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		<title>2013 Mud Run Registration is Now Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book your team&#8217;s spot at www.chattanoogamudrun.com now! Combine a thrill seeking obstacle course, a little bit of adventure, running, laughter, a whole lot of MUD and you have the perfect recipe for the Chattanooga Mud Run!  The fourth annual Chattanooga Mud Run will be held on Saturday, August 17 at 9 am at Greenway Farms, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1394&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><strong>Book your team&#8217;s spot at <a href="http://www.chattanoogamudrun.com" target="_blank">www.chattanoogamudrun.com</a> now!</strong></h2>
<p>Combine a thrill seeking obstacle course, a little bit of adventure, running, laughter, a whole lot of MUD and you have the perfect recipe for the Chattanooga Mud Run!</p>
<p><b> </b>The fourth annual Chattanooga Mud Run will be held on Saturday, August 17 at 9 am at Greenway Farms, a 180-acre city park located in Hixson. The cost to enter the 5K Race is $250 for a team of five. Proceeds raised from the Chattanooga Mud Run benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area.</p>
<p>“The Chattanooga Mud Run has attracted more than 5,000 participants over the past two years and we are expecting even more participants this year as we are creating a bigger, better, and muddier obstacle course,” said Jason Farmer, Event Chair and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area Board Member. “This fun loving family competition attracts everyone from extreme athletes to soccer moms as we have a little something for everybody!”</p>
<p>Team registration is now open and since the race is limited to 600 teams, event organizers encourage teams to sign up early as in years past team slots sold out fast. To register or to inquire about corporate sponsorship opportunities, visit <a href="http://www.chattanoogamudrun.com/" target="_blank">www.chattanoogamudrun.com</a> or call 423.933.2700.</p>
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		<title>Help Habitat Get $25,000 to Repair Homes in Chattanooga &#8211; Vote Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Calibri', 'sans-serif';color:black;">Help Habitat have the resources to repair homes in Bushtown by voting for our State Farm Neighborhood Assist Cause &#8211; sign in to your Facebook page, then visit <a title="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown">https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown </a> to vote up to 10 times a day until April 22.</span></p>
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		<title>Voting for State Farm Neighborhood Assist About 1/2 Over &#8211; We Need Your Help to Win $25,000!</title>
		<link>http://transformchattanooga.org/2013/04/12/voting-for-state-farm-neighborhood-assist-about-12-over-we-need-your-help-to-win-25000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The halfway point for the Neighborhood Assist voting process is coming soon &#8211; help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area stay in the running – vote 10x today &#8211; click here https://apps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/cause/131/build-up-bushtown now! Right now, our cause is ranked at 169 out of 200 &#8211; we need to hit 40 or above, and time [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1389&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The halfway point for the Neighborhood Assist voting process is coming soon &#8211; help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area stay in the running – vote 10x today &#8211; click here <a title="https://apps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" href="https://apps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" target="_blank">https://apps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/cause/131/build-up-bushtown </a>now!</p>
<p>Right now, our cause is ranked at 169 out of 200 &#8211; we need to hit 40 or above, and time is running out quickly &#8211; please help, and invite your friends and associates to do likewise!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>The HFHGCA Team</p>
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		<title>Stay Dry Tonight &#8211; Tickets Still Available for Habitat Spring Dinner!</title>
		<link>http://transformchattanooga.org/2013/04/11/stay-dry-tonight-tickets-still-available-for-habitat-spring-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We still have a few tickets left for Habitat&#8217;s Spring Dinner this afternoon.  Rain or shine, we have  great evening planned &#8211; come out for dinner, a silent auction, meet former Chicago Bulls player and 3-Time NBA Champion, Dickey Simpkins and help a great cause.  Go to www.habitatspringdinner.com now to purchase tickets.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1387&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We still have a few tickets left for Habitat&#8217;s Spring Dinner this afternoon.  Rain or shine, we have  great evening planned &#8211; come out for dinner, a silent auction, meet former Chicago Bulls player and 3-Time NBA Champion, Dickey Simpkins and help a great cause.  Go to <a title="www.habitatspringdinner.com" href="http://www.habitatspringdinner.com" target="_blank">www.habitatspringdinner.com</a> now to purchase tickets.</p>
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		<title>Help Habitat Bring $25,000 to Chattanooga for Home Repairs &#8211; Vote for our Cause Now!</title>
