Thanks for participating in Women Build Weekend 2012–another great year!
Thanks to our Women Build Weekend supporters!
-Our local Women Build House Sponsor: CFCU Community Credit Union
-Lowe’s of Ithaca and Lowe’s of Cortlandville
-Schara Auto
-Audrey Edelman RealtyUSA
-Play by Design
…and many more!
Thanks to those of you who joined us for our Be a Betty Launch Party!
For details about 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!
Our build schedule will soon be set for our Barrows Street Women Build site. In the meantime, we’ll need volunteers to help clear the build site on Saturday, June 2nd to prepare for excavation. Stay tuned for details about volunteer shift times on June 2nd. Email womenbuild@tchabitat.com with questions.
Join Our Committee!
Want to help shape the future of our Women Build program–and have some fun in the process? Then contact 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 us!
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 have recently completed a series of clinics in Ithaca and Cortland, and will start a new series again in the next couple months (keep an eye out for updates!!) which will include 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
Email womenbuild@tchabitat.com with questions!
Past Events (2011)
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!
