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Caption: Gala Representative Adam Bilenki and Curtis Dowswell standing beside Habitat CEO Diane Mitchell and presenting sponsor Bruno Niederer of Performance Kia.
Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay has announced their new Shoes & Champagne Gala Evening that will take place this fall. The exclusive event will offer shoppers, for the first time ever in the city of Thunder Bay, the opportunity to purchase shoes from international designers and right off the foot of their favourite celebrities. Habitat for Humanity officials along with gala representatives launched the event by unveiling two pairs of shoes that will be auctioned off at the prestigious affair. A pair of luxury brand Manolo Blahnik's were displayed that are autographed by the Governor General Michaëlle Jean; along with a pair of tournament worn golf shoes from Canadian Golf Pro Mike Weir.
Local Habitat Affiliate Warns of Email Scam: Representatives of Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay are advising the public today of a fraudulent email in circulation that claims to originate from Habitat for Humanity International. This email is intended to exploit the crisis in Haiti and requests personal information as part of a fraudulent offer of paid work. This email is intended to trick participants into providing funds and/or personal information to unauthorized individuals. Individuals receiving one of these emails are advised to delete it immediately without responding. read more...
Looking for Qualified Volunteers: We're looking for experienced people to help build the root trusses for our new build. We're planning to do the work over the last two weeks in May and we can work around your schedule. Ideally we'd like four volunteers to help us complete the work. Please email habitat@tbaytel.net or call the office at 345-5520 if you can help.
 Spring Home and Garden Show Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is taking Habitat homes to the local Spring Home and Garden Show. Instead of the traditional annual Habitat playhouse auction, this time around, the organization will be showcasing three children’s playhouses at the Home and Garden show event taking place from Friday, April 9th until Sunday, April 11th, on the CLE grounds. The playhouses were all built and handcrafted with care by a local resident or group and will be prizes in the show’s penny auction event. The funding raised from the entire penny auction event will benefit local Habitat for Humanity families. The Thunder Bay Habitat Re-store, Paramedics Union, along with individual John Ruzycki, all took on the challenge to build the miniature homes. (Seen in picture above alongside representatives of the Home and Garden Show)
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Get Your Hands on $100,000 CASH! Locations to purchase tickets: Quality Markets, Northern Credit Union, Village Market, ReStore and you can phone the Habitat office at 345-5520 and order with your Visa or Mastercard. Congratulations $100,000 Winner:
Lynne Curran Ticket Number 09040 ~ Drawn Feb. 15, 2010 |
Santa Claus made a very special early delivery in Thunder Bay. Father Christmas stopped by 1401 Cummings Street, presenting a local family with a key to a newly finished Habitat for Humanity home. Habitat volunteer elves have been hard at work constructing the 1,100 square-foot home since September.
Habitat for Humanity Welcomes
Union Gas as a Corporate Sponsor
Union Gas’ donation to Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay illustrates their commitment to help customers conserve energy. Their support for the installation of Drain Water Heat Recovery technology will help Habitat for Humanity home owners lowering their energy consumption and save money. Each Habitat for Humanity homeowner has the potential to save up to 30% a year on water heating costs. After the furnace, water heating is the second largest user of energy in a home and accounts for up to 20-25% of one’s energy bill. The actual savings from a DWHR unit is dependent on the number of people and demographic make-up of the home – the more occupants the greater the savings. Homeowners will also benefit from increased efficiency of their water heater, extended hot water usage and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Habitat for Humanity $100,000 CASH
EARLY-BIRD WINNER #5 Drawn February 2, 2010 is Jim MacLean Ticket # 1614. Congratulations Jim.
Habitat for Humanity $100,000 CASH
EARLY-BIRD WINNER #4 Drawn January 18, 2010 is Debbie Turner Ticket # 2639. Congratulations Debbie.
Habitat for Humanity $100,000 CASH
EARLY-BIRD WINNER #3 Drawn December 30, 2009 is John Pizzi Ticket # 5291. Congratulations John.
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EARLY-BIRD WINNER #2 Drawn December 1, 2009 is Susan Kirby ticket #0131. Congratulations Susan. Her ticket is put back in the drum for the remaining 3 early bird draws as well as the grand prize draw.
Robin’s Donuts is serving up more than just coffee! On Friday November 27th, staff presented Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay with a cheque for five-thousand dollars. This is the third cheque for five-thousand dollars that Robin’s has presented to the not for profit organization over the last two years. The gift represents the collaborative efforts of staff at Robin’s Donuts. They have been busy over the last year collecting money through a coin box campaign at every store location in Northwestern Ontario
Habitat for Humanity $100,000 CASH
EARLY-BIRD WINNER #1 Drawn November 2, 2009 is Frank Bacvar ticket #0377 The winning ticket was sold at Quality Market Centennial Square. Congratulations Frank. His ticket is put back in the drum for the remaining 4 early bird draws as well as the grand prize draw.
Thank You Thunder Bay Insurance! Thunder Bay Insurance,a thriving local insurance company, presented Diane Mitchell, Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay CEO, a cheque for $25,000 on November 2nd, 2009. This past year Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay reached a major milestone, building two separate homes in the same year. Since 1994 Habitat for Humanity has built eighteen homes in the city of Thunder Bay, and the organization is currently working on its 19th home on Cummings Street. Thunder Bay Insurance has raised $25,000
towards their whole home sponsorship of $75,000!
Get Your Hands on $100,000 Cash – Literally! Family Day Lottery Launch Media Conference Date: October 6th, 2009
Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay and retail partner Quality Market are teaming up to announce Habitat’s 2nd Annual Family Day Raffle. 12,500 tickets are available for sale for $20.00 each with the hope of raising over $100,000 net for the local charity. The Grand Prize winner will be drawn during the Habitat Family Day Extravaganza on February 15, 2010 at 3 pm.
The 2nd Annual Family Day Raffle was officially launched at the Centennial Square location of participating sponsor Quality Market. At the Kick-off customers were given an opportunity to get their hands on $100,000 cash - literally. A security guarded money bag filled with the weight of $100,000 was in the store, offering shoppers the chance to feel what this amount of cash is really like.
We kicked off our 19th build and second for this year Tuesday morning. (Sept. 22, 2009) It's located at the corner of Franklin and Cumming Streets, the 1,100 square-foot, three-bedroom home should be finished by Christmas.
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Doug Carter of the Provincial Executive for Retired Teachers and Susan Goodwin, president of District 2 Retired Teachers, presented Diane Mitchell, Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay CEO, a cheque for $4,000.
 Thank You to Our Equipment Sponsor, The Home Depotfor their gift of $8,000 in tools, equipment and safety gear! Thanks to The Home Depot's generosity our volunteers can work with the newest and most top-of-the-line equipment. Learn more..
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