Habitat Happenings
A monthly e-newsletter from Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County
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Office Hours:
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Calling ALL Women - Women Build Needs You!
It's time again for Women Build, one of our favorite projects! This time, we are recruiting women to become team leaders. These team leaders will build their teams. The teams will fundraise together throughout the summer and will build together when we start the house in the fall! We need women to sign up to be team leaders now! Click the link below for more info.
Women Build Team Leader Information Packet
Belk Charity Sale Will Benefit Habitat
Get your tickets now for the Belk Charity Sale. If you buy your $5 ticket from Habitat for Humanity, we will receive 100% of the ticket sale! You also get $5 off your first purchase at the sale, so the ticket will pay for itself immediately! The sale is May 1, so get your tickets soon. Call 251-476-7171 to purchase tickets.
More information on the Belk Charity Sale
Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Donate to Habitat
Celebrate Earth Day with a smoothie and lunch at the Legacy Village Tropical Smoothie Cafe! If you eat between 2 and 5 p.m. on April 22, Tropical Smoothie Cafe will donate 20% of the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County! So enjoy a smoothie and help Habitat!
More Information about Tropical Smoothie Cafe
April Homeowner Orientation will be in Semmes
Take note! The April Homeowner Orientation will not be held at the ReStore where they usually are held. We are attempting to make it easier for people out in the county to access our orientations by holding them in different locations more convenient to the outlying areas of the county. We will be holding our next orientation on April 17 at the Semmes Branch of the Mobile Public Library at 10:30 a.m.
More information on orientations
Interfaith Build Info Meeting Scheduled
It's time again to be thinking about Interfaith Build! The second annual event will be held in September again, and our goal is to involve at least 40 churches and faith-based groups. Will your church be one of them? It's easy to participate! Simply click the link below for more info!
Click Here for Info Meeting Flyer and Participant Packet
Volunteer News - Upcoming Opportunities
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we really do appreciate our volunteers. It is so special that there are people in our community, and from around the country, that care enough about others to give up their time to help us with our mission of alleviating substandard housing. Every moment that you have spent on the worksite, at the ReStore, at the Habitat office, or advocating for Habitat is treasured by our staff and our families! Thank you for continuing to support habitat for Humanity!
We will be finishing up three houses in Hillsdale in April. There are two houses on Yazoo Street, and the LOWES Build house on Line Street under construction. Many of our construction crew leaders will shift over to NSP rehab projects, but we will continue to work on new construction on Saturdays. If you have a group that would like to come work with us during the week, Tuesday-Friday, we can accommodate you if you let us know a week ahead of time.
March Volunteer Recap
WOW! What a month! We had over 800 volunteers work with us in the month of March! There were ten houses under construction, five of them in Hillsdale. We finished and dedicated both houses in Belwood. Forty-four Care-A-Vanners worked over 6,000 hours on those two houses, and were very proud to be able to hand the keys over to the Childress and Klossing families last week. Several of the out-of-town groups worked with them, as well as some local volunteers from University of South Alabama, local high schools, and the Church of the Good Shepherd. The houses in Fairview and Irvington were finished, and will be dedicated later this month. Dedications for two of the houses in Hillsdale will be ready for dedication soon, thanks to our March groups.
Collegiate Challenge Spotlight
Community High School from West Chicago has returned this year with a group of ten enthusiastic volunteers. Teacher Kristina Mallon is no stranger to working with the Mobile affiliate. She brought a group of students to Mobile last April to work over Spring Break, and before they had left the city limits, the students were asking Ms. Mallon to schedule a return trip. They did return three months later, over summer vacation, to frame up a house for a week in June. While they were working on that project, Ms. Mallon gave us the dates for this year’s Spring Break trip. This year, they are working on two houses in Irvington. They were thrilled to be able to see the finished house that they had helped frame up last April. Most of the students are seniors in high school, and we hope they will go on to become involved in local Habitat affiliates near the colleges they attend.
Carpenter's Club Offers Easy Monthly Donations
Our brand new monthly donation program, the Carpenter's Club, is ready for your participation! Monthly donations are the backbone of any nonprofit organization, and we need your monthly support to continue our mission in Mobile County! If you donate $25 per month, it adds up to $300 per year! If you donate $125 per month, it adds up to $1500 per year! We can do amazing things with your monthly gift! Our new online donation system makes it easy to be a part of our Carpenter's Club! Donate Now! Don't forget to type "Carpenter's Club" in the optional designation box.
More information on the Carpenter's Club
ReStore Has Office Furniture For Sale
The ReStore has some amazing office furniture! Come out and take a look at the great deals we can give you on everything you need for your home office or small business. We have everything from desks to cubicles, from rugs to art! You can find it all at the ReStore, at a fraction of the cost! While you're shopping, check out our great deals on other items for your home or office. Shop at the ReStore first and help build more houses in Mobile County!
More information on the Habitat ReStore
FUNdraise for Habitat!
Like all nonprofits right now, Habitat for Humanity in Mobile County is experiencing a drop-off in donations, especially large donations from corporate partners. To make up for this, we need more help from individuals and community groups than ever before! There are many ways to help fundraise for Habitat. Some tried and true ideas include bake sales, yard sales, car washes, doughnut sales, dinners, labor auctions, and lots more! Call Anita at 251-476-7171 for more info and ideas on fundraising for Habitat. Fundraising is a fun way to help your favorite organization and spend time with friends and family at the same time!
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