable and affordable for low-income families in this part of Southeast King County.
Thanks to our Weyerhaeuser Alumni Donors!
- Rodger and Peggy Anger
- Bruce Beckett
- Patty and Ronald Bedient
- Debbie Bingham
- Douglas and Colleen Bowersock
- Charles and Heidi Brock
- Donna Brown
- Larry Burrows and Dawne Widener-Burrows
- Dwain and Dawn Cless
- Jimmy and Linda Collins
- Tom Cook and Kim White
- Bill and Carolyn Corbin
- Mike and Nancy Cordry
- Janet Creighton
- Jim and Julie Crotts
- Robert and Beverly Dockstader
- Sheri and Jeff Dunn
- Stanley and Allane Eastberg
- Dan and Mareth Fulton
- Debbie Geiger
- Carl Geist
- Tom and Sue Gideon
- Robert Gipe and Betsy Fine
- Claire and Paul Grace
- Mark Gray and Erin Fowler
- Jack and Sheila Green
- Peter Grogan
- Jayasri and Santosh Guha
- Carlos Guilherme
- Richard and Joy Hanson
- Harry Harpold
- Anne and Tim Healey
- James Hemphill
- Effenus Henderson
- Steve and Sandy Hill
- Jeanne Hillman
- Gloria Hunt
- Melinda Iacolucci
- Jason Johnson
- James and Judy Keller
- Dar and Paul Krahner
- Nancy Kuehnoel and Mark Proulx
- David Kumar
- Robert Lane
- Steve Lewis
- Rick and Sue Little
- Sally Lofquist
- Scott and Cheryl MacIntosh
- Pat and Kelly Malley
- Stephen Margolin
- Tom and Cricket Hewitt Markl
- Sandra Marshall
- Susan and Matt Maury
- Tom and Karen McCracken
- John and Joan McMahon
- Bob and Margaret Moore
- Jeff and Sachie Nitta
- Jeff and Margie Nomi
- Bob Olson
- Peter and Laura Orser
- Jan Pauw
- Cassie Phillips
- Nicole Piasecki and Peter Heymann
- Cindy and Mark Piennett
- Richard and Gail Pierson
- Brad Pomroy
- Allison Renz
- David and Karen Sharp
- Kevin Shearer
- Peter and Barbara Sherland
- Doyle and Alane Simons
- Dale and Mary Beth Sowell
- Mark and Linda Starnes
- David and Esther Still
- Tom Walker
- George Weyerhaeuser
- Marilyn Wilfong
- Kim Williams and Trevor Miller
- Chuck and Cathy Williamson
- Robert and Cynthia Wroblewski
- Jian Wu
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