The Silver Anniversary Tour
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In observance of the holiday, the Macomb Habitat offices and ReStores will be closed Wednesday, July 4. We will re-open on Thursday, July 5 with normal business hours. Thank you!
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Save the Date! Friday, November 9 | 6 - 11 p.m.
25th Anniversary Galapalooza
Located at: Andiamo, Warren
Cost: $125 per person
Includes plated meal, premium bar, raffles, silent/live auction, and a comedy juggling show featuring
The Passing Zone
!
Ticket sales coming soon!
We are now accepting donations for our silent and live auction! (Baskets, gift cards, vacation packages, etc.)
Contact Sonya Zakolski at szakolski@macombhabitat.org to arrange a pick up!
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Save the Date! February 17 - 24
Silver Anniversary Cruise
Aboard Harmony of the Seas!
Community members, family, and friends, please join Macomb County Habitat for Humanity as they celebrate 25 years of proud service in the Macomb County area. Since 1993, Macomb County Habitat for Humanity has had continual success helping families with homeownership.
Sail with Macomb County Habitat as they host exciting special events, while celebrating in the Eastern Caribbean aboard Royal Caribbean's beautiful ship, Harmony of The Seas. It's a wonderful time to come together to connect and relax while commemorating Macomb County Habitat's 25th anniversary event!
Ports of Call:
Feb 17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Depart
Feb 20 - Phillipsburg, St. Maarten
Feb 21- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Feb 22 - Labadee, Haiti
Feb 24 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Disembark
Event registration ($50) due by September 1.
Final payments due by November 1.
Questions? Contact Pennie Brantley at pennie@pbtravelgroup.com or call 734.667.1966!
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New Series: How to Become a Habitat Homeowner
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Blog: Welcoming the Silver Anniversary Tour
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Dear Fiscal Year 2017-18,
I’m a tiny bit sad to see you go, because you were filled with new donors, volunteers, board and staff. You brought me happiness – but you were short-lived. Twelve months wasn’t long enough for me to really get to know you. So frankly, I’m moving on to a relationship that is going to span the next 25 months. I’m ready for something really spectacular and mind-blowing.
I’m moving on to 2018-19 and the Silver Anniversary Tour – a series of unbelievable events and programs designed to celebrate Macomb Habitat’s 25
th year of serving low-income veterans, seniors, and families.
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BAE Systems employees volunteered their time on a recent Brush With Kindness project for a disabled U.S. Army Veteran married couple. They built a brand new porch entrance to the home, completed interior repairs and painted. Coincidentally, half of the BAE Systems volunteers were military veterans themselves who came together to help a fellow comrade in need. Additionally, BAE Systems supplied a $25,000 corporate donation in support of the repairs to the home. We are so thankful for our ongoing partnership with BAE Systems and their commitment to assisting local veterans in need!
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Happy 25th Anniversary to Macomb Habitat!
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This week marks the beginning of our 25
th year of operation for Macomb County Habitat for Humanity. As such, we are asking our volunteers, donors, partner families, and friends to go to
macombhabitat.org and make a donation that has the number 2-5 in it ($2,500; $250, $25, etc.).
If you can afford a large donation, please allow your heart to start the year off in a really BIG way.
Let’s really start off the year with a BANG as the 25
th Anniversary Tour begins.
Happy birthday to us!
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Edward C. Levy Co. Celebrates 100 Years – From humble beginnings hauling slag for Henry Ford in 1918, Edward C. Levy Co. has grown to have aggregate and building material locations in six states and five other nations. To celebrate their centennial, they chose to partner with a nonprofit available in all those places – Habitat for Humanity. With five locations in Southeast Michigan, we had the largest footprint, providing nine volunteer days in May and June, to mobilize 112 employees on projects in Warren, Eastpointe and Clinton Township. Great teamwork and fun with this first-time partner!
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Mercedes Benz Financial Services – A fourth year partnership with MBFS during their annual
Week of Caring unleashed 37 volunteers on to our rehab on Sarsfield in Warren. Siding removal and replacement, soffit, fascia, trim and door work plus landscaping started this transformation. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has always been an enthusiastic team eager to make a difference in the community.
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Brose Co., Jefferson Plant – Another new partner, trying out employee volunteering for the first time, helped with exterior repairs to porches and garage for a veteran owned home in Warren. An automotive supplier with a Warren plant location, this team enjoyed the work and seeing visible progress in home safety and “curb appeal” for a family.
