The Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation Donates $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity

Dr. Nicholas Is Honored by the Episcopal Church at Its General Convention
ANAHEIM, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Dr. Henry "Nick" Nicholas presented a check yesterday for $100,000 to Habitat
for Humanity of Orange County and the Right Rev. J. Jon Bruno, bishop diocesan
of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, to help the fund-raising effort to
build Gordon`s House in memory of Reverend Canon Gordon G. Yeaton of Irvine.

The grant from the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation brings total Foundation
funding provided to Habitat for Humanity to $600,000 since 2007.

On Thursday evening Dr. Nicholas was honored by Bishop Bruno at a dinner at the
Richard M. Nixon Memorial Library in Yorba Linda.
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The dinner was attended by Episcopal bishops from around the world who had
convened in Anaheim for the Episcopal Church`s 76th General Convention, which
will be held through July 17. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, was
among those addressing the global conference.

"Over the last several years, our Foundation has been privileged to have the
Episcopal Church and Habitat for Humanity as partners," Dr. Nicholas told the
audience at the special appreciation dinner for the primates of the Anglican
Communion and General Convention volunteer supervisors. "Their values are
aligned with our mission of supporting infrastructure, education and spiritual
growth."

Earlier in the day, Dr. Nicholas joined Rev. Bruno, Jonathan Reckford, CEO of
Habitat for Humanity International and the Yeaton family in the framing and
raising of the first walls of Gordon`s House.
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The event was held at the Anaheim Convention Center, where the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church is being held.

The house is being built to honor the memory of Rev. Yeaton, an Episcopal
priest, board member of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, teacher,
volunteer and activist, who died in 2007. The fund-raising and construction
project to build the home for a local low-income family is a joint effort by the
Episcopal Church`s LA Diocese and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County.

The Foundation`s grant will be added to the $87,000 already raised toward the
goal of $250,000 to cover the construction costs.

Donations for Gordon`s House are being accepted through a special website at
http://www.active.com/donate/gordonshouse.

The website honors the memory of Rev. Yeaton, who was known for his sense of
humor, dedication to God and passionate commitment to his community and to
educating young people.

About the HTN Foundation

The Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation was established in 2006 with the goal of
improving communities and individual lives through investment in Education,
Youth Sports, Technology, Science, Medical Research, Victim`s Rights and
National Defense. The Foundation was created by Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III,
co-founder of Irvine, Calif.-based Broadcom Corporation. For more information on
the Foundation visit www.htnfoundation.org.

About Habitat for Humanity of Orange County

Celebrating 21 years of changing lives and changing communities in Orange
County.

130 houses built in Orange County

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, headquartered in Santa Ana, CA, is
dedicated to ending substandard housing and building strong communities in
Orange County. Habitat uses non-government donations of funding, materials,
professional services and volunteer labor to build simple, decent homes which
are sold to qualified low income families for a 1% down payment, closing costs,
and a long-term mortgage. Mortgage payments are recycled to build more Habitat
homes. Habitat families contribute 500 hours of "sweat equity" to the program by
building their own home, helping another Habitat family build a home, or working
in some other area of the Habitat organization.

About the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Congregations in Orange County

The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles unites some 70,000 Episcopalians in 147
neighborhood congregations, some 40 schools and 20 other specialized service
institutions located in six Southern California counties. With 22 congregations
in Orange County, the Diocese is historically one of the five most populous and
culturally diverse of the Episcopal Church`s 110 dioceses located in 16 nations
and territories. The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno is bishop of the Diocese, which is
currently focusing on the mission theme "Faith & Our Future."

Tony Knight, 310-788-2850
tony_knight@sitrick.com

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