TOPIC: Habitat for Humanity
TITLE: Habitat for Humanity: A Labor of Love
GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience about Habitat for Humanity
CENTRAL IDEA: Habitat for Humanity provides low-cost housing for those in need through a labor of love.
INTRODUCTION:
What organization has built over 50,000 homes within the past 20 years to benefit those in need? What organization did Jack Kemp get involved with to help build a house in the record time of 5 hours, 37 minutes, and 13 seconds? What organization has given me the confidence to stand up here in front of you and give a speech while wearing a T-shirt and tool belt?
Well, if you haven 't already guessed, this organization …show more content…
We are also starting to initiate plans for our spring break trip, so if you 're interested, come to one of our meetings on Monday nights at 8:00 in the chapel.
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B. You can also get involved with Habitat for Humanity on the national level.
1 . Work sites are located all over our country, in every single one of the fifty states.
2 . You can choose to get directly involved in one of these projects, which would allow you to travel, or you can support any of them financially.
C. Finally, you can support Habitat by going beyond the US boundaries.
1 . If you 've always wanted to see the world, but didn 't know where to start, how about
Habitat for Humanity?
2 . According to the 1996 publication Going Unto All Nations, put out by Habitat for
Humanity International, Habitat now operates in over 60 countries around the world. 3 . The only drawback of working on one of these projects is the cost.
a. The cost of working in Europe for 2 weeks is about $2,000. b . The cost of working in Africa for 2 weeks is about $3,000.
4 . But if you have the funds available to you, I 'm sure it would be a fantastic experience. TRANSITION: So, now you have learned how Habitat works, how it has affected me, and how you can get …show more content…
Maybe the house stood because it had more nails holding it together, but I don 't think that 's it. This house stood because a good house, a good home, takes more than a hammer and some nails.
This house stood because it was built by a labor of love. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Aeschliman, M. "No More Shacks." National Review Dec. 1988: 40-42.
This article explained the theory of "sweat equity." It also explained that people buy and own their own homes. Carter, Joe. "A Tornado in Reverse." Homeowner Nov. 1989: 6-7.
This article explained what he meant by a "tornado in reverse." Habitat builds up instead of tearing down. Habitat for Humanity International. Going Unto All Nations. Americus, GA: Columbus Productions, 1996.
This pamphlet gave me the figures in my introduction. It also gave me the information that Habitat now operates in over 60 different countries around the world. McLead, Milana. "Straight Talk." Habitat World Oct./Nov. 1996: 3-5.
This article displayed the three special criteria upon which eligibility for a home is based. It also gave rough figures for dollar amounts that have to be paid by the