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Copeland donates building materials Copeland Lumber Inc. has donated more than $100,000 of building materials to the Rogue Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit group announced Monday. The materials -- including plywood siding, cement board siding, framing lumber, wood screws, nail guns and other supplies -- came from a lumber yard in Klamath Falls that the company recently closed. Anna D'Amato, executive director of the local Habitat for Humanity chapter, says the donation will boost the group's efforts in the community. D'Amato said the group plans to build two new houses and recondition a third during the fiscal year that started July 1. "In the past, we've been trying to do one house a year," she says. "Now, we are trying to move ahead and do more." The first house, in White City, is nearly complete. The second project is the rehabilitation of a house donated by Rogue Valley Manor. The house is being stored by KOGAP on Stewart Avenue but eventually will be placed on a lot on Oakdale Avenue. A site is still being worked out for the third project. D'Amato said the donation from Copeland would not have worked out without help from two other businesses, Familian Northwest and Burrill Resources. Familian Northwest agreed to donate the transportation of the materials from Klamath Falls to Medford, and Burrill Resources donated the warehouse space to store them. The group will be able to use only about 80 percent of the materials, D'Amato says. The other 20 percent will be sold to raise money for the nonprofit organization. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA