Local Women, Habitat For Humanity Building In Sammamish Tuesday

From Habitat for Humanity: For the 11th year, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are engaging women nationwide to work together to build Habitat homes during this year’s National Women Build Week from May 5-13. This weeklong celebration will engage 200+ local leaders, elected officials, community movers and shakers, and Habitat Homeowners across our various construction and retail sites as they fund projects, build homes, and revitalize neighborhoods. In preparation for the build week, Habitat for Humanity Seattle – King County and Lowe’s are hosting “how to” clinics to equip volunteers with knowledge and skills in construction and home interior, basic safety techniques and what to expect when building a Habitat home. In conjunction, 30+ Lowe’s Heroes will be volunteering at our new home construction site in Sammamish Washington.

“We’re excited to partner with Lowe’s to educate, inspire and empower women to advocate and help Habitat homeowners love where they live through building or improving an affordable place they can call home,” said Amy Farrier, Chief of Development of Habitat for Humanity Seattle – King County. “We want to engage women of all skill levels to join their friends, families and neighbors to build up their communities and lend a hand to Habitat by signing up for build clinics so they will be equipped on the build site, or to volunteer where women will gain invaluable skills to bring back and use in their everyday life.”

“Lowe’s is in the business of helping people improve and maintain their homes,” said James Frison, Lowe’s Director of Community Relations. “Lowe’s Heroes have helped build hundreds of Habitat homes across the country and National Women Build Week is another chance for Lowe’s to reinforce our long-standing commitment to Habitat, Women Build and communities where our employees and customers live and work.”

Clinics are being held nationwide for women interested in volunteering with Habitat homeowners and fellow women volunteers during this year’s National Women Build Week.

On May 8, 2018 local Lowe’s Heroes will volunteer from 9a-4p alongside of AmeriCorps volunteers, Habitat partner families, community members, and staff in Sammamish, WA. This permanently affordable community is nearly half way completed with 4 of 9 single family homes already underway. We invite you to be a witness to this heroic partnership.

National Women Build Week, a nationwide initiative created by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s in 2008, has brought together more than 117,000 all-women construction volunteers to build or repair homes with nearly 5,000 families over the past 10 years. This year, Lowe’s donated nearly $2 million to Habitat for Humanity to support the 2018 National Women Build Week, which is set to take place in 300 communities nationwide.

Habitat and Lowe’s encourage all women to volunteer—no construction skills or experience in Habitat builds necessary. To learn more about National Women Build Week, visit Habitat.org/wb.

Since Lowe’s national partnership with Habitat for Humanity began in 2003, the home improvement company has committed more than $63 million to Habitat and helped nearly 6,500 families improve their living conditions.

About Habitat for Humanity Seattle – King County

Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County is part of a global, nonprofit housing movement operated on Christian principles. We seek to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities, and hope.

Habitat SKC is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through:

· Constructing, renovating and preserving homes;

· Advocating for fair and just housing policies; and

· Providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.

Our organization is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

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