Building Homes - Building Dreams

For Immediate Release

Habitat for Humanity Announces Building Homes - Building Dreams Campaign to Fund New Affordable Housing Neighborhood and More

Executive Director announces the campaign has already reached 50.8% of goal.

Santa Barbara, CA - Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County today announced the launch of the "Building Homes - Building Dreams" Campaign for Habitat.

Building Homes - Building Dreams is a community-wide effort to raise $3,534,000 to build four new homes on a building site that Habitat purchased on San Pascual Street. Using their proven methods of donations, volunteer labor and sweat equity, Habitat will provide affordable and dignified housing for 13 people. The campaign will provide for a property acquisition fund and will also establish a much-needed endowment fund for Habitat. In addition, the campaign will support Habitat's environmentally-friendly "ReStore" in our community. the ReStore is a model of reduce, reuse and recycle and accepts donations of quality, gently-used building materials. Donated items are used in Habitat building projects or sold to the public with the resulting income going to fund more homes. The campaign is led by campaign co-chairs and community leaders David Spainhour and Christine Garvey and is seeking gifts from individuals, foundations and businesses over a three-year pledge period.

David Spainhour, Campaign Co-Chair
with Laura Rosales future Partner Homeowner.

Habitat for Humanity welcomes the community to get involved in this important effort to raise the funds needed to support the campaign goals. Those wishing to donate or get involved can contact the local Habitat office at 805-692-2226 or visit their website at www.sbhabitat.org.

"I am very pleased to report that early gifts to the campaign total 50.8% of our campaign goal," said Joyce McCullough, Executive Director. "We still have a long way to go, but I am confident we are on the right path and the end will be success."

The campaign was officially launched at a luncheon attended by many campaign volunteers, donors and guests. A new video for Habitat, produced by Cox Communication with a generous grant from the Hutton Foundation, was also premiered at the event.

We wish to thank our Building Homes - Building Dreams Celebration sponsors, whose generosity helped underwrite all costs of the event.
We hope you will support these local businesses.

Architect Sponsor

Builder Sponsor

Table Sponsors

Brian Boyle
Mike and Robbie Frank
Christine Garvey & George Gelles
Harry & Gail Gelles
Bill & Joyce McCullough
David & Carolyn Spainhour
Suzanne Elledge Planning and Permitting Services
Doug & Linda Wood

Community Sponsors

Ideocore
CKE Restaurants
Por la Mar Nursery
Peikert Group Architects

Many thanks to the Hutton Foundation and Cox Communications for producing our video, to "Nein Danke" for providing the music and to
Aaron McKean of McKean Construction for building our backdrop.

You may mail a tax deductible donation in any amount. Feel free to call us for assistance with your donation at any time 805-692-2226.

Mail donation to:
Habitat for Humanity of SSBC
P.O. Box 176
Goleta, CA 93116

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Donor Privacy Policy: Habitat for Humanity of SSBC is commited to donors' privacy.
We will neither sell nor share of our donor lists.