		<link>http://transformchattanooga.org/2013/04/10/help-habitat-bring-25000-to-chattanooga-for-home-repairs-vote-for-our-cause-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our State Farm Neighborhood Cause has lost some ground &#8211; we are now ranked at 159th out of 200  &#8211; we have a long way to go to win &#8211; help us get there   Your votes ever day between now and April 22 can help Habitat get $25,000 to repair homes in the Bushtown [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1384&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our State Farm Neighborhood Cause has lost some ground &#8211; we are now ranked at 159th out of 200  &#8211; we have a long way to go to win &#8211; help us get there   Your votes ever day between now and April 22 can help Habitat get $25,000 to repair homes in the Bushtown neighborhood of Chattanooga.   Click here to cast your 10  votes today by clicking here:  <a title="Build Up Bushtown" href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" target="_blank">https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown</a></p>
<p>Thanks for working with us to bring these crucial funds home to Chattanooga!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>The HFHGCA Team</p>
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		<title>Our Neighborhood Assist Cause Is Gaining Ground &#8211; Still Need Your Votes!</title>
		<link>http://transformchattanooga.org/2013/04/09/our-neighborhood-assist-cause-is-gaining-ground-still-need-your-votes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our State Farm Neighborhood Cause is gaining ground &#8211; we are now ranked at 156th out of 200  &#8211; we have a long way to go to win &#8211; help us get there   Your votes ever day between now and April 22 can help Habitat get $25,000 to repair homes in the Bushtown neighborhood [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1380&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our State Farm Neighborhood Cause is gaining ground &#8211; we are now ranked at 156th out of 200  &#8211; we have a long way to go to win &#8211; help us get there   Your votes ever day between now and April 22 can help Habitat get $25,000 to repair homes in the Bushtown neighborhood of Chattanooga.   Click here to cast your 10  votes today by clicking here:  <a title="Build Up Bushtown" href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" target="_blank">https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown</a></p>
<p>Thanks for working with us to bring these crucial funds home to Chattanooga!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>The HFHGCA Team</p>
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		<title>Help Habitat Land State Farm Neighborhood Assist Funds!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We think our community needs extra funding to help low-income families repair their homes. $25,000 will help get us started!  Habitat plans to offer offer energy efficiency upgrades to qualifying low-income homeowners in Chattanooga&#8217;s Bushtown Neighborhood.  Your votes for our State Farm Neighborhood Assist Cause can help us get this project underway. Here&#8217;s how you [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1375&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We think our community needs extra funding to help low-income families repair their homes. $25,000 will help get us started!  Habitat plans to offer offer energy efficiency upgrades to qualifying low-income homeowners in Chattanooga&#8217;s Bushtown Neighborhood.  Your votes for our State Farm Neighborhood Assist Cause can help us get this project underway.</p>
<div id="attachment_1376" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 353px"><a href="http://transformchattanooga.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/blower-door.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1376 " alt="Habitat construction director Dennis Neal does a blower door test on a home.  This test helps uncover problems with homes that increase energy costs.  " src="http://transformchattanooga.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/blower-door.jpg?w=343&#038;h=394" width="343" height="394" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Habitat construction director Dennis Neal does a blower door test on a home. This test helps uncover problems with homes that can dramatically increase energy costs.</p></div>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how you can help:</strong></p>
<p><strong>1.  Ask your friends and associates to friend Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area on Facebook</strong> &#8211; we are posting messages every day between now and April 22 seeking votes.</p>
<p><strong>2.  If you have not done so already, visit <a href="http://www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist"><i>www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist</i></a><i> and download the Neighborhood Assist App, then cast 10 votes <span style="color:#ff0000;">every day</span> until April 22 via this direct link:  <a title="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" target="_blank">https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown</a></i><a href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown">.</a> </strong></p>
<p>Thanks for helping us make a difference for people here in our community!</p>
<p><strong> &#8211; The HFHGCA Team</strong></p>
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		<title>Help Habitat Get $25,000 to Repair Homes in Chattanooga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area receive $25,000 to help repair homes for families in Bushtown.Here&#8217;s what to do: (1) Ask your associates to friend Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area on Facebook. (2) Ask them to got to www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist, download the app, then vote for Habitat&#8217;s Build Up Bushtown [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1372&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area receive $25,000 to help repair homes for families in Bushtown.Here&#8217;s what to do:</p>
<p>(1) Ask your associates to friend Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area on Facebook.</p>
