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The 2011 My Neighbour's Home project will be at 28 Huron St. This will be a semi-detached home build that will be starting in the next couple weeks (as of August 15th). By the end of the year, we'll hand over keys to TWO families in the hope of a brighter future.
With that said, this home build would not be possible without the generous donation of Whirlpool Canada. Whirlpool donates an energy efficient refrigerator and range stove to every Habitat home build throughout North America in combination to the Habitat for Humanity home they sponsor in Canada every year. In fact, Guelph is not an unfamiliar community to Whirlpool Canada as this will be their 3rd, yes THIRD Habitat sponsored home built in Guelph. Their first project in Guelph on Morris St. was in 2007 with the second being two years later on Johnston St. in 2009. The appliance manufacturing juggernaut doesn't stop their involvement at the cutting of a cheque, similar to their previous home sponsoring endeavours, Whirlpool Canada will be contributing a volunteer army to the build site. In fact, because Whirlpool Canada is celebrating their 100th Anniversary, their committed to compiling their largest volunteer task force to date; 200 Whirlpool Canada employees will be volunteering for this home project.
Another significant sponsor of this semi-detached home is the Kortright Presbyterian Church. Their significant contribution also makes this home build a reality rather than a pipedream. The Kortright Presbyterian Church led by Senior Minister Alex MacLeod. Irene Light is the Chair of this Faith Build Committee. Check out our Volunteer Hub on volunteer shifts that are available or how your congregation can get involved.
General volunteer shifts will be open to the public at the end of September (after the Whirlpool Canada volunteer army is done kicking butt!), with the exception of some weekends through September that are open. Check out all the available shifts and register (if you're not a registered volunteer yet) right here! It's promising to be an interesting project with several organizations throughout the community extremely interested in getting out of the office and getting into framing, roofing and drywalling. Our Adopt-A-Week/Day programs allows you to do just that! If you are considering a team building exercise for your staff, fellow colleagues or clients, this experience will knock your socks off! It's also a great idea for birthday parties and celebrations!
Fundraising the amounts of the Adopt-A-Week/Day are easy! Utilize our online fundraising software and use Facebook to your advantage. Or, you could run a 3rd party fundraiser at your factory/office/home. Weeks and Days are being filled up as this is typed but you still have time to get your squad in for a week or day. One simple email and we'll get you booked! Here are some teams ready to kick some butt on site:
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