Tomorrow the Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity will have a station at the Pheasant Lane Mall and we encourage you all to stop by. 

Take A Hike For Humanity

There will be registration materials for Take A Hike For Humanity at the table.  The Take A Hike For Humanity event is taking place on May 30th and 31st and we have already had great success registering teams and individuals to the Hike.  You can read more about the Hike and even register online here: www.takeahikeforhumanity.org.  We want to see as many teams come out and support Habitat by participating or pledging to other teams and individuals on the Hike.

We will also have 8′ 1/2″ by 11′ sized posters advertising the event and we are looking for volunteers that can pick some up and post them in college dormitory rooms, college campus buildings, apartment complexes, churches, businesses and retail establishments, etc.  If there is a store you visit frequently and you feel they would hang one up that could be of great help.  If you live in an apartment complex and can post these at entrances for each building that could help a great deal as well.

Donations

Our affiliate is about to begin building a home on Ridge Street, in Nashua.  We are seeking donations and you are welcome to stop by and drop one off.  

Your gift could help buy:

• $10 = Box of Nails
• $35 = Roof Shingles
• $50 = Low Flow Toilet
• $75 = Window
• $100 = Kitchen Sink
• $150 = Front Door
• $500 = Siding
• $1000 = Wallboard
• $2000 = Flooring

Checks can be made out to the Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity, cash contributions will also be accepted.

Volunteer Registrations

We are seeking volunteers – most specifically in these areas: construction, public relations and newsletter editing, office administrative work, and fundraising.  Volunteer registration forms will be available at the table. 

Bring someone who is not familiar with Habitat for Humanity with you for a brief introduction to what we do – stop by and show your support!

The table will be located at the Pheasant Lane Mall tomorrow, May 2nd, from 10am to 5pm and will be near Macy’s.

We need your support – please come visit us for a few minutes!

Affiliate Contact:        
Ed Lopez 
603-883-0295 
ed.lopez@nashabitat.org                                                                 

Contact:       
Jolanda Logan                
404-420-6766           
jlogan@habitat.org                
www.habitat.org/newsroom                  

GREATER NASHUA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILDS AFFORDABLE HOMES BY RECYCLING CARS                                  
Cars for HomesTM program aims to recycle end-of-life vehicles into affordable housing

 Nashua, New Hampshire, April, 20, 2009 – Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity is celebrating Earth Day 2009 by recycling donated cars to help build homes in partnership with low-income families in need of housing. 

Habitat’s Cars for Homes^TM accepts donated cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, RVs and other vehicles and sells them through automobile auctions, recyclers or salvage yards to raise funds that help build simple, decent homes. Funds generated from vehicle sales benefit Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity and local families. 

“In celebration of Earth Day, we are inviting supporters to help eliminate substandard housing and homelessness by recycling their old vehicles,” said Marcia Rundle, director Habitat’s Cars for Homes^TM. “The proceeds from car donations help purchase building materials and result in homes built in partnership with families in need of decent shelter.” 

Approximately 75 percent of a car’s content can be recycled.  Every year, roughly 14 million cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, trailers and recreational vehicles find new life as recycled material. 

Donors can call Habitat for Humanity’s Cars for Homes^TM toll-free number or process their car donation online. Donor contact, title and vehicle information is collected and, upon acceptance of the donation, arrangements are made for the vehicle to be picked up for processing. Habitat for Humanity receives between 78 percent and 82 percent of the sales proceeds after towing fees and other expenses. Donors receive an acknowledgement letter for their car donation and can check with the Internal Revenue Service or their tax advisor for information on the tax deductibility of their donation.

For more information on the Cars for Homes^TM car donation program or to donate a car, truck, boat or RV to help Habitat for Humanity build homes for families in your local community, call 1-877-277-HFHI (4344) toll free or visit www.carsforhomes.org.

About Habitat for Humanity’s Cars for Homes^TM

Cars for Homes^TM is Habitat for Humanity’s national vehicle donation program. It provides donors a quick and easy process for car, truck, boat, RV and other vehicle donations to help build homes in partnership with local low-income families in need of decent, affordable shelter. 

About Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity’s work is accomplished at the community level by affiliates-independent, locally run, nonprofit organizations. Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity coordinates all aspects of Habitat home building in its local area-fund raising, building site selection, partner family selection and support, house construction, and mortgage servicing. 

About Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.5 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org. 

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