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Giving our time and effort to help others can feel wonderful. We get to see the immediate impact of our work. We watch a wall go up, we clear a field of litter, we enjoy the smiles of the people we help and work beside.
While each of those seems like reason enough to volunteer, there are additional benefits to giving your time. The people you help might not be the only ones to gain from the experience!
Learn something new
Every volunteer opportunity offers a chance to stretch your skill set. With Habitat, you’ll always have the chance to learn something different, sometimes in as little as a single day. Help a family make repairs and improvements to their existing home or get instruction on how to use a new-to-you tool on a build site. Learn how to raise awareness of housing issues. Serve on a committee that helps coordinate future homeowner selection, financial education or build-site snacks! No matter how you choose to get involved, if you ever wanted to change the world and see the impact of your efforts, we have a place for you.
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By clicking the Volunteer tab at
macombhabitat.org
, you can see the unfolding schedule for construction projects and our ReStore needs for volunteers. Opportunities change weekly, so return often. Each project has room for more volunteers, even if most of the team is from a particular company or faith group.
Note: Several
Thrivent Builds Repairs
and
Brush with Kindness
efforts are planned in July and August, for exterior repairs to owner occupied homes across the county. No experience necessary, ages 17 and up. Are you a Thrivent member? We especially need your help with the Saturday Thrivent Build Repair projects coming up to fulfill grant requirements for funding.
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Macomb Habitat Accepting Applications!
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Home Repairs:
A Brush With Kindness
is a Home Repair program for owner-occupied homes. Projects could include: handicap ramp installation, painting, trim work, porch/deck repairs, door/window replacement and more.
We are accepting applications for our exterior repair program!
- Are you age 62 or older?
- Have you or your spouse previously served in the armed forces?
- Have you recently received a violation notice for the exterior of your home?
- Are you low-income?
- Disabled?
- Elderly?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you may qualify for our
A Brush With Kindness program!
Click on the link for more information and the application.
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Homeowner Applications:
Applications for Macomb Habitat's homeowner program are open! The houses available are primarily located in Warren, and we will have a couple options in Clinton Township mid-year.
For a full list of criteria,
click here
for the Family Selection Criteria.
Note: Meeting the Family Selection Criteria enables you to submit an application to our program and in no way ensures your acceptance into our program.
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If you meet ALL criteria, proceed with the Homeowner Application below.
Questions? Contact Sue Whitty at 586.263.1540 or email swhitty@macombhabitat.org
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Coming Soon to our ReStores!
- New paint
- Painting supplies
- Floor tiles
- Carpet squares
Visit our ReStores frequently to check out our new inventory!
Hosting a Garage Sale?
Still have a ton of stuff left? Don’t throw it away or put it back in the garage...
Donate it to Macomb Habitat free of charge!
As a reminder, we provide
FREE pick up in Macomb County and you will be provided with an itemized tax donation receipt! We are always looking for couches, kitchen table sets, hardware, cabinets, home decor and more!
Click here to view a full list of items we can accept!
Donation hotline: (586) 263-1540
Or drop off your items at one of our convenient locations!
Honk honk! Beep beep!
Come get FREE coffee and tea!
Enjoy
FREE iced coffee and iced tea from
4 - 5 p.m. every day for the summer at the Shelby ReStore!
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Donation Hotline: (586) 263-1540
We offer FREE pick up for Macomb County residents!
Two ReStore locations:
46660 Van Dyke, Shelby Township
23211 Van Dyke, Warren
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Follow the ReStores on social media:
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Another Exciting Milestone!
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On June 14, Macomb County Habitat for Humanity dedicated its
150th Habitat house to the Maisano family! Kelley was accepted into our program in December of 2017 and completed all of her classes, sweat equity and saved her down payment in a record time of just 6 months! Including this incredible milestone, we have housed a total of 192 adults and 329 children in Macomb County! Congratulations to Kelley and her family as they transition from renters to homeowners in their new Clinton Township home!
The Maisano Family's home was the 10th house built by Chippewa Valley Schools Construction Trades students! Thank you to CVS for their continued partnership!
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At Macomb County Habitat for Humanity, we are always accepting donations! Here are the top five items on our Wish List:
- Silent/Live Auction Items for our Galapalooza
- Sponsors for our Galapalooza
- Qualified applicants to apply for our Homeownership Program
- Working Hi-Lo and appliance dollies/straps for our ReStores
- Donations for our ReStores: bedroom sets, gas stoves, power tools, lawn & garden items, patio sets, gardening tools, lawn mowers, windows, bicycles, and home interiors!
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Stay Connected to Macomb Habitat!
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