Athens Area Habitat is honored to welcome our Collegiate Challenge groups from

High Point University- Alpha Phi Omega and Wake Forest College!

Collegiate Challenge is an alternative break program that offers groups of students the opportunity to visit one of the 250 host affiliates throughout the United States. Students spend one week working in partnership with the local affiliate, the local community and partner families to help eliminate poverty housing in the area.

This week, students will work with Habitat to revitalize the ReNew Athens apartment complex as well as build handicap ramps for the EHARP program.

A special thank you to the following sponsors for providing lunch to the hardworking crew:

Subway, Willy's Mexican Grill, RuchDa Wings, McAlister's Deli, Moe's

Today is International Women's Day!

International Women's Day is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

Athens Area Habitat is proud to host Women Build, a program designed to empower women to work alongside Habitat staff and partner families to build a simple, decent, affordable home in our community.

Women Build has completed their year of fundraising and is now preparing to build a home in the community. Through this process, countless numbers of women and girls will learn valuable skills in home construction and repair, as well as become deeply involved in the affordable housing mission.

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Athens Area Habitat

ReStore Hot Item of the Week: Antique Desk

*Mention this posting and receive 10% off!

Please visit Athens Habitat ReStore to check on item's availability.

Athens Habitat Restore
532 Barber Street (across the tracks)
Athens, GA 30603

A View From The Builder: Tom's Blog

The past few weeks have flown by as a steady stream of volunteers have kept the Emergency Handicap Accessibility Ramp Project rolling along. We finished 1070 Oglethorpe in record time, framed what has now become known as the Winterville rollercoaster on Nellie Mae Drive and then set a record pace out in Carlton on yet another ramp. If that wasn't enough for two weeks, on rainy days the volunteers managed to lay backer board throughout 170 Garnett Ridge in preparation for ceramic tile. In the coming weeks, we'll rip out the interiors over on the East Broad project, lay 1200 feet of tile and put a new roof on 170 Garnett Ridge and lay a few more miles of accessibility throughout the region. I know I've said it before but it bears repeating: Volunteers Rock!
--Tom

Athens Area Habitat takes the trophy at the

Home & Garden Show Chili Cookoff on Sunday!

The Habitat Team won over Brad Stephens

(AAHBA) Team by just a few votes! Congrats to

both teams for whipping up some absolutely delicious

chili.

Special thanks to The Home & Garden show for putting

together such a great event, as well as Athens Refrigeration

& Appliance, Electrolux, The Rolling Pin and ProGranite for

sponsoring the cooking competition.