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Breaking News: Something To Build On |
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After many months of seeking affordable land to build more Habitat for Humanity homes this season, we are delighted to announce the purchase of two lots in Orleans from the City of Ottawa!
We are very excited to be able to build homes for two more deserving families in 2008! Habitat for Humanity NCR wants to extend its warmest thanks to the Mayor, City Councillors, the Affordable Housing Department, RPAM and the Planning Department at the City of Ottawa. A special thank you goes out to our Land Acquisition Committee.
These two new lots are located at 324-328 Tulip Crescent. Next steps for Habitat include soil testing, working on the house plans and build schedule, obtaining building permits, acquiring gifts in kind (shingles, toilets, windows, etc.) and getting all of our volunteers lined up.
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Urbandale Corporation and
The Home Depot Canada
Build Hope in the NCR
Habitat for Humanity NCR is pleased to annouce that Urbandale Corporation and The Home Depot Canada have decided to become Platinum House Sponsors, donating $75,000 each towards the construction of new, affordable homes for low income families in the Ottawa area!
The Home Depot Canada House and Urbandale Corporation House will be built on the newly acquired land at Tulip Crescent in Orleans.
Urbandale Corporation's gift is part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. As one of the region's most prominent land developers, Urbandale is proud to have 50 years of experience building communities in the NCR.
Habitat for Humanity feels privileged to receive this house sponsorship from Urbandale, and congratulates the Scouts Canada Tree Planting Program, Ottawa Rotary Club, Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa Food Bank, Homelessness Initiative and Cornerstone Shelter and Housing For Women as well for receiving support in honor of this landmark Urbandale Corporation anniversary.
The $75,000 sponsorship from The Home Depot Canada is a result of our office being awarded one of the grants it offers through the Habitat for Humanity Canada office.
Since 1996, The Home Depot has been the largest supporter of Habitat for Humanity in Canada and currently donates over $3 million in funding and products and thousands of volunteer hours each year in support of affordable housing projects. In 2008, The Home Depot will support more than 20 affordable housing projects across Canada, focusing on sustainability to help create energy efficient homes that provide lasting benefits.
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! |
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The Ottawa Sun and its free daily paper 24 Hours, have partnered with Habitat NCR to advertise the great finds in our ReStores, promote our special events like the upcoming Steel Toes & Stilettos Gala, and spread the word about our ongoing construction projects! Habitta NCR is very excited about this major sponsorship and looks forward to seeing news and information about our affiliate in these fine daily papers!
The Ottawa Region Media Group is a division of Metroland Media Group, Ontario's largest daily and community newspaper publisher.
You can expect to see coverage of our builds and stories about the Habitat home owners, as well as other community news in local papers like Stittsville Weekender, Kanata Kourier-Standard, Nepean This Week, and Barrhaven This Week. This is the second year in a row that the Ottawa Region Media Group has sponsored a Habitat NCR build and we gladly welcome them back and appreciate all of the incredible coverage they provided for last year's Women Build in Stittsville. We are sure this year will be just as wonderful and look forward to the ORMG's days on the build!
The Ottawa Citizen continues its committment to affordable housing in the National Capital Region and has been a wonderful supporter of Habitat for Humanity for many years. Stories about the transition from renting to home ownership and features on the benefits of shopping and donating to our ReStores can often be found in the Homes section on Saturdays.
Watch for news about Habitat NCR in print, on TV and listen to your local radio stations as we continue to raise money, look for land and build homes!
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Welcome to the President Melissa Clark and New Board of Directors
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Habitat NCR is pleased to announce that Melissa Clark has accepted a three year term as President of the Board of Directors.
Melissa has been a dedicated volunteer over the years as a Board Member, Chairperson of the first two Women Build Galas, on the build site, and spreading the word about Habitat for Humanity throughout the Ottawa area.
Following our AGM in June, Habitat for Humanity NCR is pleased to announce our new Board of Directors, including the new President!
President: Melissa Clark
Vice President: Marc Caron
Past President: Elizabeth Rock
Secretary: George Hendry
Treasurer: John Ebsary
Directors: Terry Anne Boyles
Rahul Kochar
David Rose
Rick Hughes
Lucille Levert
Tony Maxwell
Nancie-Anne Heaphy
Joanne Garrah
Ken Merkley
Marie-Anne Gagnier-Delahunt
Learn more about our Board Members - follow this link!
