Morris Habitat for Humanity Announces Hearts & Hammers Gala

Morris Habitat for Humanity announces the 19th annual Hearts & Hammers Gala on Thursday, February 22 at 6 p.m. at the Mansion at Mountain Lakes in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. The 2024 gala is Morris Habitat’s largest fundraising event, and the gala will support the organization’s mission of building homes, communities and hope.

“The need for affordable housing in the communities we serve has never been greater,” said Liz DeCoursey, Morris Habitat CEO. “The Hearts and Hammers Gala is a fun night that will help raise much-needed funds to complete the 30 homes currently under construction in the next year, move forward on the more than 200 new homes in various stages of planning, and complete 100 home repairs by the end of 2024.”

Co-hosted by Toni Yates, WABC-TV Channel 7 reporter, the evening’s spotlight will be on Morris Habitat families as well as the Hearts & Hammers Gala Honorees. Gala honorees for 2024 include: Mikie Sherrill, Congresswoman, New Jersey 11th District with the Leadership Award; Jim V. Fakult, President, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) with the Community Partner Award; Roy Pascal and Spencer Pascal, Commerce Park Investors with the Corporate Partner Award; and Richard Barrett, President, Quattran Associates with the Donald H. Kuhn Inspiration Award.

The fun-filled gala features silent and live auctions, a lavish cocktail hour and music. Corporate sponsorships range from $2,500 to $50,000 and individual tickets are $250. For more details, visit: www.morrishabitat.org/gala2024 or call 973-891-1934.

Corporate sponsors are stepping up to lend support to Morris Habitat’s vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Major corporate sponsors to date include: Richard Barrett, BASF, Bayer, Coldwell Banker Realty, Commerce Park Investors, Crum & Forster, Sharon and Leslie Feigin, GAF, Jersey Central Power and Light, Jingoli, J.W. Didado Electric, Lakeland Bank, Langan, Margaret A. Darrin Charitable Trust, New Jersey Natural Gas, NG Gilbert, North Central Jersey Association of Realtors, Panzano Bujalski Family, Provident Bank and Valley Bank.

ABOUT MORRIS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Morris Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization, Habitat for Humanity International, committed to building homes, communities, and hope. The organization, which is one of the leading builders of affordable housing in New Jersey, serves 68 municipalities in Morris and Middlesex Counties and the Greater Plainfield area. Through volunteer labor and monetary donations and materials, Morris Habitat builds affordable new homes and provides home repair services to income eligible families and individuals. Since 1985, Morris Habitat has served nearly 1,000 families through building 188 local homes, preserving 431 homes for low-income and senior residents, and helping 373 families with housing solutions worldwide. The local affiliate organization has engaged more than 150,000 volunteers in its various programs. Morris Habitat also operates a successful ReStore home improvement and furnishings outlet in Randolph which has kept 19,727 tons of reusable materials out of landfills and funded 39 homes. For more information, visit MorrisHabitat.org or call 973-891-1934.