Women
Build Week – Making an Impact for Women in our Community.
Twenty-seven years in the making and still going
strong! Habitat for Humanity’s
National Women Build Week
is an annual event that continues to grow significantly
each year. “The program invites women to devote at least one day to help
families build strength, stability and independence through housing.” This build program shines the spotlight on
how tough owning a home can be if you are a woman and it gives other women the
opportunity to help make a change. A
quick Google search solidified the fact that living in poor housing affects
more women than men.
Why
Women Build?
·
Women empowering other women. The Berkeley Habitat
Women Build allows women to come together with other women to help build a stronger and safer community. Community is everything.
· Help a family in our community receive safe and
affordable housing.
· Help children thrive and live a better more secure life.
This
year is even more special as we have set aside two full weeks
on our construction sites for women to come out and make
a real change for other women. It is a wonderful time to be a part of this
event with us as we will have 3 houses under construction at the same time in
various stages of construction. If you
are not in the construction industry, this will be a great time to learn a new
skill! Still 60 days out and the interest
and feedback has been tremendous!
How can you participate?
· Donate your time and
talent. We need it and so does our community.
· Donate building
materials. We aren’t picky, but we do have a list of needed items!
· We need some cool “thank
you’ gifts for all of the women who will be swinging a hammer.
· Can’t be there? No
problem. You can always make a cash
donation geared toward these two weeks.
We are grateful for the women in our community
and we look forward to helping those who need our help at this time. We hope to
see you on our build site soon! If you,
a family member, co-worker, and/or friend would like to participate in Women Build Week
please call Alex Dixon
at 843-203-3749 or reach out via email at alex@berkeleyhabitat.org. You can also
register online at www.berkeleyhabitat.org. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer
to the event.
A special thank you to Lowe’s Home Improvement
who made this event possible and continue to support this outstanding mission.
George
#straightupblessed
