It’s Not Too Late to Support Habitat in 2011

December 30, 2011 by Isaac | Permalink

Thanks to the generous financial support of our many volunteers and donors, 2011 has been a great year for Wilkes Habitat, with 2 new families in living in safe, decent, affordable homes – all thanks to you!

The Habitat ReStore will be open Saturday, December 31st with our regular business hours of 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM, and the store can accept donations to Wilkes Habitat for Humanity by way of cash, check, or credit/debit card. Folks can also donate 24 hours a day using our PayPal link on the left hand side of this page, and you don’t have to have a PayPal account to donate using that link.

All donations received before the ball drops on the New Year are tax deductible for 2011.

We hope everyone will take some time to look back through the year’s news stories on this site to see the impact you’ve had on changing the lives of hard-working Wilkes County families. We look forward to working together to make a difference again in 2012. Thank you all!

A New Home For Christmas!

December 20, 2011 by Isaac | Permalink

Thank you to everyone who attended Sunday’s dedication of the Absher Family’s new home, and to everyone who made it possible for us to complete this Women Build project so quickly and in time for Christmas. Frances Hayes wrote a great article about the dedication in Monday’s Journal-Patriot, which can be read here.

Special thanks to Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.

Merry Christmas to all!

Photo courtesy of Frances Hayes – Wilkes Journal-Patriot.

Women Build Home Dedication – Join Us This Sunday, December 18th at 3:30 PM

December 14, 2011 by Isaac | Permalink

We invite you to join us this coming Sunday, December 18th at 3:30 PM as we dedicate the home of Bobby & Julie Absher and their 5 children.

Our intrepid Women Build team has accomplished a truly impressive feat with this project, having set a Wilkes Habitat record by building this home in under 6 months. This project was made possible through the hard work and dedication of countless volunteers, donors, committee members, and subcontractors, and we thank you all for your faithful service.

We are especially grateful to the Lowe’s Charitable & Educational Foundation, which provided completion funds for this project that made it possible for us to complete it least 6-8 months earlier than expected.

Everyone involved has made it possible for the Absher Family to spend this Christmas in their new home, and we invite the community to join us Sunday in celebrating the completion of this beautiful home.

Wilkes Habitat for Humanity builds and sells affordable homes with no profit, and with partner families paying a zero-interest mortgage. Mortgage payments are used to fund our next construction projects, meaning every dollar donated to our home building efforts is recycled within Wilkes County for as long as Wilkes Habitat for Humanity is building & renovating homes.

Due to space limitations, parking is not available at the home site. We will be parking at Arbor Grove United Methodist Church and running a shuttle to the dedication. The church is located at 1984 Arbor Grove Church Road, Purlear, NC. You can use Google Maps to get directions to the church from your home by clicking here.

Wilkes Habitat’s 3rd Annual Christmas Concert – Wed., Dec. 14th at 6:30 PM

November 30, 2011 by Isaac | Permalink

Wilkes Habitat for Humanity will be holding its 3rd annual “A Habitat Home for the Holidays” Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 14th from 6:30 – 7:30 PM at First Baptist Church North Wilkesboro. The concert is free to attend, and will feature performances by the choirs of New Damascus Baptist Church and First Baptist Church North Wilkesboro. It will also feature the music of Wiseman’s View – a string band from First UMC North Wilkesboro, and at least one more performer to be announced.

We have been thrilled the overwhelmingly positive response our first 2 Christmas concerts have received, and we hope everyone will join us again this year for what is sure to be an excellent night of Christmas music.

A love offering will be collected benefiting Habitat’s work in Wilkes County.

Thank You!

November 28, 2011 by Isaac | Permalink

We want to thank everyone who attended and supported our benefit concert with Balsam Range. We had a huge crowd and a great evening of music.

Thank you to everyone who made it possible: Balsam Range and Larry Skipper & Students for great performances – Brame Huie Pharmacy, Holiday Inn Express, and WNCW for sponsorship support – and the entire crew at the Stone Center for doing such an excellent job of setting up and supporting the show.

We thank you all!

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