Save the Date!

Join us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary!

January 24th at The Georgian
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Featuring live entertainment
Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres provided by Trumps

Join the Committee of 1,000 to attend!
($65 per couple)
Please RSVP by Jan. 18th.

The Committee of 1,000 is an action to raise funds through the efforts of 1,000 individuals giving $65. Each donor will receive a window sticker in recognition of membership.

Call 706-208-1001 to RSVP
or for more information

Town Center Fine Art Partners with Athens Habitat

Bruce Knecht

Tracy Jefferies

Town Center Fine Art is offering to donate a full 50% of sales of art work to Habitat from either Tracy Jefferies or Bruce Knecht, co-owners of the gallery, until the end of January in support of the Women Built project.

Town Center Fine Art gallery opened in downtown Watkinsville a year and a half ago. The gallery is owned by two artists, Tracy Jefferies & Bruce Knecht. They represent 18 artists from the region & the nation & are adding more. It is their goal to offer work by a select group of artist's all year round in an effort to help keep our artists in their studios, doing what they love - making art - so they can in turn offer quality work to collectors interested in owning art by dedicated, career artists. Artists are often asked to support myriad worthy causes in our community. As a gallery, they want to support non-profits as well as advocate for our artist's & the value they bring to the community. To reach that goal, they formed Town Center Fine Art Cares.

Town Center Fine Art Cares works this way- When one of Habitat for Humanity's supporters acquires art with the gallery, all the customer needs to do is say would like TCFA to give a donation to Athens Habitat & Habitat for Humanity will recieve a check for 5% of the proceeds from that sale! TCFACares is a year round program.


Visit Town Center Fine Arts to view the works by Tracy Jefferies or Bruce Knecht!

Small but versitile group makes a difference

A few individuals came out this weekend to make a difference at 200 Old Monroe and 160 Sarsen.
The volunteers worked on siding and interior work. Those houses are really coming along!



Thank you to Subway for their contribution to the volunteers hard work. Your support is vital to their success!

Give the Gift of Giving

During this time of year there are many ways to give meaningful gifts to others. Honor others by giving a donation on behalf of another person as a fun way to give a gift from the heart. According to the donation, your gift will provide nails, windows, paint, walls and more for local Habitat houses. A Christmas card for the honoree will be sent to you that explains the donation and gift made to Athens Habitat.

Please call 706.208.1001 for more information.

A group of individuals came out this Saturday to make a difference on Ms. Wanda Maddox's new home. Thank you for donating your time and efforts to Habitat!


Thank you to Domino's for your lunch contribution. Your support helps to make our mission a success!

Eat a Pizza for Habitat!

Sunday Dec. 9th ONLY

Eat a Pizza for Habitat

20% of your order goes to
Habitat for Humanity

Step 1: Order pizza from Domino's (on Baxter)
(706) 543-3460

Step 2: When ordering tell them you are with Housing 4 Housing or Habitat for Humanity

Step 3: Eat delicious pizza

Members from the First Covenant Presbyterian Church came out this Saturday to help with the build site at 200 Old Monroe. Thank you for coming out and making a difference!



A Special Thanks to McAllister's Deli for donating lunch to the volunteers. They greatly appreciate your support!

Habitat also held a Bar-B-Que get together with the Abraham Alliance to engage the youth in involvement.

Women Build Groundbreaking an inspiring success!

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity broke ground on Wednesday, November 14^th for the current Women Build project, "Building Green and Building Dreams." Heidi Davidson, the Mayor of Athens-Clarke County, initiated the groundbreaking ceremony with the help of representatives of the partnership and esteemed members of the community. Special guests also participating in the groundbreaking were Lillian Kincey and the Gaines Elementary Women of Wonder.

Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program that encourages women to have fun and make a difference by building homes and communities. This is the third Women Build campaign presented by Athens Area Habitat. The home is made possible through the combined efforts of Athens-Clarke County Human Economic Development and The Athens Land Trust.

Significantly, Athens Area Habitat also took this opportunity to announce the upcoming 20^th anniversary. In celebration, the organization has set a goal of completing ten new homes next year.

