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Build Season Update
Building homes... building hope... building a community
Habitat NCR will build an Energy Star Women Build home at 386 Tillbury Avenue this summer! We are happy to announce that Madeleine Chartrand has been hired as the Project Manager for this build, and Chris Helmer is returning as our Site Supervisor.
Construction of the home and volunteers will begin working on the site in June. We expect the build to go from June until the end of August.
Scheduling volunteers is underway and there are still some spaces available! Volunteering on a build with Habitat allows you to use your skills to help a good cause. If you would like to volunteer, please visit the Volunteer Opportunities page of Habitat's website and download the Volunteer Application Form - Women Build - Tillbury. Only sign up for the days that are not marked "FULL" and please make sure that you are available from 7:00am to 4:30pm plus clean up. Please return the completed form by May 18th via
- FAX (613) 749-8991
- EMAIL volunteer@habitatncr.com
- MAIL Habitat for Humanity NCR
170-2370 Walkley Rd.
Ottawa, ON K1G 4H9
Attn: Gisele Grenier Miller
We are currently looking for someone who can lead 3 Fall Safety sessions. Please contact Gisele at volunteer@habitatncr.com if you can help us out!
We are also asking that people who are interested in providing a lunch email habitatfood@yahoo.ca to schedule themselves or work out the details. For more information about donating a lunch, please visit the Current Builds webpage that is regularly updated.
We also need site LIASONS. The Liaison role is split into two shifts on the build site, and it is preferable if you can commit to a certain day every week, or possibly every morning or afternoon for a week.
Volunteer Liaison: A volunteer who enjoys working with and taking care of other volunteers and workers.
Liaison -1 (7am-1:30pm) position will arrive on site at 7:00am, have the volunteers sign in and check for CSA-approved footwear and distribute hard hats. Prepare site for coffee break. On-site liaisons roles will also consist of tools and material distribution and storage.
Liaison-2(11:00am-5pm) position will arrive at 11:00am and assist Lunch donors.
Liaison-2 will cover on-site duties during lunch break and will then return to assist with lunch clean-up duties at the lunch site. Liaison -2 will then replace Liaison-1 with build site duties until the end of the shift (5pm).
If you would like to be a Liaison, please email Gisele at volunteer@habitatncr.com and put LIAISON in the subject line. Volunteer Liaison training will be on June 10th at the build site.
Thanks to the following companies who are already on board to help with this year's build:
Corel Corporation, E. Geo Brown Excavating, All Continents, Classic Wood Mouldings Inc., St. Lawrence Cement, The Home Depot (Barrhaven), EMCO...with many more to come! |
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NOW HIRING!
Summer students are encouraged to apply via email to shirley@habitatncr.com with their resume and cover letter. All applications must be received by May 20th, 2008.
The ReStore is hiring Store Associates. If you are interested, please email your resume to myrna@habitatncr.com or call (613) 744-7769 ext. 236 for more information.
To see a job description for these two positions, please visit our Careers page.
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| THANK YOUs! |
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100 Hole Golf Tournament was held on Monday, May 12th. Thanks to our golfers who all managed to get in 100 Holes on a beautiful day at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Kanata. Big thanks go out as well toClub Link, who sponsored the event. |
| WISH LIST |
Building homes and housing familiies takes a lot of materials and supplies! Please take a moment to read our Wish List and see if you can help:
LAND
LUNCHES
BOTTLED WATER
8ΒΌ MITRE SAW
6 HEAVY DUTY BLADES
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Volunteer & Sponsors Appreciation Brunch April 26th, 2008
Thanks to all who came to celebrate the contributions made by sponsors and individuals over the past year!
Congratulations to the following Golden Hammer Award Winning Volunteers:
Roger Short
Jill Gordon
Don Urquhart
Diane Smith
And the Golden Can Award Goes To:
Dave York
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Gerry Bennett and Tom Keyworth laying flooring
We are renovating a home in Vanier for the Mudioko family to move in this summer! You have probably seen them at trade shows, at the Gala and volunteering to fix up their own home!
 Young Mudioko and Kabengele girls take part in the nailing competition put on by Algonquin College at The Guy Show.
The renovations are about halfway finished at this point. Between 4 and 8 volunteers help out at the Vanier home each day, making it new again.
Thanks to Dynasty Flooring Ltd. for donating the underlay, carpet and ceramic flooring! |
ReStore News
The Habitat ReStore in the West End has received a truckload of brand new windows and doors! Visit them at 7 Enterprise Avenue from Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5:30pm.
Want to be the first to hear about ReStore Sales and New Products? Join the ReStore Specials mailing list! Send an email to Kim communications@habitatncr.com to sign up!
Adobe Systems employees take a day to volunteer in the ReStore! If your corporation would like to spend a day volunteering at one of our two ReStores, please contact volunteer@habitatncr.com
Photo: (Back) Song Yang, William Custance, Tom Camlioglu, Fedja Pejic, Gilbert Gadbois, Fedric Gamage, Kevin Low, Lou London, Dave Duchene; (Front) James MacDonald, Tiia Westerman |
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Habitat for Humanity Canada wins an Urban Leadership Award
We are very pleased to announce that Habitat for Humanity was recently selected by the Canadian Urban Institute as a winner of its 2008 Urban Leadership Award in the City Renewal category.
The Urban Leadership Awards program celebrates individuals, groups and organizations that have made a profound and lasting impact on the public realm. The 'City Renewal Category' recognizes activities that renew, revitalize and restore our cities through advocacy that shapes policy on urban issues - promoting attitudinal change, encouraging public participation and transforming our urban landscape for future generations.
This award is truly shared by all affiliates across the country. In recognition of the significant contribution that Habitat is making to the public realm in many Canadian cities, the Canadian Urban Institute felt strongly that this award should recognize the entire Habitat movement in Canada. The Institute considered, and was particularly impressed with, how Habitat for Humanity engages a significant number of public volunteers in the delivery of our mission. | |
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