| Women Build is back! | |
Following the success of Women Build 2009 and responding to the many requests from past participants to host another, Habitat Toronto is pleased to present Women Build 2011!
Be a Habitat Toronto Angel by building a new block of homes May 5 - 8 at our 4572 Kingston Road build site and help break the cycle of poverty for 29 Toronto families living in need.
Want to learn more? Join us for our Women Build Information Night being held on Monday February 28th at 6:30pm at our Home Building Factory at 155 Bermondsey Road. Contact Esther at ebowser@torontohabitat.on.ca or 416-755-7353 ext. 256 by February 25th to RSVP for this event.
Click here for more information about the 2011 Women Build. To register now by phone, please contact Sarah Bullick, Director of Individual Giving at (416) 755 - 7353 ext. 237. |
| A blueprint of support |
 Join Habitat Toronto home sponsor Michael "Pinball" Clemons on Thursday, March 3rd at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel for an evening of philanthropy, friends, fun and entertainment at his foundation's annual Blueprint Gala! Arrive on the "construction site" and mingle with celebrities and community leaders while enjoying a live auction, raffle and spectacular performances. Proceeds from this event will go to Habitat for Humanity Toronto and other charitable organizations.
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| A joyful future | |
Lesa Bogle is proud that her three young children want to serve others by working as a police officer, firefighter and soldier. Her children know the importance of serving and protecting one's community first-hand. The Bogles used to live in a Toronto neighbourhood notorious for gun violence.
"We were so fed up with the crime in the community," Lesa says. "There was such a lack of programs and services for children." Life was no easier inside the family's poorly maintained home, which they rented from an indifferent and often absent landlord. "Our lives were very stressed as we constantly had to juggle the use of one tiny bathroom between four people. There was constant flooding in the basement, lots of bugs, and we were sometimes sick because of the poor ventilation and our overcrowded bedrooms. For a long time we looked forward to the smell of freshly painted walls," Lesa says. "I'm so thankful for this great blessing and sense of belonging."
Happily, Lesa and her children received the keys to their very own safe, decent and affordable Habitat Toronto home in time for the holiday season at the William's Way Dedication on Sunday December 19th, 2010.
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| ReStore for your home |  If up-cycled furniture is your thing, you won't want to miss the Habitat Toronto Restore Recycled Dwelling designed by Your Design Friend Melissa Davis at this year's National Home Show!
Stroll through a home created completely with pieces found at Habitat Toronto's three ReStores. More than ever clients are asking Melissa to incorporate reclaimed, salvaged and eco-aware materials. "I can pick up vintage plumbing fixtures, solid wood doors, and massive custom windows at the Toronto ReStores," says Melissa. "I've even sourced modern vanities and full kitchens. In this big box age, I find the real character in a design is found in the unexpected ReStore, reclaimed finds." |
| Shop at the Toronto ReStore and win! |
 If you spend $100 or more at a Habitat Toronto ReStore, you can receive 2 FREE Tickets to the National Home Show!
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| Crew Leader Corner |  |
After Jan retired in April of 2007 from 31 years of managing various Sears department store locations, he decided he still had more to give. In October of that year, Jan decided to join the Habitat Toronto family and very quickly caught a bad case of "Habititus."
Jan's combination of leadership and construction skills were soon apparent and Site Supervisors asked Jan to be a Crew Leader.
Click here to learn more about Jan and get updated Crew Leader info. |
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Volunteers are continuing to install drywall and frame the 12 townhomes in Blocks C & D. Framing for Block A will begin next month and excavation for Block B foundations will start in March.
*William's Way: To prepare for five families to move in on February 15th, volunteers are finishing trim, painting, and floors in Block B. Framing is underway in Block A and will continue until the end of the month.
We need volunteers to help make sure three homes are ready for families to move in this March. Please sign up by clicking here today!
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