Join us TONIGHT for our Be a Betty Launch Party!
For details about the Launch Party and the Be a Betty program click here!
Thanks to those ladies who have been participating in our Women Build training clinics at Lowe’s of Cortlandville and Lowe’s of Ithaca!
Thanks to Kevin McCall from Ithaca College we have a wonderful video highlighting one of our most dedicated volunteers, Wendy Dugan. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9pvmhe7lA&feature=related
Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties (TCHFH) has launched its Women Build program! Women Build aims to help women address the issue of substandard housing in their community by teaching them construction skills and encouraging them to help fund—and build—Habitat homes for local families. Women Build is not about excluding men, it’s about including women. Over 250 women are already participating, and that number is constantly growing!
To learn more about Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build program, click here!
Build With Us!
Sign up now to build with Women Build on the 4th Saturday of each month in Lansing! Email womenbuild@tchabitat.com. Stay tuned for the upcoming Women Build schedule in Cortland/Homer.
Join Our Committee!
Want to help shape the future of our Women Build program–and have some fun in the process? Then contact Andi at womenbuild@tchabitat.com about attending a committee meeting! We could really use a few more helping hands/creative minds, so if you’re at all interested or have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Andi!
Lowe’s Clinics
As the national underwriter of Habitat’s Women Build program, Lowe’s stores offer free training clinics to Women Build participants! We are currently offering a series of clinics in Ithaca and Cortland which included the following topics:
- How to safely use power tools
- How to frame for walls and roofs
- How to install exterior siding
- How to install roofing shingles
- How to install insulation and drywall
- How to finish interior with paint and trim/How to install flooring
Clinics at Lowe’s of Cortlandville take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm.
Clinics at Lowe’s of Ithaca take place on the second Thursday of each month at 6pm.
Email womenbuild@tchabitat.com to sign up!
Past Events (2011)
Women Build has hosted two events already this year!
On Friday, April 8th, Women Build hosted Raise the Roof at the Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca. 100 people showed their support for this new program by attending this event, where they tasted local wines and appetizers while listening to music from the Alien Casinos and the Jeff Love Band–thank you to all of our supporters!
More recently, on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th, we celebrated National Women Build Week and Mother’s Day by hosting Women Build Weekend! Raising over $11,000.00 and bringing 150 women on site to volunteer, this weekend was a great success for our affiliate–and a lot of fun! Thanks so much to all of our volunteers, donors, neighbors, and special guests!
Women Build supporter Audrey Edelman and TCHFH Board President Angela Loh at Women Build Weekend!
Women Build Weekend volunteers raise the walls at 85 Sperry Lane!
From left: VISTA Women Build Program Coordinator Andi Baldwin, TCHFH Board President Angela Loh, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, and TCHFH Executive Director Shannon MacCarrick on site during Women Build Weekend!
Thank you to those who participated in Cortland County Women Build Weekend (Oct. 7th & 8th) in Homer! We pre-built a number of wall panels that will soon be used at Habitat’s newest home at 5 Meadow Drive in Homer!
A group of young Women Builders from SUNY Cortland take a break from using power tools
For more information about Women Build or to get involved, contact us at womenbuild@tchabitat.com or 607-898-4148!
