National Women Build Week 2012
For the third consecutive year, Beaches Habitat will join hundreds of Habitat affiliates across the country in recognizing National Women Build Week, May 5-13. The event challenges women to devote at least one day to creating simple, decent and affordable housing in their local communities.
This year’s theme, “The Build Generation,” reflects the event’s goal to recruit and train women volunteers, as well as welcome the next generation of Habitat Women Builders – young women, ages 18-24 – to help support Habitat’s mission.
To date, women volunteers have helped construct more than 1,900 Habitat houses nationwide. Locally, Beaches Habitat has built more than 13 Women Build houses.
Women Build Week Events:
Thursday, April 26 – 6 PM
Women Build Friend-Raiser
Learn About Women Build!
Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill
RSVP Here
Tuesday, May 1 – 6 PM
Lowe’s Skills Clinic
How to Install Drywall and Insulation
Lowe’s Store #1699
RSVP Here
Wednesday, May 9 – 8 AM to 3 PM
Saturday May 12 – 8 AM to 12 PM
Build Days
Register to participate
For more information contact Sarah at (904) 241-1222 or sarah@beacheshabitat.org.
The mission of the Women Build program at Habitat for Humanity International is to work through affiliates to nurture, recruit and train women to build simple, decent, healthy and affordable houses. The Women Build program empowers women to build Habitat for Humanity homes, enabling them to positively impact the lives of children by making homeownership a present reality for families. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about the Women Build Program.
Promoting the involvement of women in the construction of Habitat houses, our Women Build program gives women a unique opportunity to work in home construction in a more comfortable, all-female environment. To date, the Women Build at Beaches Habitat has completed construction on 12 homes!
Get your pink hard hats and hammers ready – Our Women Build is underway!
We invite any interested woman to join in our construction activities. Just like our other home builds, volunteers on the Women Build will construct a duplex from beginning to end, participating in all aspects of construction. The biggest difference is the labor force! Builds will be on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 8am to 12pm. Volunteer registration is available now! Click on “View Details” under the “Women Build” column to sign up. Contact Sarah for more information at (904) 241-1222 or sarah@beacheshabitat.org.
“It is not the size of our actions but the amount of love and care that is put into them that matters.”
Mother Teresa
