The Habitat Homefront
Building Homes, Hope and Community
October 2015
Gobble Gobble! Participate in the Turkey Trot!

Burn off those pre-Thanksgiving calories with Cape Fear Habitat's Wrightsville Beach Turkey Trot! This race is fun for the whole family with a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Thanksgiving morning along The Wrightsville Beach Loop. 
VOLUNTEER: We need volunteers to help at this year's event! Volunteers will help with set-up, registration, parking, and more! To volunteer for the Turkey Trot, contact Tim!

SPONSOR:  We need sponsors to help make the race a success! Sponsorships range from $100 to $3,000! More information can be found here   or by emailing Jessica or calling 910.762.4744 x113.
Celebrate World Habitat Day!

World Habitat Day was Monday, October 5 and is a way for Habitat's around the world to advocate for universal decent housing. We hope you will join us locally to raise awareness for the need for affordable and safe housing in our community. Here are a few ways you can help...

-  Stop by our Wilmington ReStores, give $1 and get a World Habitat Day pin-up!
-  Volunteer with us! Contact Tim to learn more and sign up.
-  Make a donation at  www.CapeFearHabitat.org in honor of World Habitat Day!
-  Join us for our Interfaith Build Day this Saturday, October 10!

To celebrate World Habitat Day, Cape Fear Habitat will host an Interfaith Build Day on Saturday October 10, which will bring together a variety of faith groups from the Wilmington community to support Habitat's mission! If you are interested in participating in this day, please  contact Tim!
You're Invited...Volunteer Appreciation Dinner!

We invite all Cape Fear Habitat volunteers and their significant others to join us for fun and fellowship on the USS North Carolina Battleship!  This dinner will honor YOU -- our generous and hardworking volunteers.  The dinner will be held on the deck of the Battleship and all attendees will be able to tour the Battleship as well.  

Break Ground With Us This Saturday!
Where: 1414 King Street, Wilmington
When: Saturday, October 10 at 8 a.m.

We hope you will join us as we break ground for our newest future homeowner, Brittney!  If you are interested in volunteering to help build her home or any of our other homes, please contact Tim!
The Rain Didn't Stop A Great Home Dedication!
Come for a "flood" of blessings
               Come and you will see
            A rising tide of joy
               With thanksgiving and glee.
        -Chris Hayden, First Presbyterian

On Sunday, October 4th, we celebrated the completion of the 2015 Ecumenical Build House. Terry & Lilliana are now proud new homeowners! Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped make this dream of home ownership possible! A special thanks to the generous sponsors of the Ecumenical Build: First Presbyterian Church, Holy Cross Episcopal, Windemere Presbyterian, Masonboro Baptist Church, Little Chapel on the Boardwalk, Warner Temple, Water of Life Lutheran, Covenant Mo ravian, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox and St. Basil Greek Orthodox.

Looking for a Team Building Day?
We are looking for volunteer groups to partner with us on the construction site! Volunteering on our construction sites is a great team building activity and we have several volunteer opportunities available over the coming months!  If you are interested in having your group volunteer, please contact Tim !
   Check Out The New ReStore Volunteer Wall!




















Come by the Ogden Restore at 7330 Market St and check out our new volunteer wall! You can learn about all the ways you can support Habitat on the construction site and at our Downtown and Ogden ReStore locations! 
Meet Habitat's New Hires

Mary Kate is our new Donations Coordinator at the  Cape Fear Habitat ReStore and we are so glad to have her ! She's ready to answer your call and schedule a donation pick-up! We're always looking for furniture, appliances, building materials, and more! Call her at 910-686-9800!

Mike is the newest member of our construction team. As a Site Supervisor, he will help lead our dedicated volunteers in building homes, community and hope. We hop you'll volunteer on a build site soon to meet this great addition to our construction staff!

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20 North 4th Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, NC. 28401ยท 910.762.4744