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March 8, 2018 | Quarter 1
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The excitement is building!
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Spring is coming to the North Island and home building is in the air. It's an exciting time at Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North as we are doing something we have never done before: building in two communities at the same time!
Construction
will begin this spring at both 477 Hilchey Road in Campbell River and 1330 Lake Trail Road in Courtenay, with big plans to build 19 homes over the next three years. Both developments are municipally approved and building permits are imminent. It's been an amazing learning curve getting to this point, but our construction teams are eager to put their collective shovels into the ground.
Volunteers will be the key to our successful builds as they always have, and I know that you are all ready to give what you can to ensure the success of these two projects. Food services, site hosts, construction leads and mentors, wall builders, floor nailers and yes, even drywalling -- we can't do it without you.
Thanks to our ReStore and build volunteers, donors, staff, and Board of Directors for making these projects come to life. Partnering with 19 families in the next three years will bring our total of families served to 42 on the North Island.
I look forward to seeing you all out on the build.
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Pat McKenna
Executive Director,
Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North
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We hope that all of our dedicated build volunteers have enjoyed a few months reprieve from active construction. Now, it is time to dust off those steel-toed boots and dig out your work gloves because we are getting ready to start construction.
Pending final development permits, we will be building in both Campbell River and Courtenay in just a few weeks.
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Prefabrication Shop
Paul Ryniak and a crew of dedicated volunteers are building interior walls and stairs at the Prefabrication Shop (1790C Tamarac Street), which is located next to the Campbell River ReStore. New volunteers are welcome to join this crew and enjoy working inside, out of the elements.
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Starting March 20th | 1-acre | Two homes completed and nine more to go.
We hope to begin pouring foundations in late March. Comox Valley volunteers who would like to help in Campbell River will be able to ride up-Island on the Builder Bus. If volunteers are
scheduled
for
transportation
, the bus will be leaving from the Courtenay ReStore each morning at 8:15. (Be sure to email us if you want to ride the Bus.)
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A Volunteer Services Centre is currently under construction and we are waiting on the installation of ground services in the coming weeks. Foundations are expected to be poured in early April. Some shifts may be posted to work on finishing the Volunteer Services Building in mid-March.
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Volunteer opportunities for all three projects are now listed on our online
Volunteer Matrix.
- New volunteers are encouraged to pre-register on The Matrix and then sign up for shifts.
- Returning volunteers are welcome to log in to The Matrix to update their contact information and sign up for shifts.
- Note that both new and returning volunteers will be required to sign a 2018 Safety Waiver.
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build team changes and additions
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Brian Woods,
who provided leadership as the Site Supervisor for the Hilchey build in 2017, will be focusing on the Lake Trail development this year.
- For the Hilchey project, we welcome Ryan Hawkins to the Habitat Team as the new Site Supervisor. Ryan will start working with us on March 19th.
- Both Site Supervisors will work under the direction of long-time Habitat employee Peter Sanderson, Project Manager.
- Terri Perrin, who was Volunteer Manager at the Courtenay ReStore for almost three years, has moved into the role of Community Engagement Manager. Terri is responsible for overseeing volunteer management and food services at both build sites and the prefab shop, as well as ReStore volunteer recruitment.
- Welcome to our two new part-time Build Volunteer Coordinators! Betsy Yu will be working at Hilchey and Allison Morrison will be helping us at Lake Trail. They start on April 2.
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sponsorship opportunities
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Sponsor our Build Shirts
Our volunteers look forward to the unveiling of our new build t-shirts year after year. Show your organization's support for affordable homeownership by putting your logo on the sleeve!
Team Build Days offer organizations a chance to invest in their employees while making a real difference in the lives of local families. Learn more.
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every woman has the power to build community.
Women Build 2018, sponsored by the
Comox Valley Women's Business Network, will challenge women in the Comox Valley to work on the Lake Trail Road development AND to raise money to support this affordable housing project.
Start or join a team, as we challenge 100 women to raise $100,000 in 100 days.
(Note that the Women Build Campaign will come to Campbell River in 2019.)
FUNDRAISE:
March 23 through June 30, 2018.
VOLUNTEER:
April 14 through October 31, 2018.
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Thank you to everyone who supported our holiday matching donation campaign! Because of your generosity, we surpassed our $5,000 goal and we raised over $14,000. Our matching sponsor,
Mindset Wealth, then stepped up to contribute an additional $10,000 instead of the $5,000 they originally agreed to!
Read more.
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Support affordable homeownership for local families, and have the opportunity to win up to $20,000 cash with our new monthly online 50/50 raffles!
Know your limit, play within it. 19+
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Did you miss our homeownership info session? Your family can still apply to partner with Habitat to own your own home with a no down payment, zero-interest mortgage!
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shop - donate - volunteer
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Did you know that our two ReStores play an important role in ensuring that Habitat for Humanity is able to build homes?
The Habitat ReStore is the social enterprise that funds Habitat's operations, allowing us to direct all monetary donations towards our home building projects!
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Volunteers truly are the heart of our ReStores and we need more of them.
The ReStores in Campbell River and Courtenay both need volunteers to assist in their receiving areas, to help sort, clean, organize and price donations. They also need cashiers, electronics 'fixers' and metal recyclers.
Learn more.
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In addition to our main Habitat Facebook page, we also have a Facebook page for each of our ReStores! Follow them to get first peek at some of the amazing treasures we get in.
Follow the Campbell River ReStore | Follow the Comox Valley ReStore
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April 2018 - Dates TBD
Invest in Yourself Campbell River is off to a great start, with classes running from February 20th to March 27th. We are pleased to announce this free financial literacy course is coming back to the Comox Valley in April!
Dates TBD -
fill out this form to be notified.
Habitat VIN's 14th Anniversary
April 12th, 2018
This April we will celebrate 14 years of building community on the North Island! Join us in our Campbell River or Comox Valley ReStore to celebrate.
April 15th-21st, 2018
National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate and thank all of our amazing volunteers. We will use this week to recognize the meaningful and significant contributions of our build and ReStore volunteers.
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