Find more pictures from the Women Build Groundbreaking here!

WOMEN BUILD GROUNDBREAKING

Wednesday, November 14th at 3:30 PM

883 Waddell St

"Building Green and Building Dreams"

Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program that encourages women and girls to have fun and make a difference by building homes and communities.

To find out how you can get involved, please call

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity

706.208.1001

8th ANNUAL UGA TURKEY TROT 5K RUN/WALK

The UGA Habitat for Humanity presents the 8th Annual Turkey Trot 5K to be held on the University of Georgia campus on Sunday, November 11, 2007. The 5K will begin promptly at 9:00AM at Stegman Coliseum, located on Smith Street on the UGA Campus. This race is part of the Run and See Georgia Grand Prix series.


For more information, visit UGA Habitat.

Click here to register for the race online.

HOME DEDICATION CEREMONY

Thursday, November 8^th at 4:00 PM.

195 Old Monroe Athens, GA

Join us in recognizing Ms. Robin Gresham and her family as she becomes the proud owner of a Habitat for Humanity home.

This home is sponsored by the Abraham Alliance, a tri-faith social action coalition of the Milledge Avenue Baptist Church, Al-Huda Islamic Center, and the Congregation Children of Israel.

Small group makes a big difference...

Members of UGA Habitat and others came out this weekend to put some finishing touches on Ms. Wanda Maddox's yard. Thank you to all who came out!




Also, a special thanks to Subway at Five Points for their generous lunch donation. Thank you for supporting our volunteers~

Small group makes a big difference...

Members of UGA Habitat and others came out this weekend to put some finishing touches on Ms. Wanda Maddox's yard. Thank you to all who came out!




Also, a special thanks to Subway at Five Points for their generous lunch donation. Thank you for supporting our volunteers~

BUILDING ON A DREAM

The dream comes true for Ms. Susie Thomas Friday,

November 2^nd at 4:00 PM.

Please join us in recognizing Ms. Susie Thomas and her family as she becomes the proud owner of a Habitat for Humanity home.

The event, which is open to the public, will take place at 170 New Hope Drive located in Dorsey Village off of Hawthorne Extension.

The home is the completion of the Building on a Dream project, an effort to bring together community members from all walks of life to help a family achieve the American dream of home ownership.

Volunteers multi-task on Saturday

Volunteers from Gainesville State came out this weekend to help Habitat with three different build sites. Thank you to all who came out and made a difference.



Also, a special thanks to Domino's for dontaing lunch to the volunteers! They greatly appreciate your contribution to their hard work!

Homeowner Informational Event 10/30!

Own your own home cheaper than rent!

Homeowner Informational Event

Tuesday, October 30^th at 7:00 p.m

Habitat for Humanity Office

Introduction & Mission with Linda Morris, Chair of Family Selection Committee

Discussion of Qualifications with Spencer Frye, Executive Director

Construction Overview with Beau Harvey, Construction Manager

*Refreshments will be provided

Habitat for Humanity Office

532 Barber Street (Across the tracks)

(706)208-1001

UGA Habitat lends a hand...again

Members from UGA Habitat showed up this Saturday to help with several build sites. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out (and to those who came back!)



A special thanks to Arby's for their generous lunch donation to the volunteers. We appreciate you supporting our hard work!

Click here to view more pictures from 10/20/07

UGA Engineering Class makes a difference

Students from UGA Engineering (and their professor!) volunteered this weekend to work their magic on the the home of Ms. Susie Thomas. Thank you to the big group who came out and donated their time to make a difference!

A special thanks to Chick-fil-a for donating lunch for the volunteers! Your continuing support is greatly appreciated.

click here to view more pictures from 10/13/07

UGA Habitat Helps Out Again

Members of the UGA Habitat for Humanity organization gathered on Saturday to dedicate their morning to Ms. Wanda Maddox's home. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out despite the cloudy skies!

A special thanks to McAlister's Deli for donating lunch to the build site on Saturday. The volunteers greatly appreciate your contribution to their hard work!

