Habitat Cape Cod news & updates
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Happy December! Home-ownership applications are here, for 9 new homes in Sandwich, Falmouth and Chatham. Please share with anyone you know in need of an affordable, permanent home on Cape Cod.
We are also hiring! Please check out our open positions and again share with anyone you know that would be a good fit. Habitat is a great place to work and we'd love to add to our team.
We've also mailed out the latest copy of our print newsletter which is very different than the enews. If you didn't receive a copy, here is the fall 2021 issue.
if you are new to Habitat and looking to volunteer please create your volunteer account and check out all our current opportunities.
Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook, it's a great way to keep up with events and more.
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Guess who is still awesome?? Volunteers Pat and Bill once again build for a great cause.
They built 3 beautiful ginger bread houses and a gingerbread train to help raise funds for another Habitat volunteer, Deb and her daughter Meg, for a handicapped accessible van.
Way to go Pat and Bill!
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SPOTLIGHT ON PEGGY REILLY-O’BRIEN AND HER TEAM by Volunteer Contributer Jill Teitelman
If you shine a light on Peggy Reilly-O’Brien, she will pull 21 Cape Cod Regional Tech students into the spotlight with her. “These kids are hooked on giving back,” says their SkillsUSA Advisor proudly. “They understand we’re all connected.”
Originally a Dental and Health Educator at the high school, she got involved with the SkillsUSA organization in 2008 because it helps students in the trades become world-class technicians as well as community leaders.
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After hearing about Habitat for Humanity four years ago, Reilly-O’Brien helped her SkillsUSA team host a school “Dream Builders” Breakfast to raise funds for the Habitat build in Dennis. The following year, the kids collected treasures to auction off at the Breakfast, raising even more funds for local Habitat homes.
Cape Cod Regional Tech's Vocational Director Annie Dolan-Niles came to the event and saw the collaboration as a natural partnership: These kids are in the construction trades, and Habitat builds houses.
Carpentry students visited the site, caught the enthusiasm, and volunteered to help. Currently Electric, Plumbing and HVAC shop students are working on Habitat Cape projects and Carpentry is building a shed for a Habitat home. continue
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Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod/ReStore is Hiring!
Driver/Store Associate – Full and Part Time Opportunities– Both ReStore locations
Year-round – supporting retail operations at our Yarmouth and Falmouth locations, driving a box truck, assisting in the store and at back of shop, moving/receiving/pricing furniture & other donated items, and other store/warehouse activities.
Must possess exceptional customer service skills, a positive attitude and work well with volunteers and as part of a team. Heavy lifting (50+ lbs.), ability to stand for much of workday and good driving record. Eight-hour day shifts 8:30am-5pm- Monday through Saturday. Competitive wage and benefits, including holidays, vacation and 401(k).
Join a great team at:
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod/ReStore
411 Main St., Suite 6 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
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We wrapped up the Cape Cod Sleigh Ride Raffle on Saturday, December 18th and the lucky winner was Christie of Falmouth!
Christie won a beautiful handcrafted cedar strip Kayak. Many thanks to John Kimball for handcrafting this Kayak for us.
Our other lucky winners of the Sleigh Ride Raffle were Chip from Dennis and Anne from South Yarmouth!
Chip won a gift basket which included grilling tools among other things donated by The Stove Center of North Falmouth and a photography session donated by Jason Goldstein Photography of Sandwich. And Anne won a Generac portable home generator donated by South Shore Generator Sales & Service, Inc. of Wareham! Congratulations to all.
Thank you to everyone who supported this event by purchasing tickets.
Stay tuned for details about the upcoming Shed Raffle. The students at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich are working hard to build an 8x10 shed for us to Raffle.
Blitz Build is back for 2022! The talented and dedicated members of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod will be building 1 home for 1 family in 1 week next September in Falmouth! How lucky are we!
2022 Save the Dates:
- Dream Builder's Breakfast - Saturday, February 12th
- Home in One Golf Tournament - Monday, June 20th
- Falmouth Road Race - Sunday, August 21st
- Ride for Homes - Sunday, September 11th
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Thank you!
With your help, Habitat Cape Cod has raised over $113,000 this year through our through our Cars for Homes Program.
If you or anyone you know would like to donate a vehicle to Habitat you can start your donation online or call our hotline: 1-877-277-4344
Be sure to specify that you'd like to select Habitat Cape Cod as your beneficiary.
