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Habitat's Vision:  a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

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EVENTS


May 13, 2012
Mother's Day Brunch


For the 6th year in a row, Bistro Henry will be contributing a portion of the proceeds realized on Mother's Day to benefit Habitat.  Treat your mom to a very special day knowing that you will also be helping another mother to live in a safe, decent, and affordable home!

June 23, 2012
Spring into Summer
Mount Anthony Country Club Benefit Dinner

Start your summer off right by enjoying an extraordinary dinner served to you by celebrity waiters!  A portion of the proceeds will support Habitat's A Brush with Kindness - minor home repair program - for the summer of 2012.  You will not want to miss this evening of fun, delicious food and good fellowship.
 
July 21, 2012
Annual Auction

We are receiving items all the time for our annual auction.  Let This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know if you want to donate items or help organize the auction.

September 19, 2012
Win Hoyt Golf Tournament

This tournament organized jointly by the Manchester and the Mountains Chamber of Commerce and Habitat, will be held at the Manchester Country Club.  Mark your calendars for a wonderful day of fun all the time knowing that the proceeds will benefit both organizations.


Teamwork makes the Dream work!

"Teamwork ...is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results...." Andrew Carnegie

At Habitat for Humanity, we are committed to bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope — and to creating new beginnings in partnership with families in urgent need of safe and affordable homes. Thank you for all that you do to help us fulfill our mission in our community and, through our tithe, across the globe.  Monica Knorr, President Board of Directors

Quick Links

Jennifer Lane Update and Mother's Day at Bistro Henry
2012 Auction

Building Design Conference - Link to the text of the presentations
Recipes for Financial Fitness
- How to manage in a tough economy.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place - VT Housing and Wages - 2011

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Habitat celebrates building its 500,000th home! - see timeline
Tithe - Learn how we have built 13.6 homes in other countries
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 “As the walls of a Habitat house go up, so many more invisible walls come down and new hope is built in the heart of the community”  Archbishop Desmond Tutu - South Africa

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We dedicated the Lewis home on Sunday, May 6.  Over 60 people attended on an absolutely spectacular spring day.  We are very grateful to all the many people whose generosity brought the dream of a home for Randy, Michelle, Aiden, and Gracie Lewis to life!

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Mother's Day at Bistro Henry - Henry and Dina Bronson of Bistro Henry hosted Michelle, Randy, Aiden and Gracie and Stan and Loretta Reisman, Family Support Partners, for a Mother's Day brunch.  A portion of the proceeds for each brunch served on Mother's Day was donated to Habitat by the Bronsons.  We are most grateful for their continued and very generous support and to everyone who enjoyed a wonderful Mother's Day brunch knowing that they were also contibuting to Habitat's work to help more hard-working families to have a safe, decent, and affordable home.

We anticipate starting our next home in late May or early June.  Anyone interested in helping should check the website for our start date.  From then on, we will work every Wednesday and Saturday between 8:30 and 2:30.  We ask that groups of four or more call in advance and schedule with John Cilio at 802-375-9653.  Individuals can self-schedule.

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Better Building by Design Conference - This conference, held on February 8, 2012, included an impressive array of topics. The keynote address covered the pros and cons of having the relative efficiency of a home be disclosed at real estate closings.  Talks explained the latest techonology and shared thermal and electric efficiency success stories.  By clicking HERE you will be taken to a page that describes how to renovate an exisiting building or build a new structure.

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Auction 2012

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We are already receiving items for our July 21, 2012 auction.  We will keep updating our slide show with items as they are received.  Please contact us if you see something that you can't wait to have.  All reasonable offers will be considered.

Please contact Ruth Stewart at 362-1185 if you are interested in helping with the auction.

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Northshire Non-profit Network - We attend meetings the first Friday of every month with representatives from other non-profit organizations.  We share ideas and discuss ways that we can work together for the betterment of the community in which we live and work.  There is no charge for these meetings.  They start at 8:00 a.m. and end by 9:30.  Click to learn more.

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Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity - P.O. Box 1159 - Manchester, VT 05254 - 802-367-1000