Habitat for Humanity Sarnia-Lambton is Counting on Last-Minute Rush of Donations to Help It Reach its $ 60,000 Goal for its Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising Walk Nov. 22 at Sarnia Bay.
Habitat for Humanity Sarnia-Lambton is Counting on Last-Minute Rush of Donations to Help It Reach its $ 60,000 Goal for its Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising Walk Nov. 22 at Sarnia Bay.
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This is Habitat’s Fourth Year as Part of Coldest Night of the Year, A National Fundraiser for Charities Serving Vulnerable People.
About 150 Participants and 30 Teams WEE SIGNED UP As of Monday and donations are at the Halfway Point of the $ 60,000 Goal, Said Angela Kirkland, Fund Development Manager with the Affordable Housing Charity.
“The Money Really Starts Flowing in the Last Two Weeks,” Said Charity Chief Executive David Waters. “Sarnia has generally been slow to the finish line,” based the charity’s experience.
Five and Two-Km Coldest Night of the Year Walks for Habitat Will Begin and End at the Polish Hall on Exmouth Street, with registration set to begin at 4 pm
“It’s a lot of fun,” Waters Said. “We have Food that Smith Funeral and Family Center Provids and a Photo Booth.”
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Sarnia’s River City Vineyard is also Holding A Coldest Night of the Year Walk That Day to Raise Funds for Its Homeless Shelter. Information about the walks can be found online at cnoy.org.
COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR IS “A big part of our fundraising Every YEAR,” Waters Said. “If we can get to $ 60,000, we’ll be extremely happy.”
Habitat invited a few of the walk’s sponsors to tour one of Two Homes on Gray Crescent in Sarnia that are just a few Weeks Away from Being Turned out to their new families.
The Charity Provids Families, Who Contributes “Sweat equity,” with Affordable Mortgages Without Down Payments.
Habitat is closing in on 80 homes building since it began operating in sarnia in 1994.
“The needs Never Goes Away. It Just Gets Bigger, ”Waters Said.
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Construction of Two Homes on Gray Crescent in Sarnia Has Gone Well, He Said.
Work is set to begin in April on Single-Family Home, as well as a oven-cap, in forest.
“These next Two Years, we have a $ 2.5 million capital plan” to build a total of 10 homes, Waters Said. “We’ve Got a lot goong on.”
Along with the Two Construction Projects in Forest this Year, Habitat Plans to Install Services at the Christina Street Site of A Five-UNIT Tiny Home Project to 2026 BECAUSE OF AN GRAUMPMENT AT RAINBOW PARK.
“Knowning that there is end in sign” to the frame, “that gives us a timeframe to put that back on our flat,” waaters said.
Sarnia Council vote in January to clear the frame by early March.
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