<p>(2) Ask them to got to <a title="State Farm Neighborhood Assist" href="http://www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist" target="_blank">www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist</a>, download the app, then vote for Habitat&#8217;s Build Up Bushtown Cause 10 X a day between now and April 22.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your helpl!</p>
<p>The HFHGCA Team</p>
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		<title>Vote for Rebuild Bushtown Cause &#8211; Help Habitat Get $25,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vote Up to 10x a Day to Help Habitat Repair Homes in Our Community Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area has been selected as one of 200 causes that are finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist™ program!  Our submission, along with the other finalists, are live on Facebook and anyone who gets the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1356&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vote Up to 10x a Day to Help Habitat Repair Homes in Our Community</p>
<p>Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area has been selected as one of 200 causes that are finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist™ program!  Our submission, along with the other finalists, are live on Facebook and anyone who gets the <a title="State Farm Neighborhood Assist " href="http://www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist" target="_blank">State Farm Neighborhood Assist </a>application can log on and vote for our cause. The 40 causes that receive the most votes will be announced on April 29 and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to the affiliated nonprofits to implement the solution.</p>
<p>Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area has been working to develop a program to help homeowners in the Bushtown area by making repairs that improve the energy efficiency of their homes. If our cause is funded, Habitat will receive $25,000 to undertake our first group of repair projects on North Holly Street.</p>
<p>If you are on Facebook, visit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area&#8217;s page and &#8220;like&#8221; us, then visit <a title="State Farm Neighborhood Assist" href="http://www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist" target="_blank">State Farm Neighborhood Assist</a>, get the application, then vote for <a title="Build Up Bushtown" href="https://www.state-assist.com/cause/131/build-up-bushtown" target="_blank">Build Up Bushtown (</a>direct link to Habitat’s cause)</p>
<p>Voting is open from <b>April 4 – April 22 </b>and any Facebook user who gets the application is eligible to vote up to <b>10 times per day</b>.</p>
<p>State Farm Neighborhood Assist is<b> </b>a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that lets communities determine where grant funding is awarded, exclusively through Facebook. The initiative utilizes the State Farm Youth Advisory Board to vet submissions for causes and allows Facebook users who download the free State Farm Neighborhood Assist application to vote for the final 40 grant winners. The program has been inspired by the incredible number of neighborhoods that are coming together to solve a problem or improve their community.<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Please share this with friends, family, and neighbors &#8211; Thank you!</strong></p>
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		<title>Former Chicago Bulls Player to Keynote Habitat Spring Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area will host its annual Spring Dinner on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 pm at the Mill located at 1601 Gulf Street in Chattanooga. The keynote speaker for the event is former Chicago Bulls and 3-Time NBA Champion, Dickey Simpkins. Simpkins played six seasons with the Chicago Bulls in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformchattanooga.org&#038;blog=3539409&#038;post=1290&#038;subd=transformchattanooga&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area will host its annual Spring Dinner on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 pm at the Mill located at 1601 Gulf Street in Chattanooga. The keynote speaker for the event is former Chicago Bulls and 3-Time NBA Champion, Dickey Simpkins.</p>
<p>Simpkins played six seasons with the Chicago Bulls in the mid 90’s and was a part of NBA’s most “Winningest Teams” which included Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. After concluding a 12-year career in professional basketball that included time in the NBA and in Europe, Simpkins founded Next Level Performance, Inc. (NLP), a basketball skills development training organization located in Chicago, Illinois<b>. </b>In addition to managing NLP, Simpkins is a national motivational speaker, an ESPN Sports Analyst, and a scout for the Charlotte Bobcats.</p>
<p><a href="http://transformchattanooga.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/dickey-simpkins-pic-bball-action-2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image alignleft" id="i-1310" alt="Image" src="http://transformchattanooga.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/dickey-simpkins-pic-bball-action-2.jpg?w=270" width="270" height="482" /></a>Passionate about the game, his family and giving back to the community, Simpkins will share an inspiring story about his late mother’s journey of hope, perseverance, determination, and <i>homeownership.</i></p>
<p>Individual tickets to the dinner are $65 and a table of 8 is $500. Proceeds raised will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area. At work in Chattanooga since 1986, the local affiliate is dedicated to transforming the Chattanooga area by building affordable and energy efficient homes for working families.</p>
<p>To purchase tickets or to inquire about corporate sponsorship including an exclusive meet and greet with Dickey Simpkins, call 423.933.2700 or visit <a title="www.habitatspringdinner.com" href="http://www.habitatspringdinner.com">www.habitatspringdinner.com</a></p>
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