Fuller Center Happenings

July 29, 2010
By Trevor Williams Global Atlanta - business news 7.29.10 Now may not seem like the best time to undertake a humanitarian project in North Korea.  Tensions on the peninsula are at their highest point in years after a torpedo attack in March sank a South Korean naval vessel, the Cheonan, killing 46 sailors. The international community has blamed North Korea for the incident,
July 26, 2010
The Fuller Center Bike Adventure spent the weekend in Americus, where they traded their jerseys for work clothes Monday so they could hang gutters for local Fuller Center homeowners. The cyclists--who are biking 2,500 miles in 50 days--arrived in Americus to a lively crowd of supporters at the Fuller Center office Saturday afternoon. Fans and friends waited in the 96-degree Americus heat to
July 26, 2010
By TIFFANY STEVENS Macon.com/The Macon Telegraph Saturday, July 24, 2010 Cyclists from across the country rode into downtown Macon on Friday afternoon after completing another stretch of a biking marathon that began in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The eight bikers are some of this year’s Fuller Center Bike Adventurers, a group of cyclists traveling 2,500 miles to help promote the Fuller Center for
July 22, 2010
From WMGT TV in Macon, GA Watch an interview with a Fuller Center cyclist and a Fuller Center staff member for a great overview of life on the road with the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure, what the team does and the importance of The Fuller Center's work. Learn more about the Bicycle Adventure Help the team reach its fundraising goal of $250,000, ALL of which will go toward building and
July 20, 2010
By Kim Kimzey for GoUpstate.com - Spartanburg Herald News Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Spartanburg, S.C.  Volunteers cycling across the country on a 2,500-mile journey made a stop in Spartanburg and repaired two homes during the past few days. The volunteers are participants in the third annual Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure, which raises awareness and money for The Fuller Center for
July 20, 2010
Spartanburg Herald-Journal By Kim Kimzey Volunteers cycling across the country on a 2,500-mile journey made a stop in Spartanburg and repaired two homes during the past few days. The volunteers are participants in the third annual Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure, which raises awareness and money for The Fuller Center for Housing, a ministry with a mission “to provide adequate shelter for
July 19, 2010
You are invited to join The Fuller Center for Housing, the Northshore FCH in Louisiana and the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure team on August 7 at Jammin' for Fuller in New Orleans, a benefit concert raising funds allowing The Fuller Center to build and rehab homes for low income families across the U.S. and around the world.  The concert will take place on the heels of the dedication of
July 15, 2010
LaGrange Daily News By Jennifer Shrader LANETT, Ala. – More than a year after the unexpected death of the Chattahoochee Fuller Center founder, a neighborhood is beginning to grow here. As volunteers hammer away on a new Fuller Center house, the neighbors – many of whom are homeowners thanks to the same program – watch from their own yards and porches. Kiddie pools dot the
July 15, 2010
Rhyan Smith, 15, an Eagle Scout candidate of Americus, has taken the Scout’s Oath to a new height. As part of his Eagle Scout project, Smith decided to volunteer with the Fuller Center for Housing to help paint a handicap-accessible duplex on Elizabeth Street for Thaddeus Harris and Chuck Davis. The handicap-accessible duplex will be home to both men who are in wheelchairs. Davis has
July 13, 2010
The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure is nearing the halfway point of its seven-week trip. In addition to raising funds and spreading the word about The Fuller Center, the team is stopping in six cities along the way to build with Fuller Center covenant partners.  The team's first build day was in Aurora, Ohio with the NW Portage County Fuller Center. The homeowner is Brenda Martin, a single