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Day Of Giving Shatters Records, Raises $8,540,345
You've done it again, Pittsburgh! This year, you raised more than $8.5 Million for Allegheny and Westmoreland County nonprofits, including a $750,000 match from the Pittsburgh Foundation.
To put this in perspective, that means funds were being generated at over $98 per second in the 24-hour giving campaign. This year's total is 31% higher than last year's total of $6.4 Million.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh received a total of $34,851.64 from this year's Day of Giving.
On behalf of our partner families, volunteers, staff, and board of directors, Thank You for your continued support in helping us fight poverty housing in Greater Pittsburgh.
To see a full list of the results by nonprofits in Allegheny and Westmoreland County, click here.
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Andrew McCutchen Official Spokesman For HFHGP!
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh is excited to announce that Center Fielder, and recent Gold Glove Award winner, Andrew McCutchen has volunteered to serve as Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh's official spokesman. McCutchen will help HFHGP raise awareness about affordable housing.
"I am honored to work with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh," said McCutchen. "As a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh community, it is important for me to be able to work with organizations that benefit the community in a powerful way. I strongly believe in the mission and goals of Habitat for Humanity, and am eager to assist in improving the quality of life for those that are less fortunate."
You can read the entire press release, here.
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Black Friday At The ReStore!
The biggest (and craziest) shopping day of the year is in a few weeks!
That's right ReStore Shoppers! Because of last year's success, The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh ReStore will be having a Black Friday Sale again this year! Here is your chance to take advantage of our already extremely fair prices on hardware, building materials, art, appliances, furniture, and home furnishings!
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, November 23
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Details will be announced shortly.
Stay Connected:
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
212 Yost Blvd, Suite A
Braddock Hills Shopping Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4818
412-351-0512
Fax: 412-466-6757
www.pittsburghhabitat.org
ReStore
Edgewood Towne Centre
1635B S. Braddock Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
412-271-HOME (4663)
ReStore Hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
has been Building Homes with HEART since 1986.
QUICKFACT:
Currently, the value of a volunteer hour in Pennsylvania is $21.79! According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, 63.5 million Americans served 8.1 billion hours worth $173 Billion in 2010! |
Quick Links
1835 Swissvale Avenue Edgewood Towne Centre Exit 77, I-376 East ReStore proceeds support Habitat's affordable housing programs. Donate ~ Shop ~ Volunteer
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Night At The Fights
Raises Money, Knocks Out Poverty Housing
What a night! On Thursday, November 1st, HFHGP AmeriCorps and staff members joined NAIOP in helping to "Knock Out Poverty Housing For Families On The Ropes."
The 13th Annual fundraiser, organized by NAIOP, entertains guests with a lavish cocktail hour, a wide array of silent auction items, dinner, and an exciting night of boxing. One featured item on the silent auction included an autographed baseball bat from newly-awarded Gold Glove winner Andrew McCutchen. McCutchen was also recently announced as HFHGP's official spokesman.
All together, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh benefited $25,975 from the night. All funds will be used to help fight poverty housing in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Habitat would like to thank NAIOP for yet another fun and exciting night as well as our friends who helped sponsor the event: W.G. Tomko, Denis Meinert, Babst Calland, JTR Enterprises, and Richard Sovich. |
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Habitat Will Shake Things Up At Cocktail Event
Emily Shearer, Family Selection Committee volunteer, will be participating as a bartender in this year's Mixer with Shakers event at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh Airport. Shearer was recently awarded the 40 Under 40 award, given in recognition to persons who are committed to shaping our region and making it better for everyone.
The event will feature networking, silent auction, hors d'oeuvres, live music by the "Sofa Kings" and a "Cheers For Charity" cocktail competition. Local business leaders will create special cocktails that will benefit a nonprofit of their choice. Emily plans to shake up some Habitat themed drinks such as the rusty nail and the screwdriver!
Tickets:
$35 (Members of Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce)
$55 (Non-members)
Click here to purchase tickets.
November 15
Thursday, 5-8PM
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Carpentry 101 Classes At Habitat!
Did you ever want to learn the basics of carpentry, but didn't want to go to a trade school for it? Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh will be offering a series of Carpentry 101 classes to help volunteers become more skilled in the field.
This is a great opportunity for ANYONE who wants to learn basic carpentry! Volunteers will learn basic carpentry techniques, terminology, tools, etc.
The workshops will eventually lead into more skilled areas such as roofing and plumbing. These are terrific skills to put on your resume! Workshops will last between 2 and 3 hours each.
Best of all, all workshops will be free. The first workshop will happen this winter.
If you are interested (no obligation, just interest), please let us know by clicking here.
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In 2012, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh looks forward
to the development of four key components of our expanded mission to serve local communities:
NEW CONSTRUCTION - one of the core components of our program, we will continue to build new homes when and where appropriate and we will build those homes to green standards. New homes take up to one year to plan and build with volunteers.
REHAB - Habitat has consistently worked to rehabilitate homes for new program families. The difference in our new mission is that we will not only rehab home for new homeowners, but we will enable current local homeowners the opportunity to remain in their homes by doing critical repairs (such as roof replacement) at an affordable cost with volunteer labor. Working through bank programs, we can obtain homes that might need minimum upgrade for a new program participant. These homes can be ready for occupancy within several months.
WEATHERIZATION - expanding the number of clients we can serve in a community, our new weatherization program will cover a wide range of
funding levels and demonstrate energy conservation for homeowners. Weatherization homes are also very volunteer friendly and cost effective.
A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS - A new program that includes minor repairs to the exteriors of current homeowners. Activities include painting, landscaping, handicap ramp repair, and other volunteer-friendly activities.
These four construction-based activities will enable Habitat for Humanity the ability to serve more families, impact a broader range of communities, engage additional volunteers, and have a positive overall impact on the Greater Pittsburgh area.
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