Austin Habitat to Dedicate Home for the Holidays
House sponsor State Farm and media partner KVUE again join Austin Habitat to grant a family's holiday wish
AUSTIN, Texas (December 19, 2008) - Austin
Habitat for Humanity and State Farm Insurance Company, along with KVUE-TV, will celebrate the completion of the 2008 Home for the Holidays located at 6102 Devonshire Cove on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at 1 p.m.
Construction of the home was completed in just three short weeks. Hundreds of employees from State Farm worked hand-in-hand with future Austin Habitat homeowner Estela Lopez on the house.
The house, which
is fully sponsored by State Farm, gives Lopez a
chance to finally own a home that is safe and large enough for her and her grandchildren.
KVUE-TV is the exclusive media partner for the 2008 Home for the Holidays build.
"The financial support of State Farm, along with the media support of KVUE, helps Austin Habitat change lives," says Michael Willard, executive director of Austin Habitat for Humanity. "Without great corporate citizens, like State Farm and KVUE, we would not be able to give hard-working, low-income Austin families the chance to have a simple, decent and affordable place to call home."
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At a Glance
 Who: State Farm, KVUE and Austin Habitat for Humanity
What: 2008 Home for the Holidays House Dedication
When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008
Where: 6102 Devonshire Cove, Austin, TX 78723
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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Tracking Progress
Austin Habitat has tracked the progress of the Home for the Holidays with recaps, photos, video and more in the Change Lives Blog. Click on the Home for the Holidays catagory to see the progress.
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The Lopez Family
Estela
Lopez is raising her three grandchildren. Two are boys--ages 18 14and a girl, who is 17. The family lives in a two-bedroom
apartment that has mold problems and bug infestations. Lopez wants to
have a clean, permanent home where her grandchildren can have their own
rooms, and she won't have to worry about them getting sick from mold or a bug
infestation.
She also understands how important a good education is
for her grandchildren and has dreams of them going to college. Having
a stable home life is a critical part of achieving academic success.
Lopez is a supervisor for Ameritx Guard Services at the Texas
Department of Health.
She has completed all but four of her 24 home ownership education classes and at this date, has completed over half of her 400 sweat equity hours.
She dreams of having a home to take care of her grandchildren and have family gatherings, especially during the holidays
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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 break the cycle of poverty. 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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House sponsor
Media partner
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-- Austin Habitat for Humanity --
CHANGE LIVES
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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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