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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>N. Humes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Habitat for Humanity of Missoula<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>July 30, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Local/State/Regional </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Pedaling Coast to Coast for Affordable Housing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Bike & Build Cyclists Volunteer at Missoula’s 54<sup>th</sup> and 55<sup>th</sup> Habitat Homes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Members of the Bike and Build organization will be pedaling into Missoula on Monday, July 30 and spend all day Tuesday, July 31 helping Habitat build 2 homes in the Franklin to Fort Neighborhood. This group of young adults left </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yorktown Virginia on May 29, and will finish their long trek in Portland, OR on August 12, 2018. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Founded in 2003, Bike & Build’s mission is to create fair, decent housing for all Americans. Specifically, it is a service-oriented independent organization that engages young adults in national cycling trips through partnerships with various affordable housing nonprofits – including Habitat for Humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Habitat for Humanity of Missoula (HFHM) has teamed up with the Bike & Build organization for twelve years to help complete Habitat homes. The group of 25 cyclists will volunteer at a total of 14 build sites across the country during their “Central US Route”, Missoula being just one of 58 stops in communities from coast to coast the team will take during their 4015-mile journey spanning over 2 ½ months. The Central US Route is one of four Bike & Build routes taking place this summer across the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>“We are thrilled to have such a long-standing and rewarding partnership with Bike & Build. These young adults are so passionate about their journey, their varied experiences, and helping to create affordable homeownership for families across the country,” states Kelin Johnson, HFHM’s Board President. “We have been following their blog along their route and look forward to their arrival. We are grateful for this opportunity and for the community organizations and volunteers we rely on to make this happen.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>HFHM Community partners include St. Paul Lutheran Church providing group meals and the lodging for the entire team, along with Papa Murphy’s, MacKenzie River Pizza, & Noodles & Co. providing other food. The cyclists will work at two locations: the build site of two Habitat homes, 1609 & 1613 Schilling & at the Habitat ReStore in East Missoula, all on Tues., July 31. An evening banquet will follow Tuesday’s build day at </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext'>St. Paul Lutheran Church. The event includes a program in which the cyclists</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'> share their trip experience with attendees in addition to answering questions about the Bike & Build organization. HFHM and Adventure Cycling leadership will be present to provide additional connections to cycling and our community. The general public is invited to attend this free program beginning at 6:45pm on Tuesday, July 31 at St. Paul’s located at 202 Brooks Street in Missoula. The cyclists then leave Missoula early morning on Aug. 1 heading to Kooskia, ID.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>“A cycling trip is an once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it requires a significant commitment” according to the Bike & Build organization. Each participant is required to spend numerous hours volunteering on a local build site and raise a minimum of $4,500 in order to make the trip. The organization’s requirements give trip participants knowledge on affordable housing efforts before embarking on their journey. In addition, the Bike & Build organization provides grant funds to participating organizations around the country, including HFHM. Bike & Build’s partnership with Habitat has been extremely valuable in continuing to eliminate poverty housing in the Missoula community and with other Habitat affiliates throughout Montana.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>For more information:</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Noreen Humes, Habitat Executive Director or main office, 406-549-8210, </span><a href="mailto:Noreen@habitatmsla.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Noreen@habitatmsla.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>John Leicht, Bike & Build Organization’s Central US Route Team Leader 724-977-3655</span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>or the Bike & Build main office in Philadelphia, PA – 267-331-8488 or </span></span><a href="mailto:info@bikeandbuild.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#3333CC;text-decoration:none'>info@bikeandbuild.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'> <span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Visit our ReStore in East Missoula!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>"A home transcends being just a shelter. It represents the opportunity to unleash potential."<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i>--Rajashree Birla<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=160 height=231 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D427E0.CFA176D0" alt="Vertical Color small"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Noreen Humes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Habitat for Humanity of Missoula<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 7181 (59807)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3655 Highway 200 East<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Missoula, MT 59802<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(406) 549-8210<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.habitatmsla.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#2A2A2A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#2A2A2A'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#2A2A2A'> This email and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contain information that may be confidential and/or legally privileged. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply email and delete the message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this communication by someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>