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Habichat: A Newsletter from
Growing Communities for more than 21 Years...
August, 2010
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday, September 11, 9:30AM: Love in Action Tours in Norristown, Pottstown & North Hills Saturday, September 11, 1:00PM: Homeownership Information Session
Sunday, September 19, 10:00AM: Women Build Bocce Tournament Saturday, September 25: ReStore GRAND OPENING Saturday, October 9: Women Build Beef & Beer Saturday, October 16: Ride for Shelter Poker Run |
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Habitat's Community Day
As fall approaches, many schools, churches and townships
host community days, events, or fairs to bring people together. We invite you to join us for Habitat's very
own community day at the Grand Opening of Habitat's ReStore and offices on
Saturday, September 25. Habitat brings
families, volunteers, donors, faith organizations, civic groups, colleges,
corporations, foundations and numerous other groups together to build a better
community for everyone. Celebrating
together and extending the Habitat community is what we are all about.
The day will begin with a Bird House build, sponsored by
Home Depot, for kids (ages 5-12). Kids
will learn about playing an active role in the community. We are also holding a college building
competition where students from Villanova
University, Gwynedd
Mercy College,
and Philadelphia University will compete to build the
best dog house. To support their college
community, students, staff, faculty and alum are encouraged to come and cheer
on their school's team!
Charm
City Cakes, of the Food
Network's "Ace of Cakes" show, is creating an amazing, one-of-a-kind cake that
will be viewed (and eaten!) at the event, and there will also be a free picnic. Many local companies, restaurants and
businesses have been generous in giving back to the community by sponsoring our
event, or donating food for the picnic, or gift certificates or items for our
silent auction.
The ReStore itself serves the Montgomery County community in
three ways: reducing the environmental
impact of our county residents (who, in 2009, disposed of more than 660,000
tons of municipal waste and an additional 85,000 tons of construction waste),
offering high-quality home-improvement items at affordable costs, and allowing
Habitat to build more simple, decent, affordable homes throughout the county
for families in need.
Throughout the Grand Opening, Habitat will be giving back to
the community in its own ways - offering DIY clinics, free giveaways, and
special deals on ReStore merchandise all day. As we celebrate our new ReStore, new offices and new home, we welcome
you with open arms and open doors.
Sincerely,
The Habitat Community
PS: For more details
on this event, read on below, or visit our Grand Opening event website at: http://www.habitatmontco.org/grandopening.html!
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Grand Opening of Habitat's ReStore & offices
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Schedule of Events
10:00 AM: Kid's Build & College Build
11:00 AM: Penny Social Auction Begins
12:00 PM: Picnic
1:00 PM: Charm City Cakes viewing
2:00 PM: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
3:00 PM: Raffle
* DIY clinics & presentations * chances for free giveaways*
* special deals on ReStore merchandise *Event Sponsors
For more details, please visit: http://www.habitatmontco.org/grandopening.html |
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ReStore News
New Hours!
Fridays: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturdays: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wanted: Photos from you! Have you used materials from the ReStore in one
of your own home-improvement projects? We are looking for pictures of
your projects so we can feature the many things you can do with ReStore
materials. If you have any, please bring them in or email them to restore@habitatmontco.org.
Newsletter
Click here to sign up for our ReStore Newsletter to receive info about sales and special products we have available. Stay tuned for special deals!
Wish List
Help us set up our ReStore! We are looking for the following items: - Forklift
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Small utility or push carts
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Heavy duty hand truck
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Appliance hand truck
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Gas cards from Exxon, Shell, or Sunoco for diesel fuel for ReStore truck
for more information or to donate. |
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Upcoming Events
 Women Build Bocce Tournament
10:00 am September 19
Support Women Build and play in the first ever Bocce tournament at the Conshohocken Bocce Club! The registration cost is $25 / person.
Women Build Beef & Beer
7:00 pm October 9
Join the Women Build Committee at the King of Prussia Fire House for an evening of food & drink, fun & music. Details to follow.  Ride for Shelter Poker Run1:00 pm October 16All motorcycles & classic cars are invited to participate in a
county-wide poker run! There are prizes for the best hand,
worst hand and highest total sum. The registration cost is $20/person and $10 for an additional rider or
passenger. For more information, please click here and to register online, please click here. |
Each year, Boscov's has a special community day where they offer special discounts to customers who have purchased a shopping pass from their favorite nonprofit. For only $5 (all of which benefits Habitat), you can buy a shopping pass that will entitle you to discounts of up to 25% on any purchases made on Tuesday, October 5. If you would like to buy a Friend's Helping Friends shopping pass, please contact Linley at (610) 278-7710 or linley@habitatmontco.org |
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Calling all RecycleBank Members!
 We need your help more than ever right now! RecycleBank is discontinuing their relationships with all nonprofits after December 31, 2010 and we only have five months left to receive RecycleBank points donations. Donate your RecycleBank points anytime this year to help Habitat build more homes locally for families in need.1025 points = $10 donationClick here to sign in to your RecycleBank account to donate today! After you donate, go to your
checkout basket where you can up the quantity if you like. Please help get
the word out by forwarding this to everyone you know who uses RecycleBank! For more information, please contact Linley
at (610) 278-7710 x208 or linley@habitatmontco.org |
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County is now on FirstGiving! FirstGiving is a popular website used for personal
fundraising & event registration.
If you want to help Habitat raise money to keep building simple, decent, affordable housing, you can make your very own personal fundraising page and send it to friends and family to help you reach your goal!
Donating through FirstGiving is simple, fast and totally secure.
Click here to make your own fundraising page, or to support others! |
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"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success."
- Henry Ford
With that final thought, we ask you to come together, stay together, and work together with Habitat!
Sincerely,
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