1st Prize- 18lbs of Starbucks Tribute Blend whole bean coffee
2nd Prize- 12lbs of Starbucks Tribute Blend whole bean coffee
3rd Prize- 12lbs of Starbucks Tribute Blend whole bean coffee

How?
Promote Cornerstone on Facebook and Twitter and/or post on this blog to get points. There will be three winners at the end of the two week competition. The competition starts on Monday, May 14 at 5:00PM CST and ends on Monday, May 28 at 5:00PM CST

Entering for 2nd or 3rd Prize (12lbs of Starbucks Tribute Blend) is easy. Simply, “like” Cornerstone’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneHousingMinistry) AND sign up to follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/CstoneCorp). That’s it. If you are already “like” our Facebook page then all you have left to do is sign up to follow us on Twitter. On Monday, May 28 at 3:00PM Cornerstone will select two winners by holding a random drawing for everyone that has completed these two steps.

For anyone daring enough to try for the 1st Place Prize (18lbs of Starbucks Tribute Blend), the individual will have to accumulate the most points by Monday, May 28 at 5:00PM CST.

Here’s how to acquire points:
1.) Sign up to follow our blog. (Four points). You must leave a comment on this post to let us know you have signed up.
2.) Whether or not you are already a follower, comment on any of our blog posts, a maximum of three posts. (Four points each).
3.) Post a link to this message in your blog, on Twitter, or on Facebook. (Four points per post or tweet). Please comment to this post with a link to the site (blog or Facebook) where you posted about this contest and on Twitter, add the hashtag #CornerstoneSTL.
4. “Like” our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter: four points for each. Comment back on this blog post to let us know you did these.
5) Referrals: get four points for every friend of yours who likes our Facebook page and also comments, giving your name as referral. Same for Twitter: following and Tweeting us with your name as referral.

If there is a tie for the 1st Prize, Cornerstone will carry out a random drawing to select the winner. No current employee of Cornerstone Corporation, current Board Member, or family member of either of these groups will be eligible for this competition. Commenting on this blog post will construed as accepting the conditions of the contest. The competition is limited residents of the United States. Entries must appear to be made in good faith with friendly intent; apparent spammers will be excluded at Cornerstone’s sole discretion.

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• The Longbrake Foundation, coming alongside us in our quest to provide quality affordable housing in this corner of St. Louis
• Our new adopt-a-building program for churches
• The latest on our new project

Things are happening at Cornerstone!

Merry Christmas and happy new year from Cornerstone!

http://www.cornerstone-housing-ministry.org/newsletter/2011-fall-newsletter/

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

More recently, board members have come from several churches.

Efforts began with the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood, which was in decrepit condition at the time. Cornerstone bought a number of buildings there and worked on rehabbing them. As the neighborhood gentrified, most of these were eventually sold to provide operating revenue.

In about 1990, Cornerstone began buying properties on Etzel Street in the West End, roughly near Page at Skinker, and rehabbing there. Today that is where most of the Cornerstone buildings are. In the meantime, New City Fellowship chose to begin ministries in the same area.

The new project at 5936-38 Etzel is currently a duplex in unoccupiable condition. We will make it into two efficiencies on the first floor, plus a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor. We are hoping the two efficiencies will make great dwelling places for graduates of the Grace and Peace Winter Shelter. This housing is not transitional; it will be managed like other Cornerstone housing, with the tenants free to stay as long as they like and as long as they hold to terms of the lease.

A team including members of Grace and Peace Fellowship and others got plenty accomplished at a workday this past Saturday. Several of us worked on the new Cornerstone project, clearing out junk and debris from the two-family building purchased six months ago. Cornerstone is gathering funds to be able to rehab it into three apartments, two suitable for residents from the Grace and Peace Winter Shelter.

Groups finished the work of chopping and chipping a big old tree that fell down last year, and tidied the landscaping on Etzel Street.

It’s been a while since the last one. During that time we’ve

–changed managing directors and
–started a new project, a building rehab on Etzel Street that we expect will include small apartments for two graduates of the Grace and Peace Winter Shelter.

Check it out!

http://www.cornerstone-housing-ministry.org/newsletter/2011-spring-newsletter/

or the printable version,

http://www.cornerstone-housing-ministry.org/2011_01_spring_nl.pdf

Blessings,

Jim Lowe and Phyllis Wheeler, board members

And InterVarsity students from Iowa and St. Louis University (below) helped us out too. Thanks so much, folks! What a great ministry opportunity for you, and a huge boost for us!