Announcing Double House Dedication for Two Brothers on Nov. 1
AT A GLANCE
Who: The Garcia Brothers and Families
What: Austin Habitat Double House Dedication
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008
Where: 6106 Devonshire Cove, Austin, Texas 78723
AUSTIN, Texas (October 31, 2008) - Join us as we dedicate two homes at once on Saturday, November 1 @ 10 a.m. This very special dedication celebrates the end of a long journey for Rafa and Maricela Garcia and their children, as well as Rafa's brother Jose, his wife Rosa and their children. Following over 400 hours of sweat equity and 24 educational courses, the Garcia families will pass into homeownership tomorrow along with the donors and volunteers who worked alongside them.
Rafa and Maricela's home, the second-annual Pride Build in honor of Betti Naylor, represents the generosity and leadership of Austin's LGBT community.
Jose and Rosa's home represents the effort on the part of hundreds of individual donors from across Austin, as well as the generosity of the City of Austin's Austin Housing Finance Corporation.
Directions:
Take 290
East to Berkman Drive.
Turn Right on Berkman Drive.
Turn Left on Wheless Lane. Turn left on Hampton Drive
and an immediate right onto Devonshire
Drive. Follow Devonshire Drive to its conclusion. Press parking is available on Devonshire drive; other parking available on Towbridge Circle, the second right after Devonshire Drive after turning on Hampton Drive.
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A Lunch Hour That Did Change Lives
$400,000 Raised at 1st-annual The Build Event
AUSTIN, Texas (October 31, 2008) -
On Wednesday, October 22, the Stephen F Austin Hotel played host to the first-ever
Austin Habitat for Humanity The Build
event - a lunch hour that changed lives.
At the event a special
presentation was made to philanthropist and entrepreneur Nav Sooch, for his
leadership in stewarding over $125,000 in donations to Austin Habitat in 2008. Special
guest emcee John Thornton lead the over 250 guests in applauding Mr. Sooch's
efforts with the presentation of the 2008 Austin
Habitat 'Change Lives' award.
Austin Habitat is proud to
announce that with the generosity of the event's guests and sponsors, over
$100,000 was raised in the room to support the Austin Habitat mission. This
achievement was accompanied by the announcement of an additional $300,000 in
funding for a special Chestnut Neighborhood revitalization project, made
possible through the Meredith Family Fund of the Austin Community Foundation,
as well as a grant from the Entrepreneur's Foundation of Central Texas.
With over $400,000 committed in one
day, October 22, 2008 was one of the finest days ever for the fight against
poverty housing in Austin. Austin Habitat thanks the support of its Board of Directors, Leadership Council, Event
Sponsors, advocates and donors.
Title Sponsor: Entrepreneur's
Foundation of Central Texas
Lead Sponsor: DELL
Event Sponsors: Austin
Ventures, Brown McCarroll LLP, Oxford
Commercial
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About Austin Habitat for Humanity
At Austin Habitat, we believe everyone deserves a simple, decent and affordable place to live. It changes everything. We know together we can be the change we need. Together we can change lives.
We have served the Austin
community since 1985, building more than 225 new affordable homes with low income
families. Homes are built with
volunteer labor and community funding, and sold to our home buyers with
zero-interest mortgage loans. Each home buyer
participates in financial education programs and contributes approximately 400 hours of
"sweat-equity."
You can change lives by giving at austinhabitat.org.
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-- Austin Habitat for Humanity --
CHANGE LIVES
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Coming Soon...
- DELL Volunteers Come Up Big in Sept/Oct
- Austin Habitat Launches Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Project
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Contact
Michael Kellerman
Dir External Relations
and Development
mkellerman@ahfh.org
512.472.8788 | ext 408
512.799.0929 cell
Brian Stephens
Marketing and Creative Services
Manager
bstephens@ahfh.org
512.472.8788 | ext 409
512.565.0506 cell
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