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Call for Restaurants – Women Build
It’s almost time for our annual Women Build fundraising event (April 23 – May 7), and we need your help! We are looking for restaurants or caterers to partner with us to donate lunch for our volunteers at our build site during one of the event days. Women Build is a...
Meet Jessi: Avid Reader, Super Nerd and Passionate WorldChanger
In celebration of AmeriCorps Week, we sat down for a quick Q&A to get to know our newest service member, Jessi Tobin. Why did you decide to join AmeriCorps? I think it would be more accurate to say that AmeriCorps found me. My church did a build with Habitat for...
Couples Build a HUGE Success
We can’t thank the 30 couples enough who took part in our first Couple Build event over Valentine’s weekend! It was a beautiful day and all the couples had a great time working together to help us build two homes at our Butler's Preserve community. We appreciate Do...
150 Volunteers Needed!
Yes, you read that right ... 150 volunteers are needed from Saturday, February 27th through Monday, February 29th! During this time, we will be receiving donations from a trade show at the Orange County Convention Center, and we need all hands on deck! Trade shows are...
Build hope with someone you love
If you’re looking for an extraordinary way to spend part of your 2016 Valentine’s Day weekend, look no further. On Saturday, February 13, we will host our first Couples Build! Spend the day building alongside future homeowners, other volunteers and most importantly,...
Making an Impact: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MHPSA) is building hope for Diondra Guy and her 10 year old daughter, Keyanna. In addition to making a noteworthy financial contribution, a team of 42 volunteers selflessly gave their “sweat equity,” helping to...
IRA Charitable Rollover Is Back
Don’t Miss This Opportunity Congress recently reinstated a law that allows you to make a tax-free gift from your IRA. Known as the IRA charitable rollover, this law no longer has an expiration date so you are free to make annual gifts to us from your IRA this year and...
Building and Revitalizing Our Community
In 2015, the Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) program, in partnership with the Universal Orlando Foundation, brought minor exterior repairs, painting, clean up and minor lawn care to 50 households in the Greater Washington Shores area. As we look ahead to 2016 and our...
Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016 … 30 Years of Habitat Greater Orlando
As the new year approaches, we must say goodbye to 2015 – a year that will soon be gone but never forgotten. We celebrated quite a few milestones this year, including a Home Builders Blitz where seven homebuilders came together to build eight homes in five days to...