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Sandwich. Cotuit Road and Nauset Street. We are waiting for approval of the project’s Regulatory Agreement from the Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD). Following their approval, we will submit all required documents to the Town’s building inspector for issuance of building permits, hopefully right after the first of the new year. We plan to begin infrastructure work this winter. There will be a total of three homes built, two on Cotuit Road and one on Nauset Street. If all goes well, we will raise walls on these homes in late summer, August or September 2022.
Chatham. George Ryder Road South. Building permits for the two homes in this project were issued on December 3rd. We will begin infrastructure work soon after the first of the new year. We are planning on a wall raising in June 2022.
Brewster. 26 Red Top Road. Our 40B Comprehensive permit was approved by the Brewster ZBA on October 12th, and is now recorded with the Town Clerk. We look forward to a 2023 wall raising for two homes on this site.
Dennis. 401 Setucket Road. We have the property under agreement and continue planning for a four home project on the site. Stay tuned for more information.
We are assessing feasibility of a number of sites in towns across the Cape. We are always on the lookout for suitable sites for Habitat homes. If you would like to consider the donation of a parcel of property, or know of a town owned site that might be suitable, please contact Beth Wade, Director of Land Acquisition & Project Development, at land@habitatcapecod.org or 508-362-3559 x 24. Thank you!
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We are building 6 two and three-bedroom homes on Murray Lane in Harwich.
- The roofs are shingled on lots 1, 2 and 3
- Plumbers are 90% roughed in on lots 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Electricians are 90% roughed in on lots 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Rafters and dormer are framed on lot 6
- Site landscape (not individual houses) is 90% complete.
- Permitter drains are in all 6 homes
We are building 6 two and three-bedroom homes on Willett Way in Falmouth.
- Gable walls were raised
- Volunteers are building and raising exterior walls
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Thank you to Joanne Broderick, Volunteer Site Coordinator for the Harwich Build, and to Desmond McMahon the Construction Site Supervisor, and to all the Crew Leaders, the regular volunteers and the home buyers for helping our Rotary Club of Harwich / Dennis team day guests have a great experience! Thank you to Sandee McGrath for taking this awesome photo and bringing everyone lunch.
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This holiday season, consider honoring someone special with a tribute gift to Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
Great gift idea for teachers, co-workers, or that friend or family member who is hard to shop for. For your donation of $20 or more,we will mail your honoree a beautiful holiday card on your behalf.
The wording inside the card will say: A gift has been made to Habitat Cape Cod in your honor by (name of donor).
This gift will help a family in need of an affordable
home here on Cape Cod.
Sending a Habitat Holiday Card is easy:
• Donate online. Please be sure to put the mailing address of the person who should receive the holiday card in the donation notes box.
• Or mail your gift to the office: 411 Main Street, Suite 6, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 with a note stating you would like a Holiday card mailed to a specific person and their address.
• Or call the Habitat office at 508-362-3559 x 12
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Sometimes it is much easier to give $25 a month instead of a lump sum of $300. Habitat can charge your card each month until you want to stop, get a new card, or need to change the amount at any time.
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Consider a LEGACY GIFT to Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. You can help us do what we do today, even better, for generations to come. A planned gift is simple to arrange and often returns benefits back to you.
For example, you can:
• Make a gift today that costs you nothing during your lifetime
• Receive guaranteed payments for life in return for your gift
• Donate life insurance you no longer need
• Give appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds
• Preserve your estate for your heirs and support a cause you care about
• Use a gift to reduce your estate tax exposure and eliminate capital gains
• Donate your house or vacation property, take a tax
deduction and continue to use the property for as long as you’d like
For more information please contact Ginny Irving, Director of Resource Development 508-362-3559 ext. 28 ginny@habitatcapecod.org
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We believe deeply in the mission of HHCC — and we have abiding confidence in the exceptional staff. We want to leave a bit of our heritage to several lasting causes, and it has simply made sense to include HHCC. This chapter does remarkable and lasting good here on the Cape, meeting a need which surely will continue long into the foreseeable future. Lives have been, and will continue to be, profoundly changed for the better and in a long-lasting way — simply by the provision of safe, affordable, stable, and eco-friendly housing. - Dr. Rob and Bev Park |
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Shopping local is best, we want to support our local community!
But if you plan to shop on amazon smile please make us your designated charity!
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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