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Media Contact:
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
Diane Kinnane
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Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County and Lowe's call on women across Monmouth County to get involved in their community during National Women Build Week 2018
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Freehold, NJ
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For the 11th year, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe's are engaging women nationwide to work together to build Habitat homes during this year's National Women Build Week from May 5-13. In April, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe's hosted "how-to" clinics in Eatontown.
"We're excited to partner with Lowe's
to educate, inspire and empower women to advocate for affordable housing, engage in community service, and gain invaluable construction skills
," said Diane Kinnane, Executive
Director
of Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County.
"We want to engage women of all skill levels to join their friends, families and neighbors to build up their communities and
volunteer.
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"Lowe's is in the business of helping people improve and maintain their homes," said James Frison, Lowe's Director of Community Relations. "Lowe's Heroes have helped build hundreds of Habitat homes across the country and National Women Build Week is another chance for Lowe's to reinforce our long-standing commitment to Habitat, Women Build and communities where our employees and customers live and work."
Local volunteers will participate in four build days working on a variety of projects throughout our community. More than 100 women will volunteer from May 5, 10, 11, and 12 on project sites throughout Long Branch.
National Women Build Week, a nationwide initiative created by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe's in 2008, has brought together more than 117,000 all-women construction volunteers to build or repair homes with nearly 5,000 families over the past 10 years. This year, Lowe's donated nearly $2 million to Habitat for Humanity to support the 2018 National Women Build Week, which is set to take place in 300 communities nationwide.
Habitat and Lowe's encourage all women to volunteer-no construction skills or experience in Habitat builds necessary.
To learn more about National Women Build Week
,
visit
Habitat.org/wb
.
Since Lowe's national partnership with Habitat for Humanity began in 2003, the home improvement company has committed more than $63 million to Habitat and helped nearly 6,500 families improve their living conditions.
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About Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
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Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County (HFHMC), serving Northeast and Western Monmouth County, is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity with the mission to put God's love into action. The organization brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope and a vision of realizing a decent place to live. HFHMC seeks to eliminate sub-standard housing and help low-income families achieve the dream of homeownership throughout its service area. It works with communities to develop decent and affordable housing where people can live and raise their families. In 2013, the affiliate hosted a Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project site in Union Beach to continue Sandy Relief projects in the area. The affiliate has built over 50 new homes and continues to support families through its A Brush with Kindness and Ramps & Rails programming. The affiliate currently services 83% of Monmouth County and includes the following towns and municipalities: Aberdeen, Allentown, Atlantic Highlands, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Howell, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Long Branch, Manalapan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Millstone Township, Monmouth Beach, Morganville, Ocean Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, Union Beach, and West Long Branch. For more information visit
www.habitatmonmouth.org.
Twitter:
@HabitatMonmouth
Instagram: @HabitatforHumanityMC
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About Lowe's in the Community
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Lowe's, a FORTUNE
®
50 home improvement company, has a 60-year legacy of supporting the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. In the past decade, Lowe's and the Lowe's Gives Foundation together have contributed more than $300 million to these efforts, and for more than two decades Lowe's Heroes volunteers have donated their time to make our communities better places to live. For the latest news, visit
Newsroom.Lowes.com
or follow
@LowesMedia
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