Androscoggin Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 3041     Auburn, Maine 04212-3041     (207) 786-2598

"People helping People for a better tomorrow"

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News from Androscoggin Habitat for Humanity
August 2007

Great Falls Balloon Festival     An estimated 50 volunteers turned out to help Androscoggin Habitat for Humanity sell bloomin' onions and curly fries during the Great Falls Balloon Festival Aug. 17-19.
    This was the 15th year the affiliate has set up the booth to raise funds for the purchase of materials to build a house for a family in need of adequate housing.
    Rob Spellman, who has chaired the effort for the past 11 years, thanked the volunteers for their efforts. It was hard work but the volunteers kept at it, working four-hour shifts throughout the long weekend and serving a constant stream of customers.

A steady stream of customers lined up at the Androscoggin Habitat or Humanity food booth during the Great Falls Balloon Festival on Aug. 18
Volunteer Crystal Farwell serves a customer curly fries. Beside her is Elaine DuBois.
David Mireault, front, and Russ Farwell cook 'bloomin' onions' at the Androscoggin Habitat food booth. Profit from the three-day event will be used to buy materials for a house that volunteers are building in Lewiston
Food booth director Rob Spellman confers with volunteer K.C. Geiger at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.

Tara Allain, who is Miss Maine 2007, talks with a group of young admirers. She was among volunteers working at the food booth on Aug. 18. Supporting Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Maine is one of her top priorities for the year