Athens Area Habitat for Humanity wishes you a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Think you know all about Thanksgiving? Check out some fun facts, find out how football became a part of thanksgiving, and learn more about the first Thanksgiving courtesy of the History Channel.

ReStore Hot Item of the Week:

Christmas is coming soon! Don't forget about the ReStore when you are shopping for Christmas decor. We have Christmas tress, stockings, lights, garland, and more! Mention this posting and receive 10% off your purchase.

The ReStore is located at 532 Barber Street in Athens.

A View From The Builder: Tom's Blog

The past few weeks have been filled with progress on multiple projects. Beau is nearing completion on the new house for the Rahming family and I've been trying to knock out some of the Brush with Kindness jobs that have stacked up like a cord of wood in my office. We had a fantastic group of UGA students on Saturday to help re-roof a house for a needy family while others built a new front porch. Like Marlon Perkins and Jim Fowler of the Wild Kingdom show, uber-volunteer David lead the roof crew while I watched from the safety of the front yard.

Later in the week, I was joined by my always faithful intern, Katie who has been transforming the Habitat Homecoming float into a Christmas float along with Tom, Jessica and Adam. I appreciate all of your efforts tremendously (since painting is my least favorite activity after roofing).

Volunteers rock!

--Tom

ReStore Hot Item of the Week:

This great dresser is in excellent condition and selling for only $175. Hurry in today! Mention this posting and receive 10% off.

*Item must be purchased in person at the ReStore

We are located at...

Athens Habitat ReStore
532 Barber St (across the tracks)
Athens, GA 30603

1st Annual Commercial Contest: Deadline extended to Monday, November 16th @ 5:00pm.

It's not too late! Use this weekend to create a commercial for the ReStore. The winning commercial will air on tv!

The rules: No longer than 29.5 seconds for TV purposes. Humor usually receives the most attention, but is not a necessity. Please keep content clean. DVD's are preferred. Drop off videos at the Habitat for Humanity office located at 532 Barber St. Athens, GA. 30606. Along with video, please provide both an e-mail address and phone number. The contest is open to anyone!

1st Place - $60 Cash Card. Plus, commercial will be aired on local Athens, Ga. TV.

2nd Place - $40 Cash Card

3rd Place - $20 Cash Card

Have questions? E-mail wgwalker16(at)gmail.com.

This contest is put on by students in Leadership MGMT 5980. Management Majors of the Terry College of Business. University of Georgia.

It's Friday the Thirteenth!

Check out this informative article from the Red & Black for a little history behind the superstition!

The general consensus is... Bunco Night was tons of fun!

We had lots of beginners mixed with seasoned pros which made for a lively bunch of ladies! Thank you to everyone who came out and made this event such a success. Due to popular demand, be on the lookout for another Bunco Night presented by Women Build.

I had the pleasure of "having" to play to even out a table and I had an absolute blast. It was my first time playing and now I am hooked! I wanted to personally thank everyone for making the event so much fun. It was truly a pleasure meeting each and every one of you. And thank you to my partners who helped me work my way up the ladder from that last table!

- Laura Dempsey

Thank you to our food sponsors:

Marti's at Midday, Hilltop Grille, Ike & Jane, Dondero's Kitchen, Mama's Boy, Shiraz.

Thank you to our prize sponsors:

Arbor Salon & Spa, Ashford Manor Bed & Breakfast, Athens YMCA, Five & Ten, UGA Alumni Association, Phickles

We were Spotted! Check out more photos courtesy of the Athens Banner Herald.

Bunco Night was presented by Women Build. Click here to find out more about the Women Build program!