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Build Update - News from Tillbury Avenue & Durocher Street |
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Our Energy Star Women Build is running ahead of schedule thanks to the help of our generous sponsors; the hard work and dedication of our crews of volunteers including the 2 Combat Engineer Regiment - Construction Troop and Habitat staff; and of course our wonderful Site Supervisor Chris Helmer!
The structure is up; the roof and shingles are on; the windows are installed; the initial electrical and plumbing is done; and we've started to build the deck on the west side. Next weeks tasks will include lots of drywalling and some more bricklaying over the weekends by the team of students from Algonquin College's Heritage Program.
Irene Labelle, the mother of the family who will be living in this house with her two daughters, is eagerly anticipating her move. She is floored by all the commitment and dedication that everyone involved has put into this. In her words, "I'm getting really excited now! I can't wait to thank everyone!" To see pictures of the Build as it happens, visit our photo stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/habitatncr/collections/
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500 Sweat Equity Hours completed - family ready to move in!
The Mudioko/Kabengele household has been very busy over the past 6 months. Parents François and Maguy have played a huge part in the renovation of their home which was built in 2000.
Previously inhabited by the Williams family (who have moved to a Habitat home in Toronto), this "Gods Love In Action" home has undergone many changes - new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring and a completely finished living space in the basement have made it new again and ready for another big family.
François and Maguy have five beautiful children: Gabriel, Hadassa, Petronie, Jacquelinne and Frank-Benjamin, who also volunteered their time and performed well in school to contribute to the family's required 500 hours of sweat equity.
The generosity of Canadian Erectors Limited made it possible for the Williams family to move to Toronto and for the Mudioko family to move into this beautifully renovated and updated home.
With the finishing touches being completed next week, if you would like to volunteer to help complete this project in time for the family to move in at the end of the month, please contact Gisele ( volunteer@habitatncr.com or 613 749-9950 x 229).
Thank you to Johanne Mathieu, the Mudioko Family Partner, for your assistance with everything from bringing in forms to choosing kitchen countertops. Tom Keyworth has been instrumental in the completion of this home renovation, and Habitat for Humanity sends its love and appreciation to Tom and his wife for the dedication and hard work they have put into making this house a home. |
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Home Depot Paper Houses campaign brings in an extra $25,000 for Habitat NCR! |
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 Every year, The Home Depot runs a Paper House Campaign in its stores where customers are encouraged to buy a paper house for $2 to support Habitat for Humanity across Canada.
Congratulations to the Carleton Place Home Depot for selling the most paper houses in all of Canada!
Thanks to their hard work, Habitat NCR has been presented a gift of $25,000!
As well, we would like to congratulate Irene Charette at The Home Depot in Orleans for being the top national seller of paper houses! To show our appreciation, we are giving 2 tickets to our Steel Toes & Stilettos Gala to the Carleton Place and Orleans stores! |
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ReStore: Many New Products & Great Finds in Both Stores |
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Gorgeous New Furniture has arrived at the ReStore West!
Make sure to drop by the West-End ReStore soon in order to get your hands on some of our recently donated new merchandise! Items include these beautiful new marble-covered tables and dressers.
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The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is the perfect place to find anything and everything you need for your home or cottage! All of the products in the ReStore are donated by generous people and businesses in the National Capital Region. We then sell the products and building materials at low prices. Profits from the ReStore support the organization's operational costs.
The ReStore is an environmentally friendly store. Useful building materials are donated and resold instead of being thrown out - saving over 400 tonnes from our landfills each year!
The ReStore has a team of volunteers who help the staff keep the stores stocked with great products, and they are looking for more people to fill the ranks. Help keep the ReStore running smoothly by donating time or new or used products - and make sure that the ReStore is your FIRST stop next time you look to renovate.
Check out the ReStore Website for more information about store locations, hours, and what you can donate!
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Habitat CAN Recycle |
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Have you every wondered if you could help out Habitat for Humanity NCR and the environment at the same time without it costing you a cent?
Well, you CAN!
Habitat for Humanity NCR collects aluminum cans and recycles them, generating $10,000 last year!
This is a very important project that helps us, helps the environment, and is a great way to get involved with cleaning up your community and leading a more eco friendly lifestyle.
You can also bring your cans to one of our ReStores the next time you visit.
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