Click here to view more pictures from 10/06/07

Rotary Club and Golden Key Society team up to help community

Members of the UGA Rotary Club and Golden Key Society spent this past Saturday helping Habitat construct the home for Ms. Wanda Maddox. The two organizations have collaborated for the past few months to make this build possible and Athens Habitat would like to thank them for their dedication, showing that even on game days, UGA students can still work for others.

The bands who made Saturday such a good time.

Cortez starts things up.

Tacit brings down the house (not literally)

An impromptu rock-out

Red Dirt Rogues wind down the day with a set reminiscent of days gone bye..

ReStore Grand Opening-what a weekend

This past week, Habitat opened up the ReStore in style, with music, food, raffles and more! This past Friday, Women's Build Day, raised over $1000 for the fundraising effort. Donations also poured in this past Saturday during the grand kickoff. Habitat would like to thank the Athens community that supported the organization during this transition, and we look forward to continually improving the store and better serving the Athens area. Thanks again!

ReStore grand opening this week!

This week, Athens Area Habitat for Humanity is going to be hosting the grand opening of the Habitat ReStore, and everyone in the Athens community is invited! The store (formerly the thrift store) is located at 532 Barber Street and sells a wide range of materials, from houseware to hardware, all of which are %100 recycled. Here's a lsit of how we're celebrating this special occasion.

Thursday, September 20th, Habitat will be hosting Free Book Day, where patrons are free to browse the ReStore's library and grand a handful of free books of every genre!

Friday will be Women's Build Day, where informational materials about the Women's Build will be on display, and all proceeds and donations will benefit the 2007 Women's Build Campaign, "Building Green and Building Dreams"

Saturday, September 22nd is the big day, where from 12-3PM we will have live music, food, a raffle (tickets are included with every ten-dollar purchase in the store) and an auction, where we will be auctioning off our German volunteers for an afternoon of free labor. So if you have any yard or house work that needs to be done, be sure to stop by and place a bid!

Cine Event Bring Athens Community Together

A diverse group of Athens residents turned out this past Thursday to take part in the Cine premiere of the Indian film "Water." The event was hosted by the 2007 Women's Build Campaign "Building Green and Building Dreams." Lindsey Walker, Resource Development Coordinator at Athens Habitat and chair of the Women's Build Steering Committee, welcomed everyone to the event and gave a brief history of Women's Build. She then introduced the speakers; Dr. Chris Cuomo, head of the Women's Studies Institute at the Univeristy of Georgia, and Debbie Dietzler, the Executive Director of the UGA Alumni Association. Dr. Cuomo spoke of the controversy surrounding the film's production in India and the struggle of the filmmakers to bring this story to life. Debbie spoke about the Women's Build project and the need of continuing support from the community to make the project succeed.

Habitat would like to thank the following organizations for their support.

-Athens Land Trust for their counting partnership and their dedication to the Women's Build project.
-Sliced Bread Company, the official marketing agency of the 2007 Women's Build Campaign
-Mama's Boy for catering the event.

Pics.

Debbie Dietzler speaks about the campaign.

A tribute paid to Sliced Bread Company for all of their support. No, that's not real toast.

Sneak Preview at the Cine Theater!

The 2007 Women's Build Campaign will be hosting the premiere of the Academy Award- nominated film "Water" at the Cine theater on Hancock this coming Friday, September 7th. The event will be catered and a keynote speaker will introduce the film. That speaker is Dr. Chris Cuomo, director of the Institue for Women's Studies and professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. The social hour during which food and beverages are served will take place from 6-7PM with the film beginning promptly thereafter. Door prizes and a raffle will take place. The cost is $18 per ticket and the tickets can be picked up at the Habitat office at 532 Barber Street. For more information, you may contact Lindsey Walker at (706) 208-1001 or by e-mail at lindsey@athenshabitat.com.

Tri-Faith Trot sponsors!

Collins/Moody Group

The Abraham Alliance would like to thank all of these sponsors, amongst many other, for making the Tri-Faith Trot such a huge success.

The Athens Banner-Herald
ReTool
Acura of Athens
North Georgia Nephrology Consultants
Collins/Moody Group
Raymond James Financial Service