27 September 2011
Habitat for Humanity “On the Border” Lloydminster Society is thrilled to announce a generous donation from a “Hammers for Humanity” fundraiser initiated by local REALTORS® in Lloydminster, Wainwright and Vermilion. The REALTORS® Association of Lloydminster & District presented Rowena Epp, Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity Lloydminster a cheque in the amount of $49,500 from the REALTORS® Association of Lloydminster & District and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation.
Epp said the timing of this donation is perfect as Habitat Lloydminster and the Habitat Vermilion Adopt-A-Home Project are both completing homes this fall – the duplex in Lloydminster, homes for two Lloydminster families and a single family home in Vermilion – while the Wainwright Adopt-A-Home Project is gearing up to build its first homes in 2012.
The REALTORS® Association of Lloydminster & District was incorporated in 1978, serving an area that covers both Alberta and Saskatchewan. A fundraising campaign for the Habitat for Humanity Housing Program encompasses the true meaning of community and this project was a great fit in our commitment to building a strong community, helping families become more independent and working together towards that goal say local REALTORS®.
The Alberta Real Estate Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the real estate industry and benefit the people of Alberta. Since its incorporation in 1991, the Foundation has awarded over $12.8 million to 420 real estate-related projects across Alberta. One of the Foundation’s key funding areas includes housing affordability. The Foundation makes funding available to Housing Projects that provide permanent accommodation to households earning less than the median income.
Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit ecumenical Christian housing organization that works in partnership with families in financially vulnerable situations to buy simple, affordable housing by reducing the barriers to home ownership. The underlying principle upon which Habitat for Humanity was built is “The Theology of the “Hammer”. It is about Christian partnership, building homes for people in need and doing so by using the biblical principles of no profit and no interest. Habitat homes are sold with no down payment, no-interest mortgages and payments set at 30% of gross income or less (including, principal, property tax and insurance). The hammers sold for this fundraiser were definitely a representative symbol of Habitat for Humanity “building homes, building hope”.
Local REALTORS® in Lloydminster, Vermilion and Wainwright sold 246 hammers, at $100 each, which were donated by Wal Mart and etching donated by Signs ‘n More. The “Hammers for Humanity” campaign raised funds for their respective Habitat projects and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation, under its Housing Affordability Program, agreed to match the funds raised by the local REALTORS®.
Habitat for Humanity Lloydminster and its Wainwright and Vermilion Adopt-A-Home Projects, the Alberta Real Estate Foundation and the REALTORS® Association of Lloydminster & District believe that decent housing and home ownership is the foundation which enhances the health and quality of life of families. As the financial situation of a family improves, they become long-term contributors to the community and the local economy.
Congratulations and thank you to both the REALTORS® Association of Lloydminster & District and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation for your support of Habitat for Humanity in Lloydminster, Vermilion and Wainwright.
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